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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07
The Newest Black Dress Goods.

The assortment of New Black Dress Goods good
will be at time this All the
est profuson.
Comparisons and trust you'll make Them The
shop the better you'll pleased stgtes
with our qua fties and with prices.
Crepons of all kindsSilk Wool Mohar and Woo2O
distinct styles and Prices 81 $3.50
Five pieces New Mohair Crepons az n A
some rlch new designs inches wide regular 81 IS vB
and Sl35 qualities; special sale price
Al-Woo1 Mohair Chevo regular quality cents
Csc quality Clay Serges for AZ cents.
SIPS quality Nuns Serges, "a 95 cents,
S12 quality fine Imported GRANTEES for 8B cents.
42-nch Atwood Cheviots, only ~ cents.
45-inch Al-woo Cheviots, only 30 cents.
50-inch Atwood Cheviots, only 90 cents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07
COUNT Won CAPRIvI DEAD.
was at One Time Chancellor of the
German Empire.

FRANKFORT. Feb. 6.-Gen. Count
Won Caprivi. the former chancellor of
the German empire. died this morning
at Skyren, near Grossen. thirty-two
miles from here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07
Field, Schlick s. 60.
WITH A ST. PAUL WOMAN.
Walter Wilbur Arrested In New
York on a Forgery Charge.

N OH II It VI SSTy OHHrBe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-Walter H.
Wilbur. Of Clinton, To-, was arrested
here on the charge Of forgery alleged
to have been committed on banks in
Clinton. Wilbur Is accused of passing
forged checks in South Bend. Ind.
and Atlanta, Ga. He arrived here
several days ago in company with
young woman from st. Paul, MINI.
Wilbur agreed to return to Iowa with
out eXtradition.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07

and number of white flags were hung
out from Filipino huts and houses.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07
DEATHS OF A DAY.

BUFFALO. Feb. 6,-Irving w. Brown. a
well known lawyer and writer, died at his
home in this city today. aged Ga years He
was tor many years editor of the Albany
Law Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07

MERAN. Austria. Feb. 6.-Princs Alfred
OF Saxe-Coburg- Gotha is dead. He had been
suffering from chronic cerebral trouble
Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
was the son Of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, second son of Queen Victoria, and
was born at Buckingham Palace, London ON
oct. 10. 1874. He was a captain Of Prussian
infantry and unmarried. He was the only
son and heir.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-07

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. The gen.
uine has L. B. q. on each Tablet. 25c.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1899-09-28
Der vNorbaern"- Donnerfas ben %. @eptemter 1899.
%iulney" tragic Uercnita leiie, IN.
benz lie li1 al ibren 8eidbrtea ibmless

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benz lis iid all ibren 8eidbrtea idmless
te.
,Was weibt Su BON Der WtiuIine?"
fra9te bic Bonnie, welbe Elm BUD aus
ibrsm Stridbeutsl soa uno lib nab IL
nem YldBheu umiab. mo lie beQuem
ibrer Seloenlbaft frGbneu uno liW III
ibre yettiire pertieien tonhte.
sd babe Die 8elhihte in einem
Yuhe belm Serrn Yfarrer seleien uilo
lie 9elisrn YerOnita erSdblt." antUOrtele
Solepb.
y6reilih," bel tdtigte Die 3leine alt-
Hug, ib bemerte Nles, mas Su mir
ersabllt. SD mObte aber nibt oi
98aneriee iein. lieber 4ihcnbrOoel ooe
Sornros6sn, uno Su mllBtelt oann De
Ylln, fem"
y4ber, GpmteB Wsronita!" rief SrGu.
lein Sulie, bic in3tullAen einen pallsn=
ben Sip auf einem moosbepa6lenen
g|aumltamme %oefunoeu bate. Sic lino
cine 8rafeniohter uno SOlepb Elm Sau=
e%rntnabe."
.Sas ibaoet nihts, er lam audi elm
Bitter ODER 8rai weroen," erploerte
Die &lelne, lid bite pupa, oaB er lbn
nit nab 98ien nimmt, uno oa wlro
er's."
ODER Elm Bring" murmelte Nspo
NUT.
Die gonne la6te uno pertiefte li6
IN lbre Eettilre, mabren0 Die &lnoer
iplelten. I'm lbre &opie biloeten Die
ourh Die Gronen Der Ydume iallenren
Sonnenltrablsn elnen fOrmliben Glo=
risuI1ein; Gihbornben, Die bon Nlt
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Struutwert lu9ten, GO9el, Die in
ben 3wei9en ian9en, ibautsn lbnen
nit tlu9en ausen gu. leiles &aulAel
ging our6 Den SORT. aus Dem Is
wie sin %ianites AuijauAien tlana:
v8lutli9e &lnpbeIt! lellSsr sue
oeu!"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
His EXPLANATION.

The explanations authors are COM
PEELED to make to readers of literal or
Immature mind-when they are oblig-
ing enough to make them at all-are
often as good literature as the passage
which called them forth. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton says, in her Eighty
Years or More" that she once wrote
Doctor Holmes, at the request of a
young nephew of hers, to ask an i'm
portant question. Did the doctor real
ly have a servant who almost laughed
himself to death, as described in t'The
Height of the Ridiculous?" Doctor
Holmes replied: II wish you would
explain to your little nephew that the
story Of the poor fellow who almost
died laughing was kind of dream of
mine, and not real thing that hap
pened, any more than that an old wo-
man lived in SHOE and had so many
children she didn't know what to do.
or that Jack climbed the beanstalk and
found the giant who lived at the top Of
it. You can explain to him what is
meant by imagination, and thus turn
my youthful rhymes into a text for a
discourse worthy of the Concord school
of philosophy. I. have not my poems
by me, but I remember that The
Height of the Ridiculous ended with
this verse:
Ten days and night with sleepless
eyes
I watched that wretched man,
And since, I never dare to write
T. AS funny as cam b.. y 49,.
'But tell your nephew he mustn't
cry about it, any more than because
geese go barefoot, and bald eagles have
no nightcaps." ..- q.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

After it had been dredged the bottom
was explored by means Of horizontal
bar of iron about twenty feet long,
which was suspended from each end
from a framework uniting two fiat
boats in catamaran fashion. This beam
was lowered close to the bottom and
the boats were gradually moved along
in a direction transverse to the length
of the bar. When the scraper encoun-
tered no irregularity the suspending
chains hung vertically, but as soon as
either end was DETECTED by contact with
any obstruction an electric circuit was
closed, which caused an alarm to be-
rung. The boat was stopped and the
obstruction located by means OF sound
ing poles. In this way small stones
down to diameter If four inches were
easily located and the bed of the river
was leveled to within that amount of
irregularity. This method proved ran
id and successful.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
Well Done On Both Sides.

Private Smelling of the First Illinois
regiment had peculiar experience
while doing patrol duty on the wharf
at Tampa when General Skaters fore
es were there. Smoking was prohib-
tied, a big warehouse being near, and
notices were posted on all hands. So
says the Chicago News, which thus
continues the story: The order was
strictly obeyed, as a general thing, but
as Private Smelling was patrolling his
beat he saw a rotund man in full uni
form walking and conversing in an alb
sorbed manner with gray-moustach-
ed, straight, soldierly-looking gentle
man dressed plainly in black, and
wearing straw hat. Both were smok-
ing, and continued to do so in entire
forgetfulness till their path was barred
by Springfield rife. "Sirs, you will
have to quit smoking" ordered the
Chicagoan, a trefnor creeping into his
voice as he noted that the man in uni
form had on his shoulders the two
star insignia of the rank of major-gen-
eral. eyes, certainly" calmly observ-
ed the smokers, grinding their weeds
under their heels. First Illinois, I
perceive remarked he of the citizens
clothes. Every good, very good, In
Decd" and with that they passed on.
Smelling Joined his lieutenant a min
ute later and gasped, sSay, I just ran
into major-general and made him
quit his weed; it was Shafter, wasn't
it?' eyes, that was Shafter, my boy.
said the lieutenant, .'and do you know
who that amiable gentleman with him
was ?" No, who was he? Anybody
bis? Nobody at all; only Gen. Mel
son a. Miles, whose name is sometimes
in the newspapers .5 =Zs a. sz=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
PENMAN's WONDERFUL FEAT.
Australian Gives London Wrapp
Writers Lesson In Speed.

Australian Gives London Wrapper
Writers Lesson in Speed.
From the London Telegraph: Wrap
per writing is, it would seem, pop
ular way Of earning a livelihood with
the inmates of Rowton House, six
penny hotel. Here is an amusing story
of the perfection to which it may be
brought by practice and a strong will
sThere is tradition lingering among
the elder brethren of the wrapper writ
ing profession to the effect that once
upon time when the work was bet
ter paid than now, a young man from
Australia turned up and ventured as a
last resource into their sphere of la
Dor. He spent his all and found himself
stranded until funds should arrive from
the antipodes. So on the suggestion
of an acquaintance he applied for a
job at the world-famed firm of Schmidt
& Co. On being duly installed and sup
piled with 500 envelopes and some
pages from a directory, he looked
round and asked for pen. but YOU
have one already" said the young man
in authority. II want two" answered
the Australian, and an interested and
obliging fellow scribe supplied his need.
The scene which thereupon ensued baf-
f1es all description, for the colonial
separating the pile of envelopes into
two equal lots, began copying the ad-
dresses by writing simultaneously with
both hands 60 rune tho 1oro,d ~
least, and, furthermore, it is averred
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
HIGHT OF SOLDIERS.
Average Stature of Most Countries De-
cllnes a. Armies Increase.

~
AS the size of modern armies is in:
creased the average hight Of fighting
men is diminished. The Tageblatt, 81
Berlin, ascribes the reduction in the
average stature of soldiers in modern
armies to CONSUMPTION and says that
In the German army it is now only
6O.63 inches. In the British army the
hight is 64.96 inches, showing the tall
ness OF the average Englishman and
Scotchman.: Frenchmen and Spaniards
are taken at 1.54 meters, Italians at
LIB meters (61 inches), and the same
minimum measurement is the rule IN
Austria. The Russian minimum is
l.54 meters and in the United States
It. IS 1873 meters (63.78 inchesC. In
1860, before the beginning of the
American civil war and before the gem
eral arming of Europe. the average
hight of men serving in the various
European armies was as follows, given
In lnches-Italian, S.; Spanish. 65.5:
French, 66; Hungarian, 66.1; Austrian,
66.5; Belgian $50; Russian, 81; Eng
lish, 67.5; Irish, 6S; Scotch, 6s.5; Nor
weg1an, 50. Although the average
hight of soldiers has decreased during
the last few years considerably in those
countries in which CONSUMPTION is the
rule, it is found generally that in coun-
tries IN which peaceful conditions pre-
vail and no great standing army is
maintained the stature of new soldiers
is gradually increasing. This is shown
conspicuously in the case Of Sweden,
where the average hight of new SOL
diers between 1910 and 1850 was G6
inches, 66.2 between 1850 and 1860, 66.6
between 1850 and 1870, 66.8 between
1870 and 1880, and SO between 1880 and
1890.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
LOOKING IN THE MIRRORS.
Some Slight Incidents of Travel on tn

Some Slight Incidents of Travel on the
Elevated Road.
Women rarely look into the little
mirrors in the panels in the sides OF
the elevated cars between the cross
seats, but it is not unusual to see
men do this Sometimes it is just a
glance as they sit down; sometimes a
man bends forward in his seat and
looks into the mirror as though to SUI
vey some mark on his face, and he
makes this survey with great delibera-
ton, and takes this opportunity to
look over all his features. He may
sway his head and settle down his col
lar, perhaps, and give his necktie a
little push, but his main purpose of
looking in the glass is evidently to re-
gard his own face, and this he does
fully and earnestly. A man may lean
forward and take a glance at himself
when there is somebody else. sitting
in the same section, in the seat op-
posite, but the elaborate survey is like
ly to be the one made when the man
happens to be the only occupant of
q section, This personal surveying Of
ones sch hes Is not. con
fined to men of any age. OF those who
look the greater number are young or
middle-aged men. But there may be
seen looking in the mirrors, with the
same degree of interest and of salts
faction with themselves, men with
gray boards. One may sometimes see
a man in working dress sitting il
cross seat lean forward and look at
himself in the mirror. And it may be
that on light run, when the car IS
practically empty, one may see the ele-
waited guard strolling down the aisle,
pause at the cross seats and survey his
reflection in one of the looking glasseS
New York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
PORTUCEE ENGLISH.
Marvellous English In q Rio Janeirt
biological Garden Circular.


Geological Garden Circular.
1t was a renowned Portuguese in
structor in language who first taught
us, some twenty years ago, English as
she is spoke" Remembering still those
brilliant exposition of our mother
tongue, we are glad to note that the
instruction still goes on and that the
gift of tongues has not passed from
the Portuguese and their children. At
Rio Janeiro there has lately been pro-
duced some Of the finest specimens of
our language used for the education
and information of persons temporarily
sojourning in that city. One of the
undoubted attractions of the Brazilian
capital is the Geological gardens, and a.
circular advertisement addressed ito
visitors lying at anchor runs thus:
Geological Gardens-In these gardens
the visitor will find SCUM of rarest ct
best specimens Of wild beasts of Brazil,
also a collection of Suaks (snakes1.
reptiles, etc. Whick will proven a
source of witerest ct Entertainment to
many who haor a four bours to spau
whib in Rio Janeiro. Tramways be-
longing to Comply Evry 10 Minutes.
The wayfaring man, as we'll as the sea-
going passenger, cannot misunderstand
this very choice piece of Portugee-Eng-
lish as she is spoke. Who can doubt
that those Fsuaks and reptiles will
furnish no end of "witerest" to who
ever has "a four bours to spau" in
Rio? May those biological Gardens
long survive!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

the girl driving the trap in such ire
proachable tailor-made gowns. It is
in bad taste to wear a gown at all
elaborate. A plain cheviot skirt, with
covert cloth, heavy gloves and the
trimmest and smartest of headgear
sufices.
This same style of trap is, of course,
used in the summer in the country,
and only appears in the city in the
spring; it is not an expensive turnout,
and is one that is particularly, useful
The spider phaetons are also to be seen
in the morning and women drive the
pair Of horses necessary, but there is
always a coachman perched in the
small seat at the back. The style Of
dress for the phaeton is much more
elaborate than that worn in the road
wagon. Much ruff1ed and trimmed cos
tunes with gay parasols and big hats
are the rule. The woman who drives
may perchance wear a jacket instead Of
a wrap and hat with veil. Milady's
brougham is too well known an insti-
tuition to be classed with the new fash
IONS but this season it has been more
deliberately gotten up than ever. It is.
one Of the most expensive traps, for it
calls for such perfection in every de-
tail and must always be in perfect or
der. Two men, or man and boy
must be on the box, and the liveries are
no small item: but then It Is one OF the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
NEW YORK SMART SET.
HON. Il THE -FOUR HUNDRED"
ENJOY THEMSELVES
DANES and Damsels In Their Boulevard
,E,l' outs-How Girls Are Taught to
Rlde-A Glimpse at Eastern Manners
Ii and Customs. ~ II

principal among the amusements OF
the smart set at this time of year is
driving OF riding, says writer in the
New York. Press: The cross-country
runs began some time ago, and the
hunting colony has gone in for it's IA
vOrlte sport with the usual enthusiasm,
but there are still lot of fashionable
folk in town, so there must needs be
riding and driving going on. here in
the city. Horseback exercise seems to
have received new impetus this sea-
son, and there are many more equest-
rams to be seen every afternoon than
there were year ago. The riding
academies have been we'll patronized,
and it has been demeed necessary for
all the young girls to be carefully in
structed as to how they shall hold the
relns, sit their horse, etc, and one OF
the prettiest sights in Central Park is
when a class of these young girls is
taken out for the afternoon ride. One
or two instructors are all that are
needed for eight or ten girls, but these
instructors have their hands full keep
ing the class in order. One girl will
insist upon dashing ahead, in a mad
gallop, just when the others, have de-
clared themselves too tired for any
thing but a walk. Smart and absolutely
satisfactory are the turnouts that are
to be seen at the correct hour, and
quite correct they are in every appoint
NNySk
runabout, with the newest of harness,
everything in spick and span order,
from the dashboard to the whip, and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
MISSION OF DON oUIxoTE.',
Written to Ridicule Absurd Stories of
vol : EE-E

Written to Ridicule Absurd Stories of
e*$ :#f# Chlvalry. +. l*ssts=t
From the London Mall: The OBJ
ject Of Cervantes in writing "Don Quix-
ote" was, as he himself declared, to
render abhorred of men the false and
absurd stories contained in the books
of chivalry. The fanaticism caused by
these romances was so great in Spain
during the sixteenth century that the
burning of all extant copies was earn
estly requested by the cortes (or leg
islature of the realm). To destroy a
passion that had taken such deep root
among all classes, to break up the
only reading which at that time was
fashionable and popular, was a bold
undertaking, yet one in which Ger
vantes succeeded No books of chiyal-
ry were written after the appearance
of Don Quixote," and from that time
those in existence have been steadily
disappearing, until now they are
among the rarest of literary curiosities.
This romance, which Cervantes threw
so carelessly from his pen, and which
he only regarded as an effort to break
up the absurd fancies about chivalry.
has now therefore become the oldest
specimen of romantic fiction and one
of the most remarkable monuments to
genius. Ten years after it's appearance
its author published the second part
of don Quixote," which is even bet
ter than the first. It was written in his
old age, when in prison and finished
when he felt the hand Of death pressing
cold and heavy upon him
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

serious difdcu.;y in working it when
proper tools are employed. Wood thus
treated is used exclusively in the con-
struction of a number of the finest
buildings in New York city, and this
would not be the case If paint would
not adhere to it, CT il it was open
to other objections such as those nam.
ed. OF course, city buildings are not
exposed to sea air, but I do not con-:
slider that any adequate evidence has
been offered to show that the wood on
shipEoard possesses to any serious ex-
tent the disadvantages claimed. -.-.
Zone very important advantage of
the fireproof wood is that it does not
shrink. This quality alone would war
rant it's substitution for ordinary wood
in the building of ships. You know
what trouble is caused by the shrink
ing of wood that enters into the con-
struction Of houses. J Well, it is the
same way with vessels, only more seri->
GUS. A deck made Of the most thor
oughly seasoned lumber soon parts at
the seams and begins to leak, so that
it requires calking. The freproofng
process prevents that, because the par
ticles of mineral material injected into
the wood hold the mass firm and solid.
I ought to say that the increase in the
weight of the wood is of no conse-
quence at all, amounting to 10 per cent
at the most. After all, comparatively
little woodwork is used in a modern
warship, while in a torpedo boat there
is almost none at ALL
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

that his rapidity was such as to put
the 'sloggers' to shame. Fifty pens
dropped from the nerveless grasp of
those who but minute before had
been writing against time and as
if for dear life. A hundred eyes were
fixed in establishment on the unknown
one. Presently the young overseer
who superintendent the labors of many
old enough to be his grandfather rose
and timidly said he would consult the
governor The latter arrived, and the
situation being explained the Austral-
ian was turned into loose box all by
himself and fed with another thousand
or so envelopes. At this rate he earned
enough in two or three weeks to en-
able him to last out comfortably till
his remittances arrived; then he went
home and Schmidt's knew him no
more. We asked the old gentleman
who told us this yarn to fill his pipe
and have another cup Of tea, for we
thought he deserved BOTH
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

signs Of wealth, and so every fashion
able woman owns her brougham and
finds opportunity to exercise her own
taste in the furnishing Of it. Driving
four-in- Inland for women is now consid-
cred one Of the accomplishments neces-
sary. AS yet only a few women have
started coach, but the time is not
far off when a woman's coaching club
will be in existence. Altogether, the
coming woman is to be a rare horse
woman.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
Ingenious Sounding Apparatus

Savannah News: Rapid-test sound
ings we're required on some work en-
railway line between Paris and Havre,
where the cast-iron viaduct of Bezons
was replaced by an arch bridge along
side. The old foundations for six chan
mel piers we're removed to the bottom
of the river. It was required that the
river bed should be carefully leveled.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
y E.g-EE s1faF
Duty.

VI Never TO tire, never to grow cold, to.
be patient, sympathetic. tender; to I
look for the budding flower and the
opening heart; to hope always, like
God; to love alwaysthat is duty.
Amiel s$s n 5..33S 1. ## s$$ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
. or Course.

Browne-The popular price for ev-s
erything in the next century will be
10 cents. Towne- Then we can cor
rectly refer to it as the ten century.
Indianapolis Journal 80 . al
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
Had to XIII.

Mack-Dr. Duer says Higbee's case
is the most stubborn he ever treated
Wy1d-Well. you know Higbee comes
Of a long-lived family York
World.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25
To Get Thin.

Eat a great deal of CHOPPED neat
without any potato in it. Drink little
fluid Of any kind except strong tea.
Exercise a great deal without drinking,
and do not eat bread, butter or candy.
Lemonade, acid drinks Of all Kinds, and
saline mineral waters are excellent.
Drink glass Of clear water before
breakfast.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

Modern Way of Mending socks. 7.
Stockings and socks can he easily re-
paired by means of toe and heel cans
which are being made for the purpose,
and are adapted to fit orer the worn
parts and he seWed in position.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-02-25

Don't blame the tool for bad ion-
until you know who handled It.