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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
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events In which we took q somewhat
mutual interest. d
1#. roper q, B he said .s5 was In bad
shape with the company when he
ended his life, His stealings ran
away up Into the thousands. We were
! hot on his trail just about the time OF
his death, and would soon have had
the evidence to arrest him. He had
wealthy relatives in England, who
afterwards paid the money to the
company in order to remove the stain
from the family name . ..sss ss.5
The reason that Hooper had left
the money in the strong box that
morning was this: He had already
determined to die by his own hand.
He receipted for the money and
handed you the keys so that you could
take the money, and become rich
! man. Had you done So suspicion
: would never have attached to you.
This he knew very well. / have often
. thought Of the struggle you must
have had to resist temptation: do
not think you will regret it.
And I never shall. sss %z = &-:-
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Happiness Is Work.

. Recently Mr.. Joseph Choate on being.
asked by Theodore Dresser, as he tells
us In Ainslee's Magazine, if long years
of distinction and comfort brought con-
tent and happiness, he answered Not
exactly. There is happiness in con-
slant labor, or at least the substitute
for happiness; for any one who has
acquired the habit of la boring con-.
stantly will not be at peace unless he.
is working. IS Your q hob o. will proba-
bly, declare that IS why he does not
want to get that habi
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PRODUCTS OF TREES.

Bread and Butter and Milk and Candle,
The bread fruit tree of Ceylon is
very remarkable. Its fruit is baked
and eaten, says Ladies' Home Journal
as we eat bread, and is equally good
and nutritious. In Barbutu, South
America, is a tree which, by piercing
the trunk, produces milk with which
the inhabitants feed their children. In
the interior of Africa is a. tree which
produces excellent butter It resem-
bles the American oak, and its fruit
from which the butter is prepared is
not unlike the olive. Park. the great
traveller, declared that the butter s,r-
passed any made in England from
cows milk. At Sierra Leone is the
cream fruit tree, the fruit of which ia
quite agreeable in taste. AT Table
bay, near the Cape of Good Hone is "a
small tree the berries OF which maize
excellent candles. It is also found in
the Azores. The vegetable tallow tree
also grows In sumatra, in Algeria and
in China. In the island Of Chusa,:n
large quantities of oil and tai ow: are
extracted from it's fruit, which is gath
cred in November or December, when
the the tree has lost all its leaves. The
bark bar of a a tree in China produces "a
beautiful soap. Trees Of the sapinf1us
OF soap berry order also grow in the
north 3, Of Africa. hey are amazingly
prolific, and their fruit contains about
z25 per cent OF caponin. f
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
LIKE WASHINGTON. }
A Great King Who Would Not Tell a

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Z There was once little baby boy
born in Persia who was called Cyrus.
His grandfather, who was king,
thought that when the boy grew up he
would want to be a king himself, so
he had the poor little baby carried out
into the forest and left there to be eat
en- by the wild, beasts. But kind
hearted woman was looking after her
sheep that day and she found the little
baby, which she took home with her.
AS Cyrus grew into boyhood he seemed
in some way different from the other
boys around him; and so, whenever
they played at soldiers, it was always
Cyrus who was general, and whenever
they played at kings, it was always
Cyrus who was king, and they were his
subjects. One cay, when he was play
ing king, he led the other boys out on
what we should call an apple-stealing
expedition; only, instead of apples, they
were pomegranates. They went into
the grounds belonging to a poor man,
pAShoo q 81 CdI uduy pOIuSSl dAdIGS duu
ran away before the owner could catch
them. But the next morning the man
went to their schoolmaster and told
him how much fruit he had lost, beg
ging him to find out which of the boys
had stolen it and to punish them Sc
verely. One by one the boys were call
ed before the master, but each of them
said he knew nothing about the pom
egranates. At last Cyrus appeared,
and was asked whether he knew any
thing of the robbery. II did it," he
said at once. LET me be punished. I
was the leader. can break into an
orchard and steal a pomegranatc, but
l cannot tell lie. 1t was all my fault
and I am ready to bear the punishment
which I deserve for being thief. AS
for the others, you must not ask me
to name them. 4 was their king, and
am responsible for them" '~'7 a. ~
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Mirror. for q Piano Back.

+ One Of the hardest things in a room
to arrange artistically is the piano
now that fashion has decreed that it
shall be dragged away from the wall.
Many an otherwise perfect apartment
has been spoiled by the inartistic ar
rangement Of the piano back. A great
aid in overcoming this lis a mirror,
made the exact width Of the piano, and
placed fiat against its back. On each
side narrow curtains may be placed,
and the mirror used either as a re-
Hector, or with painting on frame and
glass. Palms may be prettily arranged
at the foot, to be repeated in the glass
surface. or a tiny seat placed there,
with cush Mons of quaint shape and ma.
sterial. With the mirror as q starting
point one may have endless varieties
of decoration
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
/ KANSAS CATTLE.
How the. sunhower stete Farmer Tssr
55&g ;%{ rs FIia Corn u Profit IL

How the SunhOWer State Farmer TarnA
His Corn o Profit. s
81 Topeka (Kan.) correspond nce Chi
5cago Record There are about 2, 40.
900 cattle in Kansas. OF these about
ZOO, 900 are mich cows, q simila r AIM
Der are working oxen, and the Ire
mainder, about 900, 900, are being kat-,
tened for food, and at the proper sea-.
son will be shipped to Kansas City,SSt.
Joseph or Chicago to be slaug hit Ted.
Like every other human ccupation .khe
cattle trade is undergoing evolution.
Experience Is teaching new METHODS
by which the greatest profits can be.
secured by the least outlay Of labor
and cost. The breeding and fattening
OF live stock has been reduced to ian
exact science. There are three kinds
Of cattle, commercially speaking. The
wild or range cattle, mixed COWS and
steers two years old, are bred in Texas
and Indian Territory mostly, and ship
ped from Elgin and other pointsssof
lesser Importance to the stock yards
of Kansas City. There they are idi-
vided into Gamers, stockers and feed.
ers. Stockers are good breeding COWS,
which are sold and sent back to the
farms Of Kansas to multiply and re-
plenish the barnyards. Feeders are
steers that will be likely, to take on
flesh if we'll fed, and are sent to the
fattening farms, where for short year
they revel in luxury, and then pay the
penalty at the butchers block. It has
been found that $50 bushels of corn,
more or less, will add 500 pounds Of
beef to the weight of the steer and
increase his value from $18 Or $40 to
$40 or $50. When a steer is fattened
he is usually sold by the pound accord
ing to the rates prevailing in the Kan
sas City and Chicago markets, some
where between five and six cents
pound. The difference between the
value of the raw material and that of
the finished product, less the cost Of
$50 bushels of corn, is the profit to the
farmer. Gamers are low grade that
are hard to fatten and are not consid-
cred worthy of the honor Of assisting
to perpetuate their species. It is a
case of the survival of the fttest, and
they are sent to the executioner with
out further ceremony. The beef they
have carried around on their bones
goes to the factories to be corned.
picked, sailed, smoked and canned in
various forms and by various proc
esses.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

BODY WAS TAKEN FROM A RIVER.
worked until 4 o'clock in the after
noon, when was due to leave to meet
the west-bound train. The agent
handed me one money package for
that train. Opening the strong box"
which, between trains, was kept in a
back room, I was startled to find the
three packages that should have gone
east on the morning train. I looked
at the receipt book again and found
that they had been receipted for by
the messenger.
When I arrived at the train that
night the west-bound messenger asked
me if I had heard of Hooper. Hooper
was the messenger who had gone east
that morning. 1t seems that he had
left the train at some way station.
The officials of the company we're now
making a vigorous search for him.
informed the messenger that had
delivered my. consignment to Hooper
and that noticed nothing strange
about his conduct. might have men
toned the strong box" incident, but
remembered that silence about such
matters was one of the injunctions Of
the company.
When I returned to the Office the
agent had already been informed of
Hooper's strange disappearance. The
route agent was there making urgent
inquiries. and was informed about the
packages In the safe. He questioned
me about Hooper's demeanor that
morning, and told him that I had
noticed nothing unusual In his man
ner. -.'s-.
= The next day the morning papers
gave a full account of Hooper's mys-
. FERROUS disappearance, but not one
word about. the money. It proved a
hrst-rate sensation, however, without
the latter feature. For three days the
subject was the theme for gossip. The
4 company denied that he had taken
any money. s#BSa. q r. r..
On the fourth day afterwards Hoop
er's body was taken from a little river
not far from where he must have left
the train. AS no marks Of violence
were found it was decided that he had
committed suicide, The coroner's jury
returned verdict in accordance with
the indications. a5S s AZ Z
q But why had Charley Hooper ended
his own life? This question bothered
me considerably even long after / had
n left the company. 55t n
Fifteen years later learned all the
Il facts. was stopping at one Of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Parson Praises Hot" Show.

"Woman and Wine" sensational
melodrama at the Princess theater, has
been the talk of London for weeks. A
Northumberland parson attended the
performance one night recently to
study its so-called wickedness. At the
fall Of the final curtain he arose and
addressed the audience. He said the
management deserved the. thanks Of
the public rather than the condemna-
ton for the mighty sermon the play
breaches by picturing the horrible re-
suits of sin and vice. The tremendous
throng paid close attention to the
words, and cheered his sentiments at
the end.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
TAKEN + ON LIFE.

Many years ago.. when q boy, I was
taken into the ONCE Of big express
company. It was in 9 city OF some.
ten thousand inhabitants, with three
banks and as many hotels. It was a
thriving place in every way, with
prosperous merchants backed up by
a sturdy agricultural community
In those days the express com anies:
did a big bnsin -ss in the merchandise
carrying trade. Besides there was con-,
siderable currency to- handle. It was
before the days Of express orders
When person wished to send money
he sealed up the same in a package,
took the express company's receipt for
it, and 1t was generally carried safely
7 to its destination. If it went astray
the express company paid the :con-.
signor Not many packages Z. Went
astray, however. ~ 4.r Bin
At the Office in which l. worked |
fulfilled the duties of clerk and driver.
That is to say I drove to the station
every night and morning to- deliver
goods to the messenger on the tram
and to take on a new load consigned
to banks, merchants and inhabitants
of the town. On these trips gener-
ally carried the 'strong box or hand
safe, in which the money was trans
ferred from Office to messenger. Inc
agent trusted me implicitly and val
ued his confidence greatly. On my
trips to and from the station | was
often the custodian of money packages
of large amounts. Whenever dei1v-
cred such packages to the messenger
I took his. receipt. He took mine for
those consigned to my Office.
I had been working at the office for
about a year when a strange event
occurred. just before going to meet
the east-bound train one morning. two
bank messengers arrived with three
packages "said to contain $80,000.'
They were placed in the strong box"
and, putting the keys in my pocket,
I drove rapidly away. Just as I ar
rived at the station the train pulled
in. AS I had considerable merchan-
disc I handed the keys of the strong
box" to the messenger and told him
to help himself while put the mer-
chandise aboard. Just as I finished,
the train pulled out and the messen-
ger returned the keys and receipt book
duly signed.
Il have nothing for you," he said,
and in an instant the train was speed
ing away on it's eastward tourney.
I returned to the office, where
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
To Prevent Squalls.

Here is the published remedy for in
fantile sleeplessness discovered BY an
Englishman who has suffered much in
the cause: t.As soon as the squaller
aWakes prop it up IN a sitting position
with pillows and smear its fingers with
thick molasses or syrup. Then put half
q dozen feathers into its hands. and
baby will sit and pick the feathers from
one hand to the other until It falls
asleep. .s=-:lIS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better IL you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertisements; they VIII
afford q most amusing study. and
will put you in the way Of getting some
excellent bargains. Our advertisers
are reliable; they send what they adj
vertise. SKI s. J, 7GEE st.
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down the cherry tree his father for
gave him. Now, Johnny, what lesson
does this teach us?''
Johnny-"That We can often avoid
trouble by burying the Ratchet"
willie" said a mother to her A.
year-old hopeful, "you must not in
terrupt me when I am talking to the
ladies'. Wait until we get through,
then you can talk But, mamma"
replied the little fellow, "by the time
you get through I'll forget all my
talk
Hostess Ito 5-year-old guest)-"Does
your father say grace before dinner,
Margie?"
Margie-"I don't know. What's
grace?"
Hostess-"Why, saying grace is re-
turning thanks for what we have to
eat"
Margie-'My pa doesn't have to. He
always pays cash for everything we
get" -=y
Solomon's wisdom is proverbial, but
he probably never attempted to answer
childish inquiries. ,=
Tommy" said mother to her
naughty son, ''you must be a better
boy or you will never go to heaven"
"And' suppose I am real good and
go there" said Tommy, will have
to keep right on being good after I
get there?'
A 5-year-old kindergarten pupil was
told to write an essay on the COW, and
after long and earnest struggle the
following was handed in for criticism:
1.-THE cow: is female OK and her
children are called calves. The COW
has four legs, one on each corner. She
| also has a tail. If her tail was a leg
she would then. have five legs. The
cow also has two horns. but because
why don't know" s.SsE I*s sSsS5s 5, :; "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OFBABES

Teacher-"When little George Wash
lngton told the truth about cutting
down the cherry tree his father for
gave him. Now, Johnny, what lesson
does this teach us?''
Johnny-"That we can often avoid
trouble by burying the Ratchet"
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Popularity.

Popularity
Blinkers-How did such an fgnora-
mus as DR.. De Sharpp. get such q large
practice among the Wealthiest people !?
Kinkers-- Whenever a millionaire
gets sick he tells him it's from over
work. New FORK Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

Z The writer's train Of thought is q.
construction train. .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

The human shrub never brings forth
blossoms Of perfection.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
An Excellent Combination.

0A 42ANOAAOAO OO4AOXAdU1 OUs
The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIes, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA F'Ia SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system efectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK, N. 2.
For sale by all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottle
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81. Three pilnl 1 liquid q day is SUN.
Gent for The average ad,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the KimbaH Printing COM
pany. S35 Kansas avenue
Fouchts' Jewelry is selling like hot
cakes.
Mr. Charles Hoyt spent Thursday in
Kansas City.
Miss Myrtle Palmer has taken a posi-
ton with COstley & Post.
A. NJ. Petro is i'll with catarrh at his
home 1914 Van Buren, street.
Mrs. Ed Scott entertained Informally
at a thimble party Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. George Groshong and daughter
Fay of Kilmer were in town today
shopping.
The subject for Mr.. PowelIs sermon
this evening at the Christian church
viii be Baptism"
Earl Thomas has returned to his
work at the Sheetz store after a few
days lay off on account of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. G. c. Nichols and family
moved here yesterday from Rock Creek
and are living at 839 Madison street.
Mr.. E. Baird and family of Oregon
are visiting Mr.. Baird's parents Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Baird OF 921 Kansas
avenue.
Mrs. Russell Barber will entertain the
members of the Needle Ten and their
husbands at a party Thursday evening,
November %.
Mr. Frank Brainard, formerly of 925
Monroe street, but now of New Mexico,
was married November 4 to Mrs. Viola
Kuhn of San Marcial, N. NJ.
The Ladies' Duplicate Whist club will
hold the first meeting of the season
next Monday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. J. A. Campbell, Ills Monroe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fri Hansford have is
sued invitations to the celebration of
their silver wedding Saturday, Novem-
Der 18th, at their home seven miles west
of town
The remains of Mrs. Jacques were
shipped yesterday from Shenabarger's
undertaking rooms where they have
been since her death a week ago to
Troy, Kan.
The ladies of the Needle Ten were de-
hghtfuuy entertained yesterday after
noon al the home of Mrs William Van
Ness, 1903 Kansas avenue. Everything
combined to make the meeting a sue
cess. The day was perfect and the at
tendance large. The first part of the
afternoon was devoted to business and
the following officers elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Bell; secretary, Mrs Rus
sell Barber The ladies have not as vet
decided what line of work they win
take up this winter. The members of
the Ten are: Mrs. George Bell, Mrs
Fred Carson, Mrs. c. B. Lyon, Mrs
Nels- Davis, Mrs w. L. Warriner Mrs.
Russell Barber, Mrs Glen Lyon. Mrs
Frank Carey, Mrs. Charles Heartburg,
Mrs Ed Holman, Mrs. Lewis Dolman.
Mrs. George Camp, Mrs. Frank Berry
Mrs William Van Ness, Mrs. Maud
Irons and Miss Lou Holman.
A fine line of switches at Mrs. Court
ney's hair dressing parIors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
SNAP SHOTS AFHOME NEWS

Christmas is only six weeks off.
The quail crop is small but ripe.
The EIks are talking of social session.
F. o. Popenoe has returned from Chi
cago.
William AIartindale. of Emporia, is in
the city.
There is great deal of house painting
The state house is being submitted to
cleaning.
J. S. Coe is seriously i'll at his home
The Topeka contractors are quarreling
about the eight-hour law
Lake Ciscoe," a new kind of fish, is
the latest for sandwiches
President Mirier, of the College of En-
pOria, is visiting in Topeka.
Charles L. Holman has returned from
a business trip to California
F. H. Collier, editor of the Joplin Her
aid, is visiting his old Topeka friends
The state house decorations for the
Twentieth Kansas have been removed.
Frank G. Crowen presided at a Curtis
meeting in AtchisOn Wednesday night.
w. R Kennedy the druggist left this
afternoon for Kentucky to visit relatives
People are raking up the leaves and
cleaning up their yards, preparatory to
The pavement on Tenth avenue be-
tween Harrison and Topeka avenue, is
General Superintendent Nudge of the
Santa F'e has returned from the Chicago
division.
The next great event for the butchers
and grocers, is the pure food show in the
auditorium.
.AIr.. W. G. smyser, office engineer of
the Santa, Fe, is in Guthrie, Ok. L, on
company business.
:. A literary and musical programme will
rooms this evening.
Mr. Geo. p Walp. of the Santa Fe
the east on a. vacation.
The north side Of the block Of paving
between Tyler and Polk on Tenth avenue
is almost completed.
The soldier boys have been used to
flannel shirts so long that standing col
lars chafe their necks.
Hackmen and expressmen will have to
wear q metal badge after the new Ii
cense ordinance is passed
The clubs of different kinds which
flourish during cold weather are just get
ting well under Roadway
The Chicago Lumber and Coal company
of Des Molnes, Ia. has made application
to do business in Kansas.
w H Barnes, recently city engineer,
leaves today for his old home on Long
Island, to remain permanently.
Mrs. Annie L. Stowe has asked for a
divorce from Alfred Stowe, because he
threatens her with bodily harm
The chrysanthemum has the center of
the stage There are some beauties on
| display in several Topeka stores.
P H. Coney is interested in the Mis-
| souri, zinc fields. He has just returned
/ from an inspection of his property
The stamps which the new premium