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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24

a century. By the time they could be
educated up to self-government we
would have them in the fold. That is
what is coming, in my judgment
"They will need a lot of civilizing
before they will come up to the stan
dard of the western hemisphere. For,
instance, their cemetery customs are
revolving. Every family, a member of
which dies and is buried in a local
cemetery, is required by law to pay a
certain annual sum for maintenance
Now, the dues fall in arrears the
governors do not attempt to collect
from the living delinquent. Nothing
of the sort. They go to the cemetery
and dig up the body and toss the bones
in CHASTITY heap in a veritable bone
yard There they lie exposed and
bleaching under the hot sun as a re-
proach to the living.
When the troops occupied Havana
they ran into several such horrible
things. At first they were supposed
to be bones heaped there as the result
of the wholesale executions of political
prisoners under the butcher Weyler.
When all was known the governor
general had nothing to do with these
bones. The bodies have been disin-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24
An Impertinent Tenor,

Brignoli once agreed to sing a solo
at St. Agnes church, New York city.
He came in late, and, after divesting
himself of many coverings, turnbling
over music racks, and exasperating
the choir by trying his voice, he came
to the conclusion that he was ready.
BY this time, however, the sermon had
commenced, but Brignoli, unabashed,
leaned over the choir railings and
tried to attract. the attention OF the
preacher by shaking his head and ges-
ticulating with his hands. At last he
called out in a voice which was audi
BILE for some distance: t'Me ready for
re sing! Stoppa ze preach! stoppa ze
preach!" And the priest actually cut
the sermon in order to accommodate
the impatient tenor, whose voice now
rang out with such fervor as to thrill
the Worshipers and justify the sacri..
fice.-National Review. &. .s..=
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hope that some day you will allow me
to claim this dear hand in mine ?''
I blushed as became a surprised
maiden, although the only wonder I
felt was that he had not asked me be-
fore u .#s. t% 4:
! murmured Yes in my most dulcet
accents, and Immediately received his
reward for my acquiescence
My heart bounded in response to a
knock at the front door, soon after
breakfast the next morning. I knew
it was the unknown's hand that had
welded the ponderous bronze ring. /
heard in my distant dormitory the door
opened and closed, and then there was
a pause. Next quick step on the
stair, a gentle tap on my own door,
and the entrance OF the housemaid
bearing card. t/.= = - .,s.ss,s=,. "
The piece of pasteboard bore my
loves name, and at the back, in PEN
ciled letters, this short sentence, "Will
you spare me a few minutes ?" =. :.
Not loverlike, certainly; but clothed
it in loves own language. When I
entered the drawing-room I found the
unknown impatiently drumming his
fingers on the window. The face he
turned toward me was grave, not to
say gloomy; but, still unsuspiclous, I
went toward him with gay welcome
on my lips. He shook hands, certainly,
but constrainedly. =
II have sent for you," he said, ''to-
to-dash it! I don't know how to put
what I am going to say. It is most
confoundedly awkward. The, fact is,
l had no right to ask you to be my
wife last night, for I cannot marry if
I would"
"Why did you, then?" I asked,
coldly.
We'll, to tell you the truth, it was
that deuced wine at supper that did it.
1t went to my head at once, and the
waltz afterward finished the business.
1 am come to throw myself on your
generosity. My income dies with me
IT I marry, and as have DO profession
l must keep single.''
"Go!" exclaimed I, with a whitening
look and pointing to the door.
He obeyed me and went, and left the
most miserable being behind him.
After the first paroxysm of outraged
nature was over I crawled to the Gel
lar, and I did not leave that place
Till every bottle of gooseberry wine
lay at my feet in shivered atoms.-
Exchange.
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LARGEST KITCHEN IN WORLD.

LARGEST KITCHEN IN WORLD.
Built by George Wat Windsor Castle
Ia 1928.
The last of the works of the much
maligned George ". to be mentioned
here is the enlarged and improved
royal kitchen .(at Windsor castle). It
stands-perhaps the largest single
kitchen in the world-on ground where
royal kitchens have stood from time
immemorial George w. it was who in
1923 gave it its lofty roof and top-light
ventilators, its splendid clock let into
the stone walls, and its generally me-.
dieval appearance. At the other end
of the kitchen is fixed an immense
and venerable smokestack, whose or
igin is lost in the mists of antiquity.
One of these annually has the honor Of
roasting her majesty's baron of beef.
The hot-plate table in the center of the
kitchen measures no less than IA feet
by nine feet. The batterie de cuisine,
in its brilliant array OF glittering cop
per, is large enough to cheer the hearts
of a small army of gourmands; and to
show its Office is no sinecure, one may
mention that it has to make an annual
visit to the manufacturer tor restora-
tion and repair. Lady Bloomfield says
of this kitchen in 1842: 1.-The fire was
more like Nebuchadnezzar's burning
fiery furnace than anything else I can
think of now; and though there is now
no company at Windsor, there were at
least Is or 20 large joints of meat
roasting. Charles Murray (comptrol-
ler of the household) told me that last
year they fed at dinner IL, 900 people"
Pail Mall Magazine.
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The Present Conditions in Havana.

81 Prosperity will come to Cuba at
once if the natives will get. to work.
When I left there was every prospect
for good crops. The tobacco planta-
tions and sugar fields were in fine con-
dition, and the prices of tobaccos were
lower than dealers hoped for. \ If the
people could get rid of the idea that
they will never again be required to,
earn their own living the island would
blossom from end to end But it looks
to me as if this country will be forced
to take the island to pay for the ex-'
pense that must be Incurred in right
ing things. These natives will not be
fit to handle their own affairs for half
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all Spanish-wi11 be dissatisfied with
an any other result Of the occupation .
.S Those Cubans,'' continued Mr.. Har-
mon mon, are mere children. ). In fact, a
boy Of this country of 10 years who
does not know more about running
Things would be. driven from a school
ground. After I became acquainted
with them and their characteristics I
sHsarveled that we found it necessary to
go there and fight for them. They
have about as much practical. knowl-
edge Of the liberty they think they
have obtained as a baby has of a
magazine gun. In fact, if the gun
should be unloaded the baby would
have the best of it.
n s.sThe Spaniards are the merchants
and business men of the city. They
have their all invested there and, of
course, do not want to lose it. They
are unwilling to trust their lives and
fortunes to any assembly of Cubans,
for they know just how little security
this means. 1t is not so much that
they fear they would be slaughtered,
for they are, many of them, natives Of
the island. But the utter incapacity
Of the genuine Cuban to govern him
self would leave them the prey to any
adventurer who should come along
and who should be smart enough to
gain the ascendancy.
ITO begin with, the Cubans are ex-
'cessively lazy. They will accept any
thing you give them and accept it as if
it belonged to them. They are too in
,dolent to work and will lie in the
courts of buildings and die if not re-
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as living at the beginning of the nine,
teenth century sin an isolation. like
that of the Jutes and Angles of the
1ltth century have tanned continent,
have covered it with vast network of
the most magnificent railroads in the
.Wcrld, have grown to be the largest
and' most homogeneous nation on the
face Of the earth, with a great world
movement behind it, and certainly
great world part in the future before
1t. It is because the man in the west
ern states today, in a dim, instructive
way, realizes these things because he
has been himself a factor in it, that
ne seems to be willing to take the
risks which more theoretical minds
hesitate at. That was the answer
which I gave myself. To look closer
at the matter is only to have the inn
portance Of it brought home With
greater force -, 4 !.
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lieved. I have no
doubt that the re-
ports made to me
by Spanish mer-
chants are strictly
true. Those Span
iards are high
minded men, truth
gu and hosnIorable..
If they make a I
promise they will:
keep it, a Cuban
will romance by the
hour and keep
nothing. Now here
is what many a
merchant told me
of the reconcentra-
dos"
"The Cuban po-
lice force is a queer
thing. They have a
nroffv h1uo mi.
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(ubans Said 70 Be Lazyyand Lacking in SeIfRe::
spe(t. SpanlaIG Tor Annexation.

e Havana is little more than a frontier
village today. That is, the conditions
made familiar to Americans by the
cowboy, gambler, bad man and SO forth
are all present here. Law is martial
only, for in spite of the proclamation,
making the Spanish law the law Of the
city, pending revision of the system,
the town is remarkably free and easy.
I don't know about any of the other
cities of the island, for saw none Of
them,. but the capital : is a Grizzly
Gulch, or some such place, now, with a
big instead of a little population.
Everything is chaotic, although when
I left I could see great measure Of
improvement" ".' -. 1.e.~s .ss*= 81
According to William C. Harmon of
Chicago the foregoing paragraph epit-i
omizes the situation in Havana today.
The chief city of the Antilles is so
much like the much-discussed cattle
camp that to an American the SINH
larity appeals irresistibly. Law indeed
exists, for the stern rule of the military
governor controls all and prevents
serious uprising. Yet one American
soldier, filed with the wine Of the
cafes, is a terror to a platoon of Cuban
police. Local self-government, SO says
Mr.. Harmon, is an idle dream. The
Cubans, in. his judgment, are no more
fit to rule themselves than were the
negro slaves of the south the day after
they were liberated. <-'f
Another thing Mr.. Harmon noticed
was that every Spaniard in Havana
is for annexation to the United States.
One would naturally expect these men
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''Since the lowering of the flag of
Spain the principal occupation of many
of the natives has been to parade the
streets, wave Cuban flags and sing
Cuba Libre.' They vary the monot-
ony by applying to the commissary de-
pots for food. They beg during the
day and parade at night unless dis
persed by the police, something they
resent with furious outcries. A beg
gar will quit his role Of mendicancy
for a while to join in procession,
dancing and bowling about the streets.
The people do not seem to realize that
life amounts to more than this. The
whole thing is a huge farce. s. >a&1
.:Of course, in a city where the only
law is that of military rule the condi-
tions for time must be poorly defined.
With so many volunteers in or near
it is impossible to settle down to the
rigidity Of the regular army. With
only a provisional government estab-
lished and that presided over by a
military governor who can absolutely
veto anything done, a satisfact tory au
tonomy cannot exist. But so far no
Cuban outfit has been organized which
is able to handle things. lis doubt
ful in my mind if there ever will be
one. The Cubans vastly outnumber
the Spanish and will not permit the
latter to rule or even have a voice. The
Spanish represent all the business abil-
Sity and statecraft OF the island aside
from the American innai grafton.
IN the end + believe it must be
government estab blished by the United
States, Liberty such as the Cubans
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24
~ me is a. MOCKER,. :

It must have been about two years
and half ago that the elderly lady
with husband, residing in our vii
iage, conceived the grand idea Of max
Ing gooseberry wine. She communi-
Gated 1t to the elderly lady without a
husband, who again Impaired it to the
lawyers wife, happy mother, with
four unmarried daughters, Of whom
was, and, alas! still am, the young
est, .&s r.. s., s#.. -<..Is.~E.s@ a.
The elderly lady with 4 a husband
prevailed upon that appendage to
gather the fruit; and such was his
good will that he arose at 6 o'clock
in the morning from his comfortable
couch to obey her ibehest. He ap-
peared at breakfast with ilacerated
hands and a perspirtng frame; but
his zeal sent him back to the garden
the moment he had satisfied his ap-
petite. =, ..4s ~ .....-
The elderly lady without "a husband,
having lost what the elderly lady with
"a husband possessed, was fain to help
her cook with her own fair fingers.
The lawyers wifess four daughters
were pressed into their mothers SER
vice, and most unwilItugly plunged
their fingers into the torturing bushes.
After the picking was over the three
ladies were divided i'm opinion as to
whether the berries SHOULD be crushed
halved, or left whole, each one fol-
lowing her own conviction. The writer
OF this has AN unpleasant recollection
. OF standing for four hours while she
cut every go0seberTy clean through
the middle, according ito her mothers
directions.
In due time the wine was put into
the casks, and the casks were rendered
alright until the following spring,
when the sparkling contents were bot
tied and slowed in their different Gel
lars. = I p.
My mother, II remember, was the
happy possessor of six dozen; the
elderly lady without husband had
two dozen less; but the elderly lady
with husband carried off the palm
of quantity, mo less than twelve dozen
of this homely liquor.
But while the wine was yet in the
casks there came to: our village a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24

think they have won would not do
them any good, so this nation, having
taken hand, will be forced to hold
it to the end. Negro rule Is no more
popular with the best grades of life
in Havana than it is in New Orleans.
This country maybe did not intend it,
but it is up against it. There is a
chance to avoid the mistakes Of the
reconstruction OF the south. But if
they are avoided this nation must be
the power to accomplish the feat"
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ATOMS.
young man with an unmistakable air
of gentility about him. He had no
occupation. yet his attire was good
In quality and fauItless in cut. His
purse appeared well lined and quickly
emptied.
1t was whispered by some that he
was an eccentric member of a high
family, and had uuarreled with his
relations all round, $50 that was how
he came to settle in our quiet neigh
borhood. Others, more maliciously
disposed, averred that he was a first
class burglar.
My sisters and I believed in the
aforementioned version of the mystery.
perhaps because it was romantic and
suited, to our gfrlish imaginations.
He was invited to our village
soirees once or twice a week, and as
he always sought me out the moment
he entered the room was a target for
all the envenomed darts from the bows
of the other girls. 49,. 80,
Meanwhile the gooseberry wine had
been bottled and pronounced excellent
by the select few who tasted it: all
the bottles were sealed until the fol-
lowing winter.
The festivities of the dark season
were ushered in by a, small dance.
given by the elderly lady with a hus-
band Everyone was invited, even the
unknown, although our hostess looked
on him with anything but favor.
The entertainments seemed meant to
inaugurate the gooseberry wine rather
than anything else, for instead of
champagne our glasses were frequently
filled with this home production.
Our hostess, with a beaming coun-
tenance, told us that she wished the
rising generation to patronize this
harmless beverage rather than its more
potent reality. s.
The unknown and I, after one waltz,
strolled away to the conservatory.
When we were alone he looked at me
with sparkling eyes and flushed cheeks,
gently pressing my hand within his
arm at the same time. s
Dearest" he whispered, ...may I
-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24
Victoria's Number.

SIS It is notable that Queen Victoria was
to have passed through France on
March 9th. The figure nine plays an
important part in the history Of the
English royal family. Queen Victoria's
father was. one of nine sons; the
Queen is the ninth sovereign since the
revolution. and was born in the nine
@teenth century. The Prince Consort
was born 1919. The Queen has had
nine children. The Prince OF Wales.
was born on November 9th and mar
ried the Princess OF Wales in her nine
teenth year. The Princess, too, is the
.daugb ter of Christian *. of Denmark.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24

IcIGu D0CduSG GEN.
etery dues had not
been kept up. Then
the soldiers decent
ly covered the
bones and martial
law has put a stop
to the custom, much
to the worry of the
men who run the
graveyards. But
Americans are not
so accustomed to
the sight Of human
bones as to submit
to their !. being
Haunted in their
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-24
Made Use OF His Tim e.

Y Corporal Conway of st. Joseph, Mo-.
who spent last summer at Camp Alger.
as a member of the Fourth Missouri.
is likely to be benefited in financial
way as direct result Of his experience
there. He invented a garbage crema-
tory, which he has recently secured a
patent on, and from which he antici-
pates good cash returns.
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AMERICA OF TO-DAY.

Very Different Conditions.
Looking at the map of North Amer
lea Immediately before the period when
the United States began it's career as
a nation, we have remarkable spec
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20
NEW WHITE GOODS.

Csc for l2-yard bolt of fine English Long
Cloth Our regular price is sl.20
sl.0s for 12-yard bolt of White Lyman
Twill for fine Underwear, sell fer sl.5O
$3.50 for l2yard bolt OF Extra English Soft
Finish Nainsook; regularly So
l2lc Yard for a quality of White Check
Dimity which has always sold at l74c Buy
full piece of this
l1ic Check Dimity -Four new checks This
grade is the kind you pay 25c for every
where.
For this sale only offer at SIC India Lin
ems, were l2lc l2I India Linens, were l5c
Ia India Linens, were Poe.
20 kinds of new Piques and Wells in White
and Coors from l2ac to 4Oc yard. Will be in
big demand.
Plain and Fancy Tuckings from soc 10 $3.50
per yard
Zoe. A line of White Check Nainsooks
which You can not equal at l24c.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY GOSSIP.

H. G..DENNY went to Pneville yes
terday.
w. -. WEAREN Is clerking for John
+. Jones.
Miss DoLLIE MCRoBERTs has been
quite sick.
MIR. GEORGE +. BRIGHT went to
Louisville Wednesday.
GEORGE RANKIN went to Wayne
county yesterday to buy cattle.
z. G.. SCOTT went TO Lexington We'd
nesday to visit friends a few days.
b. T. LUNsFoRD went to Louisville
Tuesday to dispose OF his tobacco.
Mrs. l.. a. FARIss. of Lexington, is
visiting her father, Mr.. J. II. Rout.
Mrs. G.. A. LAcKEY Is very sick of
grip, aggravated with other complica-
tlons.
+. Il. FELAND. ESQ. of Lawrence
burg, is visiting his father, MIR. A. NJ.
Feland.
Miss LENA PALMER, OF Madison, is
the guest Of Misses Clara and Nellie
MershOn.
j. II. MCALTsTER, JR., has been en-
gagged TO assist Prof. w. J. Craig at
the Male Acadey.
MRS. Lucy l.. ST. CLAIRE left Tues
day for Rome, Ga. to attend the bed
side OF a sick sister.
CASPER ABT, who was fined $40 for
selling whisky, came in Wednesday
to lay IL out in Jail.
Mr.. GEORGE A. LEWIS. publisher of
the Kentucky Law Reporter, Frank
fort, was here Tuesday.
BASIL GUEST, OF the Arbuckles'
Coffee Company, was he~e selling our
t)merchants Wednesday.
A LARGE delegation of gallant beaux
and beautiful bellies from Hustonville
attended the show Wednesday night.
MRS. JAMES DEvERs and Mrs. Vir.
gle True, Of Hustonville, were guests
of Mrs. Levi Myers. Miss Julia Myers
and Mr.. Gail Brown, of Casey, were
also guests at Mrs. Myers.
SQUIRE JOHN BAILEY was up from
Washington county Tuesday. He likes
has new home. but admits that more he
sees of his new county the better he
likes Lincoln.
EDITOR LOUIS LANDRAM, James
Crow Dillon and T. ]. Hatcher, of
Lancaster, attended the funeral OF
Capt. George II. Mckinney. Mr.. Lam
dram honored us with call.
IAN DUDDERAR aud wife, OF Louis
Vile, spent several days with Col. and
Mrs. w. II. Dudderar Miss Sallie
Dudderar, who is in Louisville, took
charge of the children while their pa
rents were here.
MRS. SUSAN SEARGENT and Miss
Susie Lasley returned Wednesday
morning from visit TO DIR. Andrew
Seargent at Hopkinsville. Thomas
Lasley, who had been in Louisville, re-
turned with them.
MIR. j. II. SIMPSON and handsome
wife. of Kidd's Store. were here We'd
nesday looking for suit able residence
with view Of locating. Mr.. SIMPSON
travels for Plautt. Isaacs & Co. and
wants to be handy TO the trains.
CONDUCTOR w. ii. KIRBY is now
open for engagements, says the Car
Isle Mercury. He has accomplished
what some people used to say could new
err be done-eaten 30 quail in 30 days.
When the captain used to be here and
run the X. c. train he was not thought
| TO be SO bad a man.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

THE ST Phunkard Co., with j. G.
Lewis in the leading role, gave a good
show to the largest crowd OF the season
at walton's Opera House. The dia-
logue has been much improved since
the last appearance here and 10 upto-
date. The orchestra 10 especially nne.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

IT don't take 'em very long to find
out that a standing advertisement pays
and pays big. w. b. Mclioberts is an
other TO come back after resting
awhile. Read what he tells you about
wall paper In another column.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

HENRY A. PLEAsANTs has qualified
as administrator of the late George G.
Abraham and will sell his effects about
Feb. 10, notice OF which will appear
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20
The INTERIOR JOURNAL
STANFORD, KY, JAN. 20, 1896
E. G. WALTON, BUSINESS MANAGER.

YOUR doctor gives you the right
prescription, but unless IL Is properly
alled, you can't reasonably expect
good results. IL Is always accurately
prepared aud OF the very best materi
ais at Penny's Drug Store.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

RUN HERE Our shelves are groan
ing with good things To eat. Canned
goods, full line Evap. Fruits of every
description, Vegetables, cereal pro.
ducts, Pickles etc. Warren 4 Shanks.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

AFTER more rain and snow, the mer-
curry showed down to n yesterday and
it faired of during the day. Fair,
warmer, Friday, is predicted.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

BUILDING LoTs. Two nice building
lots, 1t acres in all, for sale. See back
OF my residence. J. b. Owens.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

GET our prices on feed before buy
ing elsewhere. j. II. Baughman &
Co.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

FRESH Cakes right from the oven al
Warren 4 Shanks'.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1899-01-20

WINDOW lights, putty, etc. at Craig
& Rockers