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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
'Spectacled' Animals.

Birds are furnished with a peculiar
membrane, which in a state of repose
lies in the inner angle of the eye, but
is movable by two distinct muscles,
which draw it over the cornea. 1t is,
to certain extent, transparent, for, ac-
cording to Cuvier, birds can look
through it, as the eagle does when
looking at the sun. This membrane
forms a pair of spectacles, or, at least,
answers the same PURPOSE. This mem
brane is called the: third eyelid. One
of the most comical and grotesque an
imals is the "spectacled bear (Ursus
ornatus), which derives its chief at
traction from the light-colored rings
around its eyes. These-the greater
part Of the face being, like the body,
black-have exactly the appearance of
a pair of common goggles through
which the beast seems to look with an
air OF mingled wisdom and imbecility.
The spectacled bear is only found in
the mountainous regions OF Chilli,
South America s=#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
GETTING ABOUT PARIS.
Tie Street Cars and Omnibuses of the
City and the Rates of Fares.

Tle Street Cars and Omnibuses of the
City and the Rates of Fares.
The means of passenger transit in
Paris is something that will interest
great many people the coming year, in
view of the throngs that will visit the
exposition. It is effected by electri-
city, steam, compressed air and horse
serving Paris and the suburbs, and om-
nibuses are generally used throughout
the city. One of the aforementioned
tram lines belongs to the Compagnie
Generate des Omnibus, and the other
two are practically controlled by the
same company; so that it can be said
to have monopoly of the entire pas
senger transit, exclusive OF cabs and
carriages. 1t lis stock company. or
ganized in 1855, having obtained from
the city the exclusive right to transport
passengers from one point to another
in the city of Paris. The concession
expires on the 31st of May, 1910. The
Omnibuses are Of two sizes, and drawn
by two or three horses, respectively.
The smaller model is arranged for %
to 80 places GA outside, IA inside and
two on the platform). The larger
model affords accommodations for 20
on top and 20 inside including four on
platform. The fare on the top is Is
centimes (near cents); inside and On
platform, 80 centimes (nearly 6 cents).
The payment of the aforementioned
fare entities the passenger to "cor-
respondence" or transfer ticket to an
other connecting or intersecting line.
No passengers are taken on when the
places are filled, either at a station or
en- route. At the starting points num-
bered tickets are handed to the pas
sengers, and when there are more than
enough to fill one conveyance the pre-
cedence is given to those holding the
first numbers. The next omnibus or
car starting begins with the number
last uncalled on the previous vehicle.
The same system prevails at the fixed
stations en- route for vacant places.
No standing in the aisle is allowed. The
statistics for 1896 show the number of
passengers carried as follows: 33 lines
of omnibuses (26 to 80 places), 50,030,-
034; IA lines of omnibuses (40 places),
79,349, ,631; lines of steam tramways,
12,862,990 % lines of horse tramways,
87,092,926; 4 lines of compressed air
and electricity, 10,705,340; total, 240,-
040,291. The distances traversed by
l. the divers lines vary from about two
miles to little over four miles.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
Recent Inventions.

To increase the tension Of exercising
apparatus which employs elastic cords
in place of weights, auxiliary cords aHe
provided, with hooks at either end by
which they can be fastened in the
rings which connect the main cord with
the base and grips.
For the amusement of the children a
new toy is in the form of parachute,
which is attached to the head of an ar
row, to be shot into the air in a closed
condition, the stem of the arrow acting
as the balance and causing the para
chute to open in it's descent.
AS a protection for cycle frames dur
ing shipment an Englishman has pat
ented covering of felt tubing cut into
lengths of the proper size to fit the diff
ferent tubes, with spring clips secured
to the felt on. the outside to hold it
securely in place on the frame
Boiler tubes can be rapidly and thor
oughly cleaned by Michigan mans
device, an accumulation being 4ormed
of sheets built up of strands of vegeta-
BILE fibSr, with wires interlaced, max
ing a circular mass, which is sur
rounded by wire cage to scrape the
flues
A Vermont man has patented a snow
plow which can be attached to an or
dinary pair of sleighs, consisting Of a
V-shaped plow suspended on two YER
tical rods, with pivoted levers set in
brackets in the. box to engage the
rods and adjust the height of the
plow.
Curves of any desired shape can be
drawn by new Swedish drawing in
strument, which has straight, screw
threaded rod, On which are arranged a
number Of revolving sleeves, which
carry flexible steel strips, to be formed
into the desired curves by moving the
sleeves. 5s5=@.. ...s .
) Churns can be operated by the feet
by the use of new mechanism, in
which an upright frame carries slid
ing head, to be attached to the dasher,
with springs to raise the head, a pair
of hinged pedals being attached to the
base to depress the dasher in the.
cream. 1. @
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
A Deadly Motor Quadricycle.y

SeSt
Military attaches insLondon have ex-
pressed considerable Interest in new
military motor as1adrioycle. The ma
chine is driven by an automatic 1petro-
leum motor, and mounts a twenty
seven pound automatic Maxim gun,
capable of discharging: 800 rounds per
minute when travelling along ): at the
rate of fifteen: miles an hour: The
driver is protected by a bullet-proof
steel shield of extreme lightness, while
in front of him within easy reach he
Z carries, on IA. two speciaMxs designed
trays, 1000 rounds of ammunition In
cases, each containing 100 cartridges.
Should the machine be disabled, the
gun can be easily taken from the car
and mounted upon a tripod. The other
day the operator sent his machine fly
ing around the track at the maximum
speed while he fired with startling
rapidity 100 rounds in volleys of ten
at stationary objects. The experiment
was witnessed by the military attaches
Of the embassies Of France, Germany,
and the United States, and by large
contingent from the British war office.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
HE SAID GOLF WAS SHINNEY.

Justice, Who Doesn't Know "Put'' from
''Call' Sits on the Game.
Without regarding the feelings of
devotees of golf, Justice Potts of Jer-
sey City has brought the. aristocratic
game which cannot be played without
cleeks, mashies, lofters, and drivers
down to the level of "shinney,'' game
that only requires crooked stick, any
old thing that will serve as a ball,
tough shins, and an opponent whom
the player does not like. Mrs. Pauline
Scharff lives near the links of the Jer-
sey City Golf club, and has filed objec-
tions to having her children swatted On
the head by golf balls driven in an &C.
centric manner by beginners at the
game. Despite the heat, Mrs. Scharff
also objects to having the windows Of
her home suddenly fall to pieces in a
most disquieting way. 1t was to stop
these annoyances that Mrs. Scharff
caused Albert L. Drayton, president of
the club, to explain to Justice Potts
not only how it happened, but also
how he would stop it in the future.
The elite of Jersey City crowded the
courtroom yesterday, and listened to
Mr.. Drayton explain that the organi-
zation, through late recruits, had made
some of the most wonderful strokes on
record. He added that in few days a
new course would be arranged, and the
beginners quarantined nine miles from
any sign of civilization. Mrs. Scharff
was willing to compromise, and even
went so far as to express her admira-
ton of the game when played in an
other state, and everything was set
tied. But the game is 'shinney,'' just
the same," was the decision given by
Justice Potts, and which caused the
elite to loft their noses and foozle their
glances as they left the putting green
bound for the next tee. New York
Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
cURRENT$NOTES OF DISCOVERY
~ AND. INVENTION. @s ILL.,.
To Bring Death Quickly-Paper at the
Telephone-Failure of zOil-Fuel Test
- A Deadly Motor Quadricycle-Cold
Does Not Make Metal Brittle.
Failure of Oil-Fuel Tests.


It has been decided to abandon the
trials of oil fuel that have been made
on the torpedo-boat destroyer Surly OF
the British navy on the ground that it
is impracticable unless some special
arrangements are made for consuming
the smoke produced by the. oil. The
experiments have been in progress
about year, and important results
were anticipated by believers in the
system, who argued that the liquid fuel
not only would be cheaper and cleaner,
but would also save labor in stoking.
In the course of the tests the Surly
went to sea but once, when it was
found that the speed and power de-
veloped were far less than when coal
was used, owing to the low evaporative
qualities of the oil fuel. Various ap-
pliances were tried to prevent the es-
cape of heat with the smoke, but no
solution to the difficulty was found,
and owing to the density, dirtiness,
and nauseous smell Of the smoke, it
became a: positive nuisance. The fail
ure of these tests is not entirely a dis
appointment to- British naval men in
view of the enormous changes. that
would have to be made not only in
adopting the present machinery of WIT
vessels to new conditions, but also in
securing and maintaining adequate
supplies of oil fuel ats.coaling stations
and naval depots in various quarters Of
the globe. =,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
WHERE DRINKING PREVAILS.
Patrons @ Fine Saloons Take Little
-. Liquor at Time.

~ Liquor at q Time.
How can the elegant bars of the city
afford to place before their patrons a
better grade of liquor while charging
the same, price as the saloons in the
poorer districts? is question frequent
ly asked. The answer Is simple enough.
IN the former drinkers never, ftake a
bath, as the saying is, but merely
cover the bottoms of their glasses with
liquor, while in the latter the glasses
are none too large to contain the
amount the patrons require "If you
can tell me how many drinks a bar
gets out of gallon Of whisky" said a
veteran of the white apron the other
day, II will tell you relatively where
his saloon is located and what kind of
trade it enjoys. The average for
business in the commercial and office
center is from sixty to sixty-fve. If
1t is patronized to any extent by the
upper working classes, skilled mechan-
les, and so on, the percentage runs
down to fifty. A fellow who wasn't
posted might. suppose that Indicated
Worklngmen were heavy drinkers, but
It's just the reverse. The average up
per class mechanic drinks very sell
dom, but when he does he generally
takes good one. The heavy tipplers
are the chaps who take small drinks
and lots of them, and a house that
has very swell custom will get from
eighty to eighty-five out Of a gallon.
In the tough places and dives forty
would be about the figure, which rep
,resents an average of exactly four
tlfths of a gill to each customer. In
such establishments the glasses are
often very thick and the inside is round
on the bottom. They are deceptive
and even If filled to the brim will not
hold over one-half of a. gill, which
would make sixty-four drinks to the
gallon. At only five cents apiece that
would mean $500, and as the stuff they
serve does not cost more than ST the
profit is shade over 200 per cent,
which ought to satisfy even a dive
keeper. If five-cent house set out
thin glasses with the black bottle it
would be bankrupt in less than 3
week."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30

CITY. The number of instances in
which the culprit dies slow death
drpm strangulation are we'll known and
the device, a cut of which is here pub
.lished, has worked admirably on dolls
sand manakins. The contrivance does
away with the hangman's knot and
seannot slip. A bar of steel, curved to
ahe shape of a human neck, has ropes
leading to the center of the inside of
the curve, which pass through a hole
in the middle of the bar. By pulling
the ropes out a few inches and crossing
them one over the other a perfect
moose is made, easy in slip, but when
once attached rigid in action. The in
ventor would have the condemned
stand on low platform, with no drop,
and the other end of the rope attached
to a weight heavier than the criminal.
When all is ready the weight is
dropped from a shelf and plunges
heavily to the ground, jerking the
criminal in the air with such force as
to surely break his neck with the doc
tors device. Having reached the
zenith of it's flight the body would as
speedily descend, the neck being thus
given another killing wrench, which
would certainly cause fracture if the
first movement failed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
THE CYNIC AS HE rs.
He SEES NOTHING GOOD IN
sa ANY CAUSE. ~
Especially Malignant Against Sa-
cred and Holy Things-A Good Per-
son for All Men and Women to Shun
Is Past Redemption.

Ihe cynlc is one who never sees a
good quality in man. and never fails
to see a bad one. He. is the human owl,
sVlg1lant in darkness, and blind to
light; housing for vermin, and never
seeing noble game. The cynic puts all
human actions into only two classes
openly bad, and secretly bad.
All virtue and generosity and disin-
terestedness are merely the appearance
of good, but selfish at the bottom. He
holds that no man does good thing,
except for profit. The effect of his con-
versation upon your feelings is to chill
and scar them; to send you away sour
and morose. His criticisms and in
nuendoes fall indiscriminately upon
every lovely thing, like frost upon
flowers.
Mr.. A. says some one, 'is a relig-
ious man. He will answer: Eyes; on
Sundays" 'Mr B has just joined the
church" "Certainly; the elections are
coming: on" The minister of the gos-
pei is called an example of diligence:
1T is his trade" Such a man is gen
erous-''of other mems money" This
man is obliging-"to lull suspicion and
cheat YOU" That man is upright-"be-
cause he is green
( Thus, his eye strains out every good
quality, and takes in only the bad. To
him, religion is hypocrisy, honesty a
preparation for fraud, virtue only want
2 OF opportunity, and undeniably pur-
ity asceticism.. The live-long day he
will sit with a sneering lip, uttering
sharp speeches in the quietest manner,
and in polished phrase transixing
every character which is presented
His words are softer than oil, yet are
they drawn swords"
sAll this, to the young seems a Won
derful knowledge. of human nature;
they honor a man who appears to have
found out mankind. They begin to in
dulge themselves in flippant sneers;
and d with supercilious brow, and i'm
udent tongue, lwagging to an empty
brain, call to naughts@ the wise, the
IA oHg-tTied and thas venesahl
l do believe, that man is corrupt
enough; but something of good has
survived his wreck; something of evil,
religion has restrained, and something
partially restored; yet, look upon the
human heart as a mountain of fire. I
dread it's crater. I tremble when I
see it's lava roll the fiery stream
Therefore, I am the more glad, if
upon the old crust of past eruptions
can find single flower springing up.
So far from rejecting appearances of
virtue in the corrupt heart of a de-
praved race, I am eager to see their
light, as ever mariner was to see a
star in stormy night, wrote Henry
Ward Beecher.
Moss will grow upon gravestones;
the ivy will cling to the moldering
pile; the mistletoe springs from the
dying branch; and, God be praised,
something green, something fair to the
sight and grateful to the heart, will
yet twine around and grow out of the
seams and cracks of the desolate tenn
PIE of the human heart!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
Steam in Place of Gunpowder.

II Maj.-Gen. Schaw has suggested, be-
sffe the Institution of Mining Engin-
Aefs in London, the substitution OF
saWtter for gunpowder in blasting car
strdges used in coal mines. His plan
dsto fill the cartridge with pure water,
ssinsert it in the drill hole, and then
turn the water into high pressure
ssIlam by means of an electric current
sof low tension. A cartridge made to
%Teist pressure of $50 pounds per
Esdlare inch could be caused to burst,
@@aFording to Gen. Schaw's calculations,
within about one minute after tbs
5tTning on of the current.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
saturday, DECEMBER 80, 1899,

Ahreak when subjected to great cold il
by the results of expert
Akhnts made at Cornell university. 1t
lbs been shown there that the strength
Soi steel and wrought iron Is least at
sa|temperature of 70 degrees Fahren-
Fhit, and that it increases when the
temperature either rises or falls from
stht point At 500 degrees above zero
aaH 60 degrees below zero the strength
ais increased about 20 per cent. The
se4stic limit also rises slightly with
ai1rease of cold.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
THE STORY OF A PEARL,
Interesting History of One Exhibited
in Cincinnati.

in Cincinnati.
A pearl valued at $4,000 is on ex-
hibition in jewelry store window
in Vine street. Nor is the pearl with
out history. Mr.. Smith purchased
it from Julius Pedrazolli, a descend
ant of the royal house of Italy. The
pearl is over 100 years old and it's
story is an interesting one. A party
of pearl divers were plying their trade
in the waters of the East Indian seas.
A sudden commotion among the work.
ers told of the presence of their dead
ly enemy, man-eating shark. All but
one: escaped, and his companions were
Mortified as they watched the poor
fellow struggling in the water unable
to render him assistance. By great ef-
fort they succeeded in rescuing the
upper part of the body from the vo-
racious fish and bore the mangled re-
mains to the house of the grief-strick-
en- parents. The day before the bur-
ial this almost priceless pearl was
found in the mouth of the dead man.
The pearl was sold to Koloko, a ma
tive chief, and for many years remain
ed in the royal family of the tribe.
i In 1880 julius Pedrazolli, an Italian
traveller, saw the pearl, and, attracted
by it's perfect shape and beauty, he
bought it from the tribe, together with
the crude gold setting and ring made
by the native jewelers.. Mr.. Smith
purchased it from Pedrazolli and
claims that the pearl has no equa al in
the United States. The pearl weighs
s46 grains, and in daylight its beauti-
5ful hues are dazzling. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
Power of the Mannlicher Rife.

1O"oI OI JUG N1HHnIICner FtlH0.
The power Of the Mannlicher rifle
was recently demonstrated in an acci-
dent near Prague, the Bohemian capt.
tai. Two gendarmes entered a room
in an inn and closed the door, putting
their rifles in the corner. One rifle
fell and discharged itself, the bullet
going through the door into the next
room, where party was dancing,
passed through the body of a musician,
killing him, and then through the
bodies of five other men, all of whom
we're dangerously wounded.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
Paper at the Telephone.

A desk or table convenient for iot-
ting down memoranda is regarded as
telephone essential. In the wall
telephone the battery box is made with
an inclined top suitable for this pur-
pose, and a recently patented device,
the invention of Daniel H. Moore of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
A Reduction.

ShesYou are too corpulent. I'd
marry you Il You were reduced He
do you take me for bargain-coun-
ter article ?'' # !. 4: 5sa.s>
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30
a Chunk Of Wisdom.

z The bicycle girl who doesn't know
how to use q. brake frequently gets
one" said the wise man in the repair
shop. .7..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-12-30

Cold Does Not Mako Metal Brittle.
The common belief that steel and
iron become brittle and more liable Is
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-13
THE
MITCHELL
DRUG COMPANY
tH- Our night clerk will answer calls
at all hours.
ausuNs LooAA.

], @. 0lsssford sells window awnings.
Kodaks at Bedwell's.
Ladies new Sterling bicycle very
cheap at D. & r. G. E1ress Office. IL 8
s2.OO water sets now q .4s at the
Bargain House.
Bedwell uses distilled water at the
Soda fountain.
For Sals-Two heavy draft horses.
Address Mrs. j B. Arthur, Fruita.
63O7
For Rent-Furn'shs house for sum-
ner season to desirable tenant. P. o..
Box 6H. tt
Just rscsived-A big line of trunks
and travelling bags at
Anderson's Bargain house.
Greatest sale on hammocks and cro-
quet sets ever inaugurated at Bedwells
must 20. Cut In two in price. II st
Ifyou are in need Of trunk OK grip
call at the Bargain house and secure
prices.
Ifyou want thoroughbred silver Wy
Andetts eggs, from the best strain in
America, for setting, Apply to Charles
A. Smith. 6526
Queenswars, glassware, china etc
bargains In all lines at the
Bargain house.
0vsralls and jumpers 121a cents each
at the Excelsior Steam laundry. tt
Get you one Of those hammocks at
Bsdwslls and enjoy life.
Prisss on oil and gasoline stoves re-
duced at the
Bargain House.
Here we 60 again, more goods than we
know what to do with, we have pur-
chased five complete household outfits
the last week and have not room te
store same. II you are in need OF house
hold goods como in and got prices, we
still have money laying idle to buy more
goods with, try us. We mean business
Grand junction is all right and we are
here to stay. Now goods, second hand
goods, anything you want.
Blackmer the Second Hand Man.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-13
A Distinct Novelty.

Prof. Gentry's famous dog and pony
show, of which 30 much has been writ
ten and said, is distinct novelty in the
amusement line. The exhibition con-
sists of over two hundred superb dogs
and ponies who are said to be the hand
soonest ever seen, the dogs, some sixty
five in number, being snow white and
are worth small fortune. All Of the
animals have been educated to degree
Of intelligence that is wonderful, ard
they never fail to give the best of salts
faction. The combination will appear
in this city under thoroughly water
proof tent Friday, July IA, afternoon and
evening. Prof. Gentry's show is both
popular in taste and pric of admis-
sion, they being only-children 25 cents
and adults 30 cents.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-13
BQQtIeS.

Third story steel is going up.
Started to lay the floor in the silo.
The large condensers have arrived.
All the frame work for the beet sheds
il up.
Six car loads Of machinery arrived yes
terday.
Commenced hauling brick for the
store house.
Levels are being run for the sewer
pipe and silo.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
grading on Twelfth street.
Contractor Hughes is back from Den
YER where he went on business.
The immense pump to be placed on
the third story il being hoisted into po-
sition.
The daily sentinel., 1899-07-13
Something worth Seeing.

The educated dogs and ponies who are
10 exhibit in this city under tent Fri
day. July IA, afternoon and evening are
thoroughly worth seeing. Prof. Gentry
is said to possess the most valuable COL
lection Of dogs and ponies in the world.
They are famous for both their beauty
and intelligence. There are over one
hundred superb specimens OF various
kinds in the collection. all OF whom have
been selected for their beauty, and Prof.
Gentry has succeeded In educating the
entire number to wonderful degree OF
intelligence. The exhibition is especial
ly attractive to ladies and children. The
prices of admission are: children, 25c.
adults 35c.