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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-05
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
LEARNED TO RIDE
A Bicycle Within the Sacred Precincts
of the White House.

A Bicycle Within the Sacred Precincts
of the White House.
Washington correspondence Chicago
Tribune: To an usher of the white
house belongs the distinction of being
the only person who has mastered the
silent steed with the east room of the
executive mansion as the riding aca-
DENY. For obvious reasons his name
is withheld from publication. Like all
learners he needed assistance in bal
ancing, and another usher was called
in to render the service. The learner
mounted the wheel in an awkward
manner, and was trundled toward the
south end of the big parlor, when his
teacher let go with the usual result.
The force of the fall broke the huge
crystal chandeliers, and the bump could
be heard plainly in the presidents Of
flee. This misfortune did not deter
the student, and he bravely mounted
the wheel, started off again, and after
wObbIing along a few feet came down
on the heavy carpet. This performance
was repeated several times, and then
the first lesson ended. The next day
a second lesson was taken with little
better result. But the usher perse-
vered, and every afternoon for week
after the house was closed to visitors,
he took lesson until he had fairly
good command of the unruly wheel.
Then he began to "speed." The rec
ord he made was creditable to a be-
ginner, and the novelty of riding a
bicycle in the white house was thor
ough1y enjoyed. The usher is now one
of the best riders in the city, but
neither the president nor the chief
usher knew what caused the house to
shake as if a small earthquake had
visited the city during the week in
question.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
TWENTY YEARS.

somewhat back from the well-trav-
eled turnpike stood a low, red farm
house, overshadowed by giant poplars.
On either side Of the well-beaten path
were beds Of mignonette, bachelors
buttons, ladies' delight and nodding
nasturtiums. A thriving bush OF south
ernwood that had long outlived the
hand that. placed it there fourished by
the broad stone step and a tall CHINA
mon rose that has clambered it's way
above the level of the half-open win
dow nodded and swayed to and fro as
II impatient with the cords that held it,
and as though it could no longer con-
troll its curiosity had thrust several
fragrant blossoms into the room within
where a kindly faced woman was bus
lily arranging the few articles of furni-
ture. AS she moved about in her en-
ergettc fashion she hummed in a sweet
yet tremulous voice the strains of an
old-fashioned hymn.
Martha Kidder, or "Marthy," as she
was Familiarity called by the neighbors,
was woman Of perhaps so years of
age, long since past her first youth,
bu1 the possessor Of one Of those faces
from which the youthful expression is
never eliminated. She was. of medium
height and rather spare in form; her
still abundant hair was drawn smooth
ly away from the placid brow and fas-
tened in neat coil at the back of the
head. The ltlac-sprigged gown of soft
delaine, with it's linen collar, was Sc
cured at the throat with quaint, oval
shaped breastpin, in which was a
braided lock of faded hair.
AS she moved about in her quick,
nervous fashion she gradually drew
near the window, and, attracted by the
nodding rose, whose fragrance filled
the room, she leaned her tired arm
upon it's narrow ledge and gazed low
ingly on the little garden below.
Martha Kidder was an ardent wor-
shipper of nature, and this June after
noon, standing by the open window,
she drank in the beauty of the land
scape spread before her till the lone
Illness OF her solitary life faded away,
even as the misty clouds of vapor were
rising from the bosom of the distant
Contoocook. A golden robin perched
on the catalpa tree broke into an &C.
stasy of song and struggling sun
beam glinted in, shining across the
room with unwonted brightness. Turn
ing reluctantly from the scene, Mar
tina resumed her work, and through the
open window came stealing the sooth-
ing strains of 'Cool Siloam's Shady
Rill."
Gradually the long June day drew to
a close, the western sky was stained
with splashes of gold and crimson and
the sinking sun slowly disappeared be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
New Zealand Parrot.

In New Zealand there is a peculiar
kind of parrot found, which does not
seem to exist in any other place. The
natives call it the 'Kea." It inhabits
only South Island, in mountainous re-
gions, and was formerly a vegetable
and inseet-eating bird, but when sheep
were introduced into the country, it
began to frequent the various stations,
especially where sheep had been killed,
and it was observed to feed upun the
offa'r Lateracn it acquired the strange
and Objectionable habit of destroying
live sheep, for which purpose a number
of these parrots band together and
hunt out weakly member of the flock
which they worry and torment till it
falls to the ground. Then the vora-
cious creatures attack it on the flank,
where the skin is thinnest, and even
before the animal is dead they are de-
vouring the kidney fat, which they
seems to prefer to all other food. This
seems to be one of the most remarka-
Bile instances known of sudden
change of habit.
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"A Moving Letter-Box.

It almost seems as if il must be an
American invention--the automatic
letter box which is being placed in new
apartment houses in Paris, although
the French are plumins themselves
upon it as native novelty. In the YES
Thule of the house are placed as many
of these letter boxes as there are ten
ants in the building. In general appear
ance there is little difference between
the group Of boxes and those to be
seen in the vestibule of any fiat house
in this country. Instead, however, of
retaining the letters, cards and 50 forth
until some one descends to get them,
the Paris invention promptly delivers
it's contents to the person for whom
they are intended. Thus, when the
postman has letter for Mr. So-and-So
he deposits it in the box bearing that
gentleman's name. The missive opens
a lever at the bottom of the box, which
thereupon moves upward until it comes
to Mr.. So-and-Sc\ apartment. There,
by an ingenious mechanism, the con-
tents of the box are emptied into q re-
ceptacle in the hall of the apartment
and bell is rung automatically to no.
tify the servants that a letter has ar
rived. Its duty done the box descends
again to take its place with those OF
the other tenants in the vestibule. And
not a. letter alone, but even a visiting
card dropped into the box will sneed il
on it's upward errand, so light is the
weight required to operate the mech
aniSm,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
HOW CUBANS LIE.
They Have No Moral Sense Where tn,
Truth IL COncepned

They Have No Moral Sense Where the
Truth is Concerned.
It. is often hard to tell whether a
Cuban lies to you from ignorance or
malice, says Herbert Pelham Williams
IN the Atlantic. On ordinary occasions
and about matters that do not promise
to affect himself, he is fairly truthful,
but he seem to know no reason why
he shouldn't tell a lie if he wants to.
To the average Cuban who has always
lived on his own island lie is thing
to tell whenever it will serve any USE
full purpose-such as getting him out
OF scrape, or securing an advantage,
or getting money out of somebody, or
conciliating some one, or creating a
good impression. Here the absence of
moral sense becomes apparent. With
the Cuban lying is not a matter of
right, but of policy, his short-sighted-
ness preventing him from perceiving
that today's advantage may be to-
morroW's loss. The statement, COM
mon among Americans who have lived
In Cuba, that the Cubans are all liars,
is much nearer the truth than most
cancellations. Though they usually
tell the truth, nearly all of them dis
seminate or equivocate whenever they
see occasion Hence it is not always
easy to tell what Cuban thinks or
how he feels about the future of the
island. He sometimes tells you what
he thinks you want to hear. Every
man of property wants Cuba to be I'M
der American control, but he will not
admit it before a crowd, or even to an
other Cuban, unless convinced that he,
too, is heartily in favor of it. The
trait appears, likewise, in accounts of
the Cuban army However, it is only
fair to say that the glowing descrip-
tions given by the Cubans of the per-
formances and the glorious victories
of that somewhat mythical force are
not intentional, deliberate, cold-blood-
ed lies. Carried away by imaginations
as fertile as the soil of their island,
they actually believe their own mon
strous inventions. For, after all, the
Cuban loves better than all other
things on earth to strike an attitude.
to pose, to strut and brag and make
himself out a great man and his gen
tie fellow-islands great nation.
Thousands of Cubans really believe
that there was once a band of men
worthy to be called Cuban army, and
that they fought battles. Others ad-
nit that there were merely little COM
panies of starving stragglers, who
sometimes fired their two cartridges
apiece from ambush at Spanish scout
ing parties and then scattered. But
they all think they did great execution.
Get some American or Englishman
who was with them to tell you his view
of it. 1t will be discouragingly differ
ent. Cuba is infested with latter the
war" soldiers, braggadocio mock he
roes who never got within earshot of
fighting.
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Pain Conquered; Health Re-
stored by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
LETTER TO MRS. PrNKHAa6' NO. Q2,64o7

LETTER TO MRS. FrNKHAN NO. Q2,64ol
II feel it my duty to write and thank
you for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. 1t is the only
medicine I have found that has done
me any good. Before taking your medi-
cine, was all run down, tired all the
time, no appetite, painsin my back and
bearing down pains and a. great 3suf-
ferer during menstruation. After talk
ing two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt like a new
woman. Iamnow on my fourth bottle
and all my pains, have left me. feel
better than have felt for three years
and would recommend your Compound
to- every suffering woman. hope this
letter will help others to, find cure
for their troubles ~ MRS DELLA
REnCKER, RENSSELAER,, lMD.
The serious, ills of women develop
from neglect Of early symptoms. Every
pain and ache has a cause, and the
warming they give should not be disre-
garded-
Mrs. Pinkham understands these
troubles better than amy local ply
stefan and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled about her
health. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass. Don't put off writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at the first indication of trouble.
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strangely familiar. Suddenly he
stopped; then, stepping to the WON
ans side exclaimed: Martha, don't
you know me?" In a voice trembling
with emotion, she cried: "Abel, is it
you? They told me you were dead"
The moon shone out from behind a
heecy cloud and its beams flooded the
wooded slopes Of old Monadnock till
the placid river at it's base shone like
FURNISHED silver, but it's softest beams
fell on the bent forms of a man and
woman, who never more would walk
life's road apart.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Sympathetic Burglar.

New York Press: To save baby's
life a burglar in Brooklyn gave over
his intent to rob, summoned the child's
mother, confessed his mission, express
ed his sympathy and fled. The bur-
glar had broken into the fiat of a po-
liceman, Patrolman John Farrell.
Marguerite, the blue-eyed, faxen-haired
baby, had been, tucked away in her
crib. A little before midnight Mrs.
Farrell was awakened by strange
voice. ~"Get up" commanded the in
truder. "Get up at once. Your child
is dying. Hurry The mother ran
to the child just in time to save ner
from death, and the burglar went out.
The baby's father, the policeman, was
on duty. IA >=z=a. H.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
HOW TO OVERCOME INSOMNIA
Sleep May Be Induced hy Holding Ones
r. Breath for q Time.

Sleep May Be Induced nv Holding Ones
Breath for q Time.
From the New York Press: In these
days, when the mercury is trying to
leap the hundred hurdle, the hardest
problem of New Workers is how to get
to sleep at night. Turn and strive as
one my to place himself, sleep won't
come. A prominent New York physi-
clan, himself a sufferer from insomnia
Tor many years, has discovered brand
new way of putting ones self to sleep
almost instantaneously. It has worked
we'll in his own case and never has
tailed in the many trials he has made
upon his patients. After taking a deep
inspiration the breath is held until pos
tive discomfort is felt. 1t is then let
gently out. The process is repeated a
second and third time, and this is
as a rule sufficient to obtain sleep. The
mind must be fixed upon the expert
ment and ones thoughts must not be
allowed to wander. Insomnia is pro-
duced by two kinds of cerebral activity
directly opposite in nature, too active
cerebral circulation and an insufficient
cerebral circulation. The former can
easily be recognized from the throb-
bling and pulsating arteries. The self
asphyxiation Of the patient causes a
flow of nervous blood to the brain and
an increase of the carbonic acid and
waste products Of decomposition.
These products, carried to the brain by
the blood, overwhelm it's centers and
so produce sleep. DR.. Johann Meuli-
Hiltz, German physician, writes en-
Enthusiastically about the effect of sleep
ing with the head low as means of
obtaining the most refreshing slumber.
He raises the foot of the bed so that it
forms an inclined plane. He says that
the sleep thus obtained is more benef-
cial; that one awakens with clearer
head, a wider mental horizon. He as
serts that the neck increases in size,
that the cerebral circulation is i'm
proved and the influence upon the
lungs is so great that it can lessen the
tendency to consumption He recon-
mends that the lowering of the head
be done gradually, and says that in
somnia often is caused by sleeping
with the head too high.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23

MARTHA, DON'T YOU KNOW ME?''
hind the distant hilltops, gliding the
farmhouse windows till they glittered
like FURNISHED gold; the frogs began
to peep and the katydids took up their
1ncessant strain, and silently the twi-
light crept over the New Hampshire
hills.
Taking her sunbonnet from it's nail
by the kitchen dresser, Martha made
ready to carry the night milk to the
city family at the clearinghouse,
mile distant from the Kidder farm. Sc
curely fastening the wide front door,
she tripped down the narrow path,
pausing to pick spray Of mignonette,
which she fastened in the folds of her
kerchief. AS she walked along the
country road, overshadowed by the
great beech trees, she still hummed the
same old song. Passing the little
grass-grown burial ground, she paused
by its low stone wall, her eyes resting
lovingly upon a group Of stones some
what apart from the others, the near
est bearing the name Of Hannah Kid
der, aged 16, painted in rude black let
tiers on the tall, moss-covered stone,
and now nearly obliterated by the
storms of forty years. A mist came
over the woman's eyes and she pressed
her wrinkled hand to her throat, where
it gently rested on the brooch contain
ing Hannah's hair. Resuming her walk,
she soon reached the boarding house
and quietly started homeward.
AS the good-natured host drove up
with the evening mail he shouted to
his wife: "Ann Maria, Abel Kings
come home, after twenty years, and we
all thought him dead Rich as Croesus,
so folks say. Guess Marthy wishes
she'd treated him kinder when he
asked her to marry him fore he left. ~
The moonlight fickered through the
branches of the trees, casting fitfu]
shadows along the dusty turnpike; the
brakes and sweet fern nodded by the
roadside; the white birches stood out
In bold relief against background Of
spruces and hemlock, and deep 81
lence, broken only by the wind in the
pines brooded over all.
Martha did not hasten on the way
but often paused to enjoy the beauty
of the night. An overhanging branch
Of moose bush loaded with creamy
blossoms brushed against her cheek
and she paused to, gather its heavily
scented flowers. Suddenly the silence
was broken by the sound Of footsteps
| "a man was rapidly approaching, and j
J the moonlight the form seemed
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23

In addition to 1900 freight cars, the
Baltimore and Ohio South Western
Rail Road has purchased two new
postal cars, 60 feet in length; four So
foot baggage cars; FIVE; 60-foot cQmbin-
alton baggage and coaches; three 60
foot first class coaches with wide yesti-
bules and modern In every respect,
and observation cars each 81 feet in
length. Il .=@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
PATENTS.

LAST OF Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Scott F. Evans, Minneapolis, MINI.
tlle-arch construction; Harry e. Hell
mick, Minneapolis, Mimi, computing
machine; Peter ii. Holm, Warren,
Mimi, graphophone; Joseph Joung.
bauer, st. Paul, Mimi, cuff holder;
Chas. Leiding, Duluth, Mimi. oar
lock; VIM. Mcintosh, Wfnona, Mimi,
bloW-of cock and boiler check John
OConnor, Ely, Mimi, fastening hand
les to crosscut saws; Lydia X. Sturm.
Duluth, Mimi, time calculator.
MerW1n, Lothrop & Johnson Patent A.
torneys. 80 Pioneer Press Bldg. ST. Paul
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Il Wonderful Perform. mo-.

4 Wonderful Performance.
a man from Pine Knob stood watcf-
Ing a performance on slide trombone.
Suddenly, selling companions arm,
the Pine Knob man suddenly ex-
claimed:
':Look thar, Lige!
"What's the matter?'
look thar! He done It aginv'
"Done whatY
IVY, crowded more'n half that
blamed hon inter his mouth!-Short
Stories.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Scorned to Do 1t.

isn't it heartbreaking," said the sea
turtle, that the Egyptian ibis is
dead?" The crocodile stretched itself
YEARLY in it's tank and replied, with
a smothered sob: "It is. I could shed
tears, but I will not! They would only
amuse the scoffers!'-C Chicago Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Exercise.

Washington Star: eve have walked
eleven miles this morning without
stopping" said one Filipino soldier,
discontentedly.
"That's So" answered the other. We
might as well join a golf club and be
done with it, =. = = @ss~&.ss r..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease
A powder to shake in your shoes. Il
rests the feet. Cures Corns, Buniona
Swollen, Sore, hot, Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Improving Nails.
At all druggists and shoe stores, rs cts,
Sample mailed FREE Address Allen
s. Olmsted. lie Roy, II. Y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
How to Draw Them.

did you hear Of that New York wo-
man who gave 100000 to a man who
rescued her from drowningY'
Eyes. II there were more women
like that at the seashore they would
never have to deplore Lack Of men at
the resorts"-Chicago Times-Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
The Soft Answer.

1rate Father-I saw you kiss my
daughter under cover of the bushes
this afternoon. What do you mean by
it?
Golightly-Well, now you hardly
think I would stoop low enough to dis
cuss matters with beastly pepper, do
you ?-Philadelphi North American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
A Matter OF Businesa.

Doctor.WhY in the world do YOU
kick about the reduction in the price of
gas?
Druggist-1t's spelling my suicide
trade. don't sell half as much car
bolic acid as did-Judge.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Thew Seldom 10.

isn't it awfully difficult" asked the
gushing maiden, ITO find new ideas for
your playsY
II don't know" said the successful
playwright, Il have never tried it,
Brooklyn Life.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, [ 9.
I.nCAS COUNTY p

LUCAS COUNTY,
frank J. Cheney makes oath that he IS tho
senior partner OF the firm OF F. J. Cheney & Co.,
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
tho sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1885
(SEAL) A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. Send for testimonials, free.
-. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. q
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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Just Think of 1t.

Tommy Scroggins-I'd hate to be dat
two-headed boy at de museum.
Jimmie Wiggins-He has lots O. fun.
Tommy Scroggins-I know dat; but
jes' tink O. havin two faces to wash.-
Ohio State Journal. 49, s:.:
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Missouri Lead Mines,

Eight thousand men are engaged in
mining lead and zinc in Missouri. The
total output for 1898 was $4,000 tons
of lead and 100000 tons Of zinc -,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Preferred thu Dr~lsA-x

Preferred the Punishment
Il shall expect you to tell the whole
TRUTH" said the justice to the colored
culprit.
DE whole truth, sah?"
"Yes."
ledge, des gimme six months ~
Atlanta Constitution.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for, the feet 1t makes
tight Or new shoes easy. Cures swol-
len, hot, sweating, aching feet; ingrow-
ing nails, corns and bunions. At all
druggists and shoe stores, IS cts. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
S. O1msted, LIE Roy. N Y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23
Chicago Great Western There's

Chicago Great Western Increase.
The earnings of the Chicago Great
Western Ry. maple Leaf Route for
the fourth week of July 1899 show an
since beginning Of fiscal year Guly 1sD
to date, $S9,343.O2.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-23

Mrs. wlns1ow's soothing Syrup.
For children teething aOfJens the gums reduces In.
Illumination, 0llays pain. cures wind celic Csc bottle
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One eff the Few.

Here's picture Of man who made
a fortune by his pen"
"Great writer eh?'
mo; inventor of the fountain pen-"
Chicago News.