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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The windows Of Persian houses, as
q rule, are not visible from the street.
4 resident of a Minnesota town
died recently of obesity. He weighed,
at his death, 43S pounds.
The most wonderful vegetable in the
world is the trufle; it has neither
roots, stem, leaves, flowers nor seeds.
Scientists say that the orange was
formerly berry, and thct it has been
developed for over seven thousand
years.
Certain music prevents the hair
from falling, according to one scien-
tist, while other kinds have a disas-
fleet.
hina, which has long been
k-~ru IS "the land Of opposites, the
dials Of clocks are made to turn round,
while the hands stand still.
Pekin is city of dust, like most
Chinese towns. Nevertheless, the
only stores that have glass windows
are those Of the watchmakers.
Glass would be O better and more
lasting material than stone fC" making
.monuments which are exposed to the
wearing action OF the weather.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
SHE SAID OTTO"
Il Was New Word to the Policoma
and Caused Him Sorrow.

It Was New Word to the Policeman
and Caused Him Sorrow.
Even before the policeman gets ao-
ouainted with the people on his beat,
he should seek an introduction to tbs
dictionary. The Plain Dealer proves
it bv tie experience of Cleveland
officer who had loved young woman
long and truly, but lacked courage to
tell her so.
Finally he mustered up all his trav-
erv.-it required more nerve than to
face an ugly mob-apd marched to her
home. ".Mary," he said, Il lore
you."
Mary started slightly. She had been
expecting this remark for some time.
She blushed, however, and then coyly
said:
"Ditto, George"
To her surprise and chagrin George
changed the subject, and presently
took his departure.
A few nights later he was on his
beat with two Of his brother officers.
"Say, boys" he said, 'I want to
ask You something. You know I've
been keeping company with q girl on.
Cedar avenue, and the other night
we'll, I told her I loved herTsnd say,
all she said was ditto: Now, what In
thunder does ditto mean?"
FFhe Fl brother officer laughed loud
and long.
"Don't you know what that means"
one of them cried.
"No, I DON'T" said George.
"Well, it's easy" said his friend.
.Look over the fence" They were
just passing an East End cabbage
patch. "What do you see?"
cabbage" replied George. -
"Well, now look at that particular
cabbage. head right there.
Yes said George.
stNow look at the cabbage-head
next to it. -
"Yes," said George.
"Well, that's it. The first cabbage
head is cabbage-head and the other
one is ditto.''
"What!' roared the irate George.
''Did that blamed girl call me cab
bage-head?"
And he turned away and refused to
be comforted.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
Recipes.

, Egg Balls for Chicken Bro.h-Chop
chicken up fine, season 'with pepper,
salt, butter and au egg; make into
balls the size OF ma bies, roll in as
little -four 5 possible and drop them
in the broth few minutes before
serving.
Chicken Saute, with Peas-Cut cold
cooked fowl into nice liece5, season
with pepper and salt, Try in butter un-
til rich brown. four one cupfll Of
weak stock aud pint Of green peas
into the frying pan, add on teaspoon
! full Of sugar, tnicKen with -four and
| stew until t=ndsr. Either fresh or
canned peas may 5e used.
Apple Cream--Se!ect apples Of equal
| size, wash and polish them, remove
cores, place IN baking tin and put 8
little water in The bottom Of the pan.
bake in moderate even about thirty
; minutes; taste frequently. so they
will not buru or biacken. i Ill the ceu-
II with whipped Cream or else ser> e
! them with sugar and cream.
! Choux Sans faccn-Cuta small cab
bage tine an boil in sailed water for
twenty-five minutes, with teaspoon
ful OF butter and al onion. Then
drain into a hot dish, rejecting the
: onion. Take half cup Of the liquor,
add to it teaspoonful OF butter, a
saltsp,onful Of white pepper and the
! juice Of lemon; pour over the cab
bage, stirring well.
Fig Tarts-One cup Of chopped figs,
one cup of water, half a cup of sugar,
the juice Of one lemon. Stew the igs
very slowly in the water three hours,
adding the sugar when nearly done.
More boiling water must be added if
the first bolls away. When done add
the lemon Juice and I'LL the shells,
which must be very small, the figs be-
ing very rich. If liked, whipped
cream may be leaped over the filling.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
Well Fixed for Travelling.

a small boy living i'll Park Ridge
recently called on young lady neigh
Dor who was fond CT enterta ming him.
She Immediately produced 4 gor5 Gus
picture book and sat down beside the
boy to explain the pictures. Turning
to bright-hrown elephant with an
exaggerated trunk the boy was oil AZ.
tentlon.
"What's that" he asked, with his
pink little finger on the pictured
proboscis.
''That is the elephants truuk."
"Umpr' said the child doubtfully,
and he soon left for home with Il
thoughtful look in his big, baby eyes.
Calling again the next day he immedi-
ately asked to see "that elephant.
The book was produced and again the
child sat thouchtfully looking at the
picture. Finally he exclaimed with a
Frightening look:
"WelI, if that's his trunk, I guess
this little one at the other end must
be his yalise. baltimore Sun,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15

He seemed rather gruf, but somehow
his crisp speech didn't discourage me.
"Sit down." ne added, '1'm busy
I looked back at the doc7.
eli you don't mind" said I, and If
little noise won't disturb You, I'll
fix that door while LIN waitins,
"Eh," he said quickly. "All right.
Go ahead"
had been sharpening my skates
that N, rning, and the short filc>f used
was still in my pocket. IN few
minutes J. had filed down the brass
socket so that the latch fitted nicely.
7 closed the door two or three times
to see that it was all right. When |
pat my file back in my pocket and
turned round the man Mt the desk was
staring at nc.
''Any parents?" he asked.
"Mother," answered.
"Haye her come in here with you at
2 O'clock" he said, and turned back
to his writing.
At twenty-five I was a partner IN
the house; at thirty-tive [ had halt
interest: and I have always attributed
the foundation Of my good fortune to
the only recommendation I then had
in my possession--t the file.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15

the one topic in which they seemed to
find perfect happiness, and at last it
became almost unbearable, Why, I
have had that boy and his mother tell
me over and over again that they loved
you better than they loved me-
"And you have brooded over this
delusion," I said, until at last you
enticed me to this spot to shoot me, to
fasten the stone anchors in your buggy
to my body, take me out into this lake
and put me out of sight forever"
With face instantly lighted by a
sort of fiendish glce and yet in a voice
decidedly normal and commonplace be
confessed that had made perfect
forecast Of lis designs. continued
the ordinary demeanor, talked mod
erately and gently and at once realized
7 was master Of the situation. The
result was we re-entered the buggy,
drove to his home and received most
cordial welcome. There was not so
far as Robson was concerned, the
slightest evidence of the dreadful trag-
edy he had planned, md fan" there
was no sign given by myself. In fact,
save upon the single topic-and [ had
that we'll under control-my friend
was not only wholly sane, but he was
exceptionally Intelligent and interest
ing. I met the foreman of lis mill and
his chief machinist, walked through
the mill and about the entire premises
with Robson and his wife and child
as my companions, learning all the de-
tails large and small Of their prosperity
and comfort; but during the entire
time I think saw and noted every al
tice my friend touched and every time
he put his hand into his pocket. ]
did not propose to be caught mapping.
We bad a superb dinner, the wife
seeming to QUITO herself and her re-
sources in the result, and when We
Robson and myself-entered the
buggy for the return trip to the town
on the railway, I was fully determined
to notify the local physician with
whom was acquainted as to the weak
SPOT in my friends condition.
During the ride 1 kept my hand on
Robison's re olver-I still have it in
my possession-a ID by great good
fortune so retained my control upon
his understanding that the ride was
without incid d5nt. At the hotel I
partel with him in the most friendly
way possible. After he had started
hone ascertained that the physician
7 desired to consult was away on his
drive, and so, resolving to write to
him a complete history of the case as
soon I reached home, I boarded the
cars.
For one reason and another it vas
nearly two weeks before I got my It
ter off to the Wisconsin physician. and
the day after it left my hands [ read
the following in the general news col
umn of Chicago paper: .
."Darius Robson, a wealthy mill
owner and one Of the most enterprls-
ing, public-spirited citizens in the
state -com.nittsd suicide- -on--the 10th,
inst. by shooting himself through the
head in his mill at --. Temporary
insanity is believed to have been the
cause. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
Tho eInd,snensable Screen.

Screens have long been considered
indispensable in modern homes. From
the simple low fire screen to the mani
fold extension affair with the tapestry
panels or panels Of semi-transparent
silken stuff, their variety is great in
deed. Once upon time o4c single
screen sutEiced for the adornment of o
drawing room, but now one can scarce
ly have too many, if the apartment be
large enough and they are judiciously
disposed-utilized as background
for bric-a-brac, a setting for stage
like group Of palms, Japanese fans,
quaint chairs and fragile tea table.
Semi-occasionally one finds a screen
placed to serve its original purpose
that of partition to shut off one part
Of the room from another. But, how
ever utilized, screens are both useful
and ornamental.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Rules for Tea Making.

Rules lot ca MakIHE.
The rule of three holds good IL tea
making and pouring:
1. Buy good brand Of tea. .
2. The water must be boiling, and
on a fresh boil at that, before it has
hissed itself into fatness.
8. Pour ont as soon as it is made.
Tea left to stand upon the leaves is
charged with tannic acid, signlfylnG
bitter unwlolesomeness.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
CH|LDREN's COLUMN.
Kitty Knew About Sheep.

Kitty Knew About Sheep.
Seven sheep were standing
BY tho pasture wall.
Tel, me-" said the teacher
TO her scholars small.
"One poor sheep was frightened
Jumped. and ran away,
Ono from seven-how many
Woolly sheep would stay?'
Up went Kitty fingers.
\ farmers daughter she,
Not So bright at tiguros
As she onght to be-.
"pieasc, ma a'am'-"WelE,then. Kitty.
Tel! US. If you know;
"Please, ii one jumped over,
All the rest worlA co.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
A SONG.

A SONG
when the
Bend DOWN
the moo
theh adowedt
of
At its ssrna anu IN % gerne Mcope
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
AN EFFICIENT ARMY.
II the One Maintained by little Swift.
zerland at a Nomin-
nj COST.

It has long been a matter of wonder
that Switzerland should be able to main
tain an efficient army for less than
$50O,O00. She could in a case of emer-
gency put 100000 troops in the field
in two days, with 100000 more in re-
serve, besides $4,000 militia. The Swiss
have been peculiarly strong fighters
since the dawn of European history,
running all invaders from the Romans
to the French by their never-say-die
mode of warfare. Almost every man in
the present Swiss army is marksman,
as shooting societies are substantially
encouraged by the government. The
equipment is most simple, as each man
keeps his rifle and accoutrements at
home. There is little or no artillery,
the nature of the country forbidding
the use of that branch of the serv-
ice. The men in the republic, no mat
ter of what rank or calling, serve ten
years, from % to 80, being called out
for drill IS days in the first year and 16
each of the others. They are individ-
ually responsible for the condition of
their munitions of war, and entirely Of
ficered by men of their neighborhood.
The system, if limited, is by far the
most efficient in the world.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
SNAKE CHARMERS.
Hardy American Indians Who CARR
-. Deadly Rattlers In Their
Mouths.

It is generally supposed that the SER
penis exhibited by snake charmers
have been deprived of their fangs, and
this is doubtless often the case, while
one instance at least is recorded in
which the mouth of the snake had
been sewn together to prevent it from
biting, says the Westminster Review.
The writer noticed at the Ceylon exhi-
bition, given some years ago in Lon
don, that one of the snake charmers,
finding the cobra he was exhibiting
becoming too lively and aggressive,
seized the reptile by the neck and thrust
it hastily into the small round basket
in which it was carried, at the same
time pushing it with voluminous
white cloth, at which it bit savagely.
Having almost closed the lid of the
basket, the man drew away the cloth
violently, thus doubtless dragging out
the fangs which were fastened in it..
ried it away.
This, of course, required a large
amount of cool courage, as well as
great quicl6ness OF hand and eye, all
which qualities must be doubly neces-
sary in capturing and tanning these
deadly reptiles. But if we are aston
ished by the skill and dexterity dis
played by Indian snake charmers, still
more must we marvel at the hardihood
of the American Indians, who, in their
snake dances, not only handle the dead
~ rattlesnake with impunity, but alb
solutely carry it about in their mouths.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

:, Default laying been mado in the payment of
thn sum Of five hnndrA.l iifty-threa ard 7l-10]
dollars. principal an interest," and the sum of
t"enty-one and 1s-l00 dollars taxes heretofore
pald by the Undersigned on the premises herein
adter described makinga total Of five hundred
seventy four and 8910O dollars (&574-s0) which is
claimed to be due and is due at the date of this
potlce ujon certain MORTGAGE duly executed
and delivered by John f. segog aud Maria s.
segog, his wife mortgagors, to B. G sSgog,
mortgage, bearing date September 3Oth. 1853
and recorded in the office of the Register of
DEEDS IN and for the county of Cook and state
or Minnesota on the 10th day of October, 1898, at
Q clock A. NJ. of that day in Book "B' of Nor
debt secured thereby were thereafter by assign
ment in writing dated June 25th. 1895. and re-
corded In the office of the said Register of of
Deeds on July 5th, 1895, in Book "A" of assign
l on page t. duly assigned by said B. G..
,, NOW THEREFORE,, notice is hereby given
that under the power Of sale contained therein
sal! mortgage wi be foreclosed and the premis-
es therein described, to-wit: an undivided one
fourth interest in the west half of t souttwes
quarter and the northwest quarter IF the south
east quarter o. section twenty-six (2G, Township
slHty-hve CG5) N'rti., Of Range five (5) west of
the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the
situated in the county of Cook aud State Of
NJ nn"s0ta will be sold at pu bile auction to the
nlghest bldner Tor cash to pay said debt interest
ana taxes S2o attorneys fee and the disbu1se-
ments allowed by law, by the Sheriff of said
Cook county. at the front door of the Court
House, in the village Of Grand Marais, in said
o'clock P. NJ of that day.
Dated July 70, $780,
Nj. r. DEFINING,
MCGIFFFRT & nUNTER Alto rneys. Sl2
eco Herald Building Duluth, MINI,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
FORTUNE in TAPESTRIES.
The Splendid Collection Claimed by
q Titled Organ Grinder in
London.

Viscount Hinton, the scion of English
nobility who has been earning mod
est livelihood by grinding an organ in
the streets of London, claims not only
the title and estates of Earl Poulett, but
the furniture and ornaments in the
great halls at Hinton St. George, says
London Mail.
These include one of the finest private
collections of tapestry in the world
tapestries bearing the design of Paul
Veronese and other great masters,
which are renowned for, their beauty
and value throughout the world of art.
There are II of these splendid tapes
tries at Hinton St. George. They are
all of the renaissance period and were
made about 1870. Some of them have
the Poulett arms woven into the ia brio
AS many of these splendid possessions
of the Pouletts are as much as 20 feet
in length, it may be readily understood
that they occupy great space in the
halls.
These tapestries are valued at e 1000
each. That is their average price. Con-
noisseurs assert that several tapestries
in the collection are worth e 5000 to
1900 each. They are all in splendid
condition, and if Viscount Hinton gets
them they will constitute perhaps his
most unique possession.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
SOME BIG FEES.
european Physicians Sometimes OBJ
tain Fortunes for a Sim
gle Operation.


Several European physicians have
made fortunes by single operations.
DR.. Thomas Dimsdale, a Hertfordshire
specialist, who was summoned to St..
Petersburg in 1852 to vaccinate Empress
Catherine H., received 100000 and a
pension of $4,000 year. A certain DR..
Butler, who had obtained a worldwide
reputation for his operations in lithot-
omy, received a lakh of rupees (then
forth $50,000) from each of six Indian
rajahs for releasing them from their
pains. The late car of Russia paid Prof.
zacherine, noted specialist of Moscow,
$4,000 for two days attendance. DR..
Gale, of Bristol, received a check for
$250,C00 for curing a certain prominent
nobleman of diseased knee. DR.. Gale
lowski, who travelled all the way to
Teheran to attend the son of the late
shah, received $4,000 and his expenses.
Sir William Jenner received baronetcy
and $4,000 for four weeks attendance
at the bedside of the prince of Wales.
Sir Morell Mackenzie received 100000
for attending Emperor Frederick. Per-
haps the most extravagant fee of all,
however, is that of an English army
surgeon, who charged an Indian rajah
$4,000 for one prescription in simple
case of rheumatism.-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
The Dutch In Afric,.

The Cape Dutch have no enthusia sn
for the English empire and the English.
10 study their history from the, time
we came to the cape will explain that
tact. But it is to their interesteto be
loyal, and they know it. And their OBJ
ponents know it. But in the South
African political war game anything is
good enough to beat Dutch dog with.
The Dutch are slow. They are mostly
uneducated, as we understand educa-
ton. They often seem stu pid. to a.
quicker or town-bred mind But the
man who buys a Dutchman for fool
will have hard bargain. Even a
blindfolded Dutchman knows on which
side his bread is buttered, and their
motto in international politics is |sBet-
ter the devil we know than the devil we
don know. "-Fortnightly Review,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
SHERIFF'S EXECUTION SALE.

Under and by virtue of an execution issued
out of and under the seal of the District Court
of the State Of Minnesota, in and for Fourth
Judicial District in the County of Hennepin on
the 9th day of July, A. D. 1909 upon a judg-
ment rendered and docketed in said court and
county in m action therein wherein John Dun
ham and W. W. Eastman, cOpartners as Durham
& Eastman were plaintiffs and Ole Hanson and
Erick Steendahl were defendants, in favor of
said plaintiffs and against said defendants for
the sum OF one hundred seventy five and 71-1OO
Dollars, and interest from March 18TH 1897, and
taxes Gf any and costs, which said execution
has to me, sheriff Of Cook County, been duly
directed and delivered, [ have levied upon and
and will sell at public auction to the highest
cash bidder at the front door of the court house
in the village of Grand Marais, in said County
of Cook Oh Monday, the End day Of October
1899, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that day.
all the right, title and interest that the above
named Eric Steendahl had in and to The real
estate hereinafter described. on the 26th day of
March, 1897. that being the date of the docketing
Of transcript Of SAID judgment in the District
Court in the Counties OF Lake and Cook, the
property being the following described lands
situated. lying and being within said County Of
Cook and State Of Minnesota, to- wit:
The undivided three fourths interest in Lots
rive 90, Six Co. Seven ~ and light (S) of
Section Twenty-t three OBJ in Township Sixty
tour (6I North. of Range Two (2) West Of the
Fourth principal MERIDIAN
Dated Grand Marais. Mimi. August 18th, 1899.
HANS GULBRANSEM,
Sheriff Of Cook County.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
Belligerent Crabs.

The most savage specimen of the crab
species is found in Japan, seeming to
dream of nothing but fighting, to de-
light in nothing half SO much. The
minute he spies another of his Kind
he scrapcs. his claws together in rage,
challenging him to the combat. Not
moment is wasted in preliminaries,
but at it they go, hammer and tongs.
1t sounds like two rocks grinding
against one another as their claws rat
tie against the hard shells. The sand
flies as the warriors push each other
hither and thither until at last one of
them stretches himself out in the sun,
tired to death. But he does not beg
for mercy or attempt to run away,
only feebly rubbing his claws together
in defiance of his foe. That foe comes
closer, and with his claws trembling with
JOY at his victory the conqueror catches
hold of one claw of the vanquishyi
crab, twists it until it comes off and
bears away the palpitating limb as
trophy of his prowess. Such is bat
tie between warrior crabs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-30
LIFTING POWER.
A Statistical Estimate of the Aver
age Mans Power at Vary
ing Ages.

The muscles, in common with all the
organs of the body, have their stages
of development and decline; our phys
ical strength increases up to a certain
age, and then decreases. TESTS of
strength of several thousands of peo-
pie have been made by means of a dyna-
mometer (strength measuier), and the
following are given as the average fig
ures for the white race:
The lifting power" Of youth of II
years is 280 pounds; in his twentieth
year this increases to 800 pounds, and
in the thirtieth and thirty-frst years it
reaches it's height, 1856 pounds. At the
end of the thirty first year the strength
begins to decline, very slowly at first.
BY the fortieth year it has decreased
eight pounds, and this diminution con-
tinues at slightly increasing rate until
the fiftieth year is reached, when the
figure is $50 pounds.
After this period the strength fails
more and more rapidly until the weak
ness of old age is reached. 1t is not
possible to give statistics Of the decline
of strength after the fiftieth year, as it
varies to large degree in different in
dividuals. -.