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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
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piled to several more useful purposes.
md .one of these, Of recent date. is en-
bodied in a magnetic chuck for mis-
cellaneous work, for surface grinding,
principally. but adapted also for the
planer or the lathe. ~. w..
The magnetic effect in this c'!nck is
produced by an electro current circl:'at-
ing in coil in the interior Of tn" de-
vice. and, as this coil is wound. Iref-
erably. for ITO volts, the needed cur
rent can be taken from any Regular
electric lighting main in or about a
~hop. The convenience of the device,
especially fer small work. is obvious.
\ ma gnel ic holder fer an electric
ireandesccnt> lamp is another electric
shop convenience. The holder is sim
ply lamp socket containing a small
electric magnet. which will make the
whole contrivance stick to any piece of
iron. or steel with which it may te
brought in contact. ...
The coil through which the magnet
is 'energized is within the base of the
holder. and the lamp current supply
ing the energy passes through it on its
way to the lamp.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
] ancient Land survevinr.

Prof. Eisenlohr has lately examined
the plan Of a survey Of land, made some
5000 years before Christ, and discov-
cred in Babylonia. The plan wa drawn
on clay tablet, on the other side
of which was a calcula ton Of the area
of the land. Eisenlohr finds not only
that the comp tation was correct, but
that the methods used strikingly re-
semb1ed those Of modern surveyors, in
Guiding a system Of checks to insure ac-
=curacy OF work Youth's Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
COnte st Notice.

Office, Duluth Minn., December IS. 1858.
A sufficient contest affidavit having cen fled
in this Office by J. ID. Flory, cont s;an!, against
home / ;ld entry o. G94 made June 81, 1852, for
the els of ne1l ances of sell Of seci ion is town
ship IL north. range west. by Louis N. Brochon.
contestce in which 1t is a]lege that said Louis
and improve slid t, act for more then two years
last pAst' said parties are hereby notified to
appear: respond and offer evidence lou hing said
1899. before The Register and Receiver at the
United States Land Office in Duluth AIinn.
The said contestant having. in proper aei-
dayit. filed October q. 1855, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence, personal service
of this notice can not To made, it is hereby
orde'ei and directed that such notice be g.ven
by due and proper Publication.
:. 1-2I VIM. Il, Culkin, Regis
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
GUNNERY PRACTICE.
PeFils That Outsiders Know Little
About.

PeFils That Outsiders Know Little
About.
An officer of the United States navy
relates the following as illustrating
some of the perils of gunnery at sea:
Il came very near going up into the
air in small bits on this last squadron
cruise. We were at heavy gun practice
at sea, and but for the quickness of a
gunner's mate would have never re-
turned. AS you probably know, the
heavy guns in the turrets are fired by
electricity, the gun being discharged
simply by pressing button. The OFF,
Ger in command of the forward turret
on our ship during rapid-frc practice
was just about to press the button to
fire one of our big guns when a gun
ner's mate was seen to grab at some
thing on the wall of the turret and then
fall in heap on the floor. The officer
pressed the button, but the gun was not
discharged:' When the mate came to he
was asked what had happened, and he
Informed the officer that the breech of
the gun had not been locked, and that
what he grabbed at on the wall was the
wires forming the electric firing cir
cult. When he saw that the officer was
preparing to fire the gun, and at the
same time observed that the breech of
the gun was not locked, the only thing
that occurred to. him to prevent the gun
Z being discharged was to destroy the cir
suit, which he did promptly and effect
lively. When all this occurred there was
J q charge Of $50 pounds Of powder in the
gun, another charge Of the same size in
the turret ready to. be served, and the
1assageway leading to the powder mag
azine was wide open. But for the quick
ness OF the gunner's mate the gun would
have been blown outainside the turret,
h the gases from the burning powder
would probably have ignited the charge
lying in the turret, this explosion would
have ignited the powder in the maya
j zine, and the chances are thatthe whole
ship, crew and all, would have gone up
in the air. a thought that has occurred
to me is this: Suppose the accident had
occurred, what do you imagine the YER
dict of a board Of inquiry as to the ca use
Of the loss Of the shipwould have been?
Since his experience the department has
adopted electrical means to prevent the
discharge Of any Of the large guns uni til
i the brcech is locked. San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
imperialism Or Die.

Belle PLANE Herald 6. K. Davis is
bound to have expansion and imperial.
ism, or de- @. K. no doubt has turned
round penny out. of this whole war
expansion business, and he wisely-for
himself-does not;;* desire to kill the
goose that is laying for him golden eggs.
Well, after all ,it is,really hard to blame
Davis for looking after No. l. No one
ever expected anything else from him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

Lieut. Neall;s 1.-THE Fourth o. s. Caval-
ry, who recently. disappeared leaving a
shortage of several thousand dollars in
official accounts. was another victim
sacrificed upon the altar of wicked
blonde with yellow hair.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
June 3, 1s7s.-Notice for Pub.
Land Office. Duluth. MINI. ;.

Timber Iand, Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for Pub.
/ : lication.-U: s; Land Office, Duluth. MIMI,
NOT e is hereby given that in compliance with
pc provisions Of the act of Congress of June 3,
1879, atit'e IAN act for the sale Of timber lands
n ~ the sta % OF liferna. Oregon, Nevada and
We shln.; ION TIE, ,itoty as extended to all the
public E1nd states by act Of august 4 1889.
Charles fRehns tyand, Of Harding county of st.
Louis. state Of Mimi esota, has this day fled ii
this office his sworn eta, ement No. 1925 for the
purchase Of Inc lots. II i. and sh of SELF section
township s., nge 8 west. end will offer proof
70 show that the land ght is more valuable for
its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes and to establ,sh his claim to said land
Tefors the Resister and Receiver of this otreat
March, 1891. 5 s--s@ - -
81 He names as witnesses:
George Il. Signalness, Sam Anderson and
John !. Nee Of West Superior Wis. and Albert
T; Gross; Bred A. Gross, Andrew r. Restnl ana
Patrick .McGoy of Duluth Mimi Z -
. Any and AL persons tanning adversely tie
March 1906. es>t,1 : ~ IL
5 = SO Vim 3 Culkin. Registers
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
The Real Glory Of the Flag.

Hibbing Sentinel: The great glory Of
our flag lie that 1T is the flag of the free.
If we are to make it anywhere the flag
OF conquest and subjugation then, every
star on it will lose something of it's
former luster, every stripe something Of
It's brightness and beauty. It seems to
us that the best defenders OF the flag ara
those who protest against it's prostitu-
ton to the purpose Of imperialism. ="
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

1t will be strange, indeed, if the lob
byists do not pull out of the legislative
mix-up at Washington a few crooked
millions during the busy closing days
of the session of Congress.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

Congressman Lentz, OF Ohio, wants
every school in the country supplied
with an accurate map. Of the q. s., at the
expense Of the government. The idea is
several laps ahead of the usual free
distribution, in usefulness.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

It isn't at all necessary that a hero
should have had long series of interest
ing episodes. in his life; tie manufactured
episodes are just as interesting, and
much easier on the writer's.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

Our soldiers insthe Philippines were
suffering from the heat while this coun-
try was going through the severest biz
gard it hae experienced in eighteen years.
Another proof that things in this world
are as contrary a. the inhabitants.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

No sirl We don't believe that the late
President Faure, of France, died from
enlargement of the head. If that malady
was fatal, there are towns that would be
in danger Of being depopnlated.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
!, Qualifications,

s. .sHuh! snorted the husband who
had been inreigled into Intending the
rendition OF a sermon. JAIL him .
boy preacher! He's 40 if he's a day.. .
'sHe does look that wa 3, 81 said the
wife; '.ibutt {, q She cont inuedl in her.
anxiety to plead, don t you think he
has the mind OF . boy FypogTa phi
cal journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

The French method filling vacancy
IN tho Presidency would rot suit Ameri-
cans, but it can not be denied that it is
speedy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04
Discovery of Tobacco.

Tobacco was discovered in San Do
ningo in 1906; in Yucutan by the Span
iards in 1920. 1t was introduced into
France in 1860 and into England in
1522 =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

Timber and. Act June 3, 1s1s,-Notice for Pub
lication.-Unitcd States Land Office, Dulut..
Mimi, January II. 1890 .4$
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with.
the provisions Of the act Of Congress Of June 8.
1878 entitled AN act for the sale of timber lands
in the Stats 8 Of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory" as extended TO all the
William Christensen. of Duluth county of St.
Louis state OF Minnesota, has this day filed in
his office his sworn statement No. 1912, for the
purchase Of the lots and g of section 25 in
township 65 north, range west, of 9Th p, m;
sought is more valuable for its tim DER Or
stone than for agricultural PURPOSES, and to
establish his clam to said land before tho
register and receiver of this Office ut Duluth
Ann. ON MondHy. the 18th. day Of April, 1859.
He Ia nes ss Witnesses:
Claus Homstton, Joseph Couture. John A.
Ross and .Joha Evans all of Duloth Mimi.
ANY and all persons cl:imiDg adversely the
aboved cribed lands requested to file their
CLAIMS in this office before said 1'th day of
April, 1859.
VIM, E. ca kin, Register.
J. H. Sharp, Atty. Pill
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

& Educate Your Bowels with C.,scarets.
,n CANDY Gathartic. cure constipation forever.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-03-04

Io B Cure Const Ipation Forever.
8. rake Gascarets Candy Cathartic zoe or go.
lf Ct 81. C fail to- cure. drugQists refnnd manev ,'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
WHERE TIN IS BEING MINED.
Sources From Which the Desirable
Product Is Obtained.

Yale Review: The tin used in the tin plate
industry comes from several sources. The best
of these is found in Australia and the straits
settlements. The Utter furnish the most de-
sirable tin KNOWN as Banca tin. This Is re-
Carded as the purest, and Is in consequence
more sought after by the manufacturers of
tin plate The Cornwell mines were discovered
about rs B. c. and for twelve centuries were
the one source of this mineral. In 1910 tin
was found in Bohemia. Five hundred years
later. In 1850. the Banca mines were opened
producer of block tin large scale. From
1872 tin has been found in commercial quanti-
ties in New South Wales. Queensland and
Tasmania
The United States have not been so fortunate
although many attempts have been made from
time to time to find tin. Tin was discovered
in California as early as 1868. Only for short
time were the mines operated; they were then
closed down, and remained so until 1888 In
this year an American company bought the
property with the intention of operating, but
il was sold to English syndicate before two
wears had passed. Something like $500, 900 was
snent but no special results were secured. The
total product OF the mine was 269. 900 pounds
of tin valued at $4,000. The Harvey Peak
mine is the story Of another futile attempt
to get tin in commercial quantities The Har,
new Peak as 1t is Familiarity called. is situated
near Custer City s. ID. great deal Of money
has been spent in the development OF this
mine but 1t Is doubtful II more than ten tons
Of metal have been taken out OF the ground
The English capitalists were also heavily In
terested in this attempt. In Alabama, North
Carolina. and Virginia tin bearing rock has
been found. In no sense can the United states
be regarded as a tin producing country.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17

New Orleans Picayune The fact that IIo md
Is geographically small has helped TO dim some
what a true appreciation OF the splendor of the
heritage to which Queen Wilhelmina has sue
ceeded Dutch trade increases ut rate which
may truly be described as enormous. In 1915
the total exports OF the w00dless and coalless
country We're $50 100000 horins In 1856 they
had advanced to 900. 900, 900 forms, while for
1896 the very substantial figure OF 13iO, OOO, 900
forms was reached. 1t is true that the adoption
of an extended teetotal habit in the world might
seriously affect trade Of which gin largely
figures, but little fear OF such a contingei cy
is entertained In Holand-as little probably as
there Is for the commercial fate OF Rotterdam,
which has recently spent 44,000,OOO forms for
its own better equipment in the long struggle
with such rivals Antwerp and Hamburg FOR
the shipping trade Of Northwestern Europe. Not
only at home Is Holland a commercial nation,
but abroad. She ranks as one Of the few Euco-
pean countries which deserves the title of a
colonizng power. The Dutch East Indian colonies
have an area equal to that OF one-half of Europe,
and their population Of 30, 000O 900 Is at least six
times that OF the mother country. When Qu zen
Wilhelmina succeeded to her historic throne
nearly 200 companies having Dutch colonies rs
their especial field OF operations we're In exist
ence at Amsterdam. II IL abhndantly clear,
therefore that Holland can only In the strictest
physical sense be numbered among the "low "
countries.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
,ls,ne Cnkebread's Record.

Boston Herald: The death OF Jane Cakebread,
removes a famous character from London. She
held the London record for drunkenness and
discorderly conduct, and 1t is calculated that she
spent something more than half hei lifetime Of
ffty.seven years in Jail for her delinquences A
great many heroic efforts were made &c reform
Jane but they all failed. Not even the exer-
lions Of Lady Henry Somerset in this direction
avaled anything except the libel suit brought
by Lady Henry against William Waldorf Astor's
London paper, which was 50 imp0lite as to say
that Jane was driven to drink In order to get
rid OF Lady Benry's solicitude for her welfare.
Mr.. Astor had to apologize for this base insinua-
ton. All the same, Jane deied all the moral
lists and temperance agitators OF London, and she
has now died with the record for convictions for
drunkenness disorderly conduct. having been
found guilty Of these offences about 200 timer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
Some Large Families in Kentucky

There are some large families in Pu-
laski county, KY, as will be seen by pc
rusal of the following article winch Is
clipped from the Somerset Paragon:
'Going to tax collectors books we hnd
that the Nancy list has on 1t the names
Of fifty,six Burtons, Bourbon list has
nine. Somerset has two, and Glades two.
making in all slxty-nine Burtons that are
listed to pay taxes in Pulaski county
Counting five to each voter, we must
have at least 345 Burtons all told. but it
is thought they will i',n at least six to
the voter. A large majority of them vote
the Republican ticket but We are glad
to saw that no Pulaski families all vote
one way The Burtons in former days
lived on the west side of Fishing creek
but in the last few years what IS called
Burton Town became so densely popu-
lated that the Burton family inausurated
a policy of expansion, and there are one
or two scores of them living along the
east banks of that stream, and occasion
ally one will be found in other neighbour
hoods. Pulaski has otheg names that are
numerous, for instance, in the Burdine
III ecinct there are twenty-nine taxpayers
AIRED Burdne, ana in that same section
of the county thirty-three taxpayers are
named Bullock, and in the Hail precinct
there are nineteen families named Hail.
and every section of the county has
few Halls in It,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
CURSE OF LABOR-sAvING DEVICES.
The Alleged Cause of Suicide, In
sanity rnd Nervous Diseases.

New York Commercial Advertiser TIN
increase of suicide, insanity and nervouf
diseases may, If one be so minded b
traced directly to the labor saving de-
vices wherewith man has burdened himx
self. It is not that these make him lazy
and AFFORD him too little exercise for hif
health; but the remembering them Is too
great u strain upon his BRAIN He cannot
undertake the simplest thing but he has
fist to stop and think whether he has
not some labor saving device which will
when he can remember where it Is. bring
II out. dust It ard oil 1t up little-en-
able him to do with less labor what ha
was about 10 do in the old-faShioned way.
Man was tired of takin6 the top off hix
inkstand every morning, and patent INK
stands were devised to do away with
that labor Then he grew tired even or
dipping his pen into the instands which
did not need the cover taken off. and
stylographic and fountain pens were in
vented Man tired of signaling the con-
ductor to stop the car and little buttons
have been put in which he needs but to
press to inform the motorman that he
wishes to leave the car at the next cross
ing. Man did not wish the trouble OK lac
ing up his shoes and the congress gaiter
came in Self-sharpening pencils relieved
him of another great burden. Shoes with
rubber soes obviate the necessity OF
putting on overshoes when it is wet Beh
lamy wanted a universal umbrella to UNI
fold over q whole city when 1t rained.
and New York would probably have ha&
1t before this were it not for the haunt
ing fear that Chicago or some other city
would come along and borrow the um
brella.
The latest labor saving device is
"button hole nloistener' which does
these things: at opens the buttonhotoL
perfumes the collars and cuffs. removes
the starch from the edge of the button
hole, and permits buttoning with easel
saves wear and tear of button holes
brtakage of buttons and the destruction
of your finger nails" The advertisements
ACIDS "and saves your reason;" but .heros
in 1t is wrong: it is the abundance, the
bewilderment of labor saving devices
which make man the sad, nervous wreck
he Is at the end of this century. Mans
memory is said to be growing weaker.
That is not true but what is true is thas
his memory is so cverhurdened with re-
Numbering all the labor saving devices
OF which he is the slave that he has little
time or mind or thought for anything
else Thoreau took to the woods: but
the rest of us. with less strength of mind.
struggle along, and when things become
too bad go insane or commit suicide or
rush off to the north pole. pretending We
want to find it, but in reality escaping
from the bondage of the labor saving do
vices. You will notice. perhaps, that no
body ever does discover the north poles
they merely go off and give their nerves.
a rest and then come back to the fascina-
lions of the labor saving devices from
which they are not able permanently to
escape.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
A Day on.

New York Weekly: Mrs. Out-of-Town ito near
peghbor)-Such trouble as I've had to-day; I'm
nearly dead.
Neighbor-Mercy! What's happened?
my husbands watch stopped last night"
~ don't zee why that
mo neither could We. 1t never stopped be-
fore. and we didn't know It stopped this
morning because It stopped at o'clock last
evening" and so ! set the clock by 1t. and that
was wrong and my husband missed the train
to the city and the children were late to
school,"
mot pleasant of course: but
"Oh. but haven't told you. You see my
husband, after missing his regular train. con-
cluded to take a day OF and mend all the tnr-
niture"
II see."
YES He's got everything In the house apart
and can't get them together sxain.'
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17

Most OF the rains in the Mississippi valley
during the summer come from the soutswesty
during the winter from tho northwest. An easA
wind is said by meteorolog!ats to signify ap-
preaching rain. but the storm cloud doas no<
always come from the direction in which the
surface wind Is blowing. An eastern rnin %
snow storm Is often very heavy. the largeso
preutpltations OF snow sometimes being accom-
panied by an eastern surface wind, thsuGh
OF course. the cold wave which congeals thA
moisture OF .hs atmosphere into sssu y ~
marlly fyVsu thu a0rth-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17

II vaQ tho day before the failure of
Grant e Ward The Young Napoleon of
fianacs, whose operations had started the
money world, whose partnership with the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17
STORIES OF THE GNUNT, GRAY
COMMANDER OF PORTO RICO.

HIS One Eye Likcned to Mnuser
BuIlet-Indelible Marks of Peril
Gus Campaigns Against Hostile
misunderstanding Spaninrds and
Leading n Sunday SchOOl-Story
of Crippled Hnnd-HOw the
Hero Lost One of His Eyes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-02-17

On April % or %. about three weeks be-
fore the failure, which scattered so much
ruin in the street, as the clock in Wards
office struck 4, caller was announced.
The Young Napoleon went through the
usual formula-"Who is he? What's his
name? What is the nature of his busi-
neSsT'
The employees replied: "He refuses to
give his name. He called to see the gen.
eral. but said he also wanted to speak
with you. He would not mention his
business"
The common impression that Ferdinand
Ward, with ell his genius, never forgot
q name or a face Is wrong. He often for
got both, and In this case he was all at
eea. for when Mr.. Johnson of Cat
taraugus entered and said. "Howdy,"