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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STOKES FOR OUR:
JUNIOR READERS. IS.
The Popcorn Ball - How Susie Set
Them Free Playthincs for the Little
#5 Ones Of China-..Let Us Go In and
I'd Take a DRINK Sl@<z.:f* f3%9 III

III ss The Popcorn Ball. s,5.s.5 4; sS55
they were sound asleep in rows and
;. rings, -.,s 5*4. d
All quiet as, quiet could be, >. u .ssss~:.;,es
But Susie said: "You queer little
~. things, - a,.....z T.
You'll find your feet and you'll find
ri your wings = -. ::
Tonight when I set you free" -
Then she opened the door of an airy
And made them ready to go to the
= ball. ~#<~# !,
They had worn their silks out long
ago, ~
When the summer days were bright,
But now, as they danced in the fire.
light glow,
Like drops of rain that are changed to
snow,
They burst into dazzling white:
And they spread their robes till they
filled the hall.
"Oh, see!" said she, what a lovely
BALL"
They hoped SO high and they tripped
so true,
In the freight steady and clear,
Almost like music it seemed to Sue,
And think it's a pity" she cried
don't you?
That they can't possibly hear.
You know there was only one ear for
them all,
And that they lost when they came to
the ball."
The pattering ended, the dance was
done,
And the hall was emptied, too;
But that was not the end of the fun,
For Susie invited them, every one,
TO join candy-stew.
How could they refuse when she
pressed them all
To stay in her popcorn ball.
-Eudora S. Bumstead.
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with resuscittion. AS he bore high
reputation as professor of occult
science, the sorrowing relatives hearth
1y consented. The sage then obtained
three. cowries, and, after praying very
theoretically, threw the shells On the
ground. Instantly one disappeared,
and the spectators were wondering
what had become of it when a huge
cobra burst out of the adjacent jungle,
bearing the missing cowrie on it's fore
head. 1t must have been a humble
sort of reptile, for when ordered by
the sage to suck the wound on the de-
ceased lady it iat once complied, and
then died to save further trouble.
Within an hour it's human victim had
quite recovered, and went on merrily
with her husband and relatives. none
the worse for her little adventure.
such was the marvellous treatment"
says the narrator, "0f the peasant Mou-
la Bux, professor of the occult science,
which, with the spread of the so-called
western civilization, had almost died
out of the land" What we cannot
understand is why snakes committed
more atrocities when occult science
was in it's prime than under western
civilization.
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their Intended mates All these In
sects were captured IN flight The
chafhnches were full of ardor, the
males all a-futter with excitemen
following the females and with the
cuckoo-like flight, which is one .of the
birds surest signs Of love, and repeat
ing the soft love note almost incessant-
". On one of the first days OF May
two willow Wrens were busy in a
hedge. The male often sung, but was
mainly intent on keeping near his
companion, who appeared to be a fe-
male bird. She was seemingly indif-
ferent to his presence and hunted for
insects with all the graceful activity
of her species. But she remained in
the same spot. The male was greatly
excited, his wings lowered and pull
sating and his call not prolonged to az
scream rather than a chirp. Through
the telescope it was evident that she
also was trembling little. Suddenly
the male darted forth, returned, and
alighted near the other. He then with
out haste went to her and her beak
met his. The incident was so brief
that the telescope could not be used;
but it was, perhaps, fair to assume
that he had found and bestowed a love
gift. She accepted it with the same
sedateness that the female hycatchers,
chaftlnehes and robin had exhibited in
the like circumstances.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
(FTom the New 2 ork Press. ]

I ., tFTom the New York Press.)
On last Tuesday there came to the
United States cruiser Raleigh trophy.
of war which is, In many respects, the
mos& curious that has been acquired
anywhere during the entire war. It is
the picture which is reproduced on this.
page. ,. sE.= .5@. .s .sssz .,.. .@ i b.
After the destruction of Monto5o's
squadron in Manila bay, the sailors
and marines from the Raleigh that
made up . landing party, found on the
shore the dead body Of Spanish Off
Ger. Beside him lay a camera. 1T was
question whether the Photographic
box contained anything of value or.
not, bat Boatswain Gibbs OF the Raj
eigh, having an investigating as well
as scientific turn of mind, bounced
on it as prize of great value. ". ~
His companions laughed at him for
his choice of souvenirs. They wanted
knives, machetes, bayouets from Maui
ser rifles and such Things to put in
their chests and bring back home to
their friends in the United States. But
Gibbs, chung to his camera, and when
he got it down in the Ra1eigh's hold
and laid out his own amateur photo
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Amoug Wild Birds.

Returning to wild birds, my oppor-
tunities have been too limited to en-
able me to generalize; but the follow
ing observations may be not without
value to those who try to see in the
bird a sentiment and tender being.
writes a bird fancier in the Chicago
Inter Ocean. A few days after the ar
rival Of the spotted fycatcher pair Of
them were in a near tree. The male
often attempted song and was eyi-
IDENTIFY following the female. He sud
denly went forth on longer Journey
than usual, as though for larger in.
sect, turned and went to the female
and in the gentlest manner presented
to her the captured insect (Which ap-i
.peared to be Of the size OF a bee). She.
took it sedately. Shortly after she re-
ceived another gift OF the same kind.
A second pair Of fycatchers behaved
in precisely the same manner. Last.
April a male robin gave some food il
the same way to its mate Both birds
often used their call note. ~
81 Several male chafdnches, before
nesting time. gave captured insects ~
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always kept the channel free and clear.
Then the river turned south, and the
sandbar followed it, growing in SIZE
as the flow of the river decreased, On
til it had become good-sized prom
ontory inside of which the river fd w.
ed, with an outlet far to the south
ward of the original one opposite the
town. Being turned out of it's regular
channel in this way the river also
broadened and Swallowed. It was not
until fierce gale visited the distri let
and threw the water against the out
side of the promontorybthat matters
changed for the best. In conjunction
with the gale came one of the high
est tides of the year. The water swept
into the streets of Marshfeld, and hun
dreds of acres of the big marshes at
the southeast end of the town. When
all this immense body of water started
on its return to the sea with the fall
ing tide it undid the work of many
years, and the next day it was found
that where there had been solid
ground forty-eight hours before,
clean-cut channel, $50 feet wide and 13
feet deep for it's full width, through
which the tide ran like a miracle.
while in the older, mouth of the river
there was hardly any movement. Now
there is straight, free entrance to the
sea, which is in more direct line
with the flow of the river, than even
the old mouth Of years ago, and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
through which a good-sized vessel car
enter at any stage Of the tide. 5 q.
I PORTO RlcANS.
Have Strange Marriage Customs and the
Poor Do Not Wed.

Have Strange Marriage Customs and the
Poor Do Not Wed.
##. Marriage is almost unknown among
the very poor classes, and the distinc-
ton Of having the written word and
the blessing of the priest carries with
it no special badge of honor; it is
suggestive only of another poor man
gone wrong and a grasping padre a
few pesos richer. It is a much easier
matter for a man to select his com
panion partner and set up housekeep-
ing in new wickiup under the ban
ana trees without more ado. : A legal
marriage by license has less in it
which meets approval in the native
mind than that performed by a church
functionary, for the padre might al
ways save them from hell, while the
nations sanction is absolutely a bare
faced robbery. Gen. Grant one day
gave hearing to a much-agitated man
who stated that the priest would not
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
A Sea-Fight.


The "killer,'' Orca gladiator, is a
Voraclous whale, with powerful jaws
armed with large, sharp teeth. It is
the wolf OF the ocean, and two or
three Killers will attack a sperm whale,
and mutilate and kill the huge ami
NAL Mr.. Bullen, in his narrative of a
whaling voyage, 1.-THE Cruise of the
Cachalot," describes fight between a
sperm whale and three killers which
he saw off the island Of Formosa.
A large bowhead rose near the ship,
who seemed Indifferent to his proxim-
ity. Three killers were attacking him.
One leaped high in the air and de-
~scended~ upon the whales broad back
with crash. Again and again the
killer 1eaped and fell, as if to beat the
whale into submission by a succession
of heavy blows.
The sea around boiled like a caldron.
The worried whale lifted it's huge head
out of the foaming water. On either
side a killer hung to his lips, evident
ly trying to drag his mouth open. At
last the incessant, heavy blows of the
leaping killer exhausted the great
whale, and thre three killers, joining
forces, dragged open his cavernous
mouth, into which they entered and
devoured his tongue. AS soon as thew
had finished their feast they swan
away, leaving the whale, helpless and
dying, prey to the whalemen.
On another occasion Mr.. Bullen saw
a combat between a bull sperm whale
and two killers, aided by huge sword
fish. The two killers hung on the
whales tanks, trying to divert his at
tention from the swordfish's attack.
This terrible foe, sixteen feet long.
launched himself, like torpedo, at the
most vulnerable part of the whale.
where the heart is enclosed bv the
neck. The whale, Indifferent to the
killers, kept his eyes on the long fish
and received the shock on his head.
solid as block of thirty tons of In
dia-rubber.
The blow glanced, and the swordfsh
iolled over the top of the black head.
The whale turned rapidly over, settled
in the water, caught the swordfish in
its jaws, crunched him, and swallowed
the two halves. Then reversing his
bulk, he brandished 81 his tail aloft.
brought it down on one of the killers,
and he became the KILLED. The sur
vivor fled, pursued by an avalanche Of
living, furious flesh. They Disappeared;
but if that killer survived, he prob
ably never again tackled a sperm
whale. -"". - -, ..,-.-
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MADE "a HARBOR.
Eject Of Ono Violent Storm at Maf,h
4. MI. ID. field, Massachusetts.a . II Z.

Eject Of Ono Violent Storm at A1ath-
u + ssSs5. field, Massachusetts. @. vi #@4S
There are many instances by, which:
small coast towns have benefited
through the ravages OF a storm, but
few towns have had the remarkable
experience of Marshfield, situated Ion
Cape Cod bay half way between CO.
hasset and Plymouth. II it had been
allowed to work out it's own destiny,
Marshfield might have. been an did
fashioned little, town, but nature
stepped in and walled the town upE in
a prison. Originally the mouth of the
river was at a point nearly opposite
the. town, but gradually, as the soil
washed down by the river and the sd nd
worked up by the sea met, a bar for m
ed, extending from the north side Of
the rivers mouth across it, thus stop
ping the swift, direct flow which had
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Chinese ChiId's TOYS.

Few, indeed, would be their play
things if the Chinese children had to
depend on toy shops for them, says
Pearson's Weekly. AS it is, the hawk
er is familiar sight in every Chinese
city, and when the children hear the
gong of a toy seller it is a signal for
rush to the front gates. At a call
these men slip the pole from their
shoulders and set their baskets on the
ground, and there is always a group
of children ready to gather around
them.
A display of toys carried by one Of
these toy sellers includes many things
familiar besides kites, made in the
shape OF birds, fish, serpents, dragons
and even inanimate objects, like bells
and houses, will have wind harps fas-
tened on to make them sing while in
the air, and will have eyes set loose
in their heads, so that when the wind
blows the eyes will turn round and
look as If they were winking at you.
His paraphernalia also includes lot:
of clay moulds of different kinds of an
imals Or fruits or other familiar OBJ
jects, and for lone cash" you can take
your choice. =
The seller then opens up the bottom
tray in his rear basket and shows
bowl of yellow sweets set over pan
of burning charcoal to keep them SOFT
He rubs little -four in the molds to.
keep the sweet from sticking, picks up
little of the soft substance, which.
he works into cup shape in his fin.
gers, and then draws it out, closing:
up the hole. One end is drawn out.
longer than the other and then broken
| off. He places his lips to the broken
place and begins to blow, and the lump,
slowly swells. - '<f4'>~ 80 - 8
Then he claps the molds which you
have chosen round it, and gives a hard
blow, breaks off the stem through
which he has been blowing, opens
the molds, dips little bamboo stick
into the soft sugar and touches it to
the side of the sweetmeat figure in the
mold, lifts it out and hands it to you
on the stick, all in much less time than
it takes to tell about it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
A FOREIGN SNAKE STORY.

How = Victim OF a Cobra Bite Was
5. Resusctt atod. #z.ss sss.. { -
From the London Globe- American
inventors of snake stories must look
to their laurels; the educated Bengal
has entered into competition, and,
Judging from the sample given in good
faith by a native paper at Calcutta, he
viii be hard to beat. Some time back
the lovely daughter of a wealthy Fem
in6lar was bitten by a cobra, and died
in the course Of a few hours. AS her
remains were being conveyed to the
Ganges for sepulture "a passing patri-
arch of reverend mein proposed that
he should be allowed to experiment
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
The First Drink.

Two boys stopped in front of
saloon, and an old man standing near
listened to what they said.
Lets go in and take a drink" said
one of them.
II don't think we'd BETTER" said
his companion, my fathers terribly
opposed to saloons. I don't know
what he'd say if he knew I'd been in
one, and drank liquor there"
"Just for the fun of the thing, you
know" urged his friend, "of course,
we'd stop with one drink There
couldn't be any harm in that
my boys said the old man, com
ing up to them, '*you don't know what
you're talking about. If you 20 in
there and take one drink, you're not
sure of stopping there. The chances
are that you won't, for tell you-and
I know what I'm talking about by a.
bitter zexperience-there's fascination
about liquor that it takes strong will
to resist after the first taste of it,
sometimes. Take the first drink, and
the way of the drunkard is open be-
fore you. Only those who let liquor
entirely. alone are. safe. I know, for
I've been a drunkard a good many
years. I expect to be one till die.
I began by. taking a drink just as you
propose to-.for fun but didn't stop
there, you see.s Take the. advice of
poor old wreck, and that is, never take
the first drink a+. ...-
You're right said the boy who had
proposed to visit the saloon. ct thank
you for your good advice, sir. I say,
Tom, let's promise each other never
to take the first drink .,..-.~ =.
4. All right, said Tom, and the boys
c1asped hands on their pledge. <
That's a good temperance society
to belong to- said the old man. 81
wish I'd Joined one like it when was
boy. ''''---Eben 3. Rexford. #st
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marry him to the woman he loved
without excessive fee, and he prayed
that his excellency would order the err
ring father to marry him at a rate
commensurate with the size of his
pocketbook. The general sorrowfully
told him that he could not pretend to
interfere with the church rulings, even,
though his sympathies were aroused,
and suggested that he be content with
the legal form which met all the law
full needs of our own country, and pay
the small fee to the civil authorities.
The man glared at him and disappear
ed; the manifest .cupidity Of American
officials was beyond his power to ex
press in words.
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graphic outfit he found The had indeed
captured prize.
In the camera was "a 'negative show
ing the battle of the early morning on
May /, when the Spaniards believed
that the guns of Cavite and the guns
of the Manila forts would give them
ample shelter and protection against
the audacious Yankees.
AS is evident from the picture that
is printed here, the negative needed
much touching up ito clear away OBJ
securities that were not to be avoided
in photographing such scene as this,
and nothing could he done with the
photograph. after it was developed till
long after the work of the ships was
over. In fact, it was not till the Ra-
leigh reached the Mediterranean on
her voyage home that the owner Of the
picture could have it printed properly,
and he had to leave his negative be-
hind him to be fixed up. SO, when the
Raleigh arrived here nothing was said
about the photograph. But on last
Tuesday it reached Gibbs through the
mails, and officers and sailors promptly
put in acquisitions for copies.
A fund was paid up to pay for the
expenses of the work, and now almost
every man on the ship has at least one
copy. A few have been presented to
favored friends, who naturally prize
them highly.
This was probably the first photo
graph OF two great fighting squadrons
In action ever taken, showing e,ships
without the observation of smoke. The
Spanish officer WAS killed before he
knew whether his photography had
been successful or not, burt had he
lived, his pride in his work should
have been great.
Even his name is unknown, but the
readers of The Sunday Press will be
able to enjoy the picture just as much
as If the amateur photographer who
died martyr to his enthusiasm had
developed and printed the negative
himself.
Dewey's squadron at Re break of
day that Sunday morning lay seven
miles due west from Manila city, and
about an equal distance northwest of
the little sandy hook called Cavite-a
sandy hook which partly incloses a
small blight in the coast, where we're
lying the ships of the Spanish admiral
stretched out in line that began be-
hind the hook and led away toward
Manila city for nearly a mile.
Passing the anchored squadron at
range of a mile and a half, Dewey led
his ships in front of the forts on Ca
vite Point, and then, turning slowly
about, went back at them with the
fresh batteries to starboard. Five
times in all our ships steamed across
the Spanish front, sending death and
destruction to Montojo's fleet, killing,
burning, sinking and annihilating.
The Spanish officer with his camera
was within range of Dewey's big guns.
\ He was exposed to a chance shot or
the bursting Of a shell near him. The
shell came at last. and a piece Of it
killed the man and spared the camera
with its precious negative. It is the
amateur photographers only epitaph.
His death has given to the Yankees
whom he hated remarkable picture,
OF a wonderful triumph of the Ameri-
can navy. s,@ ~.
The picture shows the American
ships in the foreground, with the
Olympia leading, and the Baltimore,
Raleigh, Petrol, Concord and Boston
following in the order named.
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Roth Satisfied.

5 It is seldom that the buyer and seller
of a horse are both satisfied, but such
an event did once happen. Il
i Lord Granville, master Of the royal
buckhounds had a lubricating man
ner. He bought an expensive horse
.fromSa dealer named Anderson. Meet
ing the dealer some time afterward. II
his lordship said Well. Anderson,youi=
know the price was quite extravagant.
but q am bound to say the horse was
worth it,. Z s5 555 5s
s'I can assure you. my lord, 8 answer
ed 81 Anderson z with 4 stir bow, your
approval is our only profit in the tran-
saction. z
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lnQthgltl Photographic Picture d The AttR Of Nl1h.

kota and California were the four
states Of the country which BY the fed
eral census Of 1880 had = larger for
eign-born than native-born male pop
ulation Of voting age. The percent
ages were IS, 50. IS and 5011s re-
.spectively. Wisconsin, Minnesota and
North Dakota have . large Scandina-
Wan population; California has many
Chinese residents Of voting age.
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become lastingly Influenced by the eli
matte conditions Of their native land.
What will be the future of these
little girls from our most northern
possessions? Coming from a primitive
race, will they be able to hold their
own in our civilized communities? It
may be that they will not equal the
keenest of the white race, but in all
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Not Found Yet.

School Visitor Examining scholar)-
Where is the North Pole?" Il don't
know, sir" Don't know! Are you
not ashamed that you don't know
where the North Pole is?" "Why, sir,
if Sir John Franklin and DR.. hansen
and Captains Mares and Markham
couldn't find it, how should I know
where it is?''
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TWIN ESKIMO GIRLS TO Be MOVED TO SEATTLE

Little Artmarhoke and Zakriner, the
Eskimo twin sisters from Alaska,
whose bright faces are seen in the ac-
companying picture, will soon be taken
away from the uncertain y: climate Of
New York, and will make their home
near Seattle, with Capt. Minot Bruce,
their adopted father, who brougnl
them here. In Washington their sur
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been a reporter and was one of Col.
Roosevelts Rough Riders, bravely up
holding the honor of his country in
Cuba. An Indian woman from the
banks of the st. Lawrence has been
living in New York, city for Years.
earning her own living and is re-
spected by all who know her.
while the Eskimos are perbane .
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simpler kinder and quieter people.
than our Indians, and altoge ther diff
ferent from the negro, there seems no
reason why, under the same conditions,
these little girls should not have be-
fore them q physical, financial and So
cial future equally desirable with that
reached BY the average schoolgirl Of
New York rs 5s.8
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roundings, at least
so far as being in
the open air lis con-
cerned, will be more
like the land of
their birth. New
York gave them
pneumonia, but they
were more forum
ate than several OF
Lieut.. Peary's Es-
kimos, who died*of
the disease. "That
Eskimos can live in
our climate is
shown by the 7
health Of those who
came from La bra
dor in 1893" says
Harlan I. Smith Of
the : Anthropolog i-
cal Departmental
scum Of Natural
History. "These /.
Eskimos we're ex-
hibited at the
worlds fair, and
they stayed in this
country for four
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years, Il and all but one went.
back to Labrador as we'll II as
they came. 81 That one IS still
in. New York. The little boy
Mink, brought here by Lieut.. Peary,,;Sis
well. although nearly all Of hi der
companions died. Children like Mink
adapt themselves to this climate more.
readily than older people. who have.