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The copper era., 1899-09-14

At the grand lodge A. o. U. w., for the jurisdiction of Arizona and New Mex ico, held in Silver City last week, the following grand officers were elected to serve until October 22nd of next year: Master workman, Hood, of Silver City, N M foreman, Monmonier of Tomb stone, Ariz.; overseer, Wilson of San Marcial, N. M.; recorder, Sheridan of Phoenix, Ariz. receiver, Flokas of Phoe- nix, ATiz. guide, Greenleaf of Yuma, Ariz. inside watchman, Wheeler of Her mosa, N. NJ. outside watchman, Myer of Tempe, Ariz. medical examiner, Hagan of Silver City, N. NJ; trustees, Hendrix of Tempe, Ariz. Thornhil of Las Vegas, N. M.; Lond, Albuquerque, N. M.
 Arizona is experiencing year of un- precedented prosperity. The natural re- sources of the territory never responded so literally to the endeavors of the peo- pie, nor was nature ever more prodigal. Mines are yielding an aggregate of riches hitherto unattained, and capital is being plentifully applied 10 increase results. The ranges have not been so verdant and velvety in ten years; farmers and fruit growers are harvesting bountiful crops. Prosperity is everywhere; let the people rejoice. Arizona was never in better condition to urge her varied and inexhaustible resources before the entire country.-Nogales Vidette.
 B. Y. McKeys, E. Pennington and w. c. Willis, of Deming, have written Ter ritorial Secretary Wallace that they are not directors and have no connection with the Spenazuma Mining Company, which about week ago filed an amend ment to its incorporation papers at the secretary's office increasing it's capital to SIG, ,000, ,000, and gave the names of the above gentlemen as three of the direc- tors of the company. They were named as directors of the company when it was organized, but resigned when it proved to be fake.-Silver City Enterprise.
 N>.N~
 The Secretary of the war has authorized Surgeon-General Stornberg to est blish general hospital at Fort Bayard, New Mexico, as a sanitarium for ihe treat ment of officers and enlisted men of the army suffering from pulmonary tubercu- losis.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
THE Little MinIster's'' Church.

The Auld LIGHT church at Kirriemuir
(Thrums), Scotland, made famous by
J. M. Barrie, seems to have fallen upon
evil days. William C. Conn, the lit
tie minister" has resigned because the
older members of his congregation said
he was ''too, broad" having preached
in the pulpits of other denominations.
Although the presbytery acquitted him
of all blame, Mr.. Conn could not be
persuaded to remain. There are. by
the way, only twenty-seven churches
in Scotland and two in Ireland which
are now included in the Synod of
United Original Deceders," "a fact
which reminds the Philadelphia Press
of the reply made by an old Scot when
asked after the welfare of his church:
"Weel,' he said, I'VE ken t this way;
first, there were hunnerd o. us.
Then there was a schism an tha' left
but fifty. An then there was a heresy
trial which took AVA TWENTY-FIVE.
Then description left only my broth
er Donald an myself-an' I have sair
douts O. Donalds orthodoxy"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Old Irish War Cries,

Like the modern cowboy yell of the
western troops in the Cuban campaign.
the war cries and slogans of the an
Client Irish clans often had much effect
in inspiring fear in the enemy and
courage and enthusiasm in the COM
mand. The simplest and most fire.
quent of old Erin's war cries was
"Faire, faire," signifying "watch," or
look out" 1t was precautionary sig
nal and was commonly written Gar
rah.' From it the modern *'hurrah"
is supposed to have been derived. An
other cry was "A buaidh," which
meant ''to the victory" It was pro-
nounced "aboo," and followed the
name of the clan, or leader, according
to circumstances, like ''O'Neill aboo,"
or Clam Conail aboo" Frequently
"a buaidh" is construed incorrectly in
modern English to mean forever"
That translation applies to ''go brath,'
but not "a buaidh" The famous Irish
cry of Gag an bealach," meaning
''clear the way scared the spunk out
of the French soldiery in the PENN,
sulaT war.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
An Acted Parable.

When the late DR.. Alexander Proud
fit was pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Springfield, Ohio, he told this
amusing story at social gathering
OF the teachers of his Sunday school:
"a good old Scotch elder, who was
deeply concerned because his pastor
persistently refused to allow children
to be admitted to church fellowship,
invited him to his house. After tea,
the elder took the pastor out to see
his large flock of sheep put into the
fold. Taking his stand at the entrance
to the sheepfold, the elder allowed the
sheep to enter, but as the little lambs
came up, he roughly pushed them back
with heavy stick.
The pastor became very indignant,
and exclaimed What are you doing to
the lambs? They need the shelter far
more than the sheep!
Just what you are doing to the
children at the church, was the prompt
reply.
'The object lesson did it's work.
Never again did the pastor attempt to
shut out from the fold of the church
one of Christ's little ones"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
CleveIand's Fair Flower.

During Mr.. Cleveland's tour of the
south shortly after his marriage, Mrs.
Cleveland and he were driving one
day through the streets of one of the
larger towns, escorted by two Of it's
citizens. Some one threw a bunch of
violets to Mrs. Cleveland, and Mr..
Cleveland bent forward to catch it,
remarking as he presented it: II won
der why no one gives me fowers?"
One of the gentlemen present gal
lantly replied:%: eve think you have
won the fairest flower in the land!"
"Ah, yes" returned the president,
"but, you see, I can't keep her in
water"
1T is not necessary, since you keep
her in such excellent Spirits" was the
reply.
Here Mrs. Cleveland interposed, say
ing: Il am afraid you are guilty of
f1attery," whereupon came the reply:
mo, madam; flattery is fulsome
compliment, and in this instance no
compliment could be either too frank
or too fulsome!" The charm of this
response lies in the last and fourth
from the last words, Mrs. Cleveland's
maiden name being Frances Folsom
Ladies Home Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Why She Got the Doll.

A queer old man once made a tea
party for all the little girls in our
town; and, when they were all gather
ed in his front yard, in white dresses
and carefully tied sashes, he offered a
doll for the most popular little girl in
the crowd.
But half the children did not know
what most popular meant. So he told
them it was the best-liked little girl.
All the children voted, and Mary Blaiu
got the doll. Mary was not the pref
test nor the cleverest of the children,
but she got the doll.
''Now," said the queer old man. 81
will give another doll to the one that
first tells me why you all like Mary
the BEST
Nobody answered at first. But pres
emily Fanny Wilson said, "It's because
Mary always finds out what the rest Of
us want to play, and then says, Lets
play that!''
The old gentleman said that was
the best reason he had ever heard.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
COIOrs in Lake Wafer.

The lake of Geneva, at the western
end of Switzerland, is blue, while of
the lake of Constance, at the eastern
end of Switzerland, is green Blueness
implies purity, since the natural color
of water is blue. A green lake has its
water slightly clouded with impurities,
which may be exceedingly fine parti-
cles, separately invisible. Prof. Spring
of the university of Liege says green
lakes sometimes become absolutely
colorless for time, and he has found
that this SUDDEN change Of hue is due to
the washing into the lakes of mud
colored red by oxide of iron. Red is
complementary to green, and the result
of the mixture is that the green color
of the water becomes for the time be-
ing neutralized.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Great Mems Clothes.

Marlborough House, though it fire.
quently encourages new fashions. is
no ausocrat in these matters. An in
stance. Last summer, in order to en-
courage spitafields weavers, the prince
Of Wales heroically wore a silken
brocaded waistcoat, but the hint was
not taken, and the waistcoat had at
last to be discarded. The duke of
York, it appears, is no great dandy. as
he simply requires his clothes to be
comfortable. He ordered twenty suits
once all in lot. He. is thought to
look best in a blue serge yachting: cos
tune. AS to the German emperor his
wardrobe is marvellous, including the
uniforms Of every regiment in his
army, besides many foreign ones.
Among the most priced uniforms is
that Of an English admiral. .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03

from q page to the mind. It was q
perpetuation Of the child's process, q
letter at a time, always spelling. never
reading, truly. Thus, for more than
twenty years, with the shade upon
the brow, the hand upon the cheek, the
finger beneath the eye to make an ar
tifcial pupil, and with the beaded
sweat Joining with the hot tears that
.trickled from the weak and painful
organ, was my reading done"
Then what little sight he had stead
lily faded, until at last he Was-as he
has now been for more than half a
century-totally blind, yet a man Of
great ability and power in the
church. IT. II
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
PROFIT IN Loss OF ITS NOTES


One Source OF. STEADY Income OF the
Bank Of England.
From the London News: It is fart
That, to many minds, nc, doubt. must
be very curious, that the Bank of Eng
land Il. has always had a pretty steady
source e'' OF profit in the loss and destruc-
lion lu1! OF its bank notes. What It has
gained of late years in this way we
are unable. to say, but during period
OF nrty years preceding 1882 the bank
had made a clear profit of 1880, 900
from outstanding, paper never likely to
y presented for payment. When the
obstruction or the irrecoverable loss of
hote can be proved, as in the event
OF nre or wreck it can, the bank, Of
course will always pay the money it
represents, and even when there is
oouot about it the cash is paid on Sc
CURLY being given for indemnifying the
Dank should the note ever be pre-
scented. The 100000 worth of paper
OF tzo'OoO' as it appears to have been
reouced to-taken from PARIS bank,
Will therefore not represent a loss I'M
less the crisp little billets have some
Jay 10 be honored at the Bank of Eng
1ano counter In that case the cash
paid IN exchange for them will have to
come out OF the Golfers of the plum
dereo bank. Many years ago a bank
director lost a note for 100000. But
oe1ng man of credit, and as there
was no doubt about the loss of the bill,
ne gave the usual indemnity and got
the money. Many years afterward,
"nen the man had long been dead, the
paper was presented. 1t was payable
On demand and had come from abroad
III the ordinary way of business, and
tne sum it represented had to be
handed over, and as the indemnity that
nao been given was repudiated by the
helrs OF the man who had given it and
lot some reason could not be enforced,
the bank on that occasion had to put
t5O,0OO on the debit side of the account,
For once in a way they paid double
nonor TO bit of their own paper
mere Is another story of a sum of
11o'ooo' which the bank in it's early
days for a short time refused to hand
over in exchange for it's own notes.
Ihey were presented by Jew, whose
assertion that he had bought them was
not disputed, and whose personal in
tegrlty was above suspicion. They
had' however, undoubtedly been stolen,
and on that ground the bank refused
TO pay the money. The Jew went out
into the city and began to spread it
abroad that the bank was shaky and
couldn't cash his notes, and, as he
backed the assertion by displaying his
lndlsputable paper, the assertion would
IN all probability soon have caused a.
run on the bank, and in few minutes
messenger came to say that the notes
would be cashed if he would present
them again.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
The Cruel Way In Which q Great
Delicacy Is Produced.

A recent Paris Figaro gives us a very
Interesting description Of how that de-
licacy of delicacies, pate de foie gras,
Is made. To the ordinary man or wo-
man no conception of the torture to
Which the poor, unfortunate goose is
put could possibly be imagined.
The geese, when about nine months
ola, are taken from the pastures and
placed m an underground cellar where
croad, slanting stone slabs stand in
rows, and are bound fast to the tables,
They are literally crucifed.
Feet, wings and bodies are spread
out and bound by hands so that only
the neck is left free. AS may be ina
gined, the animal struggles with all
his might against, this stretching till,
after days of vain endeavor to free
itself from the bands and it's position,
it's powers Of resistance are overcome,
and dull resignation broken only by
its low cries, takes possession of it.
Two months must pass away before
death brings relief.
The animals meanwhile are crammed
with dumplings made Of a dough of
buckWheat, chestnuts, and stewed
maze. Every two hours, six times a
day, they receive from three to five
dumping pills, which in time become
so sweet to the tortured creatures that
they stretch their necks to be cram
med.
The most difficult task is to deter
mine the right moment for death.
Those WHO die Of their own accord are
lost to the liver factory; therefore a
kind of study is needed to see when
the cup of agony is trimming full and
the liver ripe for taking. The bodies
of such ripe ones are like pumpkins
where ordinarily fingers are, buried
in flesh and fat nothing but skin and
bone is found. The livers have alb
sorbed all the strength and juices.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
WOMEN OUTLINE MEN.
Prof. Buchner Finds Many More Fee
male 3Centena rians Than Males.

Prof. Buchner Finds Many More Fe-
male 5Centenarians Than Males.
It Is TRANCE, but true, that the most
delicate child often outlives his strong
er brother or sister. Many instances
are on record of the survival Of those
Who seemed destined to die early. It is
said Of Voltaire, who lived to be eighty
Tour years old" that he was so delicate
at birth he could not be baptized for
several months. Sir Isaac Newton, the
doctors said, would not live a week,
put ne celebrated his eighty fifth birth
day. Frontenelic lived to be 100, al
though he was so frail at birth that
the priest had to go to his home to bap-
tie him.
Even more interesting than this is
the statement by Prof Buchner that il
IS possible for woman to preserve her
youthful beauty even to her old age, or,
III some instances, to regain it. The
Marquise Of Mirabeau died at eighty
six with all the marks Of youth in her
face. Margaret Verdun, at sixty-five,
s'poothed out the wrinkles, her hair
grew again and her third set Of teeth
appeared. Cases of this third denti-
ton are not rare
The professor still gives further hone
Tor the fair sex in the announcement
that women live longer than men. A
french woman, Marie Prioux, who
died IN 1888, was said to be 15S years
old. Statistics Of the various coun-
tries on this point are remarkable. In
Germany only 413 Of 1000 males reach
the age Of flfty-five, while more than
5oo OF 1000 females reach that age In
the United States there are 1858 fe-
male to 1898 male centenarians. In
france, Of ten centenarians, seven
were women and only three men. In
the rest Of Europe, of twenty-seven
centenarians, sixteen were women.
The Oldest person now living is held
TO be Annie Armstrong, who is III
years old, and lives in a little town in
County Glare, Ireland.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
How DR.. Milburn Studied.

DR.. Milburn, the blind chaplain of
congress, is a wonderful example of
pluck under terrible difficulties. AT 5
years of age the sight of one eye went
out; with the other he could still see.
partially. How he managed to spell
his way through school and college is,
told by the Union Gospel News. --
When he made up his mind to enter
the ministry, he was clerk in an Illi-
nois store, with small means, and small
opportunities.
thine was" he says, when, after a
fashion, could read, but never with
that flashing glance which instantly
transfers word, a line, sentence.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
"A Child's Wish.

BE my fairy, mother,
Give me wish day.;
Something, as well in sunshine -
!, AS when the rain-drops play" =
'And if I were fairy. f..
" it'll but one wish to spare,
What should I give thee, darling.
TO quiet thine earnest prayer?"
@'I'd like little brook, mother,
All for my very own,
To laugh all day among the trees,
And shine on the messy stone.
To run right under the window,
And sing me fast asleep,
With soft steps. and tender sound
Over the grass to creep.
make it run down the hill, mother,
With a leap like a tinkling bell,
So fast never can catch the leaf
That into its fountain fell.
make it as wild as a frightened bird,
AS crazy as a bee,
And noise like the baby's funny laugh
That's the brook for me!'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
An Excellent Combination. !.

! The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA AFIG SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxa-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
is the one perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system efectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and SUBJ
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or Irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants, by method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA. FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK ny.
For sale by all Druggists. SOC. per bottle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Keeping Cool Under Difficulties.

The entertainment at the church was
attended by very large crowd and
was highly appreciated by the audi
ence. A panic was nearly created by
the back part Of the floor falling in,
but the GOODNESS of Hon. Charles Jetton
prevented a stampede. In command
ing tone, he admonished everybody to
keep their seats, as there was abso-
lutely no danger; then, grabbing his
good wife by the arm, he. said: Come
on, May, and let's get out Of here, Or
We'll get killed in a minute" murray
Ledger.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Monte Carlo Story.

The London Telegraph tells this
Monte Carlo story: "A woman entered
the sale while prince whom she
knew was winning in sweeping style
that seemed destined to break the
bank. I am so glad to see you here.
prince, and in such luck, too!' she ex-
claimed. DO tell me lucky number;
it is sure to win, for you know you are
now in the VEIN The prince gener-
ously placed pile of gold louis before
the vivacious lady, whose beauty had
successfully defed the effects of SO
winters, and said: Put it all on the
number of your years and reap a
golden harvest The lady reflected,
hesitated, and then placed the pile on
27. An instant later the croupier sang
out: 'Thirty-six, red, wins The lady
muttered, 'Ah, mon Dieu; se is exact
ly my age and tainted on the SPOT"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Brute. Indeed.

Mrs: Nubons-My husband is a per-
feet brute: Friend-You amaze me,
Mrs. Nubons-- Since the baby began
teething nothing would quiet the little
angel but pulling his fathers whiskers
and yesterday he went and had his
beard shaved off. v -...'>- T. .~ -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
GrateSt Glove Town.

Grenoble is the place where most of
the kid gloves come from. At this
place alone 100000 dozen pairs of
gloves are manufactured annually.
This represents value of $1,000 900,
and gives employment to $4,000 work,
ing people of both sexes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR, OUR
...Z=. JUNIOR READERS.

''The Little One Is All Right Story
by Mary A. Benson-How DIR. Milburn
stud,ed-An Acted Parable-Why She
Got the Doll.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03

IABAsTINE is the original
and only durable wall coating.
entirely different from al kali
somines. Ready for use in
white or twelve beautiful tints
! by adding cold water.
AIDES naturally prefer Ala.
BASTINE for walls and cell
ings, because 1t is pure, clean,
durable. Put up in dry pow
dered form, in fve-pound pack
ages, with full directions.
LII kalsomines are cheap, tenn
porary preparations made from
whiting, chalks. clays, ETC.,
and stuck on walls with de-
caying animal glue. ALABAS-
D TINE is not kalsomine.
EWARE Of the dealer Who
thing" as ALABASTINE or
something just as good" He
is either not posted or is try
ing to deceive you.
ND IN OFFERING something
he has bought cheap and tries
to sell on ALABASTINE'S de-
1nands, he may not realize the
! damage you will suffer by q
\ kalsomine on your walls. :
ENSIBLE dealers will not buy
q lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumers by using
infringement. Alabastine Co.
own right to make wall coat
ing to mix with cold water.
|HE INTERIOR WALLS Of
every schoolhouse should BE-
coated only with pure. duable
ALARASTINE. It Safeguard
health. Hundreds Of tong are
used annually for this work.
N BUYING ALABAST1NE, sec
that packages are properly la
beled. Beware of large four
pound package light kalso-
mine. offered to customers II
a. fvc-pound package.
UISANCE Of wall paper is oh.
Waited by ALABASTINE. It
can be, used on plastered walls,
wood ceilings, brick or can
vas. A child can brush it on.
1t does not rub or scale OF.
ESTABLISHED IN favor. Shun
all limitations. Ask paint dealer 4
or druggist for tint card. Write
for "Alabastlne Era" free, to
ALARASTINE CO., Grand
Rapids, Michigan.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
Stride of the Ostrich.

,Ornithologists say that, when feed
ing, the stride Of the ostrich is from
twenty inches to twenty-five inches:
when walking, but not feeding, twenty
six inches; and when terrified, eleven
and a half to fourteen feet, Of az the
rate Of about twenty-five miles an
hour, 555
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
By and BY.

An lrlshman went into a public
house in Sligo and called for glass OF
whisky and water. Having tasted it,
he exclaimed: t...-
(which did you put in first. the
whisky or the water?''
1.-THE whisky, of COURSE" the publ
can replied. 49,.
"'Ah, WE'LL" says Pat, maybe oru
come to it by-and-by!s @ s@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03

The flesh Of alligators tastes very
like veal, and is regarded as a deltcacy
by many people IN India. s5s8}F * I B.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03
A Sensible Conclusion.

Fair American do you like our
country? Literary Foreigner am
delighted with it. Fair American
Then you are not going to write a
book about us? = M @
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-03

Miss Wilbur Of San Francisco, Cal,
went into a trance on the night Of
Feb. II, 1898, and slept until March IL,
1899. 81