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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
ADMITTED HE WAS A LIAR.
However, That Was When He Saw His
Mistake.

Mistake.
This may be an old story, but to the
majority it will be new from it's very
age. At the outbreak of the war, Jen-
nison, Kansas gambler, raised a
regiment OF Wild and woo1y cnarac-
.ters, and soon gained a reputation for
deviltry and daring by his bloody raids
across the border into Missouri. Once
he raided Independence, piled every bit
of merchandise out into the square, and
what he and his men could not carry
away they burned. It was shortly after
this that Col. Jennison and a company
of men rode farther down into the
state, pausing one afternoon at lit
tie cabin in Cracker Neck. The raid
ers were not in uniform, and the tobac-
co-stained old settler who came to the
door made sure that they were men,
bers of Quantrell's band. t'That's a
nice rifle you have up there over the
door," remarked Jennison, as he en-
tered the cabin. "Shorely!" exclaimed
the Missourian 1T air one of the
trustiest in the land. Many's the blue
coat I've laid low with thet there rifle.
Pshaw, I've picked 'em off like squir-
rels until jes' got tired of KILN EN-
Just then the rear guard, all in blue
uniforms, came galloping up. Take
this man out and shoot him. coldly
ordered Jennison. He's been picking
off bluecoats like squirrels, so he tells
me- The old farmer slowly scratched
his head, an expression Of extreme per-
plexity stealing over his face. Then
he edged up to Col. Jennison and softly
tugged at his coat sleeve. Say, kun
nel," he said, i've lived in these here
parts for fifty years, an you can go to
any of my neighbors, an they'll tell
you thet I'm the damnedest old liar
thet ever breathed' Jennison was
compelled to laugh, and, jovially clout-
ing the old man over the head with
his rough fist, mounted and rode away
Kansas City Independent.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

ner court. He is even ready to indorse
the views of the janitor-to carry the
white mans burden for the off-scour-
ing of our social system. Then, you
say, into what unhappy contempt does
ne Drlng name conveying such ten
derness as does Santa Maria? MY con-
tention is that is all wrong with the
decency of the man and all right with
the name of the apartment-build
The Abbotsford,' you say. Great
Scott! can man live up to that? Can
ne dwell always upon the pinnacles Of
romance while stuffing cheese and beer
IN little back room? Can he live up
to the idea of dwelling in the compan-
1onshlp of fatted knights, who rescue
distressed maidens when at his daily
business he has to haggle over the sale
price Of a pair of pants and to figure
with the girl who brings him his lunch
upon the relative merits of corned beef
hash and chicken wing puree with
rice" While you are right in part, you
are wrong in most All of US admit
that the sentimental atmosphere sir
rounding a man makes for much in
his daily conduct. I say that it makes
for everything. If live in the Wash
1ngton' don't you perceive 1 am going
to be a higher, decenter, cleaner. more
devoted citizen than I would be if I
lived in the aaron Burr?' There is 2
standard set for me; if 1 am half hon
est to my environment I must try to
attain it. Don't you suppose that a.
resident of the John B. Cough fats
will pay more taxes in the end than
the dweller in 'Bacchante' apartments ?
Wouldn't your chest expansion be
greater on the twelfth floor of the
'Mastodon' than in the parlor suite of
the Little Jennie?' Some names. of
course, are i'll chosen and comparative
~ meaningless. I do not myself like
to see twenty-foot front, story-and-
a-half bit of brick and mortar called
the Pantheon nor a nest amid a
world Of downtown stories called the
PLAZA del Mesa del Virginia. but, gen
orally speaking, there is good deal
Ii q Aouo, LII d udI uaWe, 0lakeS-
peare Notwithstanding -
'Now would you prefer to live in the
Otis or the 'Aguina1do?' asked one
Of the carpers. "Lest I fncriminate
myself" said the original speaker, 'I
decline to answer. Come up with me
to the House of David and / will see
what can be done to remove this DUST =
Chicago Chronicle. ..s e.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
RAG TIME DOOMED.
Evidence That Its Popularity Is Wan
Ing In the East.

Philadelphia Inquirer: That trick Of
music known to the profess onal as
syncopation, and to the public as rag
time," is responsible for evil of no un-
certain character. In this, city the on
slaught of **The Georgia Camp Meet
ing' brought about the resignation of
the president of one of our greatest
financial institutions. The gentleman
could stand the turmoil of the worst
day on "'change," but he refused to
countenance an impromptu "cake
walk every time that hurdy-gurdy
stopped in front of the building and
struck up the popular melody. Now
we note that the tenement dwellers in
New York have been driven from their
usual pleasure places on the piers by
the orders issued to the bands to play
nothing but popular airs. popular
airs to a band master means only one
thing, and that is rag time" The
trick of rag time'' is an old one, re-
vlved with great success by modern
music WRITER'S and for the most part
the resurrection is to be regretted. For
every single composition in that
rhythm that is good there are a hun
dred or more that have to be borne
with and whose sins have to be for
given. 1t is the easiest form Of mu-
slcal expression to write, and when all
things are considered it really ex-
presses nothing. In its place syncopa-
tion has a high musical value, but
when a whole composition is based
upon it alone to give it catchy"
value it becomes a musical crime The
human ear and the human heart de-
sire something more than a suspended
accent to give it lasting pleasure. Rag
time" is doomed to pass away in the
very near future or all signs lie When
the public begins to tire of style of
music and keeps away from pleasure
place because that class of music is
played there to the exclusion of all
else, the end cannot be very far away.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

The United States secret service has
been working for weeks to capture
some green-goods swindlers who have
been operating during the summer in
New York. AS a result of carefully
planned ruse to entrap them, Johi
Whitaker, one of the detectives, almost
lost his life. The green goods men
escaped. Whitaker has been posing
rs come on to one gang and as
come back" to a rival gang. A "come
pack is hayseed who has been
deeced and, receiving a second cir
eular, has determined to be revenged
on those who swindled him. Whit
aker, in the role of a "come back was
placed by the rival gang in communi
cation with the other. This is one of
the tricks of the green-goods business
to crush a competitor. Made up as
countryman, Whitaker went to Fish
Kill Landing in accordance with in
structions, and there was met by the
steerer of gang he hoped to capture
Whitaker had been followed by three
other secret service men. The steerer
took Whitaker to Mount Vernon, the
others following. After leaving the
station Whitaker and the steerer
jumped on a trolley car. Whitaker
supposed the others were also on the
car, but by some accident they had lost
track of the detective and the steerer.
The steerer escorted him to a small
hotel on Pelham Heights and took him
into room where a desk with a
panel furnished means for turning a
guy.' Two other men we're there,
"Chinny" Mcclure and Jimmie Nc
Vickar. They introduced him to a Mr..
Floyd, who is said to be Tommie Mat
thews. The latter had the goods.
Whitaker dickered for $4,000 worth
for $50. Floyd counted out $4,000,
when Whitaker seized the pile and,
pulling out his revolver, thrust it into
Floyd's face, telling him he was his
prisoner, and yelling for his comrades,
whom he supposed to be in the hall
outside: Quick as wink one of the
other hen knocked Whitaker's pistol
from his hand with a loaded billy,
while the third man knocked him
down, stunned. When he came to, one
OF the men was kneeling on him and
holding the muZzle of his own re-
volver to his head. Still supposing
him to be countryman, the green
goods men, virtuously indignant,
cursed Whitaker and told him to go
home and they would ship the goods
c. 0. D. Whitaker went, but when he
returned with his comrades the green
goods operators had fed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
IN FRANCES FAMOUS OPERA HOUSE

them. It is the custom, and nobody
protests. But when such customers
are rare the spectators, Threatened
with the performance" sadly slip away
to pick up pennies elsewhere. The
crowd is good-natured, singing, eating,
drinking, chatting, four deep all around
the opera house, hedged in by ropes
Now and then a woman 'faints or a
child gets an arm broken, but the
general cheerfulness is irrepressible.
When the doors open the great
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
QUEER NAMES OF SOME FLATS
Do They Affect the Characters of Those
Who Dwell Within2

Who Dwell Within?
CAS- for me-" ventured the man with
the wooden head, II can't indorse your
views. You lay claim that our apart
ment-house-ou flat-nomenc!ature
as given expression in Chicago, is too
airy. too exalted, too fanciful. On the
contrary it is not the one nor the
other nor the last of these. You say:
"Here; man lives in the Santa Maria.
He comes home with Saturday night
tolerance of feeling for all men. He is
willing to sleep On the grass in the in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

great monument of
the Third empires
greatest effort-in-
dividuals of every
age and both sexes,
of all conditions,
with their bottles
and their bundles,
eager to enjoy for a
few hours the
splendors and the
luxury belonging to
their betters. Some
of them sit all
night upon the
steps, and all the
morning Of the day
itself, to be in time
to occupy "the
royal box" or the
logia Of the Jockey
Club. Then they
throw orange peel
upon the floor. The
character of the
GRO W d depends
much On the wealth
er. If the long
waiting must be
done in the wet,
t r a m ps will
abound, a poor devils
with enough Of the
ideal still in them
to save half their
brandy bottle to at
tune their nerves
to the sweet strains
of Samson ct Da-
lila" and fire their
1maglnatlOnS to the
heights of the bac-
chanalian ballet. If
the day is fine the
crowd will be of a
more definite social
situation clerks,
workingmen and
all the little bour-
geoisie. But the
head of the string
will always be COM
posed Of speculat-
ing loafers, with no
music in their
souls. They are
there to sell their
places for three
francs, or even two
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
The Free Shows Generally Result in Riotous
Evening" Character Of the Crowd.

bread and shows! The "people" pay
good part of the taxes, and the sub
ventioned playhouses of Paris take
good. slice of the public revenue. There
fore it is, just. It is an attractive sight
to see the riff-raff tumbling into the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

cheapest seats OF
the Paris opera is
by way of the great
stairway. There is
no side entrance
for the gallery
gods. Well, such
is the force of habit
that a. great part of
the crowd always
starts to rush up
those four flights,
when the best seats
of the orchestra are
waiting for them.
The ordinary
odOr Of a Paris Op-
era night is that of
femininity and per-
fumes. But when
the populace has
gained possession
the smell is of ham,
wine, oranges and
peppermint. Those
who get into the
boxes - and there
are many boxes at
the Paris Opera
spread their table.
A quart bottle Of
red wine for each
individual, plenty
of cold ham and
c h i c k e n, with
bread and cheese
and fruits thought
to be a model
lunch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
Ignorant FilfpInos.

There are millions of the inhabitants
Of the, Philippine islands who never
knew the Dominion Of Spain and never
saw Spaniard. . s. SIS.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

Extending the Telegraph In Africa.
= The telegraph will be extended 1000
miles south Of Khartoum BY the end
of the year. *&=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

push" rolls into the aristocratic vesti-
bule and up the magnificent escaliel
d'honneur like tidal wave Out of
thoughtful delicacy the entrance to the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

francs. A mother and three daughters
coming late-an hour or so before the
opening of the doors-will squeeze
their way into the place of one of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21
GREEN GOODS MEN.
DETECTIVE POSES SASA"REUBE,,
TO CAPTURE THEM.

scheme Was Well Laid-Whitaker PLAYED
His Part, but When He Showed His
Hand His Men We're Lacking-A Care
fully Planned Ruse.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

Lakefront-That
circus man must be
q fool. .>...
Wabash-What's
he been doing? ..<
Lakefront-Why,.
he actually wants
Us to pay money to
watch animals eat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

The con S t a n t
change in BIZ
cycles
Is easy of solu-
ton,
For every time the
W h e e. s 20
round
There is a revo-
luton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-10-21

England has one flock Of pure merino
sheep.-Ex.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

chanfcs' lien law; Twitchen, providing
that changes of Judges shall not be
granted in civil cyases for the enforce
ment Of the prohibition law on affida-
Wit of prejudice, as in other cases.
House bills introduced:: Lish, amends
ing the matter of determining the pop
ulation of counties for the fixing of sal
aries Of states attorneys; Glasgow,
amending the state veterinary law and
eXemptiDg certain persons from it's re-
strictiors; Johnson. providing for the
llstlng OF owners and number of dogs
for purposes of assessment: Iufte,
amending the Sabbath breaking law
and providing fines and imprisonment:
L:lughlin. providing for Il state dairy
commissioner at $1,000 year and
$1,000 for his expenses in regulating
the dairy and food supplies of the
state; Swenson. fixing elevator charges
for receipt, storage and insurance.
Laughlin's bill providing that all
county trcasurers in the state shall
give bonds in fidelity insurance COM
panies was the subject OF an extended
discussion in the house committee of
the whole. The measure was finally
reported favorably The house has
passed a concurrent resolution to con-
gress praying for the removal of the
tariff Oh seed wheat imported to the
state
The senate committee on judiciary
has made Il favorable report on the
bill providing that the revocation of
an attorneys license constitutes Il for
felt of an office as an attorney. in
which Attorney Taylor Crum of
Fargo. who has been making an I'M
successful effort to be reinstatcd to
practice, is Interested.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
THE MARKETS.
Latest Quotations From Grain ana
Live Stock Markets.

st. Paul, Feb. 4. = Wheat - No. 1
Northern, 713-4@72 34c; No. North
ern, SO 1-2@7O Lie. Corn-No. 3 yellow,
33 1-27::''3 3-4c: No. 5, 3361333 1-2c. Oats
No. white. 29M29 lac; No. 3. % ga
@29c. Barley and Rye-Sample bar
ley, 40@4Sc; No. 2 rye, 55@5Gc; so. 3
rye, 53M54c.
Duluth, Feb. 4.--Wheat - Cash, No.
l hard, IL 1-Sc; No. 1 Northern. 7Oc;
No. 2 Northern. 6G 3-ic: No. 3 spring,
64c; to arrive, No. 1 hard, % 1-Sc: No.
1 Northern, Il 1-Sc; February, No. 1
Northern, 69c; May, No. 1 hard,
a 5-Sc; No. Northern. 70 5-Sc; July,
No. 1 hard, 75c; No. 1 Northern, 73c;
oats. 80 1-4M29 Ice; rye, sc: barley,
41046c; flax, to arrive, $1.15 10; May,
$1.1S: corn. 35 Lie.
Minneapolis, Feb. 4.--Wheat - Feb
ruary closed at Tic: May opened at
q Lie and closed at Il 5 4c; July
opened at - 3 &c and closed ut - :s-Sc.
On traclS-No. J. hard, Il 7-Sc; No. 1
Northern, 90 -Sc; No. Northern,
SO 7-Sc.
Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 4. - Flour is
steady. Wheat lower: No. Northern,
10 1-2M74c: No. Northern, 72c. Oats
lower at 3O13O Ice. Rye lower; No. 1,
57@tSc. Barley easier; No. ., 90 1-2@
sic; sample. HOSP Ice.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-Wheat-No. . red,
u 1-4M 74c; No. 3. G70l70c; No. 2 hard.
6SGlG9c; No. 3, G3di6Sc; No. 1 spring,
II 1-2MT2c; No. 9. 20 1-Sc: No. 3. Go IL
ale. Corn - No. =, SO -lc; No. 3,
81 1-4c. Oats-No. ., 273-40t2Sc; No.
3, % 1-2127 3-4c.
Chicago, Feb. 4. - Hogs - Light
$355M3.S5; mixed, $3.65013.95; heavy,
$36O63.9O; rough, $3.6OM3.65. Cattle
-Beeves, 81 .25M6.2O; cows and heifers,
50 q 4.75; Texas steers. $500 @ $40;
stockers and feeders. $500 a AGO.
Sheep-Natives, $2.75M4.40: Westerns,
S3.25M4.4O; lambs S4.1OM5.10.
Sioux City, Iowa, Feb. 4. - Hogs -
$3.50 1-2M3.75. Cattle-Beevcs, $4M5.15
cows and bulls, mixed, S1.750l4; stock
ers and feeders, $3.5O@4. 40; calves and
yearli1gs. $3.75@4.75.
South st. Paul. Feb. 4. - Hogs -
$3.60@3.7O. Cattle-Cows, S2.650l3. 10;
steers, S3.25@l4.10: stockers. $3.75@
800; heifers, $2.60a3.10; bulls, $40;
calves, $3.50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

The aim Of the Office of Road INQUIRY
Is to cooperate with people Of the sew
eral states in making the best possible
use of material within their reach in
road making, says the secretary of
agriculture. Large areas in many of
the states have no gravel, rock, or
other hard material with which to
make roads. have had experiments
made during the present year with
steel as extensively as our means would
permit. An experiment of this kind
is being conducted at Cleveland. Ohio.
A section of 500 feet of steel track has
been laid on street in the suburbs
where the traffic is heavy, and it's value
is already generally acknowledged. A
sample steel road $40 feet long has
been laid upon the grounds of the ex-
position at Omaha. 1t is proposed ia
make traction tests upon this track
to show how much less power is re-
quired to move load over such a road
The steel road is not excessively costly
by comparison with other roads and
will last much longer with less repair
and is probably the most economic
road for localities where material is
not obtainable for matchmaking.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
THE EAGAN CASE.
Papers Are Now in the Hands of the
President.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The record of
the court-martial in the case of Gen.
Eagan is now in the hands Of the pres
ident for final review. Yesterday Mr..
Worthington, attorney for Gen. Eagan,
filed with the judge advocate general
additional or supplementary plea,
which he was granted permission to
lodge. 1t was an elaboration of the
points made by counsel before the
court-martial. A formidable array of
authorities have been produced. par
ticularly in support of the contention
that Gen. Eagan's conduct. though
the facts be admitted, was not legally
in the line of the charge of conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman.
This paper was placed by the judge
advocate general in the hands of the
adjutant general and will be added to
the papers bearing on the case now in
the hands of the president.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
TROUBLES IN SAMOA,
Chief Justice Chambers Makes q
Report.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE state de-
partment has been informed that
Chief Justice Chambers of Samoa has
made Il long report upon the circum-
stances attending the recent uprising
at Apia. This report was addressed
to each of the three powers under
whose authority the chief justice holds
his appointment The copies sent to
Germany and to Great Britain have
reached their destination but that sent
to the state department here is still on
the way. 1t is said that the full mail
reports of the recent occurrences can
not be expected to reach Europe until
the 21st inst, and the United States a
week later.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

The new British battleship Implaca-
BILE is to cost over 100000 and will
be the greatest warship ever built.
Such an item would make Frenchmen
feel uncomfortable were it not that the
new rapid-fire field gun with which
their army is now being supplied dis
charges twenty shells a minute, each
she'll containing 250 bullets. 1t is
claimed that at Chaons it demonstrat-
ed that a single gun can DESTROY a
regiment in one minute.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
sLoAN's FORTUNE.

The Midget Jockey Said to Have
Cleaned Up a Snug sum.
San Francisco, Feb. 4.-The Exam-
liner says that Tod Sloan has received
telegram from New York stating
that he has cleared up $25OOOO as the
result of speculation in Wall street.
1t is said that before coming West
Tod left several thousand dollars with
l.. B. Bell, Wall street operator,
with general instructions to invest as
he thought best. No details of how
the money was used has been received.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

1t will be unfortunate if the sequel
of our war with Spain ends in our
fighting and defeating those whom
Spanish tyranny drove into insurrec-
ton, and yet present conditions are
such that, if this alternative is pre-
sented, we must courageously face it.
even though we may regret that some
other means of adjusting difficulties
has not been presented.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
GO OUT OF COMMISSION.
All Vessels of the Navy In Reserve
Will BE Disposed OF.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The navy de-
partment has ordered that all of the
ships of the navy now held in reserve
shall he put out of commission at
once. There are a number of these
ships and the government will effect a
considerable saving, besides making
available the services of a number Of
sailors for use in the active ships The
cost of the keeping the Minneapolis
alone in reserve with about 100 men
aboard was about $4,000 per annum.
The advantage Of the system, howev-
er. has been fully shown in the late
war;
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

Mr.. Yerkes says no other city has
such street car facilities as Chicago
The people of Chicago feel bad enough
about it without having it continually
thrown in their faces.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10
SUED A LABOR UNION

And Got q Verdict for Being Kent
Out of Employment.
San Francisco, Feb. 4.-Fred Hess.
Ir., who sued the San Francisco Typo.
graphical union to recover $25iA)O
damages for having been forced out
of employment by the union, he be-
ing a non-union man, has been award
ed $1,000 by jury in the superior
court.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

A tobacco trust is about to invade
Cuba, buy up all the plantations on
which the best tobacco is grown and
thus control the product. The methods
Of trusts are not SO rude as those of
the Spanish. but in the end they will
amount practically to the same as
far az the Cuban planter is concerned.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

A Chicago waiter was arrested and
locked up for stealing two apples. We
shudder to think of what his fate
would be had he stolen three apples.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

When sheep are pastured in the
parks of Chicago the city at least will
have no difficulty in supplying it's shep-
herds with crooks.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

THE police of this city," says the
Philadelphia American, must wake
up" 1t seems cruel, but in large viii
lage like Philadelphia somebody ought
to be awake.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-02-10

II the Cubans in Havana keep on
creating disturbances it may be neces-
sary tor Uncle Sam to start a little re-
conceptrado business himself. with a
large Jail to assist in the recouceptra-
s1ning.