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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

Slc-uduucu.
OF women, Mrs. Maybrick, convicted
of the poisoning of her husband by the
administration of arsenic, is now sery-
ing life sentence in an English
prison. Mrs. Alice Fleming was tried
but few years since for the murder
of her mother, Mrs. Bliss, by the Civ
ing of anthony mixed, with: clam,
chowder. Mrs. Fleming was acquit-
ted.
The idea that poison ALWAYS leaves
discoverable traces in the victims
body is erroneous, according to the
best authorities. Among them a very
eminent chemist, Mr.: Naquet, is ALL
thority for the statement that poison
ing can be accomplished without leay-
ing any trace.
Everybody, says Mr.. Magnet, NOW
knows that there are animal alkaloids
arising from decomposition which are
deadly poison, but whose traces i'm
corpse are no proof of suicide or n,,r-
der, because body itself produces ex-
actly the same alkaloids soon after
DEATH"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

ss AS far back as history records any
thing about the gentle art of mu}der
poison has strongly appealed to wPm-
en- who desired to put out of the fay
some person against whom TIER
hatred was leveled Whether it He a
husband, a lover or father, poison in
one form or another has been the
choice Of murderesses from the dhys
OF Lucretia Borgia to Mrs. Botkin, ire
Gently convicted of killing Mrs. d IN
ing of Delaware with poisoned catdy
sent from California The investiga-
ton of the Harry Cornish poison ing
case already points to a woman in The
background.
The reason for this is obvious
With poison cleverly administered the
object of the murderess is attained and
there is no physical conflict, no blo bod
splitting, no wounds, nothing which
would brighten a woman of delicate
sensibilities or turn her from her pur-
pose. And, better still, the chances of
detection are very slight if the Job be
skil1fully done.
The revolver, the club, the knife
these are the weapons of the coarse
and vulgar, the thug or the man sud
denly intlamed to murderous anger in
a quarrel. But when a woman wants
to kill it is usually from a deep burn
Ing hatred, long concealed and slowly
gathering the strength necessary to
nerve the criminal to her deed. Then
poison, stealthily administered, is the
surest method of removing the obnox-
1ous one. The most appalling type OF
criminal is the woman who can meas
ure out poison day after day and
watch its effects upon her victim, and
she is usually an educated, refined
woman, though ,treacherous and I'M
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
DairyfnE In Southern. Illinois.

At the Illinois State Dairymen's con-
vention r. G. Wexford, speaking on
the above subject, said: In my expe-
rience of 80 years in Illinois, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and Missouri, I have been
taught that wherever. the milk cow
is there is prosperity whether the eli
mate be good or bad. A COW will do
as much in southern Illinois as she
will In northern Illinois. When we
first began using milk cows in our part
OF the state, cows were selling at from
$15 to $40 each, but now good cows
bring twice that. This is caused by
the increased demand and by the bet
ter breeding. Dairying has increased
the sociability Of the farmers, for they
meet when they come to the creamery.
While they are waiting they discuss
how to make good butter and how to
keep their cattle. This has done won
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
REMARKABLE JOURNEY
Made from the Klondike to Seattle by

Made from the Klondike to Seattle by
= Blind Man on Foot. "
Seattle Spec. New York journal:
One OF the most remarkable trips in
the history Of Alaskan travel has just
been finished by Shubert Nichols, a
blind man, who walked all the way
from the middle fork of the Koyokuk
river, north Of the Yukon, 1905 miles
to the coast, crossing five ranges Of
mountains. He has arrived at Seattle
after an absence of several years. He
has been mining along the Yukon
river and its tributaries, and the glare
of the sun upon the fields of ice and
snow during last spring came nearly
ending his eyesight. Each day of the
past summer found him hoping fer the
return Of his sight, and as late as the
first snow in the fall he was still hop
ing to see his way again. The win
ter came on, and his eyes becoming no
better he determined to- cross the five
ranges of mountain to: the Yukon from
his home on the middle fork of the
Koyokuk river, tramp it out to Skag-
way, and to reach Seattle for treat
ment. The story of the trip was given
by Mr.. Nichols as follows: 'SMy COM
panion, W. T. Phillips, and T, con-
cluded to secure all the mail we could
and carry it out at 81 per letter, to as
sist in expense money. We had good
placer ground, but little ready cash.
We secured sixty-fve pay letters and
about as many more thanks letters.
We left the North American Trans
portation and Trading headquarters on
the Koyokuk river at Peavy trading
post, some 800 miles up the Koyukuk
river, and struck up the south fork of
the Koyokuk to- Jim river; then up
the latter for 60 miles, when we struck
across country. going right up over
the south extension Of the Davidson
range of mountains and down agan to
Fish Creek valley; then across this
level valley to Bonanza: creek and up
Bonanza to it's headwaters, when we
other level valley, then Old Woman
Mountains to Old Woman's valley;
then on to the valley Of the Old Man
to Old Man creek. Continuing our
journey, we came over the Yukon
range and struck the Yukon river
about 200 miles below the Porcupine
river. We then came up the Yukon to
Dawson. While on the Yukon a wolf
took one Of our dogs away from the
sled at night. At Dawson I lost one
of my dogs and this left us with but
four dogs, that had then Travelled over
1000 miles. Mr.. Phillips sold his two
dogs and ran ahead of the North
American Transportation and Trad
ing Company's mail team out, and I
helped along. We came from Dawson
in 10 days running time to Skagway.
The trip, although it covers nearly 100
days of travel through the snow and
over the ice, was void of accident or
great inconvenience. There is nothing
remarkable about making the trip. We
were laid up three weeks, all told; by
wind and water and resting the dogs.
Our total walk was 1,605 miles. The
coolest day was SO degrees below zero.
We had three weeks Of an average Of
48 below, day and night"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
English War on Condensed Milk.

English War on Condensed MILK.
A report from London, England,
says:
An attempt has just been made by
deputation consisting Of medical rep
resentatives lof the various local au-
thorities to induce the government
practically to- boycott condensed milk,
the sale of which in this country is
enormous. 1t is asked that a clause
be added to. the food and drugs bill
by which it shall be made imperative
that manufacturers label their con-
densed milk as being unfit for food for
children or invalids. DR.. Smith, chair
man Of the public health committee of
camberwell vestry, said that children
brought up on condensed milk invari-
ably suffered. from ricketts,. DR.. Stocker
said that 40 per cent of the children
under 1 year of age that died in the
district of Willesden last year died
from the effects of condensed milk. DR..
j. Robertson of Sheffield said that as
a food for children it was most dan
gerous.
The president of the board Of agri-
culture said in reply that the govern
ment could not undertake to protect
the public against ITSELF or to put
shackles on the public to prevent it
from purchasing an article it might
choose to purchase, but that the gov
eminent would see that the public was
clearly Informed what it was buying.
Now that the perils of condensed milk
have been brought to the attention of
the people, action of some sort is likely,
to be forced or the government.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
In the Raw.

The Sweet Young Thing-What is
the meaning of the old custom of
throwing rice at a newly married
couple? ,- :. .~
The Grabbed Old Bachelor-H grew
ont of the idea, I suppose, that the
bridegroom is usually pudding
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

doris I know Of towns where, in an
open winter, It Is almost Impossible
to get, to them, and the towns that do
not have creameries it is so now.
The creameries have improved the
towns in which they have been built,
and the merchants in the towns favor
the creameries because they bring
about road improvement and thus
make it easier for people to get to the
stores. Dairying in southern Illinois
has helped in the raising of both pigs
and poultry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

o0o' A physical struggle
would unnerve her.
mere IS no struggle, no conflict in
the murder done by poison M foroo
IS required, only cunning treacborv
deceit and implacable hatred Far
back as history reaches there have
been women prisoners of men and
these women have been refined and
dainty, charming and elegant and
they have accomplished their murders
with unerring craftiness.
In prehistoric days, as we'll as now
the poisonous properties Of arsenic.
aconite, hellebore, opium and henbane
all appear to have been thoroughly
we'll known and to have been
utilized as we'll for the PURPOSES of
suicide and murder as for criminal ex-
ecution.
Socrates was made. to drink the
poisonous hemlock. Hannibal and De-
mosthenes destroyed themselves with
hellebore, and thousands of other VIC
tins persisted by these drugs, admins
tered by their friends and relatl YES and
dearest intimates.
AS early as 331 B. C. the first notable
instance of poisoning in Rome took
place, and lovely woman was at that
early day implicated in the crime. A
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
Worse

i was sorry to do it,, said Mr.
stormington Barnes, tebut I was
obliged to take notice Of snch oros.
neglect of duty. have discharged the
property man. *He was very care
less, :" remarked Mr.. Orestes Van
H =ii He forgot the prompt book
twice. " It's worse than that this
time. He has allowed the comnanu -
come away without its road map -
Washington Star. o.. 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
So She Welded Him -.

That mans attentions to me- 40
most offensive, and he has the ren,,ta :.
ton Of being fortune hunter. Do Won
suppose it is papa's wealth that allnres
him him.: s Her Close Friend (thoughtful-
sly)-Why, what else can 1t be ?-Tit-
Bits. y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
Poetry "a. Facts.

Mabel full Of poetry Why should
not love Jack? He is one Of the salt
OF the earth. Ethel (full OF facts)-
Possibly, my dear; but one can't live
on. salt.-Rival. .zS II
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

swerving when once her
mind is fixed upon muir.
der.
If the object of the ha-
tired of such a woman is a
man, a husband, a lover
or even a father who is
in her way, he becomes
an obstacle to be removed
without pity, without re-
morse, and she sets her.
self Systematically to the
task.
Generally. speaking, the
woman who will scheme
to destroy by poison
would shudder at the
- -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
A Matter, Of Taste,

A Matter of Taste.
MOTH overheard some callers say
ing this room is furnished in execrable
taste.
Other Moth-Why, the idea! never
ate moro palatable upholstery in my
life. ST !. S5 ..s s..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

Some men marry because they are
II love. and others because they are il
debt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10
"A Step Toward Improvement.

There are many farmers who would
like to take any step they know to be
the proper one toward the improve
ment Of the utility fowl, says the
Homestead. Poultry shows have for
years been giving premiums for the
best fowl, pair or pen of certain
breed and certain feather mark
ing has been the deciding point.
Now comes a step in the right
direction, and q poultry show manage
ment proposes to give prize to the
pen Of hens that has laid the most eggs
during the year. There is just one
point against this feature, and that is
the wonderful prolificness of some
hens in some hands to lay eggs in in
credible numbers. It is a fact that
some hens that have disqualifying
feathers have laid more eggs in three
months than some Of the prize takers
have in a whole year. The walking
horse at county fairs has never been
appreciated, and yet fast walking
horse is quite valuable, other things be-
ing equal. The production of butter
in some breeds of cows has been
brought up to very high standard. A
similar improvement in fowls will be
a step in the right direction, but it
cannot be secured by always showing
up the dangerous side of the business.
Aeration Of Milk.-There is hardly
a place in which milk is used that will
not pay to cool and aerate it at the
same time. Such milk brought to the
creamery or cheese factory, if ell the
patrons would practice it, would show
at once in the increased quality of the
product and the price. The difficulty
is that there are so many patrons who
don't believe in any Improvement il it
is going to cost something to set it at
work. Yet, wherever there is a fac
tory or creamery that has prevailed on
the patrons to practice aeration and
cooling, that institution stands high in
the price received for its product Ex.
One Objection to Corn.-O One OF the
reasons why corn is a bad feed for
fowl is that the grain is large. and il
shelled and thrown out by handfuls
the fowl eat much too fast, and secure
too much for their good. Maine Far
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

The: man who persists in doing 9TH
ers often terminates his career hy do
ing time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

they are called. They. are lof all COL
ors' but vary little in size: They have
plenty Of thoroughbred in them i Il
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

ttop to the gentle art OF
doing away with husbands
in continental Europe for
a long time. In recent
years there have been a
number of celebrated pois-
oning cases in which the
murderer has been a. man,
but always a man of re-
finement and education-a
scientist-as in, the cases
of Carlyle Harris, DR.. Blu
chanan and DR.. Meyers.
Each of these three
was a scientific chemist,
and each was accused of
committing the crime sin
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-06-10

Longest Cable.
AT present the longest single sub.
marine cable IS 2,700 miles.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
King Malietoa, the Samoan monarci

King Malietoa, the Samoan monarch,
1T was usually in arrears.
Sillnese streets are the narrowest i'm
the world-some of them are only
eight feet wide.
The smallest horse in the world is -
Shetland pony owned by the MARQUIS
earcano. Its height does not surpass
seventy ccntimetcrs; it is often har-
messed to liliputian mail coach.
Berlin has the smallest elephant in
the world. 1t is only one meter high
and weighs eighty Kilograms.
The smallest camels belong i'm Per-
STA They are not more than fifty cen
timeters high.
The smallest cows in the world are
to be found in the Samoan islands.
The smallest locomotive ever made
could be seen at the Omaha EXPOSE
tion: Its height from tile top OF the
stack to the rail is 25 inches. and the
gauge is 1917. inches. The cylinders
are by inches; the boiler ", horse
power, made of steel and tested to 300
pounds pressure, and will hold twenty
four gallons Of water. The diameter
OF the driving wheel is 10 inches. The
weight of the little engine is about COO
pounds, and it viii run on a rail u Of
an iacli square. 1t VIII draw ten care
each containing two persons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23

or each pound. Flace the giblets In a
,aucepan over the fire cover with cold
water and add half teaspoonful Of
salt. When it boils. add one onion and
:ook TN done. Shortly before serving
ay the turkey on a warm dish, r. m we
'nreads. strings and skewers and Tho
lat from the gravy. Mix one table
spoonful of cornstarch with one gin of
cod water. Add it to the gravy Stir
this over the fire and cook three min
utes and add sufficient giblet broth to
make a creamy sauce. Cook five min
utes, then strain. Chop the glib! Its
fine. add them to the sauce and serve.
10 make the forceme at place cent
loaf of bread in cold water until soft,
then inclose it in a towel and press dry.
Place a saucepan with four tablespoons
fuls of finely chopped onion over the
fire, add an ounce of butter, stir and
cook five minutes without browning.
Add the bread. continue to stir and
cook five minutes. Turn the bread into
dish. and when cold mix 1t with a
bound of finely chopped fresh pork from
The loin or tenderloin. Season With an
Even tablespoonful of salt. an even tea
Spoonful OF pepper. half teaspoonful
OF grated nutmeg. teaspoonful of
thyme and the yolks of two eggs.
For fllet of sole remove the fillets Of
Two founders. each weighing about IL
pounds. Season them with table
spoonful of salt and half a teassconful
VI pepper. Cut the fillets in half. lay
them in a covered dish. sprinkle over
Two tablespoonfuls of lemon Juice, add
two onions cut into slices and hall q
bunch of parsley and three sprigs of
thyme. Cover and let stand an hour.
twenty minutes before serving lay the
sl'ets on napkin and wipe them dry.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
IlABEAs CORPUS SUSPENDED.
Startling Ruling of a Country Judge
Which Made Tawvars N..n

startling Ruitng of Country Judge
Which Made Lawyers Gasp.
Brooklyn Eagle: Church congre-
cations are always nightly well
pleased to see their pastors in their
pulpits after the summer season is
ended, but not as thoroughly gratifed
as are members of the bar when the
Judges return from their vacations"
remarked a prominent Brooklyn law
yer.
why do you make the distinction
between the emotions of church con-
gregations and lawyers?" 1 asked.
10 which my friend replied:
We'll, congregation is not forced
to accept the views of a poorly-in-
formed country pastor who comes to
the city as substitute for brighter
man who has gone to the mountains
or seashore. But it is different in the
courts. You've got to knock under,
at least until an appeal can be heard;
have got to submit to the rulings of
this and that second-class country
judge who comes to the city to make
show of his unfamlliarty with law
until the regular judges return to
We luSc SullIuSl
case came under my observation
which will illustrate the incompetencv
oil some of these country Judges who
visit us in vacation time. In sur
rogate's case an order had been is
sued for the arrest of two executors
On the ground that they had failed TO
turn over certain moneys as directed
by the court. One of these executors
did comply with the order of the
court, but, nevertheless, was arrested
and locked up. His counsel appeared
before one of the country Judges sent
down to this section temporarily, and
applied for writ of habeas corpus.
Whereupon the judge made the re.
markable decision that supreme
court judge could not grant the writ
called for; that the supreme court
could not interfere with a case under
the jurisdiction of surrogate. And
so the poor prisoner had to sweat
in Jail because this countryman did
not know the law. That ruling made
every lawyer in the courtroom gasp
for breath"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
Dust them with flour. then dip each

Dust them with flour. then dip each
fllet separately into beaten egg and
cover with bread crumbs or cracker
crumbs. Fry them to a fine golden col-
Or in hot fat lard, and then place them
On blotting paper for few minutes
md serve with traviette sauce.
I'm connecting the traviette sauce put
u cup Of canned tomatoes in sauce
ian: add teaspoonful of butter, one
quarter teaspoonful OF white pepper the
same of salt and sugar; cook six to
eight minutes; then rub the tomatoes
through n sieve. Place small sauce
pan with one finely chopped onion, three
tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar and
eight coarsely pounded whole peppers
on the stove. Reduce by boiling till
nearly dry: then remove and put it
aside till cold. Then add the yolks of
four eggs. set the saucepan in hot wa
ter, add by degrees four ounces of but
ter Gin small pieces) and stir constant
~. Add four tablespoonfu,sw warm water
tablespoonful liquid beef extract, an even
teaspoonful of salt set the saucepan In
pan of hot water over the fire and
stir till the contents thicken; then re-
move and strain through a fine sieve
into bowl. Add the tomatoes and
three or four tablespoonfuis of whipped
cream: then serve.
ITO make potato soulfle, boil quart
Of peeled and washed potatoes with a
tablespoonful of salt and quart of wa
ter. When done, drain off the water,
mash the potatoes fine and mix them
with a cup of milk. an ounce of butter
and the yollls of two eggs. Add tho
Whites, beaten to a stiff froth. Put the
natatoes in dish. make six dents with
a knife on top of each and put in each
dent small piece of butter. Set tha
dish in Il hot oven and bake light
brown; then serve in the same dish
To make the royal soup take two
pounds of shank beef, some veal bones
and if convenient some poultry trim
mngs. Cover with cold water add halt
q tablespoonful of salt. then place in
Kettle over the fire. While this comes to
n boil cut two large onions into th.ck
slices and broil them over the fire till
they have obtained dark brown color
then add them, with small carrot,
leek and a bouquet, to the soup. Cover
the kettle and boil two hours In tie
meantime mix three we'll beaten eggs
With three tablespoonfuls of water and
three tablespoonfuls of milk seasoned
with one-quarter teaspoonful of nut.
meg and the same of salt Pour the
mixture into a small buttered bowl.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-11-23
SV- ANsON's "5 DROPs'' is the :,

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of tie sick room. 1t has saved the pub
lie, i'll less than five years, more money
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agonies and diseases. Money which 9th,
erwise would have been expended in fun
erals, doctors and drug bills, loss of labor.
etc., and relieved suffering humanity of
at least 1O,O00,000 years Of eXcruciating
pain and agony. This is more than car
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electrical appliances of any kind Ii YOU
have never used it, do not fail to send for
ut least n trial bottle.
SWANSON'S IS DROPS" never fails
TO cure. 1t has cured and is curing mil
lions of people afflicted with ACUTE and
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SCIAT
ICA, NEURALGIA, ASTHMA, LA
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50 DROPS" has never failed to cure
these diseases, when used as directed. II
will cure you. Try it. Price of large
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charges prepaid; 25-ccnt sample bottle
sent free, on receipt of 10 cents to pay
for mailing. Agents wanted. SWAN,
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