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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03
Tho Missionary's Little Joker.

A native Maori chieftain, the des-.
cendant of cannibal kings, is now COM
tp1eting his medical education III Chi
cago. Cannibalism ended In his tribe.
he says, when Bishop Selwyn converted
his grandfather;; but he tells some
stories Of it which have a distinctly
humorous flavor. For Instance It is
said that once a chief captured mis-
sionary who was anything but a tooth
some morsel, as he was old and thin
and looked as If HIS flesh would be
tough. The missionary warned the
chief that he would not make a good
dinner, and pulling up his trousers,
cut a slice of the calf Of his leg and
offered It to the chief. The chief tast-
ed it, said he didn't like it, and passed
1t to a subchief. The sub tasted it.
made wry face, and passed it on.
The next man who took a bite Of It
spat- it out The missionary was re-
leased. After he had gone It was dis
covered that he wore 8 cork leg.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03

clans and poets Of the little country:
The Welsh declare that the Eisteddfod
has been held since the time Of the
Druids, and seek to preserve some of
the ancient forms, as the sacred stone,
but whatever may have been the his
tory of it, from very ancient times it
has been held annually, and only twice
out of Wales, once at Liverpool and
once in London. The first part Of the
Eisteddfod Is the Gorsedd held by
bards under the presidency of the chief
Druid. The word Druid, as here used,
has a loose construction, and means
any minister Of religion admitted to
the Gorsedd. These ministers are, as
al general thing, non-conformists, al
though sometimes even a bishop of
the Church of England has been
known to assist. The Gorsedd is held
within circle of stone, in the light Of
day and in the open air. No Gorsedd
can be held at night, or under roof
In modern Welsh the word means
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03
THE DRUlDS OF MODERN WALES.
And in the love Of everything the love

of God. - a&
0, Jesus, repress unjustice:''
The festival lasts four days, and
from all the villages, Golfers, quarry
men and laborers, with their sweet
hearts decked in gayest attire, betake
themselves to the 'steddfod. The busi-
ness of the Gorsedd is the licensing or
approving Of the various grades Of
bards, and the choral competition is
the most interesting. Then there is
the crowning of the bard and the
quaint custom Of "chairing' the bard.
There are also competitions in paint
ing and art needlework. The Eistedd-
fodam are held alternately in the north
and south Of Wales, and this year it
was held in Cathay's Park, at Cardiff.
There was an innovation this year,
delegates coming from Brittany, wear
ing the picturesque Breton costume,
and other Celtic representatives., in
the delegates from Scotland, wearing
the Highland dress. Thousands of
persons witnessed the ceremonies of
the Gorsedd on the first morning.
There was the outer circle of red
Radyr stones, twelve in number, in
honor of the apostles, as some think,
each draped in the Gorseddic colors,
white, blue and green. In the center
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03
THE WIFE AND THE
!. STRANGE WOMAN.

~ Arthur Sanger was head clerk in a
dry goods store Clara Heartily worked
in a tailor's shop. She had pretty
face. winning ways, and a loving,
trusting little heart; so, when after
q few weeks acquaintance, Arthur
Sanger asked her to be his wife, she
smiled and blushed charmingly, and
soon after she became Mrs. Sanger.
The first bit Of sorrow Clara expe-
rienced after her marriage was one
morning when Arthur tenderly inform
ed her that he should be obliged to go
to New York on business for the firm,
and would be absent three whole days.
It was sad, gloomy time to poor
Clara, but the three miserable days
came to an end at last, and with
light heart she arrayed herself to go
to the depot to meet her husband. He
would not expect her.
.. The train came putting in. Clara was
a few steps from the edge of the plat
form, when she saw Arthur alight and
hold out his hand to assist a beautiful,
,dark-eyed lady down the steps, and
what was her dismay, as she pressed
her way through the crowd to greet
him, to see him draw the lady's hand
through his arm and hear him say in
a low voice:
"Pull down your veil, Alice, and
walk deliberately through the depot"
For a moment objects swan before
Clara's eyes, but, lowering her own
veil, she followed the couple out. She
managed to keep them in sight until
they entered the Sweeney hotel.
Then, with heart she thought was
breaking, she goes home, how, she
hardly knew. It was half an hour be-
fore Arthur came; and Clara had
thought it all over, and resolved not
ITO say one word about her being at
the depot, and see if he would make
any explanation. He returned her
warm greeting in an affectionate, but
absent way, not even noticing her pale
cheeks and eyes red with weeping.
The next morning, after Arthur had
eaten his breakfast, mechanically kiss
ed her abstractedly, and gone to the
store, Clara went up to her chamber,
threw herself upon a lounge, and wish
ed, oh, SO fervently, that she might
( die, for if her husband was really un-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03

music was superior to instrumental,
and he offered a prize to the bards and.
minstrels, who should swim over the
Conway The harpers found them
selves unable to play, as their instru-
ments were wet, but the minstrels had
no trouble with their voices. Upon
the annexation Of Wales to England,
Edward I. deemed it wise to sanction
the Msteddfod, by the famous statute
of Rhuddlan. During the times OF
Henry VII, Henry VIII. and Queen
Elizabeth, the festival was held with
the royal permission. Ea% i ss.. T.. Z z
Taffy was Welshman,
Taffy was a;thief, s y
was the sneering couplet Of the. En-
glishman once upon a time, but he
knows better now, realizing that the
Welsh have done great work in the
way Of furthering native talent and
fostering the latent genius OF their
country, and the Esteddfod has been
the means Of bringing before the pub
lie almost all the literary men, must
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03
A New Ricky.

Philadelphia Inquirer: The sarsapa-
rilla rickey was discovered by the
head bartender of well-known cafe
in the central part of the city. The
sarsaparilla rickey consists of cracked
ice, bottle, or as much as tall, thin
glass will hold Of ordinary sarsaparilla
and the juice Of one half of a. lime.
The ice is put into a glass first; then
the sarsaparilla, and lastly the lime
juice. The combination of sweetness
in the sarsaparilla and sourness IN the
lime, coupled with. the sarsaparilla's
well-knoWn flavor, forms a drink both
delicious and refreshing z#z5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03

Judgment" but in medieval Welsh
It signifies "tumulus' or chill" It
is probable that the judgments of the
Druids were given from q hill, which
may account for the double signifca-.
tton. Gorsedd was the court and Els
teddfod the sitting which had been
determined upon year and a day pre-
viously. The opening ceremonies are
very imposing. Three times the pre-
siding Druid asks els there peace?"
while he and some assistants hold an
unsheathed sword. AS soon as he has
received an affirmative answer three
times he sheathes the sword and the
court is declared open. a prayer is Of
5fered to the Deity in the vernacular::
ttCod impart thy strength;
And in that strength reason; ..5
And in reason knowledge; 5 3''zs.. sss
And in knowledge justice;
And In Justice the love Of 1t; 55.5
And a that love the love Of every
thing; .8s5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03
EVOLUTION OF WALLPAPER.
1t Took Time to Introduce 1t and Bring
1t to Its Present Perfection.

~ AooA AAAA0 70 AutEOuuC0 IL AAu oEAAEs
1t to Its Present Perfection.
From the Paper Trade: While va
rious kinds Of printed fabrics were
known to the people Of most remote
antiquity it was not till the eighteenth
century that wallpaper anywhere near
it's present form came into common
use in Europe, though it appears to
have been used much earlier in China.
A few rare examples which may be as
early as the sixteenth century exist in
England, but these are limitations, gen.
orally in flock" of the old Florentine
and Genoese cut yelvets, and hence the
style of the design in no way shows
the date of the wallpaper, the same
traditional patterns being reproduced
with little Or no change for many
years. 1t was not till the end of the
last century that the machinery to
make paper in long strips was invent
ed. Up to that time wallpapers were
printed on small square pieces of hand
made paper and were very expensive.
On this account wallpaper was slow in
superseding the older mural decora-
tions, such as tapestr Y, stamped
leather and paper 10th a Work
printed in London in 1744 throws some
light on the use of wallpapers of that
time: t<The method of printing wall
papers of the better sort is probably
the same now that it has ever been.
Wooden blocks, with the design cut in
relief, one for each color, are applied
by hand, after being dipped in an
elastic cloth sieve charged with wet
tempera pigment, great care being
taken to lay each block exactly on the
right place, so that the various colors
may register or get together. In Or
der to suit the productions of the pa
per mills these blocks are made in
England twenty-one inches wide, and
in france eighteen inches wide. The
length of the block is limited to what
the workman can easily lift with one
hand-two feet being about the limit,
as the blocks are necessarily thick and
in many cases made heavier by being
inlaid with copper, especially the thin
outlines, which, if made of wood,
would not stand the wear and tear Of
printing. In flock and gold or silver
printing the design is first printed in
strong size, the flock (fnely cut wool
of the required color) or metallic pow
der is then sprinkled by hand over the
paper; it adheres only to the wet size,
and is easily shaken off the ground or
unsized part. =. If the pattern is re-
quired to stand out in some relief the
process is repeated several times and
the whole paper then rolled to COM
press the flock. Cheaper sorts of paper
are printed by machinery, the design
being cut on the surface OF wooden
rollers, under which the paper passes.
The chief drawback to this process is
that all the colors are applied rapidly,
one after the other, without allowing
each to dry separately, as is done in
hand printing. A somewhat blurred
appearance is usually the result"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03

CHARLIE, MY DEAR BROTHER!
true to her she felt that life would be
a burden, and she wanted to die now
before any harsh or unkind words had
passed between them. In the midst of
her sad thoughts the bell rang and
a moment after Bridget put her head
in at the door, saying:
"a gintleman to see yez, num-"
ITO see me? Didn't he say Mr..
Sanger?" said Clara, raising her head
wearily.
mo, indade; he said Miss Sanger,
as plain as the nose on my face"
Every well; show him into the par
ior. I will be down directly"
+, Wondering vaguely who it could be,
she bathed her eyes, smoothed her hair
and went down. AS she entered the
parlor a manly form rose and held
out his arms toward her. One glance
OF delighted surprise and she sprang
into them, sobbing, Charlie, my dear,
dear brother!" Sure enough, it was
h Charles Lansing, Clara's half-brother,
who ran away from his stepfather four
years before and had not been heard
/ from since.
b. After many eager questions and an
swers. on both sides Charles took ad-
vantage of slight pause and said:
Sister, something troubles you: you
had been weeping when you came
down, and your face is pale and sad.
& Won't you tell me all about it?''
. Clara ~hesitated a moment, then,
dropping her head on her brothers
shoulder, she sobbed out the whole
Wretched story.
Have you ever told him about me?'
Charles asked, musingly, after she had
finished.
@ No." answered Clara. II thought
you were dead and I could not bear to
talk about you"
hen I have an idea," said Charles.
You Introduce me as Mr.. Lansing, an
old friend. I will secure a room at
the Sweeny, so as to watch proceed
fngs there, and then we will have
rides, walks, and good time gen.
erally, and get him jealous if we can" !"
Clara looked doubtful and asked, hes
y ftatingly: .ss.l /. e. zs..+, s.
Will It be ,right?'' r. <..:..s :. ...:& -
is Right!' echoed her brother; ..of
course it will, and when he sees fit
to explain, you can. But mind you, I
shall watch closely, and If I find he
is really untrue to you, you shan't live
With him another day. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-02-03

I Foe OF the Trained Nurse.
"a German journal IS authority for
the statement that two o-thirds of the
trained nurses actiYe1y engaged ac-
8quire and die of tuberculosis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-08-19
Khaki Made at pimlinn.

Khaki is made at the army c,othing stores at Pimlieo, Eng. There are over 1900 girls, ranging from l6 to 25 in age, employed at the factory, the sew ing machines being driven by steam at war speed of LOO stitches a min- ute, making khaki and other clothing required for South Africa. Every girl is taught to make garment through out, it being considered that, even if the girls do pet work as quickly when making the whole garment, they do 1t better than if each section was made by 8 specialist; at any rate, they man. age to turn cut 10000 uniforms 9 week, Every soldier out in South Africa car ries in the lining of each garment a linen label containing the name of the girl who made it. and if any complaint of scamping is received during it's natural life of twelve months she is certain 10 hear of it.
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ED KERWIN TALKS.

Mr. Edwin ]. Kerwin, a former Pine Buff boy, but who now resides ut Ark kadelphia, recently delivered an address at a Democrat meeting there. The Standard, Of Arkadel- phia, says:
 Mr. Kerwin's speech was one os brevity aLd eouehed in happy, time iy thoughts. Ills prologue to his political remarks is worthy record ing. 1t was tribute to the ladies. In part he said: "I find it impos- sible to command language at this time to thank the ladies IT their presence tonight. Our appreciation is greater than words can convey. The presence of the ladies is akin to the sunshine that ereeps through crevices into dark dungeons; for such is mans life without them. ? His arraignment of the Republicans was severe, as was his eulogy on the matchless standard bearer of De- mocracy beautiful. He is, bes Ond question, an orator, of good voice and language.
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Fell Short of Her Ideal.

When schoolgirls grow confidential with one another they sometimes, am told, describe the sort of man who corresponds to what they call their beau ideal" Did you ever happen to near what Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas was credited with saying on this topics When I was at school" she remarked, 'I used to vow that there were three kinds of men I never could be infu- eneed to marry. First, I never would marry 9 man who was younger than L. Second, I never would marry man who was shorter than l. Third, I never would marry a politician. Well, kept my VOW, except that in marry ing MT. Douglas l married a man who was not quite as old as I. who was not quite as tall as I, and who was one of the most prominent politicians of his day."-New York Mail and Ex- press.
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Austrian Court Custons.

Tn the Austrian court it is contrary to custom for perishahle articles to ap- pear twice on the imperial table. The result is large perquisites for the at tendants. To one man fall all un- corked bottles, to another the wine left in the glasses. to another the joints, and to still another the game or the sweets. Every morning sort of mar ket is held in the basement of the pal- ace, where the yiennese come to pur- chase the remains.-New York Post
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 sARB WIRE TELEPHONE LINE.
rwo Indiana Towns, Fifteen Miles
 Apart. sucnessrully Conneeted.

two Indiana Towns, Fifteen Miloa
 Apart. Successfully Connected.
 An Anderson, Ind., correspondent writes: One of the most novel tele- phone systems in the world is the 4harbwi e line, which connects the towns Of Anderson, Pendleton and h. gals It is fifteen miles ill length. Its inventor, builder and sole ownsr, Cas- sius Alley of Pend1eton, Ind, now has six subscribers at $58 a year each. The tine is not far distant when there will be ten-fold this number. One llothing company at Anderson with branch stores at Pendleton, and the Wagner Glass Works, with offices at Anderson and factory at Ingalls,. are using this barg-Wire system in their business affairs exclusively. They use the line frequently. They can convert it into private line by plugs so ar- ranged that when one party is using inc line he can cut out all others except in NIT. Alleys residence, which is used as Q central station. It is no exag- geratiQn to say that this barb-wire telephone system is quite as satisfac- tory as the copper circuit of the Bell. Ordinary phones are used with no
 Decial strength of battery and there is very little trouble with the lines. In constructing the line Mr. Alley used the top strand of the barb-wiro fence of the Big Four railway, mak- ing the connections with the offices of his subscribers with ordinary tele- phone wire. In some instances where fhe posts had routed it was necessary to paint the wire and posts with rub Der paint to insulate the wire. The whole line of fifteen miles was built at cost of about S100, and the outfit for each house, consisting of receiver, transmitter, battery. call, etc. costs not over s10. The line has been in operation since Decembet 22, and has not been out Of order. except for a few hours when fast train on the rail- way track struck Q COW, threw her body against the fence and broke ths wire.
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and sack of tobacco as booby. Delightful and inviting refreshments were served. The host and hostess were assisted in receiving hy their son and daughter. Mir. Clifton and Miss Ella. The affair was q com plete success. The guests were: Misses Ella Howell, Esther Triplett, Bessie Tucker, Selma ROsenbaum. Nellie Johnson. Willie Ieane Atkin- son, Pauline Scnll, Befit@ Aa@tin. Zip White. Mildred Thomp,t... aaa Taggart, Annabel Tavlor anft s tie Hahn. Messrs. Sterling Barr v. Thornton Johnson, Ray Osborne, Chester Taylor. Henry LeBosquet, Ray Atkinson, Harold Biuthenthal, Tom Johnson. St. Louis; .jim Noel, Warren Osborne, Porter Lindsay, Neel Bell, Melnot Viets and Percy Henderson.
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PERSIAN RUGS OF IRISH MAKE.
Delft weavers on the Old ~oa Turn Out
 a Perfect Imitation.

Deft Weavers on the Old SnA Turn Out
 a Perfect Imitation.
 Just year ago some manufacturers of artistic textiles touring in Donegal resolved on establishing a place for the making of hand-tufted carpets of the description generally known as Turkish" or Persian" The peculiar ity of this fabric IS that from it's na- tHre it must be a hand production The tufts are tied by the fingers in knots : n longitudinal warps, which are l stretched between two long parallel beams. The carpets are made to the size and shape of any room. The de- sign is placed in front and the girls 1 from three to a dozen. according to the size of the carpet. select the colors indicated row by row, which are tied, then bound down by shoots" of wool en weft drawn across the entire width and beaten firm by small iron-toothed hammers. There is interesting variety and pleasure in the work, and it is such that individual skill and work manship come largely into play. Alto- gether, it is just such an industry as is suited to the rural districts of Ire- land. No steam power is required and shere is therefore no handicap on the commercial side by the absence Of coal. The first years experiment with the Irish girls has proved that they are ad- mfrably adapted for the work. The | girls show 8 nimbleness of fingers and 1 sharpness of eye for color and form that have quite astonished their teach CTS and they take to the work with a spirit and cheerfulness quite refresh ing. So convinced are the promoters of it's ultimate success that they have planned out broad scheme that will spread the work all over the west of Ireland and give employment to many hundreds Of girls and boys.-London l Furniture Record.
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rhe Worlds Three Glasses.

Some one has said that the world is divided into three great classes: The wills, the won'ts and the can'ts. The first are the actors. the second the op- posers, the third the do-nothings. To the first class belongs the honor Of whatever has been accomplished by human agency, done in spite of all the hindrance the second class could bring to bear: to the third belongs nothing;
 and whatever the second class loses by it's obstinacv t'sias. lots nass
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Reported for Last Week by Geo. W.
 ByingtoD, Abstraeter.
August 13Ig00.

Ben C. West to Olive Y. Fox. undivided half interest in lot l. block ,, Hanf < Go. add ..........................P 375 Co ]. K. Brodie to Mrs NJ. E. Crane, lots i, ?, ,, 4. ,. 6, block 19, edfeld.............. 40 %
 August It. 1900. A. B. Knight to Lizzie Rich- ardson. 60 154 feet. SC cor-. ner block 55 D. Harding add ........N.......................... 40 co David 5. Mills to John Henry, 150 150 feet in the nv corner ,, 6. 9.................. 50 co NJ. H. Thomas to ChaF. stover, nv sw & SC nv 2s, 4, II ct al lands .................. 1900 co
 Aug. r F. B. Flanders, clerk, to Frank Kendall VI ne 12, :, Il ......................................$ 75 Tax 1897. F. B. Flanders, clerk, to Frank Kendall nA sw and sA nv 7, 6, 10 ,.................... 6 S5 Tax s96 and '97. F. B. Flanders, clerk, to Frank Kendalle ek ne s, 6, 10 3 72 Fox 96 and 97. r. B. Flanders. clerk, to Frank Kendall SC Sc 19, 6. It .set.....,............... 39 Tax 1897.
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Y%

< CARD PARTY-rhe pretty home "A Of Mir. and Mrs. r. c. Howell. two of the most hospitahle people in Pine Bluff. and who are happiest
 when giving happiness to their friends. was scene of gaietv last Tuesday evening. Mir. and Mrs.
 Howell rendered the young people d delightful party, ompiimentary to Miss Bette Hahn. Gard playing was an interesting and entertaining feature during the evening. and handsome prizes were offered, which
 added animation and interest to the game. The ladies' prizes were cap- tured by Misses Bettie Austin and Selma ROsenbaum. The former re- ceived handsome opal ring and the latter a hat pin. the booby prize. Mir. Henry LeBosuuet was awarded an elegant stick pin as first gentle mems prize, and Mir. Neel Bell a pipa
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RHEUMATISM cATARRH ARE BLOOD
 DISEASES-.FREEi

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 BLOOD BALM CO,
 222 Micthell St., Atlanta, Ga.