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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
ONE HUNDRED WEARS

e the tious Ago: FOR Members OF
55 IS This Club 81
1 Chicago correspondence Philadelphia.
Times: Chicago boasts Of many strange.
things, but the strangest Of all "a club
| that was organized here last week It
is called the One Hundred Year Club.
1.-The members of which are honorably
bound to- live one hundred years.
Bachelor clubs, old maid clubs, sui:
eide clubs, the Thirteen Club, and, I'M
fact, every form Of club Imaginable
has been organized here in the Windy.
City, but this Century Club is the odd.
lest Of them all. The club. is open to-.
both sexes and already has over TWEEN
ty members. Among them is Fernando
Jones' millionaire real estate man.:
who prominently figured in the organ
ization Of the club. To your CORE
spondent he said there was no reason
why people should not live a hundred
years. "F'or one thing" he said, 81
don't believe in snoozing in the day
time to +lengthen life. u never go to
bed the same day I get up, but Il do,
get up the same day go to bed. It
is the sluggard who sleeps in the day
time. People, think, sleep too rauch.
Even at my advanced age find that
SIX or seven hours sleep is sufficient.
another thing, l never drink raw
water. l haven't drunk a pint of raw
water in twenty years. I drink most
pVSTVfhincr
much stress is put on the necessity Tor
fresh air as being the great life pre-
server and prolonger. This talk about
sleeping with open windows, winter
and summer, is mistake Even birds,
whose brains are small, know that it
s wise to put their heads under their
wings, protecteu from fresh air, when
hey sleep" Judge L. B. Otis, 80 we IT'S
cid, said: zone Of the most important
Eteps any one can take who is ambi-
tieus to round out e; century of life is
to9join the Don't Worry Club. DON'T
worry about the things that you can't
help; let other people do the worrying.
Three-fourths Of mans troubles are
borrowed The things that he fears
in anticipation don't come to pass. It
shortens life to carry the burden of an
tlclpated troubles which never come,
Mrs. Mary Ann Otis, the first woman
to join the club, said: "No pies nor
cakes for me. I shall be SO years old
on April p, and expect to be the first
member OF our club over the century
mark I attribute NV 1onp ct.v ,,o
earth to plain food and quiet. doues-
tic life, free from the fret and worry
and heartburnings of society. If 1 were
asked what one thing more than any
other has contributed to my long life,
l would say moderation in eating"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

expected turn of fortune came. "A
company of American soldiers arrived
in the city. Some of our men, firing
OF the siege, had wandered off into the
city to seek diversion and refresh
ment. - D. So.
When the new American soldiers
came they found some of our men in
the streets and chased them out of the
city. Then they came on to the con-
vent, and when we saw them we
jumped up and ran. Some Of us
reached the beach and made our es-
cape back to Luzon, where we had
come from.
THAT is all know about the, fight at
the Catubig convent, but it will live in
the memory of every Filipino soldier
who was there as the most terrible
bloodshed and the bravest fighting
that ever took place in these blood
washed islands, 80 -
The three days siege in and about
the old Catubig convent resulted in
the heaviest loss of life sustained by
the American army in any one en-
gagement since the war began. The
following men are known to have been
killed: zs. "a @xj..s I r.
Sergeants Dustin L. George and Will
liam ]. Hall, Corporals Herbert H. Ed
wards and John F. J. Hamilton, Cook
Burton p. Hess, Musician Burton r.
Wagner, Privates Trefflie Penslow, OF
to B. Loose, Stephen Aperti, Joseph
NOEL, John p. Kuhn, Ralph III. Zim,
Edward Braman, Chester "A. Conklin,
w. b. Collins, J.5J. Kerins, Henry Du-
mas, Philip Sailing and George "A.
Slack. , l,s5F=# }g $ iss V ,f1
Others, whose: names have not as
yet been given out, were wounded. The
entire detachment Of thirty-one was
taken from Company II, Forty-third
Infantry. This company, with its reg
iment, was enlisted at Forth Ethan
! Allen Vermont, on the 18th Of No
yember. 1899. It embarked on the
transport Meade on the 10th Of the
same month (November) and reached
Manila on the 18th OF December. .t6a 9s "
From Manila 6the Forty third was
sent to the island Of samar, and
broken up il elements to do gar
$:r q IS duty and form scouting parties,
quell disturb Dances here and there, and
otherwise preserve the peace, Major
Henry len, DONNA nding, was
made military comm der OF the is
land
Catilbig is a port toWn. i IN raj or Al
len considered 1t safe senough and left
only q small force there to SgiiyeSa mil
5itary color to the place and remind the
sinhab itants that Uncle Sam was #afootg
in the land The INVASION OF the reb-3
els from Luzons was a complete sur
prise. Lieut. na nts Sweeney, who
headed the part which came to the!
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three D@WS

/ to be a thousand rifles shooting out Of
those windows, and ali Of them were
hitting us. Il could hear the bullets
Shaping into the bodies near me, and
could see the bodies whirling around
and falling. Men rushing UP the CON
vent stairs We're shot as they ran, and
they kept right on going until their
faces bumped on the steps and they
turned over on their sides and rolled
down in a heap at the bottom dead.
I'VE had lost nearly a hundred of
our brayest men, the leaders in the
attack, and IA hundred more were
bleeding from wounds, limping, hold
ing their hands to their sides and
heads, clutching their broken arms or
writing, all doubled up, with the pain
Of the dying. Ai:.< T.. "a !
Z s.There was nothing for us to do but
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
| ported the Catubig affair to Washing
ton. It is about as narrated above.
Chinese as lockers

A writer in the London Sketch, who
speaks Of having spent several years
in China, writes of Chinese servants
and their ideas of honesty and prac-
teal jokes. :. 49,. ~ =
"The most ominous sign preceding
the present outbreak says the writer,
was that the boys in Tien TsiQ left
their masters, as they are also doing
now in the south of China. A Chinese
boy is faithful servant, and when
he leaves his master for no cause there
is sure to be mischief abroad, general
ly with secret society at the bottom
of it. If master in China trusts his
boy implicitly, the servant generally
responds by being absolutely honest:
but if the master thinks he can take
care of his own valuables he finds that
he is mistaken. I had at .Hongkong a
frst-class boy, whom generations of
subalterns had nicknamed Scamp the
only name I ever knew him by.
Scamp if trusted with money, would
always account for it to the uttermost
farthing. One day-it was just. before:
the Chinese New Year, the only; time
at which the Cinnamon make holiday
and spend their savings brought.
home some bank notes and put them
in a drawer. The next afternoon r
looked in the drawer. for the notes,
but. they T. had vanished. 81 IL called
Scamp, who appeared with an abso-s
.lutely impressive face. He knew moth
ing about the notes, and, instead OF
allowing me to lecture him, read meaa
lesson Master he said, go this side,
go*that side; he no savvy what he do
with his money. More better next
time, give Scamp take care Of. 4 ]. :. took
his advice and never lost any more
money" % 5..s ! >& ..45 z5=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

zon, whence most Of the y attacking
party had come in the first place. He
was captured in a skirmish not far
from Manila: 49, >
MANY of our men came from Luz
zon. We were thinking it would be
better fighting on one of the smaller
islands, where your people were not so
got together a large company. think
there were 600: men or more. We also
had a cannon, which the Filipinos on
the island furnished us. About 200 Of
our men had rifles, good ones, and
plenty of bullets; and the rest were
armed with knives and pistols and
swords and clubs-anylning they could
find. We made strong company al
together. a. ~ - +"
;. eve knew there was only small
company of American soldiers sta
toned in Cathbig, which is town
containing about 10000 people.
'They were CHARTERED in a convent.
1t was good place to defend them
selves in, being a. heavy building and
having plenty of windows for port
holes. There was a wall around it, too,
and next to it was church. The
Americans were well armed They
were not expecting to be attacked,
though, and our first rush into the city
was surprise. We should have killed
all right away, while they were disor-
ganized and not ready for us, but
somehow they succeeded in driving us
back from the doors and in organizing
against us, even while we were charg-
ing upon them. ~ ~ ''ss +.
'sThen followed a fight SO terrible
that I cannot think of it now without
shuddering. Men fell around me 50
thick that I could not walk without
stumbling over them. e.. There seemed
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

continue the fight, as we had begun it,
and try to drive the enemy out Of the
convent or kill them inside of it by a
united raid on the place. We sur
rounded it and plunged in from every
side, hurting ourselves blindly into
the very muzzles Of their guns and
getting torn down in rows for our
pains. $3.50
Might came while we were still
:vainly rushing against the building,
only to fall back each time behind a
cloud of smoke, leaving a wriggling of
legs and arms, a struggling: of, torn
bodies and a grooming of dying men on
the ground. With the coming of the
dark, we retired behind the walls
again to rest and see what was left of
our 600 men.
"In the morning we thought of a
new plan, and this was the only thing
we could have done to get the enemy
out of the convent. #~s3>
eve got into the church, which
stood only a little way-a few feet
from the other building, and here we
lighted big punches of hemp and flung
them from the windows on the con-
vent roof. Soon they set fire to the
place and then our men ran out to
shoot the Americans down when they
should leave the doomed building.
Z ".,Out they came from a door on the
side of the convent that was next to
the river, and made a run br the
water, where there: were some boats.
They faced us as they fell aWty, run
ming backwards, and kept up biting
fire from their sure killing gum all the
while. They killed. three men to our
one and wounded a dozen m{re;s but
we shot down almost i half d their
shelter. Three men who refhed a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

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boat and jumped in were killed while
they the were picking UP the paddles. Both
OF Of their sergeants fell in this rush.
They had nobody left to command
them them Every man acted for himself
and and found his own shelter. In ten
mil there wasn't an American
alive in sight. IS. s@s.s d
But there were Americans there,
and they kept on shooting as though
they We're never going to stop. Our
men had never seen such shooting, and
in a moment they got afraid again.
They thought they should all be killed
before the last American could be
driven: from his hiding place. SO,
once more, we drew away and got be-
hind the wall, where they couldn't hit
US. 's.' =: ". ~. ,>~. 49,
'.on the third day of the siege the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Storage Battery lightning.

Recent develo pment ss in train light
ing with the storage battery as an / M e
portant adj unct warrant the belief thar.
the electric light will at no dis ta.n1t daY
be universally used for illuminat iag
day and sleeping coaches on ali stea =, s,
railroads. Not only is this true 81 the.
United States, but one Of the are est 8
railway companies il England is al.
ready equipping fifty Of its day Goa hos:
with dynamos and storage batteries n.
q system which has been successfu,lv
tested for some months past.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

Queen Victoria's gold cup, a present
to the city of Dublin, to commemorate
her recent visit to Ireland. has been
handed over to the Dublin corporation.
1t is egg-shaped, weighs, 100 ounces,
and is two feet, three inches in height.
with a circumference at the rim of
three feet. It stands on a pedestal
of black marble, inlaid with gold, with
the royal arms on one face and those
of the corporation of Dublin on an
other. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

The decision Of the United States
Circuit Court of New York. UNFOLDING
the validity of the Fayerweather will,
enriches many of the larger colleges
and several charitable institutions.
Yale college will secure 100000, Cor
nell and Columbia 100000 each, DAFT
mouth, Bowdoin and Williams 100000
each. Among the, smaller institu-
tions, Hamilton, Maryville, Rochester,
Wesleyan, Lincoln, Hampton and Vir-
ginia 100000 each, and Marietta,
Park, Wabash and Lafayette colleges,
and the Union Theological seminary
$4,000 each. Five charitable institu.
tons will receive $4,000.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

- Municipal expansion began with
Philadelphia. AS originally laid out
by William Penn, the city was two
miles long and one mile wide. Town
ship after township was annexed, till
at last the city boundaries conceded
with those of a county twenty-five
miles long. Boston overran the old
county lines and took in five outlying
towns. Greater New York and Chi
cago now exceed in area and popula-
ton some European principalities. IN
each case consolidation has been &C.
complished by the joint action of city
and suburbs, with legislative authori-
zation. But the problems Of city gov
ernment grow in completely as the
cities grow in size. =. ~"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

When bolt Of lightning knocked
the Rev. Shepard Knapp, Congrega..
tional preacher of New Haven off the
wooden horse of a merry go-round.
from which he was endeavoring to Sc
cure the brass ring, the capture OF
which would entitle him to another
ride free, he remarked, as he picked
himself up, unhurt and somewhat star
tied, that he regarded the phenomen on
as a divine warning against playing
Games of chance.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

A notable sign of the times in Cuba
is seen in Spanish immigration. In
the first four months of this year
nearly six thousand spaniards came
over from Spain, to settle in the ISL
and. It is also observed that few Of
the Spaniards who were in Cuba be-
fore and during the war have departed
because of the change of government.
They, as well as the new immigrants,
seem to have faith in the peace and
prosperity Of the island. Doubtless
this is largely because the power OF
the United States is exerted in Cuba,
ito restrain party hatreds and to pro-
mote the general welfare. That fact
lis a fine tribute to the benefcence 81
our intervention in Cubans affairs. II
ALSO fixes upon MS a heavy response
4fbility for the future of the island. ss
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4 4 .-< o. ~ t. g. q 80
relief of the little band at the convent,
was astounded at the sight that met
his gaze when he marched into the
city. There were dead Filipinos and
dying Filipinos and badly hurt Fill
pinos lying and crawling in every
street. The town seemed to have been
stricken by the plague. =:&:@. Pr.
" Allsthis had been done by thirty-ons
American soldiers intrenched in an ex--
convent - ~ = +, - {
Was ever a more wonderful triumph
of man over wolf-pack recorded, even
in American military history, which
CLOVIS with deeds Of men rather than
Of armies, with sidelights of individual
achievement, with flashes of inspired
daring such as the world never sees
except when Americans go to war? u
" P. Seen. Macarthur has since re-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

Now Chicago is doing the handsome
thing! Accused of poisoning St.
Louis water supply by running the
drainage canal to the Mississippi, Chi
cage promoters have engineered a
$30,000,000 deal to bring water seventy
miles from the Ozark mountains to St.
Louis, and so furnish that city with
what it has never had-a real pure
supply. This is we'll as we'll as mag
unanimous.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

A steady diet of sulphur and mo-
lasses is said to be perfect protection
against mosquito bites. The insect is
said to be antagonistic to the atmos-
phere that surrounds person who in
dulges in that method of driving the
Impurities of his blood to the surface
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

The natural inference would be that
the jury which awarded a New York
man $3.50 because he was deprived of
his sleeping berth was composed OF
Philadelphia men. By no others is a
single nights rest valued so highly. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

The suspicion is becoming stronger
and stronger daily that. the person
who was in charge Of the signal sta
ton at Mole st. Nicholas during the
exciting hours Of our late unpleasant
ness with Spain has been transferred
to Shanghai. - r.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

On it's own showing the Chinese gov
eminent has demonstrated that it has
not the ability to govern, and unfortu-
nately the truth is likely to be worse
than anything at which it has so far
limited. !. " 81 -. S5..... 9tNE Il So
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

Authors who think it is mark of
originality to run down Chicago have
evidently forgotten about Mr.. W. & T. I.
Stead of England. III , }s.5 Ss.s: &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Trouble Ahead for the Coat

SIS s.say, Jimmy, we're goin'ss to haze a.
circus. We've fed the goat 9 bath:
sponge; dozen seidlitz powders, and
some: Tried apples al, now we're goins
to give him drink
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

Council paid a. nice compliment to
Mr. John 7. Vaughan last night in
voting unanimously to appoint him to
the vacancy in the office of Justice of
the Peace created by the removal of
Justice Hard from the city. MIR.
Vaughan succeeds Republican, and
the fact that the Republican council.
men voted with their Democratic col
leagues to give the place to a Democrat
indicates that there is nothing partisan
about them.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

Gen. Macarthur cables from Manila
that the news of the result Of the cleo
tion in the United States has had no
effect on the natives, save to inspire
them with greater activity, and that
the outlook promises no speedy end to
hostilities. What a disappointment to
the Administration leaders this news
must be. Everywhere in the campaign
just ended the people were told that
the natives were watching and hoping
and praying for the election of Mr..
Bryan, and that upon the news of his
defeat they would make haste to sue
for peace.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
Question Whether Legislation Is Valid
Solicitors Opinion.

A somewhat unusual discovery was
made at the Council meeting Monday
night, na
1t develops that the City Fathers
have failed to comply with the state
laws in that they have not designated
ii place for holding their meetings.
They have passed ordinances touch
ing on practically everything else but
this one particular act seems to have
been overlooked. Monday night an or
dlnance was passed locating the City
Prison In the building known as the
Mairet block. This action was taken
previous to the occupancy Of the build
ing, Similar legislation should have
been enacted previous to holding any
session of the Council in the old Schu-
macher offices. 1t was an oversight
that such action was not taken.
Solicitor Esgate was asked for an
opinion in reference to the matter He
said that the question had been
brought to his attention but that he
had not looked into the same with
enough care to give any opinion. He
was asked il the fact that such an or
dinance had not been passed could in
validate any legislation of the Council
TO this lie answered.; ut is very
fine haired question, However, ! de
not believe that 1t would" Before tn,
next meeting of the council an ordi
nance will be prepared fixing the Schu
macher offices as the meeting place OF
the City Council
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

1t is announced that Representative
Seese will receive n nomination for
reelection to the General Assembly,
and that the nomination will come
to him practically without opposition
Before the Representative is re,nomi
mated it might be well to ascertain
whether he still claims residence in
Summit county.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

We wonder what tho honorable Pro-
bate Judge of Summit county thinks
Of the constancy Of his party organ
For three years the Dobson paper has
been the main support of the "Czar'
and his "one man power" but when
Gen, Dick whistles our neighbor de-
serts its old time friend and ally like
poltroom.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

the President. and War Department
officials are not at all pleased with the
outlook for speedy termination Of
hostilities in the Philippines. Gen.
Macarthur is being criticised for al
legged dilatory tactics. 1t is acknowl.
edged that the insurgents are stronger
today than ever before" In the recent
campaign the orator who would have
such a broad statement Of the facts
would have been accused Of treason
by the Administration press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
Recommends It to Trainmen.

G. H, Hausan, Lima, o., engineer
L. e. & w. II. r., writes: II have
been troubled a great deal with back
ache. I was induced to try Foley's
Kidney Cure, anG one bottle entirely
relieved me. I gladly recommend it
to any one, especially my friends
among the trainmen, who are usually
similarly afflicted"
]. NJ. LATER, j. Lamparter & Co.,
A. Warner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20
Funeral Of Mr.. Kyser.

The funeral of Mr., j. A. Kyser, who
was killed by b. & O. train Monday,
will be held at his late residence, 1917
South High ST. at $50 o'clock Wed,
nesday morning, lnterment Will be
made in The Kyser cemetery in Cow
entry township.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-20

Congressman Grosvenor is authority
for the announcement that Ohio will be
redistricted and that Cuyahoga coun.
ty will probably he placed in a Con
gressional district by itself. He does
not indicate what will be done with
the Nineteenth district.