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The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
WOMAN A BEAST OF BURDEN.
Heavy Loads Carried by Italians
Through New NOrIS's Streets.

Heavy Loads Carried by Italians
Through New YorIS's Streets.
1t is no uncommon sight to see Ital-
ian women walking along the streets
balancing burdens on their heads that
the average man would prefer to have
sent home ON truck. A few days ago
one of these women passed through
City Hall park. On her head she was
carrying what appeared to be the en-
tire woodwork from the interior Of
some house. The bundle was made up
of eight pieces Of hard wood, the short
est being fully - feet in length Each
piece was six inches in width and an
inch thick. The woman steadied this
burden with one hand, while in the
other she carried what one would con.
slider a good load for one person in
the shape of a bundle of shorter pieces
of wood.
AS she turned into Center street, near
Chambers, the end of the load of lum-
Der on her head came in contact with
the head of a man who was going in
the opposite direction. In order to
prevent hitting him too hard the wom-
an tried to turn to one side, and as she
did so her burden fell to the walk. In
vain she tried to replace it on her head.
At last two men took hold of it, one
at each end. They found that even
their combined strength was just sufi-
cient to lift it up and place it on the
woman's head again. When the wood
was finally adjusted in a proper posi-
zion the woman picked up her smaller
bundle and started up Center street.
New York Times.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
a noston Lonn of Arc.

Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett, who has
so stirred the southern states by her
antilynching crusade. is beautiful
and wealthy Boston young woman.
Miss Jewett formed the Antilynching
league more than a year ago, and has
attracted to her standard a large num-
Der Of Boston colored people as well
as many Of the White race. She is not
always conservative in her statements.
and it has been some of her quoted
utterances which have moved people in
the south to threaten her with personal
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Unique In Their Alignment.

The highest of the Tennessee noun
tains is the Unaka range, and it's high
est peak is Rattlesnake, the giant that
stands above the Cherokee Indian res
ervation over 1000 feet. Twenty-Five
peaks measure about 5000 feet. A re.
markable fact is that some Of these
peaks, standing directly opposite each
other, measure exactly the same
height, while others come within a few
feet of a common ight.-Chicagc
Record,
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Remcml,ered man rnte.

Speaking Of the queer doings of alb
sentminded people, the following anec-
dote is related by the London Globe:
"a very irritable man left his house
one morning to attend a race meeting
some distance off. In order that he
might have enough money to pay his
hotel bill he tied sovereign in the
corner of his handkerchief. In the
train he drew his handkerchief from
his pocket, and noticed the knot in the
corner. Now he said to himself, what
was it wished to rememberY Much
thought failed to enlighten him upon
the point, and at last, in a tit of passion
he hurled the handkerchief out Of the
window. Then he remembered"
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
BLIND, OH, so BLlNDl
Isn't it strange how people

Isn't it strange how people
Gaze with enraptured face
On the cunning work of the painter
Limning sweet natures grace,
And yet with eyes that see not
Nor souls that beauty find,
Live in the world the painter paints,
Blind, oh, SO blind?
Isn't it strange how people
Thrill in the keenest way
To the stories of life and its living
Told in book or in play,
And yet. with darkencd vision,
TO naught Of their charm inclined,
Live in the world where the stories live,
Blind, oh, so blindg
Ripley D. Saunders in st. Louis Republic.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
killing Cutworms.

Professor Fernald recommends fall
plowing, trapping with cut clover soak
ed in paris green water before plant
ing. After planting poison them with
one pound paris green to so pounds of
bran mixed to dough with water and
a little molasses. A tablespoonful at
the base of each plant attracts the
worm and saves the plant.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Eat the Foe of consnmntion.

Consumption is most prevalent
among those who are stinted or who
stint themselves in the use Of fat
foods. Everybody has learned and en-
ployed the knowledge, usually when il
is too late, that cod liver oil is good
for consumption. Few seem to have
learned that food of the same char
acter suitable for the table is prevent
i've of consumption. In the whole
course of my professional observation,
covering a period of nearly GO years,
have known but rarely family or an
individual that was brought up ON a
liberal supply of butter and bacon who
became tuberculous. Moreover, such
food fortities the system against other
diseases as well as consumption. 1t
establishes stamina.-Dr. Bell in the
Sanitarium.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Went All me wnv

It is said that the reason why there
are no snakes in New Zealand is that it
is at the direct antipodes of Ireland,
md that when st. Patrick banished the
snakes from Ireland his blessing went
right through the earth and banisbed
the snakes from New Zealand also.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
A LITTLE OF.

"Nly necktie is disarranged," Sher-
lock Holmes, Jr., suddenly exclaimed.
His companion looked at him and
said:
How do you know? You haven't
felt of it, and there is no mirror here
that you could have looked into. Some
times, Mr.. Holmes. am almost forced,
in spite of your declarations that you
do these wonderful things by reason
able, human processes, to believe that
you must be gifted with second sight.
Now what has convinced you that your
necktie is disarranged?"
Il noticed man look at my tie just
now and then feel of his own" the
great detective answered.
Wonderful! Wonderful! Only your
tie is all ht"-Chicago Times Her-
aid,
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
PEOPLE OF THE DAY.

Brigadier General James II. Wilson,
who has been sent to China from Cuba,
lis especially noted as cavalry leader
but he is an all round good soldier.
Besides this, he knows China and the
Chinese. General Wilson was born at
Shawneetown, Ills. Sept. ., 1887, and
was graduated at West Point in 1860
and assigned TO the corps of topograph-
1cal engineers. He took part in the
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
A Lingering Illness.

The Prodigal-Mudder, I've come to
die.
The Mother-Ye have, have ye? An
to take about 20 years to do it in, like
your father did. Not much. Ye 90 into
the next county to do your dyinl-Kan-
sas City Independent.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
MISS LILLIAN CLAYTON JEWFTT.

violence. The report that an organ
ization Of whites in New Orleans had
offered $4,000 for her head turns out
to have been more Of hoax than any
thing else, although Miss Jewett seems
to have considered it i'll a serious light.
Her ambition appears to be to pose as
a sort Of Joan of Arc for the colored
people of the south.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Protected In Bed.

In Santiago in the better class of
houses the bedsteads are surrounded
with close kind of netting, beginning
at the floor and gathered at the top
This is intended as protection against
tarantulas, the bites Of which are poi
sonors
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01

The Chinese study phreAplogy, judg-
ing a man by the development of his
forehead and woman b{ the form
and size of the back of herlcranium.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
THE EQUITABLE
GuaIan tee TPTTCT NJ
and IN " ~ w

'ualap and tee TRUST CO.
transacts general Trust Company
business, giving special attention to
the care of ESTATES and the execu-
tion Of WILLS.
1t pays interest on DEPOSITS OF
money, all accounts being subject to
check without notice
It makes Loans on Collateral and
Real Estate security.
1t rents SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES in
its Fire and Burglar proof vaults at
$500 per annum and upwards
1t stores in its vaults at a moderate
expense SILVERWARE, jewelry and
such other valuable articles as would
be insecure if left at home during the
summer vacation period.
It manages REAL ESTATE in all its
branches
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01

PhlIosophy IS an extremely agreeable
companion to people in eAsy circum-
stances.-Brooklyn Life.
The Delawarean., 1900-09-01
Preston Lea, President.

Preston Lea, President.
Otho Nowland, Vice-Pres. and Treas
]. T. Pennypacker, Sec. and Trust
Officer.
Richard Reese, Assistant Treasurer.
F. R. Morrison, Assistant Secretary.
M. D. Crossan, Real Estate Officer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15


Consul-General Guenther writes
from Frankfort, April %, 1900: For
the purpose of furnishing information
with reference to new commercial
treaties, investigation concerning the
profitableness of a large number Of
farms have been made by the author.
tiles in the kingdom Of Wurttemberg-
Ninety-four were selected, including
the smallest and those of several hun
dred acres. The appraised value
amounted to $2,97O,OoO; the average.
value per acre, to 1925, varying from
SIS to $3.50. The average profit per
acre was ST., or 1.72 per cent of the to-
tai appraised value. The several es-S
Establishments, however, showed very
different results. Of the ninety-four
farms, nine worked with a loss.
Of the remainder, only sixteen return
ed interest On the working capital;
nineteen yielded 5 per cent on the
working capital and per cent on the
investment for buildings; fifty yielded
5 per cent On the working capital and
8 per cent on the capital invested in
buildings, and in addition an income
On the lands (:.Grundrente'') which
latter in two instances amounted to
SIT per cent. >.~s. r. T. s.G ...=s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Waiting Mice.

The Japanese have queer little do
nestle pet that is said to waltz
through the greater part of the waking
hours of it's life, never growing tired,
even if it's feet wear, out in the process
The animal belongst to peculiar breed
of mice-black and white, with. pink
eyes. One of their peculiarities is that
when other baby mice are just begin
ing to walk, these are beginning to
waltz. If several mice are put in to-
gether> they. will & often be seen
Waiting in couples, and some
times more than two will
join in the mad whirl. So rapid is
the movement that it is impossible to
tell heads from tails When the floor
Of the cage is not smooth the mice ac-
tually wear out their feet, leaving only
the stumps to Whirl e on. Waiting
seems to be as necessary for the waltz
ing mouse as mid-air somersaults are
to the tumbling pigeon. An upright
peg for convenient pivot around
which the mice can whirl, but Natural
Science is the authority for the state
ment that without any such guide they
would not in several minutes cover an
area larger than "a dinner plate, and
they easily spin under a tumbler.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Touched His Heart.

The burglar had entered, the house
as quietly as possible, but his shoes
were not padded, and they made some
noise. He had just reached the door
of the bedroom when he heard some
one moving in the bed as it about to
get up, and lie paused. The sound of
a woman's voic foated to his ears. IF
you don't take off your boots when
you come into this house," it said,
there's going to be trouble, and a
whole lot of it. Here it's been rain
ing for three hours, and you dare tramp
over my carpets with your muddy
boots on. Go down stairs and take
them off this minute" He went down
stairs without a word. but he didn't
take off his boots. Instead he went
straight out into the night again. and
the "pal'' who was waiting for him
saw tear glisten in his eyes 81 can't
rob that house." he said. *'It reminds
me of home New, York Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

1t is related with every evidence OF
truthfulness that certain lady in
Philadelphia, who died at the age of
ninety, never allowed her husband to
kiss her. The reason for her strange
behavior was the fact that when she
was a girl in her teens, and on a visit
to England, the Prince Regent had
been graciously pleased to print on her
red ripe lips an osculatory salute.
From that day she vowed to preserve
inviolate the mouth that the First
Gentleman in Europe had thus honor
ed. She kept her vow religiously,
and although she married and lived
with her husband for years she never
allowed him to kiss her lips. His pie
beian touch was not allowed to profane
that which had been rendered sacred
by the embrace of royalty.
A certain member Of congress when
counting his present wife, was detect
ed in the dire delinquency of kissing
his pretty cousin, of whom his fiance
was Unfortunately jealous. A violent
scene was the result. For a long time
the outraged lady refused her forgive
ness, and when at length friendly rela-
tons were resumed it was on the dis
tinct understanding that those lips
which had touched shat thing were
never more to press hers. Though the
couple have now been married many
years the unforgiving wife has never
rescinded her. resolution. -. ST.
A cranky bachelor, who held ex-
tremely ascetic views upon the conduct
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

maximum Lift. With this lift made
the stability Of the dock will be from
rs to 20 times that Of a ship afoat.
4 Acid or basic open hearth steel is
exclusively used, the timber Walling
of 1Sxl2 pine. being employed merely
as tenders. The enormous walls serve
primarily to give stability and to reg
ulate the descent when the pontoons
are submerged. They enclose, four
watertight compartments, which con-
tain the quarters for the crew and the
pumping apparatus. Each wall has
four pumps, with a separate engine for
each pump and separate boiler fol-
each engine. The piping, however, is
SO arranged that any of the engines
can be supplied with steam from any
of the boilers, an advantage by which,
with only engine boiler and pump, the
dock can still be lifted. The entire
machinery will be managed by means
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

to- use for this purpose a. little sprink-4
lag pot. Other sand toy. sets have
the various things comprised il them
carried in heelbarroW which Is q
part Of the set. Another set has for
a holder and carrier Of the various
things contained in it a basket shaped
like boat. a set Of tin toys con-
tanned in q box is made up Of dozen
different forms, like a lot Of little
blanc mango molds.f These include
molds making forms with a fish on
top, with a lobster and so on. There
are various sand toy sets of wood,
these making forms Of shapes differ,
ent from those commonly produced
with tin molds, the wooden molds pro
ducing rounded forms in various
shapes and proportions. In many of
the wooden sets the several toys are
prettily ornamented; in some wooden
sets they are all carved; there are
carved shovels and that sort of thing.
A sand toy set of wood, of a different
sort from those whose: toys make
rounded and nodded forms, is one in
which the various toys are fiat blocks
of wood, with the various forms cut
out of the center. Thus one block is
cut out to make the shape of a heart;
one makes the shape of dog, and so
on. The newest, thing in wooden sand
toy sets is one from Germany, whose
parts are used in finishing up and con-
Meeting sand structures built ~on the
beach. This set contains arched frames
that can be made to serve as door
ways into sand mounds, and material
in the sets may be used to make en-
trance ways or tunnels into such
mounds. There is material here for
building bridges, or arches, or tracks,
from one sand mound or sand fort to
another, and so on. The various sand
toy sets of one kind and another sell
at Is cents to SO each. Great as the
variety of sand toys offered has come
to be yet there are novelties offering
all the time, and while it is sure to be
surprising, as it is, to one whose dig
ging in the sand was done years ago,
before the simpler things then used
had come to be known by the distinc-
tive name of sand toys, the assortment
is constantly growing.--New York
Sun
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

by Nov. 1, and in the event of failure
on the part of Thea company to COM
plete it by that time 5000 for every
delay of twenty-four hours will be de-
Quoted from the contract price of
$4,000. The work Of construction is
now being pushed to a finish. Part of
the shipyard has been fenced off, the
foreshore has been scooped to form a
berth and the dredged material ar
ranged so as to form cofferdam. A
platform of timbers was laid in the
large hole and two trestles were
erected to carry the tracks for the
travelling cranes employed in placing
the plates. Tracks are laid around
the berth and piping for the com
pressed air by which the riveting ma
chimes are worked. The complement
to these arrangements is a machine
shop, built expressly for the work in
question. -.
When the work Is completed the COT
ferdam will be cut through, and the
waters of the Chesapeake, which will
then rush in and float the structure,
will make any preparations for launch
ing unnecessary. - 80. Z
The dock will materially augment
the Importance of the naval station to
which 1t has been assigned, especially
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Three Men in a Boat.

Gs
Three men went in a mighty hurry
last night from the rotunda of the
Walton into side room and slammed
the door. They looked ferociously at
one another. Then one said: 81 Amt
been with anybody but you two fell
lows all day. and my pocketbook' s
gone. Well, one of you's got it. Hand
1t over now, or by the powers -"
He shook his fists and .swore dread
fully. 'Now it's my turn to talk!'
sneered the second man. "My pocket
books been swiped, and that's the
truth. You're pair of swindlers, and
I'll have that pocketbook back Or
and he, too, let out all the bad words
ne could remember. The third man
said: You're pretty good buffers you
two. Blamed well you know you've
sWiped my pocketbook. Cough up,
now! Cough up" Then the three
ragged about the room like wild beasts.
They stripped off their coats finally,
and sent for policeman to search
them. He came, his search was thor
ough, but not one of the men had a
pocketbook or single cent.-Phila-
delphia Record. :.+
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Scale Insects on Grasses.

2 We generally think of scale insects
as damaging trees and tree fruits.
Most of US have never felt that We
need concern ourselves about these IN
ssects on our other grasses. It is a
fact, however, that in some part OF
the country. scale insects abound in
the grasses. Whether or not they are
to become a pest remains to be dem
onstrated. The Kansas Agricultural
College has been Investigating them
and has just published a bulletin de-
scribing a considerable number of sne-
5cies. Nothing is said as to- their
harmfulness Or necessity for mea sures
OF destruction. These points must vet
be learned. The grass scales attach
themselves to the plants near the roots
or on the crowns. The greatest dan
ger from them seems to be in rel 11on5
to grasses on ranges and permanent
pastures 8#s
4s5 Many a man takes s5G worth of hay
from his orchard at the expense Oft
500 worth OF fruit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

In China when a woman's husband
dies she has the choice of second
husband, that is if she can get one, or
of widows arch at her death. .AEfeW
take the ante-d eath prize, but many Of
them prefer the beautifully, carved
gateway. The accompanying picture
shows group Of American mission
aries standing about one Of these
arches. pr. II. n Kinnear. OF Ashta-
bula, Ohio, is one Of the number. His
camera took the accompanying picture
butsa few weeks ago, and he has sent
1T to his old home s8}s
s widow s. arch is a very common
sight IN China. It matters not what
part Of the Celestial empire one visits
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
rh i, RAM. c q rub.rsulo.i..

The Range Cheeks Tubsrculosik
4 The potency for evil OF the tuber-
culous germ depends greatly on the
conditions under which It gains ae-.
cesslto, and the resisting power OF, the
recipient. Under such conditions as
generally prevail In the artificial
handling Of cattle. ana other domestf-
Gated animals. tuberculosis is. strictly
contagious. Under range conditions
as exist In the western states, 1t is
very feebly, ii at all, contagious.
Quarantine measures are an ineffectu-
al preventive against the disease under
most conditions, and certainly I'M
necessary and impracticable in the
case Of range cattle. The disease is
insidious in its action, and usually OF
very slow progress, and absolutely inn
possible Of detection by ordinary in,
spection, except in advanced cases.
The remedy against purchase of in
fected breeding stock lies in the hands
of the individual more than of the
state, as proof of freedom from the
disease can be exacted of the vendor,
The tuberculin test is the only reliable
test of the existence of the disease.
The spread of the disease can. be-
checked by preventive measures based
upon the conditions favorable to it's
occurrence, more than by direct at
tempts to isolate and destroy the germ.
Official action should be confined to
the prevention of the spread Of the
disease to mankind by the sale of tu-
berculous animal products, and be I'M
dertaken by the public health authori-
ties. There is at present no fear
whatever of tuberculosis endanger-
ing the range cattle of the western
states.-Dr Chas. Cresswell.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Paderewski's Secret.

:, How any great pianoforte player
keeps his hand supple has often been
matter for wonder, but M. Paderew-
ski, the king of pianists, has revealed
the whole secret. ''The night before /
play turn my hands over to my valet,
and he rubs my fingers until they tin
gle," declares M. Paderewski. "Then
he takes one finger after the other
and turns and twists it in the palm Of
his hand, always turning the one way.
That makes the fingers supple, and
keeps the knuckles in good working
order. Last he rubs the palms of each
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

in view Of the fact that the value of
middle pontoon will measure 242 feet,
New Orleans as a base is steadily in
creasing. The dock will be powerful
enough to lift $4,000 ton vessel two
feet above the surface of the water,
and with the floor awash it will be
able to lift. a vessel of $4,000 tons with
the same ease. It will be a very supe-
rior affair, not only in point of
strength, but also in simplicity. 1t
will be furnished with three pontoons,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
STRANGE WIVES
q n n ~ ~ u II ~ ~ T. ~ II 81 ~ ~ a
Who Deny Their Husbands the
Right To Kiss Them.

of life, died in the early ninetes, be-
queathing the major portion of his
property to his niece-an erstwhile
MISREPRESENTATION on her
never being guilty of, what he consid-
cred, the highly indecorous act of os-
culation. The young girl was natural
ly very indignant, the more so as she
had but lately; accepted an offer Of
marriage. The legacy, however, was
far too substantial to be refused, so
the young couple, though bent on mat
rimony, agreed to abide by the stipu-
lation of the will. They were accord
ingly united in due course, and, des-
pite the utmost vigilance of those to
whom the money would go in the
event of their disobeying the testators
behest, have not hitherto been sur
prised flagrante delicto. Whether they
indulge in secret is, however, quite
another matter.
Dread of the omnipresent bacillus
almost destroyed the hopes of rising
New York lawyer, whose fancee, the
daughter of an eminent bacteriologist,
became so possessed Of her fathers
hobby as to refuse the usual lovers
prerogative, on the ground that kisses
were potent propagators of disease. In
vain he appealed to common sense
and immemorial custom. She was
resolute in her decision, to which he
had finally to bow, and he led her to
the altar conditionally on his never
aspiring to- the Notwithstanding
kiss. h Nh. y. ~ ! <.@ss.,r -