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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

the section Is cleared. The transports
Sumner was held up thus four times
5in It's passage through the canal, three
times tim ~ the night and once at mid.
day causing in all d delay soff almost
, lou hours. The transport made the
run ;r1 in n hours; had her progress
been unimpe ded she could have Gov
cred cred the course in three and hall
hours less. 4.5s zs5s=
In leaving Suez, the lower terminus
OF the canal. one. runs into the most
disagreeable period of the entire voy-
age to Manila. The Red Sea Sa ter
re ror,3 and everybody schemes. and plots
to sleep on deck during the three days
3that#it takes to get through that wat
cry purgatory. The breezes are baked
by the fire of the sand deserts which
encompass the dreaded sea. 4, s Isl: 1i IS
On entering the straits OF Babel.
.Mandeb at the mouth OF the Red Sea, a
marked difference is perceived at once
In the atmosphere and conditions. a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

The u channel, apparently, lis q wide
.' enough to permit two large steams ips
e to. pass in posite directions at any
point '>''l1 IL but 50 careful is the manage axe,
IA to prevent any possibility Isl
collision Oh or any similar accident, that
no such contingency. is allowed to &C. &C.,
cur. The rules Of the canal are based
on O those Of the block system, which
I prevails .l'Esy's \ on the great railroad
IL. Ines IS ]. of America. # one large
. vessel Is in a given block
section % coming north, no vessel going
IN the opposite direction is allowed to
enter it until the north-bound boat
has left it. The block sections aver
age flye miles in length, and it often
happens that there are as many as
three or four big steamships in the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29
FOR TRUE: LOVE OF Finn.

A slip Of girl in New York state
has conquered "the terror of Copeke,"
an outlaw whose manifold depredations
committed single-handed parallel the
dark deeds of Robin Hood and his
whole band Of brigands Angelina Fos-
burg softened Harry Kipp's sin-cal-
loused heart by love, and she has now
exacted Of him promise to leave the
cliffs and jungle-like forest which he
has been making his home and, with
her as his wife, to commence life anew
In a far-off city. She maintains that
Kipp has not had a fair chance, for he
has never known good woman to
take an interest in him. .@- .e, i /. Z. II. IL
Angelina is tall girl Of 1s, as pretty
as q wild mountain rose. She first
met Kipp when, in calm defiance OF
the authorities, he came down from
the mountains and proceeded to win
her heart. at the same time holding
up houses and people by daylight or
DARK, as suited his fancy and stirring
the Ire Of Copeke farmers to the point
of instant action. Brand new + war
rants We're sworn out. the old ones
having become musty, the farmers
armed themselves with pistols. rifles,
and shotguns and started up the noun
tain il search OF Kipp. They weren't
I very successful. Occasionally their eff
forts were rewarded by hearing the
knocking laugh liter Of the. culprit ring
through the woods, and once they saw
his face, which, moved by an impulse
OF deviltry he had thrust at them
through a thick et. After three days,
the posse was tired and Disguised.
a discovery was made. Two boys
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

sands Of Americans have passed
through it since we tackled the little
Philippine problem, and thousands
more will see it year after year for
many years to- come. p f..
If those old, old lands through which
it winds possess sentence, what did
they think of the armed men of a
strange race who stared at them as
did the men of the United States army
: transport shown in this picture? They
were men from the Bowery and Kan
sas and the plains from Georgia
and Maine-the newest countries in
the world. And here they looked with
young eyes on country where the
! most ancient known civilizations had
played it's tremendous part and disap-
peared, leaving behind it only a few
poor ruins. a.
The member of the Sunday Press
sta1 who made the pictures shown
here sends this interesting account of
the appearance and operation Of the
great canal: Su4s ~
/ Generally speaking the Suez canal is
cut through practically level desert
of barren and hot yellow. sand There
are a few hilly places in it, where deep
cuts were found necessary, and On the
other hand, long flooded districts, in
which expensive dredging was called
into play and dikes were built. -
The hot winds along the adjoining
fields are mighty and blow the loose
sand into the canal from either side
II not prevented by clever devices.
They are in this respect as dan gerous
to the construction as the winds of the
Atlantic ocean are to the farmers and
cottagers of eastern Long Island and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29
4. = 49, = - 81. 4 $50
NORWAY'S NATIONAL DEBT
Made the Subject Of a Book by
m 49,. 7sEe * WOxen. ]'4{ t-< = sg$

Made the Subject of n Book by
HUI, RI Woxen. 5'.55z5 tx : sE
Norges statsgjaeld, 1814-19O0, (The
national debt of Norway up to the
present day, is the title Of a recent
I work by Byraachet Jakob Woxen, OF
/ the financial tax department., It was
{ not until the year 1847 that the debt
I assumed any proportion worthy Of no.
tice, it being in Il that year i, 427. 900
crowns, or kroner. or 5.S4 kroner per
capita The Norwegian crown is euuaI
to $0.268 lin United States money. or
about ~ cents. During the year 1850 it
increased to II, 3O4, 200 kroner; 1850. go
8s1s, 300 kroner; 1870, 20, 754, 800 kroner.
1875. s., FPS, 900 kroner; 1880, 1O5, 1926. 200
kroner .E LOS, 6SS, 500 kroner; 1890, H.
! 357, 800 kroner; $50, q 6, 895, 900 kroner;
and s. March 81 /, 1900. it had reached the
SUM Of 231 ,10s, 5s4 kroner, or los. SO per
capita s.ss NJ gIs #
9% II might be interesting to obs arve that
since lS4s the debt has increased On &C.
count of the industries imported into
1 the ountry, while prior to31834, ara
later, was increased by polite Eco =
pllcat tons. such as the Separation from
Denmark and other causes Since 184s
Norway has expended for INDUSTRIAL
simprover tents, 36 ooo, 900 roner. Rail
roads g have utilized s, sol, 900 kroner, and
the telegraph and telephone q n,,t
E, 10000 kro on To- the Hypothek
banker ina tiora1s bank 900 lkro-
nera8 Is. few publ funds have III,saa
8, 800, 00O, while for defenses and al blic
institutions g, 900 81 the loan
has been expended. MS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

one afternoon saw at the end of a
cowpath the stalwart figure of the
brigand, and on his shoulder rested
the curly brown head of Fosburg's
daughter. Pickets watched the girl
The other day she started up towards
the clearing with a basketful Of dinner
The posse followed cautiously in ones
and twos. While, Kipp and the girl
looked into each others eyes the posse
surrounded the clearing. The brigand
laughed when he saw the trick, but the
girl screamed. Hands Aup!" shouted
9 farmer. Kipp laughed again. There
was 9 click Of a trigger. The girl
threw herself between her lover and
the men. '.Y on must shoot me lfirst! y
she declared stoutly. For "a moment
the farmers fell back. and ii that mo-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

trees with outspr eading roots, On Vie
lines Of the system first adopted "a
South France and now in use all$oves
the world. The results are satisfactory,
and the officials of the canal company
find that. method Of protecting their
property cheaper than any other they
could adopt. A reproduction of some
of the work Of artificial agriculture is
shown in the photo Of the sand dunes
along the east bank Of the canal. These
appear about one-third Of the length
of the entire canal, which is 81 miles
in extent. q
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

one section at. the same time. They
are all propelling in the same direc-
ton, of course. and cannot get into
danger, because one OF the strictest
rules 1 Of the company provides that the
maximum speed in the canal shall be
Nfive miles per hour. AS all maintain
Exactly the same rate of speed, they
keep the same distance apart through
out the whole course. ,'t,H
In such cases the waiting south
bound vessels have to remain tied up
to, the stakes at the signal stations,
sometimes for an hour or more until
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts
has decided that a bicycle is not a '''car-
riage,"" and that the cities and towns
are. not legally required to keep their
roads in such state Of repair and
smoothness that bicycles may pass
over them in safety. A bicycle rider
was hurt near rDanvers because of a
depression in the road. A suit followed,
and the plaintiff was awarded $S5 dam
ages. The Supreme Court has annulled
the verdict. ,-,- .--.- &c.. * .-s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

at the h1etropo oil tan On time, sang her
two songs and q { was persist re-
called for an 8 g Moore Her strength
moi 9 being equal TO q response she bow
,aat 1h11 her appre iation and finally took
Madame Patti me- hods of positive ne
sfusal By returning to the stage with
her carriage cloak about her shout
sders. Once home she found she had no
alternative but #to return tto i The bed
abe had left tos sing But II the short
tina her absence. ii add tion to
keeping faith with the public and
adding % the bril- liance of the concert,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29
The Norwegian "a me.

s5* The Norwegian turner's ara g;
la ing the bitter dose that q as NO.,
& them at the 60 e. 40 8
the prize, but not heir honnr.-dirar
1nel11oos fferent cir
cu1nss1ahees s. RANGE had been
gf 'easpl Worke gainst them. they
see see y now but too late to re-
5,lrleveN the ortl1ne that has fallen.
Why rest on the Iallrels Of former
.p peril zen is exp ansion IL
the ar improvements Ia modern : IL
s!etlcss ana good material to say snoth-
Ing e oIIoo 81 il the Minneapolis
uur !, Society s ere Isl glory enough
man. 81 sSf ss1s a.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

nent Kipp took advantage of his only
opportunity and dropped 80 feet to the
led Of a brook below. ,:- ,.,5 /: -,
4 The daring fellow was not hurt. Or
l}ndo-l1ke, he carved messages to his
1--we on the barks Of trees and after
wards wrote notes on paper which she
Aft for him. she, in turn, baked bis
fits and dainties and left them for
AIM | 2 .. in the woods. One OF the mes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

The extraordinary carelessiess OF
parents. in leaving dangerous drugs
within reach of children is in marked
contrast with governmental supervi-
sion over druggists and physicians. A
lew weeks ago a man bought some
chloroform with which to kill a dog.
and while waiting to use it, wrapped
the bottle in cloth and tucked it into
a Work-basket. Two little children
found it, presumably fancied it a sick
doll, and took it to bed with them. In
the morning the child clasping the un-
corked bottle was found dead; the
other unconscious, past recovery. So
bitter an experience emphasizes the
oft-repeated and oft-forgotten warning
that the first essential for the family
medlclne-chest is a lock and key.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

A Among many entertaining tricks dis
played by we'll known dog In Evans
ton, ILL.,, was the ability to smoke ciga-
rettes. His master had taught him
this habit, and master and Chute, as
the dog was, called, were often seen pa
rading the streets, each smoking ci-
garette. Lately the dog became mad,
md bit every other dog it met.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

one? They won't let him work. Do
you suppose any one around here
would hire him? They are afraid Of
MIN. They made wild man of him
and drove him to the woods. They've
given him bad name. and that's the
END OF it. They must have a scaper
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29
Has Become Imp oftont to the
Nations Of the World. 81
I s..-..' :. = =. = -

# Now that we are In the business of
expansion, to stay, many places ! all.
over the world that used to seem too,
far away and too remote from sub
jects Of daily interest to be more than
names assume. real and almost local
Importance One ofathem is that great
marine highway, the suez canal. Thou
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

s The larynx of a man in Sydney, Aus
tralia, became useless through disease,
and he lost his voice. Professor
Stuart, Of the University Of Sydney is
said to have made an artificial one,
and it can be SO regulated as to make
the voice soprano, tenor, contralto or
bass at will. s.z3F IN n I; 54t KS ss5 s5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

many other like regions in the United
States, the dune lding systems OF
which have been described at length
in the columns Of the Sunday Press.
The banks OF the canal in these
reaches have been built up artifcfally
with stone facing and BY the planting
of sand binding grasses and stunted
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

Bishop Walsham How, the hymn
writer, once induced a Workingman to
attend church. Asked afterward how
/ ne liked it the parishioner replied:
learned one thing. learned that
Sodom and Gomorrah were places. 7
always thought they were husband
and wife. Lawyers affirm that the
cases which beget the most hatred
and viturperation and are most diff
cult to settle are those between Il ear
kindred. Moreover, the differences
are largely Of the trihlng and imagi-
nary kind which better inform q ion
would have prevented. The plan 81
searching the Scriptures has lost none
OF its potency. Not infrequently the
ages through, has it settled b ore per e,r.
sonal enigmas than the identity 81
Sodom and Gomorrah. HI! .=s.3 555;.5
.fs Jewish charities, the Baron B de
Hiirsch Fund, for instan are notably
well managed !, better managed than
those OF any other denomin matt on, as
uerts the American Israelite, which
goes on to explain the reason. 1t is
because the very best men and women women
Of The Jewish faith are willing to give
their time to the work. without recon-
pense. We would not disparage the
paid employees Of other harities nor
the people who pay them; but IT is UNI
questionably true that the ideal phil
anthropy Is that which engages the
person as well as the purse.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

Il. =. Sollenberger. the head Of a
faith cure orphanage III Philadelphia,
has been held by q coroner's Jury for
the death Of q 7-month tbs old child who
I died under his charge without medical
attention. n s#ss 4,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

For years the male residents ol
Healdsburg, CAL, talked of certain i'm
provements the town needed. Moth
ing came of the talk. and then the
women took the matter up and formed
a Ladies' improvement Club. This or
ganization has transformed the place,
having by it's active influence and or
ganized laborss procured for the town
a municipal water system, a municipal
electric light plant, comfortable seat,
in the plaza, an ineligible name sys-
tenn for the streets, sign boards with
street names at all corners and a
drinking fountain costing $780,. These
improvements were brought about
without increasing taxes, except for
the two purposes first named. '7@t 3:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

One of the charges which the Chi
nese make against the foreign devils"
is that they dig up the soiland there
by release evil spirits which prey upon
human life. It is true that much NOR
tally followed the founding of the
English settlement at Hongkong, and
deaths have been frequent since. the
d 'lts;1 in and around the new Ger
man town OF Tsing-tan. A writer in
the Forum offers the explanation,
which the Chinese are too supersti-
ho 1 to accept. The soil in both places
Is disintegrated granite, and has been
so long occupied by dense population
That, except where it is frequently
aerated by agriculture, IT. is reeking
with disease germs. The .'evil spir-
ITS" released by the spade are bacteria.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

The four men placed before, the
country by the two great political par
ties are exceptionally well known. One
of them is now the President, another
was four years ago his chief competi-
tor for that Office, a third was for four
years Vice-President, and the, fourth
probably the best-known governor of a
state in the land. The country mas
four months in which to think them
over, weigh their characters, qualities
and tendencies, and make up it's mind
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

81 she had "a received 900 for ten min
'fes actual work. For her first con
Sc sAE engagement Ma dame NordIca
lnen 9 girl OF les received ten dol ARA
NOW ~ the zenith OF her powers tia
largest sum receiyed by Madame Nor
d1ca fora single concert was 81. ZOO
I TIL. This latest chievement of q, 900 "a.
ten MI sites lipses even Ia
Saturday Evening Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

goat, and they've chosen him Ever.
I the the, children hid run from him; but he IS
Just IS. az; as gentle and tender. as they are
and IN II the sight of heaven, I believe
just as innocent. .ss s5
seally now rs has "a man had q fair
chance e7li a1llt Z, who's never known 8 good
woman to take an interest in him q
know the man he might have been
and the ina man heaWill be when he goes y
away and and. gets place and sends for
me. 0 And 1! the girl IS happy over the
prospect OF reforming the outlaw.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

q 1t Pc easier 70 love 4 poor girl than
8 rieh one, because t = = lsss com
5petit Ion
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-29

bland IS truly the land 81 Il ~ =.
FAINT industry. M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-21
THE HOTTEST WEEK.
Thermometers Were From to IL
Degrees Above Normal.

The following is the climate and crop
report of the bureau of agriculture for
Kansas for the week ending August 8.
A hot week.the hottest so far this
season, with the temperature ranging
from degrees to II degrees above the
normal Hot winds occurred in portions
of the state. Light showers occurred in
many of the counties in the nothern half
of the state, heavy rains in Smith, Riley,
Leavenworth and johnson, and very
heavy rains in Brown and Doniphan-
EASTERN DIVISION.
The drought and heat are injurnig the
late corn in all parts except in Brown,
Doniphan, Leavenworth, and Johnson,
where the heavy rains the first of the
week improved its condition. The early
corn is made in the south and cutting is
progressing rapidly Apples are falling
rapidly, reducing the crop daily Pas
lures are drying up and stock water is
getting short. Prairie haying is about
finished and a fair crop is in stack Fall
blowing is nearing completion in some
counties; in others it has been suspended
on account of the ground being too dry
and hard.
MIDDLE DIVISION.
Corn promises half crop in Republic:
the early and medium will make more
than an average crop in SedgWick, and
some of the early corn is still good III
Harper, but over the rest of the division
, the corn is being severely injured, except
where it is entirely gone.
Pastures are dry, and in Butler and
Dickinson farmers have begun to feed.
while in Rush some of the farmers are
selling their surplus stock.
Apples are falling. The ground is get
ting too dry to finish blowing The third
/ crop of alfalfa is being cut in Rice, and,
though not heavy. is a good crop. Rye
sowing has begun in Republic.
WESTERN DIVISION
The range grass has cured on the
ground and cattle are doing well: in
wallace lightning burned considerable
range grass and number of whea
stacks. In Trego the Russian thistle is
numerous along the railroad track and
IN adjoining fields Broom. corn is fair
crop in HAMILTON, and PROSPECTS are good
for third crop of alfalfa in Wallace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-21

the work progresses in order to explain
the details of practical road building to
the delegates.
The state and local road improvement
associations and societies, the boards
of trade. the chambers of commerce,
the Kansas State Grange, the farmers
clubs and Institutes. the railway and
other transportation companies. wheel
mems leagues, and all other public
bodies concerned or interested in the
road subject are especially invited to
send representative and the presence
of all the friends of the movement is
earnestly solicited by the invitation
committee. The railroads of Kansas
will make a rate of one fare for the
round trip from all points in Kansas,
from Kansas City and St Joseph, Mo-,
good for the week commencing Septem-
Der "a.
Hoping that you may be able to at
tend and participate in the proceedings,
and that the objects of the congress
may be fully attained.
MARTIN DODGE, Director.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-21
CAPE BRETON RAILWAY.
Necessary Concessions Granted for Its
Building.

New York Aug. 21.-The projected
Cape Breton railway has become an as
sured fact through the granting of the
necessary concessions by the Canadian
government. When completed this rail-
road will run from Hawkesbury across
the Straits Of .Canso to Louisburg. a dis
lance of 100 miles, with branch to sgd
ney.
Ultimately this road will, it is said.
make a link in the contemplated Allan
tic-Pacific railway, together with the
Canada Atlantic, the Great Northern OF
Canada, and other lines which are now
already built or in process of construc-
ton. From the terminal at Louisburg,
it is intended to run fast steamships to
Liverpool.
The distance between these two cities
is far less than between New York and
Liverpool and as the Louisburg harbor
is the only one to remain open all the
year, this project has great advantage
over others Of similar nature. The
country is rich in coal, the price Of that
fuel' there being only about half of what
it is here, and this would materially re-
duce the cost of running fast steam
boats.
The cost of the railroad proper will
probably exceed $4,000 goo. while the
bridge across the straits will cost $5.0O0,-
OO0. This bridge will be built of steel
and will be about three-quarters of a
mile long It's construction will be diff
cult, as there is a very strong current
running through the straits. The road
will be single track, with 20 pound steel
rails Construction Will be commenced
as soon as the finariSurvey is completed,
which viii probably be within the next
six weeks
The contract for the construction of
the road has been let to the Manhattan
Contracting company 1t is understood
that powerful financial interests are
back of this concern, as we'll of the
railroad NO definite information could
be obtained on this point. although it IS
believed that the VanderbiltS are closely
identified with the project.
The road has been very literally sub
sidized. Besides receiving concessions
for free right of way, the government
has granted subsidies of So, 200 per mile
The remainder of the cost of construc-
ton will be provided by an issue of
bonds. The road is capitalized at $1,000, =
000. Robert ]. Campbell of this city is
president. and Edmund Guerin. Q. c., of
Montreal, is counsel of the railroad com
pany.