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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
D TAILOR oUrwlTTED.
rhs Victim Tells the Story at His Own

The Victim Tells tho Story at His Own
< Expense. =
At the expense of himself a. certain
fashionable Philadelphia tailor told
the following story: Quite recently a
man went into his establishment and
told him that Mr.. So and So, a prom
lneHt& customer. Tin full standing) had
said that Mr.. Tailor had several mis-
MT suits to dispose of and as he needed
a new suit Immediately he thou ht
he'd like to look them over. One was
found to fit him perfectly and he took
1t at the price, $50. *'But,V he said,
MI. Tailor, I have not enough ready
money to pay you. l must have the
suit. Now do you know Mr.. Pancake,
the Chestnut street confectioner
Well" on being assured that Mr.. Pan
cake was also a customer in good
standing, che owes me some money,
which he has promised to pay this
afternoon, and if you are agreed I will
walk over there with you and ask him
to send $50 of it to YOU" Such a
proposition and the radiance of a bad
suit could not be overlooked, and
when: they arrived at Mr.. Pancakes
shop, without preliminaries the man
said:> "You know that hundred you
promised to send me to New York,
Mr.. Pancake? Well, just send fifty
of it to Mr.. Tailor and the other fifty
to the address I gave you.'
That afternoon Mr.. Tailor received
a neatly done up package containing
SO beautiful cream puffs.-Philadel.
phia Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

you, fatner, she answered, putting the
last bl9k into his hand. II. . 5..35 {.
. ..Seeipg is believing I, Z he said, looking
at the block curiously. Put it away
Rosalia to wish by when you are mar
RED n. 5.S5 4 ss .5 st ~
Resale took it from him. IA: z
q wish for nothing more, now that
you are ''l home, but that we shall live
long and be happy ! I'm. III w.. Es
This was enough! The block flutter-
ed from his fingers, drifted across the
room, up the chimney, leaving the gift
OF long life and happiness in the pretty
home me on the edge Of the wood.-De,:
troEt Free Press. I, -:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

hand. Don't keep me in suspense
longer than is necessary"
"You are kind" she said, politely;
"but don't think I care about ac-
cepting your OFFER
He stared.
you are tlippant; this is hardly a
time for Joking"
She sprang angrily to her feet.
Joking! Joking! Because refuse
you? Did you think it SO impossible
that could decline such an honor?"
He flushed dark crimson.
"You gave me considerable reason to
think you would not Decline"
How dare you!" she cried. do you
mean that I deliberately led you on?"
'Something very like it. if you are
in earnest. But I will not believe
THAT 1 am in earnest? I am very
much so. I have not the slightest idea
of marrying you. I never led you on.
You bored me to death. Was it my
fault if your conceit kept you from
seeing my smothered yawns?"
She had dealt him the cruelest blow
hurt his vanity. A man can stand
anything better than that. He was
silent a minute; then gave a harsh
laugh.
"And you are the woman wanted
to make my wife!" -
Don't take that tone to me- she
said quickly. Il am not to blame.''
"You knew why I was coming this
evening. You might have spared me
this '- +>s5
He leaned on the mantel and dropped
his face in his hands,, She was dis
tinctly embarrassed and ashamed,as he
could see out of the corner of his eye.
':You never cared for me-" she said,
and her voice shook a little. You
were always so busy telling me about
yourself and your doings.'' Her in
dignation was getting the better of her
sympathies. "You had no time to
think about me. Why, you don't even
know the color of my eyes. I suppose
you felt it was time you married, and
your mother approved of me, and so
you .condescended to honor me with
your hand, thinking Iwould be CRATE
full" ts-. gv a. .. ,.ss.s$f r. ltt.S j. !:
/ He was looking at her, but she re-
fused to meet his gaze. He was so
surprised that he grew pale. His voice
was constrained as he answered her:
"You are wrong about my not being
interested in what you do or say. I
have been thinking Of you, and you
only @since I first met you. $5E i beg your
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
Politics and Long Lie.

. ]. ady Georgiana Grey, who just cele-
brated her Tooth birthday, attributes
the wonderful preservation of her fac
.ult les, says an English exchange, to
the calm which she has always been
careful to practice. She considers agi-
.tataon the great consumer Of health.
To a young kinsman Of hers who Wis
ited her the other. day she expressed
3net earnest hope that he would not
enter upon a career Of politics. st is
so agitating, my dear, she said.
why if my poor brother had kept
clear Of politics ] firmly believe he
would have been alive today & The
5brother referred to was the famous
third Earl Grey, who was long a prom
inent member Of Wing cabinets. He
vas 81 when he died. II II .ss sss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
MEMS MEANNESS
crops Out When They Occupy the Same
Steamer Stateroom.

Crops Out When They Occupy the Same
Steamer Stateroom.
There's one place above all others
where man exhibits his meanness,''
said the traveller, and that's aboard
an ocean liner and toward the man
who is obliged to occupy the same
stateroom with him. You are mad to
begin with that you have to bunk in
with somebody. If he gets the lower
berth he's done you a mortal injury.
If he's seasick you have a contempt for
him; it he is not, you are bit envious.
I've crossed the Atlantic nine times
and always shared stateroom, and I
was never more than on speaking
terms with my roommate You can be
all right toward everybody else aboard,
but he's your enemy. The case is
worse when it's pair of old travellers,
as each is posted as to his ri ghts and
privileges, and is jealous in enforcing
them. When I crossed to London last
year I had Chicago man for a chum.
No doubt he was an all round good fell
low, but it was his sixth or seventh
trip, and he'd got posted as to when
and how to exhibit his meanness. I
found him in the stateroom when I
came aboard. b We recognized each
other as veterans, but few words
must be. uttered for deeency' sake.
Names JONES' says I. as chucked
away my steamer trunk. Names
Brown says he, as he hanged On his
hat We didn't speak again for four
days. Then we got heavy gale and
big sea, and as was lying in my
bunk he came in for some cigars and
growled: Got it?' No; have your
NO. Hoped You had!' 'Ditto!' An
hour before we landed I handed him a
paper on which was written down my
own feelings concerning him. l called
him crank, a curmudgeon, beast,
a heather, and lots of other things,
and expressed the fervent hope that it
E,lght never occur that the same hotel
would give us both shelter in Europe
AS I handed out my paper he extended
one. He had written down his feel
ings toward me, and I pledge you my
word if the two papers weren't alike to
a word! I met him in Paris six weeks
later on, and we rushed to greet each
other like old friends, and for two
weeks we walked about like two broth
ers, and were grieved when the part
ing came. That was on land, you know,
and we weren't ,bunkmates I'm go
ing over again next month, but I'm
making no promises of better behav-
ior. Whether my roommate is a min
lister from Boston or cattle raiser
from Arizona I shall probably do all
can to make his position uncomfort-
able, and I am sure he will do as much
for me- -Washington Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

n Puerto Rico" or Porto Rico?" Let
us hope that uniformity will a last
prevail. It is not the first case of a
vexatious variation and puzzle to those
who wish to spell it correctly. 1t took
years to- get rid of "Dacotah" and to
establish the spelling "Dakota.' The
situation with respect to our new is
land possession is that the board Of
geographic names, which is supposed
to- determine such matters, has decided
strongly for Puerto Rico. The Presi-
dent, it is understood, accepted the
authority of the board and adopted
its spelling. But congress has enact
ed a form of government for porto
Rico" which thus becomes the legal
name of the territory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

' ts : - 1871 49,
THAT is the eighth boy, said the
natron of city employment bureau
recently, "who has come today to en-
gage cook, laundress or parlor maid.
Moreover, each one has made good
selection, stated his requirements
clearly, and finished in half the time
his mother or sister would have occu-
pied" The new boy is as distinct a
product of the age as the new woman.
He can make his own bed, sew buttons
on his own clothes, manage a bachelor
esta blishment for his father and him
self, make out the menus and do chat
ing-dish cookery, all without losing
his rank in school or his prestige
among his boy mates.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

( During the past week strikes have
multiplied. There are now nearly 100,-
900 men out, the most of them endeav-
oring to obtain fewer hours of labor.
With but one or two exceptions, these
men are pressing their cause in an en-
tirely orderly manner, which is proof
of the Intelligence of the American
workingmen. Where violence has oc-
CURED, it has been invoked by men
who have not always enjoyed Ameri-
can citizenship.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

& The experience of the French troops
In the Sahara has shown that dark
colored horses bear great atmospheric
cheat much better than do those Of a
light color. A writer in Nature re-
marks that the same fact has been
demonstrated in India, and adds that
tropical animals generally have darker
coats than are found upon those liv-
Ing in cold climates. Similarly the
darkest-hued races of mankind inhabit
the warmer countries.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

$ Mount Lassen, near Red Bluff, CAL,
Is said to be rumbling ominously. The
peak should be searched closely; some
vice-presidential possibility may be up
there, communing with himself.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
Individual BiFrnff

hat new boar Ter sis making trou-
BILE in the house. How so ?'' He
brings q can Of peaches to the table
him at every meal - Ind an-
apolis Journal as rs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

4 Judging from the senate debates on
armor plate, the new shell that will
penetrate eighteen inches of Harvey
lied steel has had no effect on sen
atorial skulls.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

Chicago thugs who took SIS from
market gardener after he had lost $40
at game Of dice probably played
surer thing with the rest of the
money =. ~,..z,.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
. The Eject !

II. What a lot Of brio a-brac Mrs.
Knolly has III her parlor! 8 es.5
Looks exactly as though she were go
ing TO have al auction, doesn' 4 It p
Puck. ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

Three robbers who went into a Chi
cago house Sin the guise of constables"
seem to have had a very low taste and
to be lacking in all professional ethics.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

Lord Roberts says he has received ga
most CHEEKY" telegram from Col. Ba-
den-Powell, the defender of Mafeking.
The mule ragout, with rashers of
fried cat, must have been unusually
good in the beleaguered town that
morning.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

The mystery of the "wabbling" of
che earth's axis may be explained in
the opinion Of DR.. j. Hahn, German
astronomer, by assuming that the ro-
tation of our planet is affected by
changes in the magnetic influences OF
the sun. He publishes comparison
#of observations on sln-spots and on
the irregular motions of the north pole,
which appears to show a coincidence
between the two phenomena. During
q maximum Of sunspots the magnetic
influence of the sun seems to be great
est, and after the passage of such a
maximum the disturbance of the
earth's axis diminishes. The fact
that the earth's poles of magnetism do
not correspond in location with its
geographical poles may, Doctor Hahn
suggests, indicate how the suns dis
turbing action is applied. When the
magnetism Of our globe is most pow
erfully excited then the strain along
Its magnetic axis may cause distor-
ton Of the figure Of the earth, which
becomes less as the strain diminishes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

With the opening Of the presidential
campaign this country will probably
experience another natural gas boom,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

a good man is a useful man. He is
not all ornament. He has his work to
do, his place in society to fill, his In
snuence to exert. He is truthful; others
share in his goodness. He scatters
blessings all along his pathway. He is
no encumberer Of the ground There
/ Is neither a human nor q divine de-
mand for his removal as useless. He is
spared year after year on account Of
9 his productive By his prayers,
lis instruct lions. his counsels, his 9ex--
ample. his spirit and his deeds, he Inn
proves and benefits all who come
1ithin his reach. & ss51
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

a husband waiting for his wife at a
bargain sale is about the cheapest
thing in sight. ;.5 Viii. I. III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

"a fool spends his money ii dissipa-
patton and q wise man spends his for
recreation. ~ 81. "a
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13

Mr.. l.. O. Petit, who for some
time past has been engaged in engi'
neering work for the Big Stone Gap
Iron Company, locating mines, and
getting out iron ore for them, will
shortly open up an office at this place
and be prepared TO do all kinds OF
engineering work. Mr.. Petit is well
known as most competent and ex-
perienced engineer. He was one Of
the engineers who located and did
the engineering work on the Va. and
Southwestern Ry. Later Mr.. Petit
accepted position with Mcdonald
Shea d Co. as chief engineer in the
construction Of an important railroad
in the Island of Jamaica, West
Indies. He was engaged in this work
about three years. Later he accepted
position in the War Department of
the U. S. Government and was en-
gagged in engineering work in New
York Harbor. subsequently he was
chief engineer, with headquarters at
Portland, Maine, for a dredging COM
pany, who had government con-
tract there. This work completed
Mr.. Petit was for year one of the
government engineers in Porto Rico,
which position he resigned in order
tc accept one with the Big Stone Gap
Iron Company.
Mr.. Petit has a host of friends
who will be glad to know that he has
decided to locate permanently in Big
Stone Gap. Mr.. and Mrs. Petit will
occupy the Addison property on Pop
lar Hill, which he recently purchased
from Mr.. w. S. Beverly, as soon as
the lease of Mr.. Prescott expires,
which will be in the course of few
Mr.. Petit still retains his position
with the Big Stone Gap Iron Com
pany, and also has the contract to
furnish the Extract works with all
he wood they will use.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
THE ASSOCIATION.
BaptiStS Meet and Preach
Some Fine Sermons.

1t is impossible in a brief article
TO give the full proceedings of the
Baptist Association held at Gate
City. All that was said and done
would fill up many columns. We
hope the occasion was enjoyed by the
visitors as it certainly was by the
people of the town.
Rev. j. ID. Splitter, though i'll and
suffering, preached the annual SER
mon, and it is universally conceded
to have been one of the best sermons
ever preached in this vicinity. 1t is
loss to the large audience present
that he was not in better health.
Rev. Stuart, of Wytheville, oc-
cupied the pulpit at noon Friday and
Rev. q. W. Kilgore, of Wise. at
night. Both preached good sermons.
The dedicatory sermon was preach
ed at the courthouse Sunday morning
by Rev. G. j. Thompson, Of Lynch
burg. After the sermon the 5000
due on the church was readily made
up.-Gate City Leader.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
NOTICE.

There will be a meeting of TIT
Republicans of the Big Stone GAP
voting precinct Saturday night, Sep
TENDER 18th, at s o'clock, in Good
loe's Hall, for the purpose Of organ
izlng the precinct and forming a
Mckinley Roosevelt Walker Club.
Speeches will be delivered by prom
inent local speakers. General James
A. Walker will be present and will
address the meeting on the issues of
the campaign.
All Republicans are expected to be
present and all persons are cordially
invited to attend, regardless OF former
political affiliations.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
The Word Month

The word month" is descended from
the Saxons, and simply means the time
when it "mooneth. " "Jauuarv," is from
the Italian word Janus" who was god Of
the sun and year. "February' is from
the latin word "Februarius," and means
the month of expiration, because the Ro-
man festival OF publication occurred in
February. March j. from Mars. the
god of war, and was the inst month in
the Roman calendar. The Jews began
their year at the same time, and July
was "Quintiius.' OF fifth month after
March, and its name was changed to July
in honor of julius .',esar. August" was
"Sextilis," or sixth month after March
In honor Of the Emperor, Augustus, it was
changed to August. Septcm, octo, noyem.
decem-seyentb, eighth, ninth, and tenth
give names to September, October, No
yember, and Decembcr.-.u orrisiovn Ga-
,cttc.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
Sure of q Living.

Inc average newspaper man, in Whatey-
cr department he NAV he employed, has q
sure and comfortable living, SAYS Fourth
Estate. Taking all other occupations as
they run, that Is about all that can be said
Of any. Most OF Us can pick out friend.
or acquainianccs Who nave gone into 9th
er lines of work and who have received
large cash rewards, but then we can pick
out many more who have done no better.
and pretty likely not as we'll II is very
easy to say that if man had put in
TO other effort the brains and the cnerg,
that he has put into making newspapers,
he would have come out with more money.
But il is clear that this is only guess
We have seen men in trade who lancied
that if they had only been lawyers or man
ulacturers they would have grown rich.
But We have seen lawyers and manulact-
urers who did not grow rich, and who
could not have amassed fortunes in any
occupation. Contemplation OF what might
have been IT a man had been dentist IN
stead of reporter Is entirely useless.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
NOTICE.

There will be a meeting of the Re
publicans of the East Stone GaI
voting precinct Thursday night
September 18th. at 8 o'clock in the
school house at East Stone Gap, fol
the purpose of organizing the pre-
cinct and forming a Mckinley
Roosevelt Walker Club.
There will be speaking on the
issues of the campaign. All Repub.
licans are expected to attend and all
persons, regardless of their former
political affiliations, are cordially in
vited to be present.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
Cood Things to Learn.

Learn to laugh. y COOL laugh i,
better inan medicine.
Learn to attend t. your own bust
ness very important paint.
Learn to stop crosking. The world
Is too busy e. care tor Your ills aud
sorrows.
Learn to ston crosking. Ii vou
cannot -" any good in this world,
keep the bad to .oursolf
Learn how to tell story. \ we'll r.
told story j, A. welcome as a sun
beam in sick-,oum.
Learn to hide your aches and pains
under pleasant smile. M one
cares whether y. u have the ear,che.
headache or rhrnmati>m.
Learn to gree your friends with a
smile. They cay too many frowns
IN their own hearts to be bothered
with any of yours .-Epcorih Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
General Walker at Gate City.

General James A. Walker, Repub,
lican candidate for Congress spoke
at Gate City Monday. There was a
fairly good crowd in attendance and
a great many of them were Demo
Gratis drawn hither by curiosity. The
General di4not appear up to his old
time form, Ind his speech was not
near so vigorous as the speeches he
made in the last campaign.
1t seems to he the general cOnsen-
sus Of opinion that Scott county will
give Rhea about four hundred
majority.
There is where w. ID. Smith, the
chairman of the congressional com
mittee, lives and old Scott may be
depended on to roll up big majority
for Bryan, Stevenson and Rhea.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13
Drought Killing Kansas Corn.

Iwo-ihirds Of Kansas, west OF three
essiernmost tiers Of counties, is experience
ing one OF the severcst drousnts in the
history Of the state, and the general
opinion j. that the Kansas corn crop viii
lie the smallest. in mop. riion to ITS re-
quirements for feeding. that has been
raised in many years. Dor 1899 the corn
crop was 225,0O0OOO bushels. Secretary
Columns report Of conditions on August
4th indicated a Weld this year of about
l45.OO0 600 bushels. Since then there
have been two weeks OF hot, dry weather.
which has further materially reduced con-
ditions. and the most liberal estimate of
well informed men on Change do not cx.
coed 100 OOo,00o. while many places the
crop at not over 7j,O0O.0O0 bushels.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13

a guard from the penitentiary of
Virginia came to Abingdon last week
to convey to Richmond a number OF
prisoners and he undertook to take
white and colored prisoners alike on
the white mans department Of the
passenger, but the conductor refused
to carry him or his prisoners, unless
they were separated, and the officer
and his prisoners were compelled to
get off the train.-Abingdon Vir-
ginidn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-09-13

Quite a number of the coloreC
people Of the Gap went to Stonegs
Thursday to attend celebration.
Frank Garden left Monday fou
Durham, N. c., where he will attend
school at Trinity College.
Mrs. NJ. S. Gilly and son, Rad
Duff, returned Saturday night from
visit to relatives in Washington
county.
About 30 persons came in on the
dummy Saturday night from the
l.. ~ n. Most OF the passengers
were returning from court at Wise.
Attorney G. NJ. Edmonds, of Gate
City, spent Friday night in town en-
route home from circuit court at
Wise.
G. f. Gilly and j. r. Kidd have
had wells bored at their residences.
CIR. Gilly struck water at 25 feet and
Mr.. Kidd at Al feet.
Gent Ayers is having erected a
large lumber shed on the lots former
ly owned by w. f. Culbert in block
20.
Mrs. E. II. Gardner, of Louisville,
Ky. who vitited her sister, MIS-. j.
F. Bullitt, in the Gap returned home
last Thursday night.
Rev. j. f. Wool. prominent
Presbyterian evangelist of West Vir-
5inia, and wife are visiting the family
IF DIR. j. w. Kelly in town this week. |
Mrs. Wool is a sister of Dir. Kelly.