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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Magician Taught the Prince.

Magician Taught the Prince.
Once upon a time there was a King
who had a little boy whom he loved
very much, and SO he@took a great deal
of pains to make him happy. He
gave him beautiful rooms to live in
and pictures and toys and books with.
out number. He gave him a graceful.
gentle little pony, that he might ride
just where he pleased, and a rowboat
on a pretty lake, and servants to wait
on him wherever he went. He also
provided teachers. who were to give
him the knowledge of things that
would make him good and great. But
for all this the young prince was I'M
| happy. He wore a froWn wherever he
/, went and was always wishing for
something he didn't have. At length
| one day a magician came to the court.
| He saw the scowl on the boys face.
and said to the king: 7 can make
your son happy and win his froWns
into smiles, but you must pay me a
great price for telling him this Sc
cret. '''55sz5.'AH right = said the king;
whatever you ask will give So
the price was agreed upon and paid,
and the magician took the boy into q
/ private room He wrote something
with a white substance upon a pieca
of paper. Then he gave the boy q
candle and told him to light it and
/ hold it under the paper and then see
] what he could read. Then he went
I away The boy did as he was told,
and the white letters turned into a
beautiful blue. They formed these
words: Do kindness to some one
every day. The prince made use 81
the secret. and became the happlest
boy II the realm.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Manlike.

Manlike.
Two middle-aged men were discuss
ing the domestic status on a Wood
ward avenue car the other evening.
"How are you getting on at the
house?" asked one.
Say, it's too blamed lonesome and
dull for any use, with the madam
away" was the reply. Evenings seem
a year long,"
And yet" said the other laughing,
when she's home you're out nearly
every night"
'sTrue," assented the other, ''and
now I stay home every evening and
think of how much I'd like to have
her with me."-Detroit Free Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
. a Feminine Butter.

h.. And now. children said the teach
er, who had been talking about milf
tary Notifications, can any Of you
tell me what is a buttress?'' ..s 8.
Please, ma'am, = cried little Willie,
swapping his fingers, 'it's a nanny
goat! Philadelphi Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Tracks and Shoes.

When a hunter is following an ami
NAL he looks for the track that is
made to tell in which direction to
follow, says Pennsylvania Grit. The
hunter becomes very acute in such
lore, he can tell whether the animal
was walking or leaping, what sort of
beast it was, Of course, and how long
since it passed. Did the young people
ever think that is is very much the
same with the human animal, and
that the tracks are made as your favor
tie Longfellow says, Tin the sands of
time?" -.,
In Washington Uncle Sam has
very fine collection of shoes in the big
National museum, probably the largest
in the world; for he is just like any
other boy with his collections of in
sects, Of coins, or stamps, only that his
collections are all larger,as they should
be, having the wisest men of his coun-
try to help and to arrange and care for
them all. But we all have the priv
ilege of enjoying those collections, and
can go to the museum in Washington
and spent all the time we wish in look
ing and studying Uncle Sans various
arrangements.
A collection of shoes is very inter-
esting, because it shows how mankind
lives in different countries and how 1t
has lived in times past. One is sup
prised to find how many people use no
shoes at all, simply because the eli
mate gives no reason for it. Polyne-
STA, Australia and Malaysia and Africa
south of the Sahara are barefoot coun-
tries. And in Africa there is an i'm
mense amount of going about to trade;
many hundreds of natives tramp to
trading stations and to the coast, but
never cover their feet. The tribes do
not always live in peace, and they
make use of cruel weapon called the
''foothpath splinter Small splints are
sharpened and fastened to the trail,
generally disabling whoever steps on
them. lssgS@ s r..
The sole of the barefooted man gets
very callous. In the museum are sew
eral sandals ornamented, with brass
'uCduCu Ad1iS vi Lie upper SuEldCe duu
the tough feet Of the former owner
have actually worn burrows in the
wood between the nails. The feet, OF
Chinese children Of the lower classes
are hardened artidcia1ly by soaring
with hot iron This sounds very cruel,
but the iron Is not made very hot and
does not hurt. S3#S
The moccasir of our American In
dian is the most primitive OF true
shoes. With the leggin fastened to
the moccasin. we have the earliest
boot. And I am sure 1t will surprise
you as it did me to know that the
most highly developed Of all shoes are
those worn by the Eskimo women;
they combine shoes, leggins and
breaches all in one piece.
The people of the region where the
Amur river flows use boots Of the Skin
Of a peculiar fish; it IS as water-proot
as rubber. the high plateaus O
South America the Indians make /
shoe by killing a llama, cutting out I
piece of the hide and tying It On theil
foot until 1t dries IN the shape q til,
foot Mummies from there have beer
49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
"A Good Sign

Jinks-**Have you sold your home
in the country YETI" ~
Minks-"N-o, not quite, but I think
some of my neighbors are anxious to
buy it, a..
"Why SOP .
"They have been trying to make me
uncomfortable"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
A BibaIouS Warning.

up in Chicago there are to have a
steam beer delivery wagon. They ex-
pect it will hustle the beer around a
good deal faster than the horse-drawn
wagons can"
Il suppose it will halt in front Of a
customers place and whistler
THAT would be appropriate for a
drink cart. wouldn't it?''
whats appropriated"
'Toots. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
A High-Toned Place,

dler-'I-er-don't like to COM
plain, Mrs. Slimdiet, but it seems to
me this is rather a light supper for a
hungry man."
Mrs. Slimdiet (haughtily)-'I am
used to fashionable boarders wot gets
a hot lunch down town, an don't come
home haIf-starved." -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

found, centuries old, with such boots
on their feet.
IS The Eskimo puts into his boots a
pad Of straw. When he gets home
from seal hunt he instantly. falls
asleep, his wife removes his boots, dries
] the straw and provides him with the
much needed food by literally poking
long strings Of blubber down his
throat. S35:5.$5
/ Snow shoes are almost more than
shoes, for they show the most rapid
| mode of travel over land known to
! man before the age of steam. One
could 60 hundreds Of miles in a few
days. Mud shoes on the same prin-
ciple are used in several parts Of the
| world. The skate is another kind of
shoe. In Ireland they are made Of the
sharp bone of the fore leg of horse
The Chinese add sharp headed nails
| to their boots for ice creepers, and in
Siberia they are made Of walrus ivory.
Wooden shoes are still used gen.
orally by European peasants. In Eng
| land they use wooden sole with
leather upper nailed on. 1t Is odd to
know that large quantities Of such
shoes, veritable sabots. are made in
Minnesota, and exported to Europe. A
friend travelling in Holland wrote me
it was funny sight to see long row
Of the family wooden shoes well
secured and white, hung on picket
fence to dry for Sunday--all alike ex-
cept in size. When they afford a very
nice pair of wooden shoes the are
painted light blue inside; if they need
a patch, a bit of iron with a strong
short nail is driven in the sole. and
it is done. The little children, after
learning to walk, must learn again
after being put into their wood clumpy
shoes.
The most curious pair in all the col
lection is made from a human skin.
am sure no one would want to put
them on-but they are quite hand.
some. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
A NIercenery View of 1t.

"Now, that you have paid every re-
spect to the memory of your depart
ed husband, I am sure that cannot
be accused Of disrespect in asking you
if you will marry again." ,=
ST am sure I can't say. thought
I was marrying gain when married
my last husband. Boston Courier.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Good Air, But"

Citimann-"I presume you find the
country air very bracing."
Friend( who has just moved to the
suburbs)-"Too bracing; that's the
trouble
Hurts your 1ungs?" ~.... 1870
mo; makes us hungry, and we have
to come back to the city for something
to eat"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Not IAppropriate.

.zs well. 81 Wouldn' t call that a. pier
less combinati N, 3 remarked North
side. " hat e demanded Shadyside.
THE bridge trust &, Pittsburg Chron-
sfcle-Telegraph.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
WHY He Didn't Come.

Lady (wildly)-"Why didn't you
bring me milk. for the baby yester-
day."
Milkman-"You said you wanted it
from one cow, num-"
Certainly" -'&.. g..
well, you see, mum, that cow
kicked over the bucket yesterday,
num-"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Waste of Advertising Material.

Waste Of Advertising Material.
what did the politician say about
losing the nomination." i
ooh, he merely said he would go
home and blow his wife up for making
him fool away good money having her
photographs taken. - Indianapolis
Journal. ss { :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
81 - ~ 81 e. -. - x
Mistaken.

Old Friend--ss'E Q tell you the truth:
George, this house you're in now is no
great shakes I'D
(. George (grimly Wait till you've
slept in it through a storm. & ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Surprising Information ].

Old Lady (pointing to elevated rail-
road Where do them cars go tor,
s. b City Man (hurriedly) -" Almost any
where you want, ma M 5s=
Old Lady--.'L Land sakes! thought
they had to stay on the rails z.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
No spendthrift.

Judge gu were begging on the
public streets, and vet YOU had TWEEN
stys dollars in your pocket. q
Prison On er 50; Yes, ledge. I may not be
as Industrious as some, y'r honor, but
I'm no spendt thrift &C. (, Z.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Lies Interdependenoe,. ;.

Man loves the country; in its sunny
:: tide 5.$ E :t s 55sz5. e. 81
Of luscious fruits and flowers he'd fain
" abide; Ii. =,s %#z -. ..ss
Yet what were watermelon's pinkest
slice
Without a setting of good city ice?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
THE BUSY BEES,

: First Busy Bee-Do you know this
poppy makes me t.dopey?''
Second Busy Bee--Yes; but isn't it.
lovely to feel lazy for a changer
Chicago American. s=55z .szS Z; ta
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
DISSATISFIED.

'sOh, the brute! He's made me look
fifty years old. I'll never pose for him
again. "-Chicago American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
No Account.

s First Man Ton big wagon)) Hullup.
hullup; you'll run over that police
man.
Second Mani hat amt no police
man; It's only q Teller IN blue suit.
G'lang! ''sE SS D. #:5z.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15
Hazel's Dream Dance,


Darius, King Of Persia, reigned long
long, long before our Lord was born
He was a. very. cruel king and dit
many wicked things.
My story is of a little girl namet
Hazel Hackett, who was studying abou
this king. She fell asleep and dream
ed of him.
Hazel did not want to study her his
tory lesson, but her teacher said SIT
must, so poor Hazel sat on the foo
in the corner with her little feet tuck
ed under her and tried hard to study
+ but somehow she could not, and soo1
fell asleep. This is her dream:
Out of the book stepped Darius; bu
he was awful to look at. :.'-
"Come, come" said he, "ofe to tn.
place you go with me, where you shall
dance and be my beauty slave ! so.
Poor Hazel had to go with him; she
was too much frightened to think o.
resisting. y H.
He put gold chains on her hands and
feet and had her carried to the palace
and then he commanded her to dance
In vain she protested that she knew
not how to dance. He said he woulG
soon find way to make her.
So when he found that she really
couldn't dance he commanded her tt
take off her shoes and stockings and
go into the next room where she would
soon learn the steps. -
What was Hazels horror to see pin.
sticking up all over the floor, ani
King Darius commanded her to go il
and walk around on them. ..,..
Poor Hazel had to go; and then in
deed she danced while the cruel king
laughed. How these pins did prick he1
poor feet! Just then she woke up ant
found, to her immense relief, that i
was all dream, and she had felt th&7
dreadful pin-pricking sensation be
cause she had been sitting on her feet
and they had been asleep too. zs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-15

If a pleasure is proposed, accept II
You are expected to be entertained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-04
MODERN SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE.
Men Who Have Served Under More

Men Who Have Served Under More
 Than One Flag in This Century
 In the Transvaal to-day the soldier of fortune is making his last stand. No other country in the world is likely to offer the alien adventurer of the future the same positions and profit that have hitherto been the portion of Schiel, Von Albrecht, and the other European mer- cenaries of Krugerdom And in this very fact we may see the decline of the soldier of fortune, if we compare his gains with the colossal harvests of his predecessors of history. Perron the wonderful Frenchman who commanded the Mahratta army, arrived in Hindu stan penniless petty officer from a man-o-'war, and in nine years had amassed between one and two millions sterling. Even more rapid was the pro- gress of Col Hannay, who had to leave John Company's'' service to avoid the bailiffs He enterered the service of the Nawab Wazir of Dude in 177S, and left 1t after three years with a fortune of e300,O00. Many other French and Eng fish adventurers were nearly as lucky.
 At that time there was not the preju- dice against these mercenary swords which the military ethics of modern Flu rope have fostered. Few foreigners have risen to eminence in the English service, but large numbers of alien were recruited for us in the Napoieonlc wars Besides the famous Hessianes, there were the French Chasseurs Brittanique three Swiss regiments, the Corsican Rangers, and the Greek Light Infantry, In the Crimean War a legion was re- cruited in Heliogland, but they never distinguished themselves on the field, | and the precedent is not likely to be | followed
 In spite of the chilling effect of mod ern ideas, the soldiers of fortune of the | nineteenth century form a picturesque ', gallery--heroes and rascals, Fenians and Royalists, Poles, Englishmen and of no country. Some of them like Lord Cochrane and Hobart Pasha, have established themselves on a higher plane than the mercenary can
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FLORIDA.

Two Weeks Tour via Pennsylvania
 Railroad.
 The first Pennsylvania railroad tour of the season to Jacksonville, allowing two weeks in Florida, will leave New York and Philadelphia February 6.
 Excursion tickets, including railway transportation, Pullman accommoda- tions (one berth), and meals en route in both directions while travelling on a special train, will be sold at the follow ing rates: New York, s50.00; Philadel- phia, Harrisburg, Baltimore, and Washington, s4S.OO; Pittsburg. $500, and at proportionate rates from other points.
 For tickets. itineraries, and other in- formation apply to ticket agents, Tour ist Agent at 1196 Broadway, New York; 4 Court street, Brooklyn 7S9 Broad street, Newark, N. J.; B. Courleander, jr., Passenger Agent Baltimore Dis trict, Baltimore, Md; Colin Studds, Passenger Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C.; Thos F. Watt, Passenger Agent Western District. Pittsburg, Pa; or to Geo. W. Boyd Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street station, Philadelphia.
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Franklin, from the staff and clerical force of headquarters, upon the gene ral's retirement after twenty years service as president of the board of managers of the National Home, Dis- abled Volunteer Soldiers, December B 1S99."
 This inscription Is followed by the seal of the home.
 Mrs. Franklin yesterday received from the matron of the home at Day ton, O., the proceedings of the board of managers of the N. H. D. V. S., held recently at the Arlington Hotel, Wash ington, D. C., at which General Frank lin's resignation was rendered and &C., cepted. The proceedings are in printed form and have been bound in rich morocco. The frontispiece is a life-like portrait of General Franklin the uni-
 form of his rank. Major Birmingham called on General Franklin and Mrs. Franklin yesterday afternoon.
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Closing Prices,

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince X Whtely, Bankers and Brokers. 52 Broadway, New York, and b Center st., New Haven. Bid. Asked Adams Express Co ............111 115 American Cotton oil Co ...... 33A 33%
 DO IId .................... SS 92 American Express Co ......... .142 14S Am. Smelling X Refining Co.,. 36? 36% American Steel x Wire Co ... 4S 4ST
 Do Pfd .................... ST15 SS American Steel Wire Co ....... 4S 4s1l
 Do ltu ........,....,...... SgH 90 American Sugar Refining Co .132jS 132b
 Do Pfd ,...................1 .113A 116 American Tin Plate Go ........ 31b 32ih
 Do Pfd ..................... IS S1 American Tobacco Co ......... .102h 1O2E
 Do pfd ...................135 135 14O Anaconda Copper Mining Co ... 39ls 40
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HANDSOME LOVING CUP,
Gift to General Franklin and Mrs
 Franklin,

Gift to General Franklin and Mrs.
 Franklin.
 Hartford. Jan. 3-There now stands on the table in the parlor of General Franklin's residence on Washington street a tribute of love and esteem which the general will ever prize among his choicest treasures It Is solid slI- yer loving cup, made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company and supplied by Hansel Sloan & Co.,, of this city, which expresses the good will enter tained for the veteran general and his honored wife by the staff and clerks as- sociated with him at the headquarters the National Home for Disabled Volun- teer Soldiers in this city, The gift was sent to the generals home without any formality, as the condition of his health precuded any formal exercises The letter which accompanied the gift ex- pressed the feelings of esteem and re- gard which prompted the action as fully as any set speeches could have done. The letter is as follows:
 Hartford, Conn.,,
 December 30, 1899 Dear General
 The staff and clerical force of your readquarters, desiring to show in some slight degree, their personal regard for you and their appreciation of your un- failing courtesy and kindness to them during their varied terms of service un- der your presidency, beg that upon your retirement as their chief, you will &C., cept this loving cup, which bears from them to you all that lis name implies. As a special mark of respect and esteem for you both, the name of Mrs. Franklin has been joined with yours in the in- scription.
 Gratefully and affectionately yours, J. M. Bermingham, G. B. Patrick. ! Joseph 4. Weir Hugo Spanier, Edward 1 P. Long, Frank o. Fletcher, E. F. | Brown, H. M. Curtis, Andrew J. Smith, l Moses Harris, William c. Gunnell.
 The cup is of the flagon style and stands 16 inches in height. The three handles are graceful reproductions of buffalo horns and form three sides of the cup. In one of the faces Is en- ! graved the badge of the Army of the in which General Franklin served with distinction as a division and the badgs of the Order of the Cincinnati is engraved on the next space The third space contains the following inscription, with the seal 1f the National Home beneath:-
 "To General and Mrs. William B.
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THE STOCK MARX ET.
Reaction Again Sets In and Prices Go
 Down.

Down
 New York, Jan. 3.-The stock market
 was unable to resist the factors work ing towards reaction to-day and closed at losses, both in the specialties and in the railroads, running from one to three
 points Depression was manifest from the opening in sympathy with the ear Her declines in London, but the down. ward tendency was resisted. A num- Der of the industrials advanced in a somewhat excited manner in the first hour and induced a sympathetic hard ening of prices all through the list. Consolidated Gas jumped 8 points on 1 the report of it's absorption of an elec- tric lighting company and incidental advantages in the local gas war. Amer ican Tabocca rose an extreme points and the Continental Tobaccos were strong.
 Sugar showed a disposition to con- tinue it's advance and some of the iron and steel stocks maintained yesterdays show of strength in the group. Later in the day there was vigorous upward movement in New York Central, with slight sympathetic response in other Vanderbilt stocks. The isolated points of strength in the market, however, proved insufficient to sustain prices in face of the constant dribbling of sales. A rumor was circulated that Lady,
 .t,A | j. ,l,, effect was significant of what might be expected from the security market In case of further reverses to the British arms in South Africa.
 Traders who were long of stock has tened to take their profits in face of the possibility involved. The later news of the day made it clear that the real source of the days weakness was Ser ln Selling from that center in Lon- don and of American securities in New York was on very large scale. It was based on the weekly return of the Ger man Imperial bank, which showed a loss of $10,500,000 in cash, loan expan- sion of SIP, 800, 900 and an addition to the notes in circulation of upwards of $39,- 100000 was an exhibit of pressure for credits in Germany which served rather to startle the financial world.
 The effect was not apparent, however, | in the Berlin discount market and ster- ling exchange advanced at Berlin in | spite ef a further decline in interest ! rates in London. Berlin exchange in-l New York. however rose a sharp frac- | tion. Those stocks which were strong | est yesterday did not entirely lose their gains of yesterday but In the case of | the Baltimore and Ohio stocks, the Pa cifics and number of southern stocks large inroads were made upon values Conditions in the local money market were undisturbed.
 Bonds showed yielding tendency in sympathy with stocks. The total sales par value were $1,975,000,
 United States new fours registered advanced x and United States new fours registered coupon, the threes old fours and lives A per cent. in the bid price.
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Govern ment Don a.,
Chicaro Market.

Reported over private wire by II. c. Friedman & Co.,, Bankers and Brokers, 10 Wall Street, N. r., and 763 Chapel Street. Room and 3, New Haven. N. A. Tanner, Manager of Local Branch.
 Opening Highest Lowest T,oat
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sEW Yonn STOCK M4nnHr.

Opening, Highest, Lowest QuotatiDns On the New York Stock Exchange reported by Prince & WhtteIy, Brokers, 15 Center Street, New Laven.