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The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
MADCAPS IN WAR.
Promise of Decorations and Promo-
tions Leads British Soldiers
AZ - Into Daring Deeds,

The recklessness displayed by Brit
ish generals and officers in war is par
TALLY explained by their eagerness to
obtain personal advancement by bold
and brilliant strokes. Decorations,
promotions and peerages have for a
long time been the rewards of officers
who have taken high risks in: warfare
and exhibited audacity and sdashing
gallantry. British officers have uncon-
sciously formed the hatit Of looking
out for their own interests rather than
of considering the safety of the soldiers
fighting behind them, says Youths
Companion. -,
The officers are, with few exceptions,
men of high birth and good social posi-
tion. Gen. Hector Macdonald, the hero
of Omdurman, is almost the only
prominent figure in the army who has
risen from the ranks. In the navy there
is not one among the higher officers
who has thus risen. They have been
drawn mainly from the titled and
wealthy classes.
Every British officer is eager for a
chance to distinguish himself in a
campaign so as to win medals and dec
orations and get on in the service.
Slow, plodding work in the army is con-
sidered dull and old-fashioned. There
is frenzy for. madcap adventure and
reckless audacity, and in South Africa
some of the British reverses have been
at least partially due to this cause. !;
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Are You Interested in Trees?

Owing to the great demand for the
publication "Forestry In Minnesota, :"
"a 312-page treatise by Prot. s. B. GreenlA,
The Minnesota State Forestry Associa-
tion has decided to have the remainding
copies bound in cloth. Until the. sup
ply is exhausted it can be- had for as
cents, (cost of binding and postage; to
non-residents, 40 cents. They will also
distribute a limited number Of Jack Pine
Seedlings, 4 to 6 In, Zone Of our hardest
native evergreens), in quantities as de-
sired, at cent each, postpaid.
Everyone interested in trees-g growth
should belong to this association. Per
manent membership fee is ST, includ-
ing the above mentioned publication; OF
or upon receipt Of 40 cents extra, either
80 Jack Pine seedlings, 100 Box Elder or
80 Laurel Leaf Or Russian Golden Will
low cuttings will be mailed postpaid
Correspond dence should be directed to
Gro. w !. STRAND, secy.,,
.Taylors Falls, Miiun.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
KAiSER'S MUSTACHES.
Emperor William Played Haroun-a1-
Raschid in the Streets of His Cap
ital and WaS Discovered.

The kaiser has been doing another
odd thing, again illustrating the YER
satility of his character On Christ
mas night he is said to have played the
part of Haroun-al-Raschid,o of "Arabian
Nights" fame. Disgusting himself as
an ordinary civilian, he left his palace
and made a tour of the streets of his
capital. He filed his pockets with new
forin pieces and distributed them to
the poor people that he met, says the
New \ ork Journal.
A fortunate coachman waiting for a
fare suddenly found himself ten
marks the richer, which were slipped
into lis hand: as he sat disconsolately
on his box. Before he could recover
from his surprise the mysterious stran-
ger had vanished. An old women who
WAS hurrying home to fireless gar
ret found five marks: in her basket in
turning out her meager Noel fare
But the report soon spread about as
to the identity of the mysterious stran-
ger. and, much tc his disgust, the en-
peror found his way back to the pal
ace l;red with supplicating beggars.
Rumor says that he was recognized by
his imperial mustaches., They are the
only ones of their kind.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Our Latest Music Offer.

Please send us the names and ad-
dresses of three music teachers or per-
formers on the piano or organ and
twenty-five cents in silver or postage
and we will send you all of the following
new and most popular pieces full sheet
music arranged for piano or organ: ''The
Flower that won my Heart" now being
sung by the best known singers IN the
country, "Mamie ORourke' the latest
popular waltz song, March Manila,
Dewey's March-Two STEP as played
by the famous U. s. Marine Band of
Washington, D. g. aud five other pages
of popular music. Address, POPULAR
Music Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Sam HOuston's Secret,

"A mystery in which the American
people were once deeply concerned was
that which shadowed the life of one of
the most remarkable characters of the
country" writes William Perrine of
"The Mysteries Of the Century," in the
April Ladies' Home Journal. I'm 1929
Samuel Houston. or as he called and
signed himself, Sam Houston, was
Governor of Tennessee. 1t was in the
midst of campaign for reelection to
the Gubernatorial chair that Tennessee
was startled by report that he had re-
signed his Office. He had been married
to the daughter of an influential family;
three months afterward she returned to
her fathers house, and her husband re-
solved to pass the rest of his life in the
wilderness. ts'''...s r<>..s, i,
Houston betook himself to the tribe
Of Cherokees in the Indian Territory;
he adopted their costume, appearing in
all the trappings of an Indian brave,
letting his hair grow down his back, and
visiting Washington with a buckskin
hunting g-shirt, yellow leggine, a huge
blanket, and turkey feathers around his
head. No one could induce him to re-
veal the secret of his metamorphosis
and his abandonment of the ways and
habits of civilization. he married agaio
after he emerged from his Indian life,
and he lived to be an old man, dying in
the midst of the Civil War, but no one
was ever able to persuade his to unlock
the mystery Of his life. Nor would his
first wife, who also married again, throw
any light on the mystery"
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
TRUSTED BY WHITE MEN.
A Negroes Long Record OF Fidelity as
II Collector for q Memphis
.5.' 1; T. S5a5f4&'st Bank. .sEa s

The northerner who is forever harp
ing upon the manner in which the ne
gro is kept down in the south might
open his eyes in wonder at the many
cases in which the negroes have been
faithful in their services for many years
to their employers, says the Memphis
Scimitar, and, as a reward, hold posi-
tions of trust and are esteemed as hon
est as any man by the white people who
know them. They are not put. on
social equality with white people, but
their station in life is far above that
which the northerner sets as the rank
of the negro in the south. ~.
A fair illustration of this is to be
had in the case of Prince A. Danuel,
who for 26 years has been in the en-
ploy of the First national bank of Mem
phis. Danuel secured position with
the bank in 1871 as porter, and, after
proving his efficiency and integrity,
was given the work of collecting to do.
Never in all the time of his service has
he failed to account for every cent of
money intrusted to him. His collec-
tions are always made accurately; in
fact, he has yet to make his first mis-
take in a money transaction.
In executing his duties at the bank
vast sums Of money are handled by him,
and the money is as safe in his hands
as is the meat in the care of butchers
dog. -
So well is Danuel thought of by his
employers that not long ago the bank
gave him a trip to the north, his rail-
read fare and all travelling expenses to
Chicago, Washington and other large
cities being betrayed by the bank. The
president of the bank gave him let
ter of introduction to all of the banks
in the cities he went to. This letter
made him a welcome visitor wherever
he went. He was looked u pom as kind
Of wonder, the idea of a. negro holding
position of trust in the south being
before that considered out of the ques-
ton.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
HAPPENINGS.

Explanation. Biddy is the editors
domestic dog. .5 @ 4 h Il. s 5 /. .Ss..i
All the lnvalids are improving in
4 health. Il
Geo. Wesselman from Thomasville
spent couple Of days here last week.
1t is boy, at John Hussey's. and John
is driving his horse on the buggy with
q string of bells. -
The mail stage from the west came on
horseback Thursday and "Jordan is a
hard road to travel" ,..:- -
The crows and sea-gulls have arrived
and the hoys are playing marbles SO we
think spring has come.
James Morrison strolled home from
Duluth, thinking it would be too slow
for him to come back with the team.
81 Geo Zimmerman returned early this
week from Beaver Bay where he has
spent the winter helping A. 81. Wegner.
The party of explorers in charge of
Joseph Walsh spent couple of days in
Grand Marais recupsrating, after which
they returned to the interior.
A. H. Wegner of Beaver Bay, one OF
the county commissioners of Lake
county, arrived yesterday after noon and
departed this morning On his return.
Mr.. Wegrer drove his team and has a
good opportunity of judging where the
road improvement ts are needed.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Naval CadetShip.

A competitive examination of candi-
dates for admission to the Naval Acade-
my will be held at the Courthouse, IN
Brainerd, Minnesota, on Friday, April
13 1900, commencing at 10 O'Clock A. H.,
under the following conditions:
Candidates must be actual, bona fide
residents of the Sixth Congressional
District of Minnesota for at least two
years Immediately preceding the date
of this examination. :. -:ss ~@,
The, minimum age must be fifteen
years, and the maximum age twenty
years. . = r
Candidates must, at the time OF ex-
animation, be physically sound. well
formed and of robust constitution. r
Candidates will be examined in read.
ing writing, spelling, arithmetic, geogra.
ply, English grammar, United States
history, worlds history, algebra and
plane geometry r.. .....--.~.,.....
The young man receiving the highest
average in this examination will be no
minated as cadet, and The one receiving
the next highest average will be nomin'
ated as alternate. s. s3 }~SsszIs,:s Ise3S
The examination OF candidates for adj
mission to the Naval Academy will take
place at the Academy on September l
1900. 4. + .:. =. # 81 .*ats
A pamphlet OF Regulations governing
the admission Of candidates into tht
Naval Academy as Naval Cadets, will
mailed Immediately upon application t
Hon. Page Morris, NJ. G., Washington
ID. G. .5z.
With very kind regards, yours truly,
! PAGE MORRIS.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
UNMIXABLE BABIES.
Their Names Written on Adhesive
Plaster and Stuck ON
Their Backs.

There will be no Pinafore business of
linking the babies up" in the obstet-
rical ward of the Johns Hopkins hos
pital, says the Baltimore Sun, if the
physicians and attendants in charge
can prevent it. Usually there are from
one to two dozen newborn babies in
the ward and to the inexperienced eye
they all look much alike. Even those
accustomed to handle them sometimes
have to look closely for Distinguishing
features or marks on the mites of hu-
man1ty. When the nurses are being
changed frequently in the course of
their duties, the difficulties are in
creased of readily telling one baby
from another. The doctors have hit
upon a happy solution of the difficulty.
=: Each baby is: tagged and it is tagged
in a unique way. On small square of
adhesive plaster is written the baby's
name. This plaster tag is then stuck
tightly on the baby's back just between
the shoulder blades. The tag is water
proof, so it is not affected by the baths
given the baby. It holds on tightly un-
til the time comes for the baby and it's
mother to leave the hospital, when the
tag may be readily pulled off without
causing the baby any pain.
Some persons have thought that the
tagging was necessary to distinguish
white from colored babies, but the
physicians say that this is not the case.
While all newborn babies are red, they
say the babies of white parents are a
pinkish color, while the slightest mix
tur of negro blood will give an unmis-
taxable reddish tinge to the baby's
skin, in addition to the other charac-
teristics of the race,
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Bursts Into More Pieces.

The ordinary shell which was manu-
featured 80 years ago only broke into
from 20 to IS pieces when it burst. At
the present time it bursts into 24O, while
shrapnel shell, which only used to
scatter 81 missiles, now scatters $40. A
present-day bomb, when charged with
peroxylene, breaks up into 1900 pieces,
and it is estimated that it would ef-
fectively kill anyone standing within
220 yards of the explosion. =
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
! Hotel Arrivals.

Saturday, Oath March. Hans Rongan,
: =. 0. Erickson and M. Matson of Big
Bay.
Sunday, 25th March-H. M. Keresey
of Big Bay.
Monday, 26th March.-Joseph Walsh
Sr. and Joseph l.. Walsh OF Flint Mich,
. Zsrsh Goodell ahd Mark Dillon of Du-
hth, Silas King of Tofte and JOS
Lightbody of Grand Marais.
Thursday, Goth March.-Silas King of
Tofte.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
Couldn't Stand 1t.

A fairly well-known citizen has mar
rowly escaped drowning, and some of
his friends were talking to him about it..
- ''Did you think of everything you had
. done in your life as you went DOWN.
asked one.
'No, I only thought of one thing
t..What was that?" 49,, ::~.<.
..'What newspaper picture of me
would look like, and resolved to live::''
Detroit Free Press. ~:,.>,
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31

W est persons to represent us as Managers in
this and close by. counties. Salary 5000 year
and expenses. Straight, bona-fed no more. no
any bank in any town. It is mainly office work
conducted at home Reference Enclose self
addressed stamped envelope. The DOMINION
CoMPANY Dept 3, Chicrgo.
The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31

WANTED PERSONS FOR DIS
w trict Office Managers in this state to re-
present me in their own and surrounding coun-
lies: Willing to pay yearly $500, payable weekly.
Desirable employment with unusual opportuni-
ties. References exchanged. Enclose self -ad-
dressed stamped envelope. s, A.:Park, $40 Cax-
ton Building, Chicago.
The observer., 1900-01-13

tie mandate ordering general regis
ttation to commence on the 1st of
January, 1899, section 30 requires
that in all parishes of the state, ex-
lcept that of Orleans, new registra-
tion shall be made, commencing on
the 1st Of Janaruy. 1900. Right here
the uncertainty arises, it being con-
tended by not few that the regis
tration made in 1899 was rendere
null and was superseded by the regis
tration ordered to be made in 1900.
The supreme court, through Justice
Blanchard as its organ, recognizes the
apparent confusion in the two provi-
slons named, but contends that it can
be and must be settled by constituting
the whole law according to the reas.
enable intention and object of the
legislature in framing the law, and
that, the court holds that the legisla-
ture, after ordering complete regis
tration Of voters to be made in 1899, as
a proper preparation for the first state
election under the law, which is to
take place in April, 1900, realized that
n the two months of 1900 prior to
the election other persons tnan those
registered in 1899 will have come Of
are and will be entitled to registra-
tion. otherwise they would be deprived
of the privilege of voting in the cleo
E5ion Of April, 1900. There would be
opportunity for the further revision Of
NE registration lists, and it is to the
ends mentioned that the registration
Hssgas ordered in 1900 as supplement te
4hat Of 1899 The case had come into
|the supreme court on an appeal from
/ the Dist. Court of East Baton Rouge
which had issued mandamuS ordering
the Registrar of Voters to make com.
plete new registration for 1900. The
cause was intended as test case to Sc
cure d decision by the highest court
The result is that the decree of the
lower court was reversed, and the reg
istration made in 1899, save so far as
it may be revised or added to IN 1900
is to stand for the state election OF
April, 1900"
Senator Bacon, announces that ht
will shortly make an attack on the con
stitution of Louisiana and Mississippi
Who will defend the former state?
The observer., 1900-01-13
.1la1szzs1 .
A PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSE.

As we have suggested through our
columns on several occasions that our
people make an effort to secure the
erection of suitable building for the
colored children committee of proml-
nent members of the race presented a
lengthy petition to the city council, at
it's meeting Monday night, praying that
they favorably consider the proposition
TO give us sufficient sum for the con-
struction of said school building.
It's need is apparent to anyone who
has seen the present building occupied
by the colored children
Unhealthy and inconvenient it is not
suited in any particular, for its present
use. It is disgrace and a reflection
upon the capital city. We have three
splendid lots, centrally located, which
would save the axnensa- of nnrcha sile
council sets aside a sufficient sum for a
suitable building.
The petition, which was numerouslv
signed by the colored tax payers and
patrons of the school, was referred TO
the proper committee and we hope that
there will be no objection to giving us
what is absolutely needed.
The observer., 1900-01-13

that we ought to follow and allow q
full swing of the Lilly Whites, but
we must remember that our interests
are at stake and if we do not protect
them we might as well throw mp our
hands and count ourselves of no value
to the grand old party. If we accept
any plan Of action from the Howell
contingent it must be one that will
save us our dignity and preserve the
organization that we have held in tack
for more than a score of years. We
trust to the wisdom of the leaders to
see that we do not surrender the Or
ganization, to any damaging extent, to
the crispy promises and representations
Of any men to gain superior position
and ultimate overthrow of the regulars.
We have given too much service to
the party to play brace game and if
the sugar planters are really in earnest
to advance the administration and the
interests they represent they must
throw off every disguise and give us
that consideration that our worth and
position demand.
This is not antagonistlc but just and
fair.
Our memories are not treacnerous,
and while we have forgotten many
affront, we still hold the honor of the
organization above the ambitions of
any set of men whose sole aim is per-
sonal profit
It Is the earnest hope of the republi-
cans that perfect understanding will
be reached among the different factions
and that harmony and united opposi-
ton will confront the democratic party
on the day of election. s.
The observer., 1900-01-13

One trouble with us as a raoe is tha
we are not enough interested in on,
own progress, not enough interested IN
our standing among other races. w,
are too easily satisfied and not very
anxious to get far away from the old
landmark
We dress we'll, we look we'll, and
talk we'll; but in far too many cases
that is all-there Is nothing behind it.
We need go1d stores and business
houses of every description. We must
get money.
The observer., 1900-01-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Four of our city bakers were brough
before Mayor Hart for making brea,
less than the required weight and wer
fined twenty-five dollars each The,
were short from fonr to five and a hal
ounces in the weight of the Ioayes anf
they were reminded that twenty ounce.
are to be given. The poor people will
rejoice at the mayor in enforcing the
law.
Messrs. A. D. Benjamin and Hy
Stewart, two enterprising colored me-
chanics, were awarded the contract for
the brick work for the construction Of
the asse mbly hall, to be built by Mr..
VIM. Garig, for the Louisiana State
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
1t speaks well for the contractors and
shows that the colored man Is an i'm
pnrtant factor in the trades of this
city.
There is considerable talk of nomi-
mating Hon. D. M. Sholars, of Ouachi-
ia, as the standard bearer of the parties
opposed to the ticket nominated by the
democrats. y
Hon Hy. D emss says that the fight
In the coming contest, will be a white
mans affair. He is either sadlv mis-
taken or he purposely tries to avoid +
facts. /;
I CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Robertson
we're robbed of valuables at the Will
ards Tuesday night.
Under the head of the ''Rsgistration
# 1899 Good For 190O," the Picsyune .
'rints the following: "The supreme
ourt of Louisiana yesterday decided a
natter IT regard to the registration of
oters IN tie state, which has been the
ubJect OF much discussion and has
iven rise to much uncertainty as to
ne meaning of the law on the subject.
ct 1873, passed by the legislature of
Sso, ordering new registration of d
oters and fixing the time and manner
making such registration, provides OF
lat the registration OF voters through le
1t the state shall be commenced on
70 first day of January, 1899, After be
The observer., 1900-01-13

The reason why go few white me,
ars capable of passing fair judgment
upon us as race is that the large ma
Jorlty of them do not associate with
us. The law Of optics is, the size Of the
visual angle varies with the distance
OF the body, an object looks smaller AZ
we receie from it. On this principal it
is easy to account for the strange opin-
ions CT many CT our white friends con.
Germ ng rs
The observer., 1900-01-13
THE SUGAR REPUBLICANS.

A great deal Of interest in republi
can circles, was manifested in th,
meetlng OF the Howell committee q,
Saturday. The anxiety of the republi
cans was not confined to any particula,
localty, but partook OF general ma
ture. What would the sugar republi.
ans doT was asked on every hand. The
rank and fila of the party in the stata
represented by Capt. Wimberly. have
the success of the organization at b art
and would welcome any honest effort
OF any set of men, to advance the cause
OF republlcanism in Louisiana The
Howell committee mst Saturday in
New Orleans and decided to place in
the neld an opposition state ticket to
mat named by the democrats in Baton
Rouge last month. 1t is noticeable that
the proposition to confer with the req
"iars and the other elements opposed to
democracy was not unanimous and a
NUMBER would rather attempt a fight
Jingle handed and alone. The major
ity saw the futility of such an action
ana decided if possible, to secure tbe
corporation of every possible force in
their fight against the predominant
party in the state, as it is now const;- I
tuted.
we welcome this decision on the
] art OF the sugar planters and hon.
mat they will exhibit that consider,-
lion and fairness that will hermit a
combination of ali the forces against
the common enemy.
While we are in favor of any movs
icat will give us fighting chance {
we are unalterably opposed to anv 6
move or action that would DESTROY I
tae status of the regular Organization
ana the representatives of the admin. 1
lsiratl'n must not step into any trap v
Laid by the crafty manipulation Of o
tae recent converts to republican d
principles. 1t is all well an1 good O
TOT few thoughtless msn to saw Il
The observer., 1900-01-13
EVERYBODY WANTS 10 KNOW

II it isn't possible to bring all e,o.
ments opposed to democracy to the
support of clean ticket and whore
VIII the blame rest for failure to har-
monlze the party -ssz>e..uz.zz.zzw=nzssaa
When the men in Baton Roupe arc
going to stop numbering defenseless
women and.if 1t isn't time to put some
effective stop to IT.
Why we have such little con6-
dence in each other.
When are we going to learn to helm
our own enterprises and learn valuable
lessons from other races
Why these young boys, who want to
be men, don't take on little manners