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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Tame Catamount.

Is Probably it is true that some men
nave. by nature a peculiar power over
wild animals, and it is matter of COM
mon experience that animals sometimes
strike up sudden friendships with per-
sons they have never seen before. An
extreme instance Of this kind is de-
=scribed by military correspondent of
the New York Sun: perhaps of all the
wild animals that may be at least par
TALLY civilized or tanned, the Rocky
Mountain lion or catamount offers the
least promise; and yet in the writer's
experience one specimen was as gentle
and docile as human kindness could
make him. He followed his master
around like a. dog, obeying every wish
Or nod, but would allow no other per-
sons to approach him with offers of
Kindness or anything else. This crea-
ture was full grown mountain lion.
that for some strange reason had taken
fancy to Cheyenne Indian. Wheth
'er in camp, on the prairie, or in the
post, the brute could always be seen
quietly following the Indian, but he
would never leave his masters heels
for any reason except at his masters
bidding. Often would he accompany
the buck into the post traders store,
where his entrance was the signal for
all dogs to get out and for bipeds not
acquainted with the situation to lose
no time in taking to the counters. The
officers of the post finally persuaded
the Indian to part with his pet for a
consideration, and. the lion, after being
securely Gagged, was shipped as pres
ent to the National Museum at Wash
ington." j.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Eggs Without Shells.

In the report of the trade of italy
for the years 1898 and 1899, by Sir
George Bonham, secretary. to her ma
jesty's embassy: at Rome, there is an
interesting paragraph describing the
system adopted for the expectation OF
eggs to England for pastry. !. The she'll
is removed, and the interior of the
egg-white and .yolk together-is pack
ed in air-tight vessels or drums con-
tanning each 1000 eggs. Great care is
taken to ensure the eggs being fresh.
and to exclude. the air, as one bad egg
.spoils all the remainder, and renders
the consignment unsalable The new
system has the advantage of REMOVING
the risk Of breakage, and is. also pre-
ferred by the pastry cook for whose
use they are intended. AS to the ex-
tent Of the trade in eggs, the report
mentions that in 4 S97 Russia exported
to England over 3354 ,0Oo, 900 arb
Lane Express. Il s5ss sI.#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
AFRICAN8 SLAV TR AIDE.
Capture Of Negroes II 1915
American Ships Crew.

Capture Of Negroes IN 1915 BY
American ships Crew.
The story Of the first American voy-
age to Africa, Of which we have q
definite record, tells us somewhat OF
the methods emplo Logged in obtaining
savage cargoes. "A Boston ship, com
naanded by one Capt Smith went
away to Madeira with salt fish and
slaves. Sailing thence, with the pro-
ceeds Of her sale, she touched on the
coast Of Guinea for slaves. She found
some London slave vessels already
there, with their captains very much
disgrunIled because trade was dull.
There were very few slaves for sale,
that is, and to liven matters a little,
the Yankees and the Londoners united,
and ION pretense of some quarrel with
the natives landed "a 'murderer'-the
expressive name Of a small cannon-at-
tackled a negro village on Sunday, kill
ed many of the inhabitants and made
few prisoners, two of whom fell to the
share of the Boston ship That was
in l642-just twenty six years after the
iDutchman landed the slaves in Vir-
GINA, as recorded by John Rolfe, the
first American squaw man.. False pre-
tense, outrage and slaughter of inno-
cents characterized the frst-recorded
gathering of slaves in which the Amer
lean ship had part. They KILLED many
OF the inhabitants" and got two slaves
Tor their share of the plumber That
Capt. Smiths act was not according to
the ordinary usages of the trade may
be Inferred from what happened when
he returned to Boston. A quarrel with
the ships owners over the proceeds
OF the voyage resulted in a law Suit.
The story of the voyage was told in
court, and although it was not Grim
lnal trial, one of the magistrates
charged the master with a three-fold,
otfense-murder, man-stealing and
Sabbath breaking" The captain es-
capped punishment on these charges on
the ground that the court had no juris-
diction over crimes committed in
Africa "a decision that was typical of
what was to Gomez, but the two slaves
were returned home.-''The Slave
Trade in America by John R. Spears
in Scribner's
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
not, as was his custom, offered to pass

not, as was his custom offered Is pass
to Edward. f.
Without word ne spread It before
the pale woman whose haggard coun-
tenance should have moved him to de-
lay her accu sation and sentence. One
swift glance took liz the imp of the
cruel article, and she buried her face
in the pillow with q cry that destroyed
what faint Il remnant; OF hope might
have fingered IN his bosom. 'tMy sin
has found me out y IS
Va heavy han d was laid upon her arm.
is childish, Constance and YOU
have shown yourself to be5sno child
in craft Nothing short of your own
confession would have persuaded me
that much contained in this paragraph
is true, that you have abused my con-
zfiddtence, sullied my name, and made
me the object of universal contempt
you nd-and my brother!' ~
BY. IT {" II Is ITO DE scoNr1NrEp.l
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
An Adventure.

u HEr&G = I
three smart young men and three nice
girls M t s .ss}5 Es2E.. - : - -
All lovers true as steel Us #sa
Decided IN a friendly way &S$ st&& 5st$ss$$
To spend the day awheel. SIT J, Ss.,sg. ssSS53
Iney started In the early morn. \ +. - - Il
ana nothing seemed amiss; S@@ s $:=EfSa
ana when they reached the leafy lane
$s1ney ;, In \ r. I like
sIo 'de H#,. twos =, +: this!
they wandered by the verdant dale, B.
Beside the ripping rill: 3, ts&.. = III
the sun <shone brightly all the while; ,
they heard the song birds trill e &!
Ih1ey sped through many a woodland
= 4 glade, : - s2.r2- - %r>.1 F. r ys'
The world was full Of bliss =. 81
AND when, they rested in the shade Tx
Theysat i. intwos likethis!
The sun went down and evening came,
a lot too soon they said:
Too long they tarried on the way,
The clouds grew black o'erhead;
Down dashed the rain! They homeward
( p flew, Eg 81, -. }..' w., -
J Till one unlucky miss y ,j'.. -. r
Slipped sideways-Crash! Great Scot! {.
The lot .y@;" - "
Werea1lmixedupliketh = = i:
:, .l- California Courier.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
What q Horse Can Draw.

On a metal rails in the, most favorable
condition and smooth from use, a. horse
can draw one and two third times as
much as onsthe best .asph alt pavement;
three and one ird times as much as
on wood paving III good condi ton; five
times EE1ll'ss as much as .on wood paving in
bad cond ton; seven times as much as
on good cobble stone; thirteen times aa
much as on bad cob estone; twenty
I times as much as on earth road, and
forty times as much as on sand. s8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
SeaSQDable,

Brassfe-What were you doing lug
ging that bundle of sticks on the links
yesterday afternoon?. ~
+ Foozle-Well, have come to the
conclusion that it is just as good ex-
ercise carrying the sticks as to follow
the ball over the field with only an
occasional muscular effort, so I make
the caddie do the hitting and I carry
the bag.-Boston Transcript.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
SHOES OF SOUTHERNER
As a Rule Shorter Than the Northern
er's, with Higher Instep.

ers, with Higher Instep.
ence," said a New Orleans shoe man
ufacturer, Gin the size and shape Of
the average foot north and south Of
Mason and Dixcn's line. A great deal
of nonsense has been written about the
so-calied Creole last but the shoe
best adapted to high-class southern
trade does possess certain distinguish
ing features of it's own. 1t is shorter
than the northern shoe, to begin with,
and has a much higher instep. The
difference in the; instep varies from one
half to one and a half inches, which is
equivalent to saying that a man with.
a typical southern foot could not get
into a shoe made on a typical nothern
last. The Creole model cuts less of a
figure in the trade now than it did
formerly, for two reasons: First, peo-
pie wear looser footgear at present
than they used to, and the distinctive
points are not so noticeable, and, Sec
ond, an immense number of northern
folks have come into the south, and
the local manufacturers cater to their
patronage with considerable percent
age of the factory output But the ma
tive southern customer still calls for
short high-arched shoe. In the old
days every southern gentleman had his
boots and shoes made to order, and
the impression is even now pretty gen
eral that no factOry-made article can
possibly be as good as the hand built
wares turned out by the antebellum
craftsman. That is a great mistake.
A high-class, machine-made shoe is
better than anything produced by hand.
for the reason that the stitching is alb
solutely uniform throughout In hand
work no two stitches are of exactly
the same tension, but on the machine
they are as like as so many peas. The
result of this uniformity is that the
shoe holds its shape better and lasts
longer. That is one point out Of many,
The only question is that Of being fit
ted, and lastmaking has been reduced
) to such an. exact science that there is
no difficulty with any foot not abso-
lutely deformed. New Orleans Times
7 Democrat. g=.% }l 54#t
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
A Prodigy.

- my boy Jimmie, aged 9, is a corker
III psychology land it's only his Sec
ond term at it, too"
+ "Indeed?" ~ .-."G[ @r-.
Eyes. The other day he said he
was certain that the higher moral in
fiuence had nothing to do with my
being good citizen"
s'Then how did he account for 1t?''
s ''He said I was afraid of the police!" -
Plain Dealer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Queer Street Music.

#.s Some Of the hand gans and street
pianos this year are turning out re-
ligious music. Faml liar hymn tunes
which have not ordinarily been heard.
in the streets from these instruments
now seem to hold a crowd Of listeners
as well as the Coney Island songs and
rag-time dances. One of the street
pianos which made the circuit Of the
central part of the town j us;t nov Isl
playing as sober an air as that 5to
which is sung the hymn sc is we'll.
1T is well WITH my SOU. eaew York
Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

Applicant am here in answer to
your advertisement for life insurance
solicitor.
Manager-Well, I have no doubt OF
your ability, but I hear you have
served term in the bridewell?
Applicant-Yes, that's true. licked
chap that wouldn't insure in my
company.
Manager-You may begin work at
once.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Game of Chance.

A man met bull in a field.
I'LL toss ysu to see who stays" said
the bull.
He tossed and the man lost. n ,4s
s The moral is that it is never safe to
indulge in games Of chance, especially
when all the odds are against you
Philadelphia: North American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
It Nonplussed Her.

Mrs. Malaprop-And then, after all,
when I got to the convention hall the
man at the door said: Sorry, madam,
but you cant get into the hall without
ticket"
Mrs. Qualifications, what did you
do then?
Mrs. Malaprop-I didn't know what
to do. I was completely ne plus
Philadelphia Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
A Modern ! Example.

Nodd--I wonder il miracles will ever
happen againl s b. Il. .,5t5
Todd One happened at my house
only the other day. .A thunderbo
struck within d few feet OF my wife
and she was speechless for thirty min
utes.--De Detroit Free Press. Il ss & /
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Death of COckrOacheS.

VI One OF the bulletins Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture mentions a simple
Australian remedy for ockroaches. It
consists in feeding the insects upon a
mixture Of flour and plaster of Paris
which, it is said, they greedily devour.
The plaster of Paris "sets'' after they
have swallowed it, and that is the end
of them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Exact.

Exact.
Miss Sentiment-Were you ever dis
appointed in love? %
Eligible widower-Two and a halt
times. :. !. ''%.4%=
Miss sentiment-Two and a halt
times? s.%s.
Eligible widower-Yes; twice mar
ried and once rejected.-Omaha Bee. :.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Sarcastic,

Wife Observation-Disclosures mysterious
suicide-unknown man throws himself
from a cliff.
Husband (thoughtlessly)-Be his
wife was at the bottom of it.
Wife-Charles!
Husband (hurriedly)-Of the cliff,
my love; not the suicide.-Collier's
Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
A TheatricaI Haunt.

II suppose in your varied theatrical
experience" said the matinee girl,
you have seen life in all the big cit
les. What is your favorite haunt?"
well, really 'haunts' are not my
speciality" replied Mr.. Barnes-Tormer.
although once did play the ghost in
Hamlet. "-Detroit Free Press. LAX,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
An Old Idea.

Desc hoss'less kerriges amt so
much" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkly.
'Dey's all de talk replied Miss Hi
ami Brown.
Goose dey is. But it's back-num-
Der scheme. What were de fust steam
ship but muleless canal-boat?'-
Washington Star.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Talking About Weeds.

4. '..She's a mighty pretty girl and has
q lot Of money. Wonder what her
father is Must be a landed propri-s
.etor, for he's always talking about hay
and straw and such things. & a h D.
gar manufact urer, probably -
Heitere Welt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Prospects of Pleasure.

Hogan-It is glad I am that they
nominated Teddy. It is the good
fghtin' man he is.
Grogan-Yis, an, be CORY, it is
many a good fight we can how over
the proper way his name be pro-
Observation-Disclosures News. p
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
j Hotel Attractions

Yes, he started a hotel, and he's
made a hit, too. Y GU know the old
sestab lished place across the street adj
vertised htse1f as "a hotel without the
discomforts Of home. 4 p IF hi ia elphia
Press. s3s Il. sS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
The Cornfed Philosopher

Tact, M said 81 the Cornfed Philoso-
spher, is best shown by its lack In
the person who asks g newspaper poet.
IL 10 isn't reporter - dianapolis#
Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
Suspicious.

what did the teacher tell about to-
day?', asked the boy who had run
away from school. d. s.
y about Samson and the way lady
cut his hair answered the boy. IT
don't believe it. It's another OF the
stories these Schley people have got
ten up.-Washington Star. 4 4 IS FL
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
81 lThat Accom- e for It.

Geral wonder how Ananlas got;
such a reputa tion as ! liar
Geral dine suppose he told Sap.
.phira she was. the only girl he had
ever loved. I1arpcr's Bazaar.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
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eAaERfKgBY haAhl0N EIARhAND. s ssSSsa5a
1Vl,ll kz<zz==zzz<.-
CHAPTER XII.

LII W AdvC LILY Y
kindness to ring
that bell again,
Harriet, and !. in /
.quire whether Mrs.
Withers has return
ed?" fretted Sthe
convalescent. 1T is
after six o'clock.
and / am faint for
want Of nourish-
ment," aH1e 81 =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
A Discrepancv

A Discrepancy. . =.
This thing they call moneys a mystery
=, y stern. =.
/. The .study-there's no way Of ending
s~ it. - "t'#<-
us something that takes days of toll
= ing to earn, l.> .-
But a minutes sufficient for spend
r ing it. .N.
r.. .g Washington Star.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08
His Idea Of It,

Mamma Ito Bobby, just returned
from an afternoon party -What kind
Of refreshments did you have, dear?
Bobby-Liquid. s,.zg-z ~z5 .S*s }z z5
Mamma-Liquid? s.s.5S %4.a 81. #
Bobby Yes; us fellers all skipped
out and went swimmin'. Puck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-09-08

4 What's that man doing up there,
pa? Is he near-sighted, and wants to-
know what time It is?"--F 'liegende
yBlaetter. 4 t,E5 s5s55 s gs gIsi$ss / s&z
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
ROLLING MILL
OPENS MONDAY.
Telegraphic Instructions Re.
ceived From Headquarters.
OLD EMPLOYEES RE-lNsTATED
The Company Closed Down Several Week.
Ago Osteosibly to Take an Inven-
tory But Incidentally Sold
Out to the Trust.

The Canton Rolling Mill company.
whose employees have remained idle
during the past few weeks, received tel
egraphic instructions Wednesday to
open their mill and proceed to work at
once manufacturing. This mill was
sold to the trust. and mention Of the
same was made in the News-Democrat
several days ago. 1t appears that the
mill was first closed to make an in
ventory, and then afterwards the off,
GERS went into the trust and employees
were afraid that they would be perma-
nently out Of employment. The OFF,
cials are getting the machinery into
shape, and notifying employees and the
mill will be opened Monday morning,
the men being employed gradually as
the requirements for more work are
recognized. A telephone message to the
office Of the mill, Thursday morning,
confirmed the information and it was
learned that the mill would open at the
time stipulated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
POTTERS REBEL.
New Scale is Satisfactory to East
Liverpool But Not to
Trenton.

East Liverpool, O., April ga pecu-
liar situation exists among the en-
ployes of the potteries. A uniform
wage has been adopted by joint COM
mittee of manufacturers and operators.
upon which were representatives Of
both the eastern and western centers of
the pottery industry, Trenton and East
Liverpool The Trenton potters in GER
tain branches of the business threaten
to rebel against the work, although
their unions are committed to stand by
the work of their representatives on
the committee.
The new scale is entirely satisfactory
to the employers and employees in this
city, and it is predicted that when the
eastern potters come to understand its
provisions, they will realize that 1t i'm
proves their conditions. and they will
yield.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
CHRISTY DEAD.
Young Man Who Was Shot at
Youngstown Could Not
RecCp,.

Youngstown, April 26-After suffering
intensely for twenty four hours, Hugh
Christy, the victim of Mrs. Lucy Mes
sersmith, who then killed herself with
the same weapon, passed away at the
hospital.
When the victim was notified by the
surgeons that death was inevitable, he
requested that his divorced wife and
three children be sent for. They re-
sponded, and the scene when the couple
met was of a most affecting character.
A reconciliation was effected, the low
ing wife smoothing the pathway to
death of the father Of her children.
Miss Anna Wood, Of Church Hill, to
whom Christy was to have been mar
ried last week, called at the hospital to
see him, but, under the instruction OF
a relative of the victim, she was re-
fused admission and returned home
Today on being notified of his death
Miss Wood called at the morgue and
again was refused, the funeral director
acting under directions.
Coroner Morrison today held a post
mortem examination upon Christy, and
found that the bullet had entered hii
neck on the left side, struck the aesoph'
agus, and lodged against the vertebra
where 1t was fiattened by contact will
the bone. Death was caused by inter
nal hemorrhage. Prior to death, Chris
ty willed his life insurance and propert!
to his divorced wife and three children
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
ERWIN MILLER
BADLY INJURED.
Rode An Electric Crane and
Got His Leg Caught.
NO AMPUTATION REQUIRED.
Canton Roll and Machine Company ON
cials Add Every Comfort to the In
jured Employe-Another
Marrow Escape.

Erwin Miller, a young man about 10
years Of age, employed at the Canton
Roll and Machine company, and resid-
ing at 903 Marion street, had his left leg
badly crushed Wednesday evening
while at the shop. 1t appears about 6
o o'clock big casting was being carried
by an electric crane from one end Of
the shop to the other. Miller and a fel-
low employe jumped upon the casting
to take q ride. AS the casting passed
through an iron partition, the other
young man dropped Off with some Of the
casting under him. Apparently Miller
did not retain his presence Of mind
to jump Off but remained on the casting
which passed through the partition and
his leg was caught between the casting
upon which he stood and another cast
ing weighing about $4,000 pounds. He
was Immediately rescued by fellow
workmen and Surgeon Kahler was
called. Shilling's ambulance was also
| called and the unfortunate lad re-
| moved to his home, and later to the
Aultman hospital, where the requisite
attention was given the injured limb.
Erwin Is the SON Of Mr. and Mrs. ELI H.
Miller. and has been employed at the
mill for some time. The rules prohibit
the workmen from jumping upon and
riding along the castings, and the off,
cials state that young Miller should
not have done so. However, the off,
cials of the company will add every
comfort toward young Miller's recovery
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
NAVARRO NUBS OF NEWS.
Items Of Interest from Bethlehem
Townships Leading
Town.

Navarro, April 26
Mrs. VIM. Donovan has returned
from Cleveland where she purchased
her spring millinery.
Father Hennaus will have a class of
nearly 80 little boys and girls to go
to first communion this coming June.
On Saturday evening. April 21st, al
the home of Mrs. Tillie Altman, a
social was held by the Young Ladies'
Reading club, for the benefit of the
famine sufferers Of India. A neat sum
was realized.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-04-27
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
A Topic That is Being Dis.
cussed By a Teachers
Association.
Special to News-Democrat.

opeCidi u I>eWS-beInOCTdt.
Aurora, ILL.,, April 26.-The spring
meeting Of the Northern Teachers as
sociation opened here today and will
continue until the 28th. The general
subject for discussion Is Industrial
Training as a Factor in Education"
A program of much excellence has
been prepared. All of the schools in
cluded in the territory Of the northern
Illinois association have contributed to
the exhibit of drawing, manual training
and all forms Of constructive work,
which is presented at this meeting.