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The age-herald., 1900-12-15
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.

The amendment adopted by the Senate on Thursday by vote of 65 to r is known as the Davis amendment to the Hay Pauncefote treaty. It's object is to enablj this country to take steps flor securing by its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public or der" This is, 1t will readily be seen, a very indefinite proposition; but if 1t means that the United States may build forts, or in case of war may blockade or block the canal then it changes in a material sense the naturalization provisions of the treaty. It is difficult to say just what it does mean, but as its construction would prac- tfcally be left to this country 1t would doubtless be held to mean any step this country might see fit to take.
 If this be a correct view of the Davis amendment. the amended treaty, If accep,- ed by England, would set aside the Clay ton -Bulwer instrument of 1850 without giv- ing England any recompense whatever. Whether England would accept the amend- ment is indeed somewhat doubtful. If we force her to accept it, she may turn in and aid the Panama people, and thus there would be two canals where there should be but one.
 It has been claimed that the Davis amendment is but reproduction of article 10 of the Suez canal treaty of 1888 But the cases are not at all parallel The Suez cbn structed by private capital and is in the hands of a company, the management of which is practically French, while con- trolling interest is owned by the British government The government of Egypt is nominally vested in the Khedive under the suzerainty of Turkey, while it is virtually directed by Great Britain under the jealous supervision of the concert of Europe It was this anomalous situation which led to the long negotiations resulting in the treaty of Constantinople in 1888, not for the security GOT benefit of Great Britain, but for the safeguard of the interests of other European nations. Its purpose was not the absolute naturalization of the wa teTWay TOT tne WHole Woriu anu loi oAa time, but the security of its free passage by the nations concerned, those not parties to the agreement being accorded the same rights. The powers agreed to treat the canal as neutral but did not guarantee it's neutrality
 Senator Lodge, acting for the Republi- cans, has decided to go on under the Davis amendment, and procure if possible the ratification of the treaty, trusting to Eng lands acceptance of the amended docu- ment. The vote upon the Davis amendment was not at all upon party lines, for Messrs. Morgan, Lindsay, McEnery, Money, Till man and Wellington voted mo-" as did twelve good Republicans. The issue is not structly partizan.
The age-herald., 1900-12-15
OUR ENTERTAINING MACHINERY

From the New York Sun.
 The adaptation of paper to it's present manifold uses is simply a matter of ap- piled chemistry. and in this science the Germans have long been pre-eminent. But even in Germany and in France, where pa- per making has reached so high stage of advancement, it is still Yankee brains that furnish the machinery with which the fa- bric is produced, and not only are Ameri- can paper making machines exported to Europe, but American skilled workmen are employed to go with the machines and op- crate them in the paper mills on the other side of the water. An instance of this has just been afforded In the great copper min ing company of Falun, Sweden, which has recently added to its one producing plant several large paper mills. As part of its equipment four paper-making machines have just been ordered in this country, and a number of expert American paper makers have been engaged to go abroad with them. put them up and run them when they are in working order.
The age-herald., 1900-12-15
CHRISTMAS ONCE IS CHRISTMAS
 STILL.

Phillips Brooks. The silent skies are full of speech
 For who hath ears to hear: The winds are whispering each to each; The moon is calling on the beach; And stars their sacred wisdom teach
 Of Faith and Love and Fear. But once the sky its silence broke,
 And song o'erhowed the earth; The midnight air with glory shook, And angels mortal language spoke, When God our human nature took
 In Christ the Saviour's birth. And Christmas once is Christmas still;
 The gates through which He came And forests wild, and murmuring Till. And fruitful field, and breezy hill, And all that else the wide world fill,
 Are vocal with His name. Shall we not listen while they sing
 This latest Christmas morn, And music hear in everything, And faithful lives in tribute bring To the great song which greets the King
 Who comes when Christ Is born?
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REPLACEMENT Bos'UN BIRD.

From the Honolulu Republican.
 Captain Bruhn of the Kauai was run into by bos-un bird on the way from Kauai on Wednesday, night The creature hitting him thump on the top of the head as hs was on the bridge startled him a good deal, and for a minute he thought he had been struck by the wake of the vessel which was cast adrift by the heavy seas.
The age-herald., 1900-12-15
The Prize Fighters Dismissed

Chicago, December 14.-The cases against Terry McGovern, -5oe Cans, Manager Har- ris and the promoters of last nights fistic encounter were today dismissed for want of prosecution after one change of venue had been granted Frank Hall, who had caused the warrants to be sworn out Hall asked for more time in which to procure witnesses, but the defense objected.
The age-herald., 1900-12-15
Contract for Seed.

Washington, December 1.-The lowest bidder for the contract of furnishing seeds for Congressional distribution during the fiscal year 1902 received by the Agricultural Department was the New York Market Gardeners Association, $101 ,975. Among other estimates submitted was that of the Ulla- thorne Seed Company Memphis, Tenn, S1l9,951.
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A MAN WHO KNOWS.

Douglas the shoe man, who spends more than $1O0,O00 year for newspaper advertis- ing, makes this affirmation: Any man who has an article of merit or any man who has business in a good location who will advertise and keep on advertising is bound to more than get his money back and to become successful and wealthy"
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Emperor Nicholas Out.

Lvadia, European Russia, December 14.- Emperor Nicholas, for the first time since his illness began. went into the open air yesterday, sitting on veranda Subse- quently he received one of the ministers in audience.
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HARD TO "BEET," MAYBE.

From the Detroit Tribune.
 Oxnard, the sugar kink evidently mar red his sisters maid because she is sweet.
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school purposes, he will do more for the public school system of this State than he can accomplish in any other way. The other needed reforms would then naturally fol- low
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THE MIcRoBE AND THE AuTocRAT

From the Philadelphia Times.
 There is whole sermon on the littleness of greatness in the fact that the Autocrat of All the Russians was downed by cir constance so small as a microbe.
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Wears Nomination Confirmed.

Washington, December A.-The Senate today confirmed the following nomination: George L. Vicar of Massachusetts to be Ambassador to Italy.
The age-herald., 1900-12-15

Rheumatism and advancing age have taken the Prince of Wales out of the glass of-fashion- line of business. Count Bonl should take up his mantle.
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Lese majeste has got down to 1O-year old boys, and babies are not now considered exempt after they are once fairly entities in this world.
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Queen Victoria refuses to receive a lady of title who had become a shopkeeper. The good Queen Is too old to learn new tricks.
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Typhoid fever has strangely broken out in Sing sing-it is so different than any thing or anybody else there
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The people pay each year over one hun dred millions of dollars into the various post offices of the country.
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The Czar may be regarded as wholly well and sound when he names a day for the reception of Mir Kruger.
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The city of Washington does not look so old, because it is the one city of America based on pull and pap.
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No town. however small, is now consld- cred progressive that 1las not organized an anti-Vice crusade.
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The cup defender should stand up for the army canteen.
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General Chaffee's language was not dip lomatic, but it was true, and he should have stood by it.
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puplic School system or th1S State than ne can accomplish in any other way. The other needed reforms would then naturally fol- low
 Rheumatism and advancing age have taken the Prince of Wales out of the glass; of-fashion~ line of business. Count Bonl should take up his mantle.
 Lese majeste has got down to 1O-year old boys, and babies are not now considered exempt after they are once fairly entities in this world.
 Queen Victoria refuses to receive a lady of title who had become shopkeeper. The good Queen Is too old to learn new tricks. Typhoid fever has strangely broken out in Sing sing-it is so different than any thing or anybody else there.
 The people pay each year over one hun dred millions of dollars into the various post offices of the country.  The Car may be regarded as wholly well and sound when he names day for the reception of MT. Kruger.
 
 The city of Washington does not look so old, because it is the one city of America based on pull and pap.
 No town. however small, is now consld- cred progressive that flas not organized an anti-vice crusade.
 General Chaffee's language was not dip lomatlc, but it was true, and he should have stood by it.
 General Mercier could whip England in about the same way that Napoleon III whipped Germany.
 Holland does not help the Boers because it desires to remain in this world a while longer.
 The cities are presenting Lord Roberts with swords just when he has no use for them.
 Honest governments and honest men are SCd1ceT IHdH they were OHe y6oel ago.
 The redistricters of Alabama have schemes in their heads, If not wheels. Senator Townes remarks must be con- fined to farewell addresses The only pro-Boer who has accepted the situation is Macrum.
 The cup defender should stand up for the army canteen.
 As a redoubler General DeWet is as agile as the dryest.
  Mrs. Lease says MT. Lease talked too much.
 Even a man with a monocle will turn at last.
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The only pro-Boer who has accepted the situation is Macrum.
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General Mercler could whip England in about the same way that Napoleon III whipped Germany.
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Senator Towne's remarks must be con- fined to farewell addresses.
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The redistricters of Alabama have
 schemes in their heads, if not wheels.
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As redoubler General DeWet is as agile as the dryest.
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The cities are presenting Lord Roberts them.
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Holland does not help the Boers because it desires to remain in this world while longer
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Honest governments and honest men are ago.
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as the dryeSt.
 Mrs. Lease says MT. Lease talked too much.
 Even a man with monocle will turn at last.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
GROWING CR0CKERY.
Rare and Beautiful Natural Phe nom
ena Which Makes China linz
mensely Valuable.

Recently there was sold in New York,
for no less sum than $1,000, an old
fashioned china plate Of the extremely
rare kind which is known to the COL
lectors as growing crockery." From
the plate itself had sprung. to height
Of more than third of an inch, sort
Of eruption of beautiful crysta. that
seemed to take the form of elegant trees
and miniature pagoda. The growing
crystals were gradually rising higher
and higher, and they had brought up
with them the enamel surface of the
plate at every point where they had
sprung from the body of the latter.
Such plates are a chemical manifesto
ton of the rarest possible kind. and
only a very few years ago teapot. the
property of lady in Woburn place.
London. that had become covered with
beautiful crystals in this way, was sold
to collector for $4,000.
The clay OF which such china is made,
says the Cincinnati Enquirer. contains
alumina and magnesia, and in certain
cases these are so acted upon by the
presence of sulphuricacid as 10 produce
fibrous crystals that are, in reality. very
much of the character. Of Epson salts,
or crystals OF alum. Onlyf few, very
few, instances Of this '.growing crock
cry" have ever occurred, hence the
fancy" prices that examples fetch.
The plate sold the other day had be-
longed to poor person who had never
attached much value to it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
DELUGE OF CALENDARS
Each Holiday Season Business Men
0verrun with Gift Offerings
Of Advertisers.

This is the season Of the year when
the business man on entering his Of
flee trips over pile Of calendars, finds
another bunch on his chair and has to
lift half dozen or so before he can open
his desk. All day long queer-looking
individuals keep poking their unshaven
faces in at his door and dropping more
calendars on his head, his desk and his
lap until the office overflows with them.
The advertising calendar hal bit seems
to grow with the passing of the years.
Some time ago it was almanacs with
which the people were flooded at the
beginning OF each new year. various pat
ent medicine prophet rs issuing the lit
tie pamphlets setting forth the phases
OF the moon and the other information
OF chronological nature deemed nec-
essary to human happiness. But the
pictorial and highly-colored calendar
has taken the place Of the almanac to a
large extent. Every insurance COM
pany. railroad company and printing
and engraving firm of any pretensions
seems to feel called upon nowadays to
get out an annual calendar which will
hang above the desk Of the business man
and keep the name of the firm which
sends out the calendar constantly be-
fore the eyes Of the occupant and his
callers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
EGGS BY THE QUART.
That II the Way They VIII Soon 81
Sold In Kansas City
Markets..

"Give me quart of yolks."
what are whites worth to-day?"
'Send me up gallon of mixed"
Such expressions as these will be ia
miliar terms in grocery stores and
butcher shops in Kansas City before
long, says the Kansas City Journal.
Housewives will make them so. for eggs
will be sold by the pint. quart and
gallon, instead of by the dozen. In fact.
the big confectionery establishments
OF the city buy them by the gallon now.
Kitchen economy suggested the scheme
and local packers Immediately took
it up.
How often it is that cook will break
a dozen or more eggs just in order to
get the yolks to make a cake. The
whites will be thrown away. Or vice
versa. Why not make saving of the
whites or. yolks. as the case may be,
was suggested. The packers put the
question to the confectioners. and the
latter saw the point. Now when a con-
fectioner wants to make stuff with the
yolks he sends to packing house and
buys yolks by the gallon; if he wants to
use the whites for something he sends
for them; if he wants to use both he
sends and gets mixed can. It is pre-
dicted that housewives will soon adopt
the same method.
With this new system of handling
"hen fruit" there is absolutely no loss.
The eggshells are even used. They are
ground up and sold for chicken feed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
POLAR STARS BEHAVIOR.
Embraces Three Distinct Bodies ana
Has Orbit in a Four.Day
System.

For integrity Of purpose and staying
home O nights the north star has won
the praise of writers of all ages. But
Polaris, as the astronomers call him,
isn't so steady fellow as he appears,
for Prof. w. w. Campbell disclosed this
about him on September IL to New
York Times reporter:
From the well-known principle of
the shifting of the line in the spectrum
OF star we can determine whether the
star is approaching or receding from
the observer and how rapidly. For most
stars the velocity is constant. For some
stars the velocity is varie BILE. due to tn"
attractions of companion stars. The re.
cent observations of Polaris at Lick OBJ
servatory show that it's velocity is varia-
BILE. 1t is approaching the solar system
now with velocity of eight kilometers
per second. This will increase in two
days to IA kilometers, and in the next
two days will decrease again to eight
kilometers. This cycle of change is re-
peated every four days. The bright Po-
1aris revolves about the center of crawl
ty of itself and an invisible companion
once in four days. The orbit is nearly
circular and is comparable in size with
she moons orbit around the earth.
Both companions of Polaris are invisi-
Die. but their presence is proved by dis
turbances which their attractions pro.
duce in the motion of Polaris."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
a VICTIM 10 SCIENCE
Physieian While InvesaiGAtin9 ::
the Plague. "

A correspondent al Lisbon sends NJ
some pathetic details of the death Of
DR.. Camara Pestana. who actually
caught the plague through his anxiety
to learn all that he could about it, says
the London Times. He was dissecting
the body of patient who had died
from plague, and in order to extract
the virus more thoroughly for analysis
he put aside his instruments; and
worked with his fingers. The poison
entered his system under the finger
nails and he was struck down with the
terrible disease which he was investi-
eating. He was at once moved to an
isolated ward set apart for plague suf-
ferers. and there he set himself to study
his own case and to record for the bene-
fit Of humanity his own symptoms and
the course of the disease. He refused
to see his brother for fear of infection,
and in every way, even in making ar
engagements for his own funeral. he took
every precaution to prevent the spread
OF the plague. His mind and will con-
quered his bodily sufferings until the
very end. and even as he died he was
still trying to indicate to those around
him the lessons of his own case. He
left letter for the queen Of Portugal
begging for her influence in favor Of
his colleagues at the Lisbon bacterio-
logical institute. DR.. Pestana had be-
lieved himself immune on account OF
the injections Of plague serum he had
taken.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
GEM IN HIS NIGHT SHIRT.
How Plucky Pete Mcdonald. OF the
Klondike. Amused Himself tn
Q Seattle Hospital,

Pete Mcdonald, a brother OF Alexan-
der Mcdonald, the millionaire king Of
the Klondke. left the Seattle hospital
few weeks ago. having been there nine
weeks wit h "a broken leg. Pete McDon-
aid. though not so we'll known as his
brother. is rich. nevertheless, and when
he visited Portland last winter he
spread his money freely. as BELTS a
generous Klondiker. says the Seattle
News. =
A, the hospital besid. .nete's bed. on
a stand. was some $500 in $40 gold
pieces. With these he amused himself.
stacking them up and building little
heaps to while away the time. For
hours he would lie there. lovingly I'm
gering his gold pieces.
But the funniest feature oft all was
the fact that Pete insisted on wearing
$500 diamond, in the bosom Of his night
shirt. The diamond was as big as he
end Of ones thumb. and its glittering
rays seemed to comfort Pete as he toyed
with it in his hours OF pain Every
night the millionaire would. fasten the
diamond in the bosom Of his night shirt
before going TO sleep. II, ~ III.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior-Unite<i States Land
Office Duluth MINI. February 9, 1900
suthci'n mt con, es, affidavit hnvi, & be- n filed
in this Office h, Emma Olson. contestant, against
homestead entry No SAG. made January 10, 1893,
for s~A of sch section 20 NJ of rel4 and neA
OF nwI Ection 20. townsl lip 62 north, range l
est bv El.nan Love, conte tee in which it is
alleged thai said Edmand Love has never re-
sided upon said land aid has VIII. lily abandoned
said land for more than five years since making
said en1v ana ne1t prior to the date herein; and
due to his employment in the United States
army. navy or maril corl's in any capacity: dnrs
appear respond and offer evidence touching sill
allegation at 10 O'Clock a, m; on April 2: 1890
before ChaS !. johnson. Notary Public, at
Grand Marais, Min, and tina, final hearing will
be held at 10 clock 4. m. on April 10. 1907 be.
fore the Register ard Receiver at tho Unite,1
States Land Office in Duluth. MINI.
The said contestant having, in a proper afhda-
Wit, filed November H. 1899. set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service Of
this notice can not be made. it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication.
WV. E. CULK1N. Registe T.
B. N. johnson. Ally. 3-3
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
Contest Notice.

Department of the 'Interior-United Staes Laad
Office Duluth. Mimi February 9. ~ O.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been fiji. d
in this otfc. bj Olaf NJ. FreCrickson, contestant,
against Homestead entry No. 1924 m de April
IA. IL! s, for lot swA OF SEA, section 26. and y
of neA Section IS township IL. range west. by
August Swanson. Cont. stee. in which 1t il al
legged that said August Swanson has Abandoned
said tract ev. F since maxim said entry; that he
has failed to build, fence. clear or in any way
improve said tract since said entry was mace;
that the whole tract still remains in It's state OF
nature; and that said alleged absence from said
land was not due to his employment; in The arm y.
navy nr n rine corps of the United <tates as a
private soldier, officer seaman Or marn. during
the war with S;ain or during any other wa il,
which the United States may be engaged. said
parties are hereby nctife to appear respn d
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
~ o'clock a. m. on Apri! 2. 1909, before Charles
J. johnson. Not.ry ublic. ut Grand Mar. is.
hlinn., and that final hearing will b. held ut
10 O'Clock a. m. Cd April 10, 10 0 b fore the
X gister and Receiver at he United States Land
Office in Duluth. Minnesota.
The said con testnnt having, in proper affid1-
VT, fled December IL. 1899, set forth CT which
show that after due diligence person ri se1vic. nf
THIS notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered
and direc. ed hat such notice lie given by due
| and proper publication.
VIM. E. CULK1N, Register.
B. N. J.hnson. Atty. 3-3
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-17
Next Years Total Eclipse.

The totally eclipsed sun, according
to Nature, can only b. observed for
something like three hours in q cen.
fury. It also states that the Span
ish minister Of finance has given
instructions that all instruments
intended for observations of the
eclipse of the sun on May ~,
1900, are to be admitted free of duty
Nature, however, seems to be uncer.
tain of the exact d2te of the impor-
tant eclipse, for, in another portion
of the same issue (September Ply, it
gives the date as May 20, 1900. This
scientific journal states that during
the more recent eclipses, attempts to
extend our knowledge of the sun have
taken the place of the superstitious
fear with which they were formerly
regarded.