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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
Our / Or eiQn i| ofefs

|, Ninety per cent5o the inn
migrants a1 who have come and are com
Ing to this country are, industrious and
sober. ll They come to better their for
I tunes H and they set bout doing it with
.Egreat energy. They are the builders Of
TIRE railroads and B the great public
works of the country
" ithout the Irish immi grants the
United Il5ln States would not have been
able to make the great progress which
JUS tiies us IN believing that our
zgTowth during the past thirty years is
more marvellous than anything the
world VIC ID has previously seen. They built
the railroads and public works. But
the Irish have now found otner Occur
tlons, in which they can crafty
their gregarious Instincts develop their
Wonderful talent for politica rganiza-
/ tipn, and in large and small ways en-
Joy the independe to spend and to
acc cumulate which was denied to them
for solong at home. They. have there
fCIe settled in great measure in the
cities and taken up the occupations
that in such places are open to them.
|8ahese, occupations range all the way
from street sweeping to millionaire
Sfnan ciering, and include cab driving,
Iscar driving, being porters, clerks, mer-
Iehants doctors, lawyers and editors.
AS professional politicians they have
had no peers in the history Of the
world. They may be said to have a
genius for politics. And the Irish who
have. not focked to the towns are do
Ing remarkably well. 45# - s:.s s:a-. .:.s.35
Rs. The Germans have come to America
III greater numbers than the Irish and
their influences has been just as great
in various ways. Industrially they
have been of incalc lcu1able benefit. They
'shave hav made our best tradesmen of GER
tain kinds, they supply a great number
OF skilled artisans, they have intro
duced and almost monopolize many
manufacture ota bly,. beer and they
are famous farmers and gardeners.
Moreover they almost Invariably bring
with them a satisfactory Quantity Of
knowledge, and no class encourages
more literally the diffusion Of learn
ing in its elemental forms. To them in
large measure we owe the fact that we
|sare a music loving people, and the
most generous and appreciatiye pa
I irons of mllsic Gin the world Jean de
IRcszke, # he sings IN Berlin, gets 5000
performance il he sings here he gets
at least a thousand. Wealth and
taste combine to make this great re-
ward. The Germans directed and en-
couraged the taste, while assisting
greatly in creating the wealth. ..5S
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

A Esnductor Collected Four Fares from
So. an Absent Minded Passenger.
There is one street car conductor on
the Madison avenue line who is either
an absent7minde man or else he is a
MOST Jealous worker in the interests of
the company and deserves a higher po-
sition. Butin his eyes was a far-away
four fares from the same individual on
trip from City Hall to Fourteenth
street a few nights ago and rang up
every one Of them. The individual who
paid the fares seemed equally absent
minded, or, rather, his mind seemed
stepped in spirits. When he got on
the open car at: the bridge he sought
one OF the rears{seats, and as he an
.chored himself in the cGrner he sfshed
SfYe-cent piece out Of his pocket and
handed it. to the conductor. Then he
began to read a newspaper. AS. the car
reached the Criminal Courts building
nine passengers got on board. Fare y
called the conductor as he passed along
the running board The man with the
newspaper solemnly: reached into his
pocket, fshed OUT: another nickel,
and handed it to the conductor. As
the. car turned into the Bowery the
conductor called out: Fare, please. y
Again the man went through the same
operation. At Eighth street transfer
station, on Fourth avenue, once more
came the cry: Fare, please as the
conductor; passed along collecting the
transfers. The; absent minded man
with the newspaper, not to be behind
hand, reached: into his pocket. He did
not withdraw his hand as quickly as
before, but continued to search. Fin
ally he brought out a coin, looked at it
in surprise--it was a quarter and
handed it to the conductor, who calmly
rang up the fare and returned the
change. " The man with the paper got
off the cara Fourteenth street and
made his way to the nearest saloon. e
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
. GALLEY-S AYES.
They Were Obliged to Do Rowing En-

They Were Obliged to Do Rowing En-
Il j = Il 4>s5 tirely Naked. - y
IS During the sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries the galleys of France,
Spain and the Italian republics were
used as the means of punishment for
all criminals, even those who had COM
mitted capital crimes. Galley slaves
were subjected to the greatest indigni-
ties and cruelties Their heads and
faces were shaved, they were always
chained to their benches, and they
rowed entirely naked, being only al
lowed to wear clothing when in port.
They were seldom released, even when
their time of service was accomplish
ed. Henry W, of France, ordered the
captains Of all galleys to retain prison
ers of six years, even though condemn
ed for a shorter time, and under: Louis
XIV, galley slaves sentenced for only
two or three years were often retained
for fifteen years and more In the most
ancient times, to row in the galleys
was considered honorable; but as the
work was very la borious, and it was
sdif6cu1t to procure Voluntary recruits
for it, prisoners OF war were put to this
service. Then it5became customary to
.cond criminals to the. work. The
galley was a long, low, narrow vessel
of war, having sails, but chiefly pro-
PEELED by oars on each SIDE 1T drew
but little water and was especially con-
@venient for coast service. They were
abolished in France in u 748, having
been graduaHy Y going out Of susesin that
and other countries for a number Of
years. ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25

Owing to the Testrictio ions in our inn
migration laws and the Improvement
in the labor condi tinns in ireland and
Germany, the irlmig alton to this
country is steadily decreasing says a
writer in AinsIee's azine. The In
fluence Of the foreign element IN the
United States, however, is very great.
Fourteen per cent of the population is
foreign, and SO per cent is Of foreign
birth or Of foreign parentage. Until
twenty years ago the immigration to
this country was assimilatiVe. The
Germans and the Irish who came in
regiments quickly became American,
and after two generations lost nearly
all trace Of either German or Irish
2charac They intermarried,
the one with the other and with AM
zericans Of long descent, without him
drance or prejudice, and all were Am
orleans. A great portion of the i'm
migrants of the past 20 years came
from the Slav countries and do not be-
come easily Americanized. In the Off
cial records they are elassed as Rus
slams, Polish or Hungarians, but the
most of them are really Hebrews who
We're driven away from these countries
not because Of their religion, but on
account. Of their methods Of conducting
business. During the last decade halt
a million Of these Slavs, who are really
Hebrews have come to this country.
Their assimilation into the great fam
lily Of Americans seems to be impossi-
BILE. The. African and the Chinese races
will also remain distinct in our popu-
laticn. 4 Despite differences in history
religion, social customs and general
methods of living the other races will
be blended into the ordinary every day
American. ~ ..= - - z Il. 5s:
He will be, as he is now, of every
shade of complexion, from the sWarthy
southern brunette to the blue-eyed,
fair-haired north Of Europe type The
mixture may not be ideal in it's compo-
sition, and it's various sources are not
sure. Ito be supplied by any scientific
rule of breeding, but the leaven will
make the result satisfactory. The love
of national and personal liberty, the
diffusion OF education, the necessity OF
self--control, the freedom Of speech and
the liberty ofSthe press will form the
leaven viii eh wi i save the American
of the future, 40 matter how2he may
be brel az unl less s. l,Ysg ONE M fareseen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
ss.ss Live Tor me, Margares,,'' Z ne said,
was a fool to be Jealous

81 z. Live for me, Mar gares,, Z he satd,
intensely. was a fool to be Jealous
of you, to doubt your love and good
ness, even for a second. haven't
known a happy or a peaceful moment
since we parted #thoug bit my heart
would break when 4 learned that you
had been run over and SO nearly
killed, and st almost stopped beating
when you we're carried in this morning:
8 Nsrgiye me, Margaret and live-for my
sake. Well prove how good and hap
ny life cam be together vet. :
@ The nurse had slipped out OF .theroom
for mument, and they were quite
alone. He stopped and kissed her
lips. The little patient was still too
near to the mysterious realms Of un-
consciousness to be astonished at any
thing that happened, and she took the
happiness the gods provided in such
unexpected fashion quite simply. When
the nurse returned She was sleeping
like q baby, one frail little hand
clasped in that OF the young surgeon,
and when the great surgeon stopped
L s -
at her bedside the next morning her
eyes were already bright with the
hope of returning health, if no more.
Z What's this I hear about your faint
ing yesterday?" he cried in CHEEKY pro
fesspnal reproof. Don't you know
that such unreasonab BILE conduct retards
your recovery, my dear young lady
an and don't you want to get well quick
Typ $50 ..,.. y s.. IS: q. sy: :. s,ss. ,ss
Indeed /: do, Doctor came the little
patients instantaneous reply. .tI'Ve
SO much to- live for!'.'5.. ~. s.. 4 .=:.:.
And the nurse. although she main
| tanned discreet professional impas.
sivfty of attitude and facial expression
found it difficult to repress sympa.
theElc. smile.-Ch chicago Tribune. #
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25

she would be rather glad to die than
otherwise, and she only consented. to
undergo the operation at all because
she-c considers it the duty of everyone
to make all reasonable efforts to pro-
long life. She limited at an unhappy
+ love affair." she concluded as they
worked over the patient together, "and
said that when the accident which ne
cessitated this operation happened she
had hoped that it was all over with
her, young as she is
The young surgeon made no reply,
and the nurse, fearing that he thought
her forward ,or unprofessional, blushed
scarlet as she bent over the patient.
She was a pretty woman herself, and
still in her first youth, although neitn-
er so young nor so beautiful as the
motionless girl on the bed, i but the
young surgeon had no eyes for the
blush which his silence had called
forth. His face was as pale as hers
was rosy, and the hands which lifted
the unconscious head Of the patient SO
that the nurse might administer some
brandy and water trembled. When the
eyelids of the fainting woman began
to flicker little he moved SO that the
eyes they shaded could fall. upon nc
one but the nurse. Standing IN this
position the patient saw him no more
than she had done when The stood be-
hind hersat the head Of the operating
table, holding the cone by means Of
which he was administering the ether.
But the young surgeon could see her
sperfeesIy, and he serutinized the deli
cate, bloodless face with care and a
degree of attenti ion not entirely due to
professional interest.
What do you mean by fainting,
Miss Stanley Z exclaimed the nurse in
her cheeriest, most professional ac-
cents, as the wide eyes opened fully.
Don't yon know that every time you
faint it Weakens you little, and that
you've got to grow stronger instead Of
weaker, If you want to live ~ q
don't want to live. not really, 2
whispered back the patient, weakly;
81 don't care whether I live or not. /
suppose I've got to try to get better
because 1T seems to be my duty but
I'm too tired to- feel like trying hard.
What have 4 got to live for s'' she I'm i'm
ished, to herself, the faint voice trail
ing Off into a:scarcely audible murmur.
The young alrgeon stepped out from
behind the bed d-head and took firm
hold Of the ljtt,e patients hands
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
They Smuegle Silver.

5 Ia the Central American states gold
.is almost unknown as a medium Of ex-
change, and q customs duty is placed
,:on silver II But the clever smugglers
of that region recently have been
caught in an attempt to evade the GUS
toms laws to the tune Of many thou
sand ollars. This. moves one OF the
Central American papers to say The
silver now in circulate ion in the United
States is s629, ,0oo, !, 900, against s35, ,ooO,-
900 in 1875. in the light Of facts the
War on silver exists nowhere and never
did e esonl IT exists on sill
sni PIPING and smuggling
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
DOM PAUL ON THE BIBLE.
His Eulogy on It One of Simple but
SE, Majestic Power. x


, Majestic Power.
+ {4AA British correspondent in South AT
rlca tells the following highly inter-
esting story of Dom Paul Once, when
out Ut. on on a a shooting expedition, a party
mad gathered around a camp fire, and
the#S9conyersation turned upon litera-
ture.s There were nglishmen, .Hol-
landers, Germans and Beers present,
and each Of them had much to say con-
cerln1ing ming celebrated writer's of prose and
poetry, except Dom Paul. He smoked
his eternal long stem and held his
peace, The, Germans and the English
men cen nearly came to the stripping off
OF coats concerning the relative merits
OF Goethe and Shakespeare. AT last
the Fnslishmen turned to the one. ST.
lent figure of the camp fire, saying,
Look ook here, now, Dom Paul, which do
you think the greater writer of the
two-.---Goethe or Shakespeare? p, Never;
read either Of EN-, z growled the even
then celebrated man. with . brutal
trankness. @ Mein Gott!'' calculated
theEGerman; here is man whom the
Beers g call great. and. he has not read,
Goethe the e! $, Never read will Shake
speare g. howled the indignant Britoon;
then what the deuce have you read ?'',,=
Only this" :" said Dom Paul, pulling a
frayed and battered Bible from his
pocket % Ike and have not half mastered
its glories,, yet I have. read it day and
night for: we'll nigh forty years. When
I've exhausted the Bible. I'll perhaps
I find 1 time for Shakespeare and Goethe.
Tell me, had either of those men more
WNisd Wis DOM to teach than I can learn from
the the Book OF Proverbs? Could either;
OF them write such glorious lines as
King So DaVid, the ancient poet Of the.
Jews, has left us in his wondrous Book.
Psalms Gould either. Shakespeare.
or Goethe have written the Songs OF
Solomon q, ?'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
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The operation promised to be q,lSte
successful, viewed as an operation
simpl and vet the great surgeon did
not lock entirely satisfied as he re-
moved his operating garments and nd
made ready to depart. The eyes Of
The nurse who had waited upon him
cleaned with professional satisfac-
stion rs they regarded the work Of the
morning, but they grew troubled as
they fell upon the patient. She bent
over and laid her ear against che faint
ly beating heart. s, I 5sf 81
5'sshe is sinking, doctor she said.
he great specialist turned back from
the door he was inst passing through
and came up to the bedside. The
young surgeon who had been assisting
him, and who had modestly steppRd
aside as the patient was brought into
THE operating room and prepared for
the anesthetic which he was to adj
i minister, became as pale as his operat-
ing apron. The patient, who had
borne the operation and the journey
Sfrom the operating table back to her
own room admirably, 1uoked up at
them suddenly with eyes still dim and
unseeing with weakness and langu
Then she 1apsed back into uncon-
sciousness, and the great surgeon
II shook his head gravelg. - g..
She m1sst be stimulated quickly
he told the assistant, "and she must be
reminded pf the highest possible in
h centive to Live which you can think OF
! as soon sts she becomes conscious
This collapse is rather remarkable
considering how well she bore the op.
q Grafton and that she us not of an ex.
tremely nervous temperament. Re.
vive her and see that she wishes tc
live, just as quickly as possible. 2, E5 U
''She has no incentive to live" the
nurse told the younger surgeon, as the
great man hastened off to the waitins
appointment which he could defer ne
longer; She told me this morning
that she is all alone IN the world; thai
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
THE :HALF-CENT PIECE.
win the Proposed New Coin BE Useful
Ito Shoppers? NJ t>2x = =


to Shoppers? z ;:5s
The bargain counter of the depart
ment store, which has been fought
over by women for the last decade,
and which has: fourished despite the
united efforts of the comic artist and
the joke writer, is receiving official
recognition as an American institu-
tions, says the St. Louis Republic.
Its influence has dictated a bill
which. is to be submitted, to congress
authorizing the coming and circula-
tion throughout the United States Of
half-cent pieces. The secretary of the
treasury, who, by the way, halls from
that hotbed of bargain counters, Chi
scago, is said to be fayorably imp pressed
with: the demand for the 5-miH coin,
and the comptroller of the currency
has thus far entered no protest. .:.
SIS The measure has friends by the
score in both halls Of the. congress,
and it's hinted that an army Of fe-
male lobbyists is to be turned loose
on the unfaVorable members when
the: bill comes up for consideration.
This would seem to insure its passage,
unless some woman hating Moses
should arise and lead the bill into the
dark and devious wild derness Of s<the
table Chicago and Philadelphia
are said to be responsible for this new
legislative move. The enterprisfng
bargain-counter men Of these cities
hays been racking their brains for a
new way to appeal to the female con-
sception of frugality They have
learned, with profit, that 50 s. cents
seems a lot less to the bargain-hunter
than 81, and argue; to Il themselves,
that 9811 Y cents would seem much less
still. Some of them hit upon the plan
of putting fractional prices on their
wares and giving checks for the odd
half cent. Some Of these checks were
of copper and resembled real money.
Uncle Sam is a bit careful OF his coin
age interests and stopped the manu-
zfacture Of these checks. Then the bar
gain counter man went to Washington
and laid his case before the officials
}there, with the aboVe-mentione re
suit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
A GLOVE MARRIAGE.
= ~. ssss$ts
Couple 5000: Miles Apart United

Couple 5000: Miles Apart United by.
Isl Gable. S2tzz ssz szs
* An extraord dinary ceremony recently
took place in Amsterdam, with ascolln-
sterpart in Africa. It appears that a.
young man left Holland some time ago
to serve in the telegraph department.
Of the Transvaal. It had been his am.
abition to make acertain young lady in
IN Mmsterdam his wife if he ever attain.
ed to prosperity. But when success.
was achieved he was unable to leave,
his work to make a journey to Hole.
land $. In this difficulty marriage byi
proxJJz----knoWn in Holland as "a glove.
N nmlarriage-was suggested. The details
were all carefully arranged, the differ,
ences of time carefully calculated and,
continuous cable connections between
Pretoria and Amsterdam were secur-:
ed. The bridegroom and his friends.
assembled at the Hotel Kruger. An
operator, using a wire from the cable
notified the lady.s family in Holland
that all was III readiness, and the re-,
ply came that the ceremony would,
then begin, In the Amsterdam man
sion 9 friend Of the bridegroom made,
j the RESPONSES, and when the time came
to- clasp hands. he produced a. glove
belonging to the bridegroom which hef
had dWorn. shfle proxy holding one end:
of the glove and the bride the Other
the promises were exchanged and thes
Scerenon was scompI Ieted. A eablegranr
from the bride to her husband, 6, 600
miles away, gave him her wifeiy.
greeting which hesrespo ponded. There
was wedding feast in Pretoria andf
anoth otherssin Amsterdam, and the cable,
was Kept busy with Congratulations
Then bride said farewell to her
fami 81. and stepped On board the
Steamer to- begin her voyage to her.
new hon1e The custom OF the glove
& marriage dates back to the Old coloniaI
days, Y hen they we're more common
than in these times of cheap Journeys
81 Food for reflection is frequently harft
to digest, but used properly viii mott
:prodnee mental Nightmare
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25
Pilgrims Visit Holy Places.

a band Of pil grims left Scotland a
few days ago for Reme AT london
they were met BY Bishop ChishoIm Of
Aberdeen, who used be leader,
IA the absence Of hbishop Eyre Of
Glasgow and Arch bishop Macdonald of
Edinburgh who are both IN il health.
The pilgrimage is il accordance with
rs decree sof the pope to the effect that
the holy year should be celebrated by
The visit. Of pilgrims to various holy
places. 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25

All things die not while the soul
lives, love lives; the song may be now
gay, now plaintiVe, but ST IS deathless..
s-- Mary Johnston.
Under British rule the cotton crop Of.
Egypt has doubled, and now amounts
.to over 800 900, 900 pounds year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-08-25

It's long lane that has no turn-
iing, but some turn SO much they waste
space.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-04-23
HOPBOTToM.


Special to the Scranton Tribune.
lIopbottom, April 22.--The depot at this place
is having thorough renovation. The interior
is receiving a new coat of paint and varnlsn, and
the outside is also TO be repainted.
The Universalist Aid society met at the home
of Mrs. f. NJ. Tiffany Friday afternoon. A large
company were present to enjoy Mrs. TifTany's
abundant hospitality.
Mr.. Rhoades has been in Newark for the past
fcws days. having been called there by the death
of his daughter, who died last Sunday from heart
disease.
Mrs. T. J. Allen and daughter of Montrose are
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Tiffany
Miss Lille Byran is attending school this spring
at the Stroudsburg normal.
Miss Hattie Green, Of Ithaca, n V, is visit.
ing at y. NJ. Firms.
Mrs. G. c. Finn is at the millinery store here
the last half Of every week. Miss Sadie Sagar is
working with Mrs. Finn and will be at the store
during Mrs. Firms absence.
Mr.. Russells new house is quite well under
way.
There were no church services here this week.
Rev. Ilomans being at conference and the Uni
versalist church heinG without a pastor.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society will meet
next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. N. W. Finn.
Mrs Jennie Hoover, Of Bnghamton, visited her
mother, Mrs. Fannie Bell this week.
Rev. o. r. Beardsley, of Scranton, was in town
Friday.
Ed Yeomans has laid new stone walk in front
Of his residence and is making many improve
ments to the place
Mr.. Wright is laying a walk along Mr.. Phil
lips lot also
Good walks add much to the convenience as
well as the appearance of the street, and we hope
the good work will go on.
VI. McVicar has been appointed deputy con-
stable by the court to fill the place of Mr. Car
penter, lately deceased.
L. NJ. Tiffany has acetylenc gas introduced into
his new store building.