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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
LAWYER OBJECTED
TO question Because the Witness Was
Hypnotized nv Couusag

TO Question Because the Witness Was
Hypnotized by Counsel.
The other day I objected to a. GER
tain question put during the cross-ex-
animation of a witness in a case in
which was engaged" said one of the
busiest of New Orleans lawyers. sI
objected on the ground that the cues
ton was leading and also because it
was irrelevant to the cause at action.
but those were not my real reasons.
II | had framed exactly what was in
my mind I would have said: II object
! to that question because the attorney
VINO put is a hypnotist, and already
has the witness under such control as
to render the answer thoroughly
worthless Yes, I am entirely in earn
est. The witness was weak, hysteri-
cal woman, and the lawyer to whom
refer ls~a man of great physical vigor
and masterful, imperious temperament.
Before he began the cross-examination
he held up his finger and cried out
sternly: Look at me, madam! Look
at mel The poor, futtering witness
stared at him like fascinated bird.
and at the exact psychological mo-
ment,' as lola calls it, when her fabby
little brain was empty of everything
except the compelling force of his
presence, he fired his first question at
her, like a bullet from a gum AS a
matter of course, she answered pre-.
cisely what he wanted her to answer,
and the whole examination was as
palpable an exhibition of hypnotic,
control as you would find this side Of
Charcot's Clinic. I couldn't swear that
this lawyer is conscious of the power
he exercises, but from the way he goes
about it am inclined to believe that
he is, and there are others in the pro-
fession who are almost equally, dex-
ferrous. We used to call that sort Of 4
thing personal magnetism, but it is;
really hypnotism; pure and simple, and.
by and by, when we come to; under u
stand such phenomena better, some
sort Of enforced limits will unques-
tionably be placed on its manifestation.
It's pretty hard: to hold ones own
against an antagonist who can make a
pipe. of a witness brain and play any
tune upon it that he pleases. New
Orleans Times Democrat. q u
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
A Selfish Girl.

i Nellie-That Clara De Note is just
the meanest, most utterly selfish girl 7
ever saw She never thinks of any one
but herself. a.,
Dorado tell! f. So -.-[
Z. Nellie-Yes. I ran in there the
other evening for a few moments, and
while was there, Mr. Nicefellow
called. Well, it wasn't long before he
requested her to play. He's passion
ately fond of music, you know. Well
what do you think that girl did? She
asked him to come to the piano and
turn the music for her, just so /
couldn't talk to him. - 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Let Them Go On.

+ Let 'em go on" said Farmer Corn
tossel, as he returned the comic paper
Z he had just read to the newsstand.
y LET who go on?" asked his wife.
"Those folks tina: Represents the
farmer as an innocent Teller that buys
gold bricks and don't know anythin'
bout nothin'. Let 'em spread such
impressions as giner'ly as possible.
Them's what throws the city folks off
their guard an enables US to ever
lastin'ly smite 'em when they come
around dickerin' fer summer board or
country real estate"
Star. -. ."E- -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Piano on an Automobile.

While the automobile has Ibeen
reaching out into various fields II in
dustry and crowding the horse from
the shafts of the cab, the fire fgine
and the delivery wagon, it was lardly
expected that it would assum9 the
place of the trudging pedestrian who
pulls cart behind him. The i1ven-
-tion of clever Chicago lad, whose
father runs a street piano, however,
has opened up a new line of thfught
and has at the same time relieved
the head of the family of much work.
The boy has been employed fF the
last two years in west side fctory
where automobiles are built, sope Of
them to be operated by electrict and
others by gasoline; The lad ke,t his
eyes wide open while toiling at is ap-
pointed tasks and kept constantly be-
fore him the idea Of learning hwI to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30

y ~
build an automo bile which coulE be
utilized running his fathers 4eet
piano. He inclined toward the $50
line type, as it was cheaper thadIthse
Others, and he failed to see WI berthe
electricity would come from vel he lee
ito succeed il building an ele fca1
machine.
Finally he set ito work upon III de-
] vice, putting IN all his seYeningfan,d
spare time He bong hit the parts rom
time to time with his own ea3ngs
and such money fas his father build
spare from the. receipts the Iano
and fitted them together as hIhad
seen the orkmen do at he fss|ary.
He had acQ lired good Ing
knoWledge of the principl es on hich
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
What's In q Name.

Rector's Wife Ito humble parishion-
er)-So your little granddaughter was
christened this morning, Mrs. Hunks?
Mrs. Hunks-Yes, ma am. =x.s<. H.
4 Rector''s And what, have you
called it? i; n 3s Il sss5#
4 Mrs. Hunks Gladys Jane, ma'am.
MY daughter was set on g Gladys" by
itself; but I put it to her that the child
won Id be sure to have to go to SER
vice when it grew up, and "Jane''
would come in handy then.-London
Tid-Bits. go.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
We're They For.a et-Me- Nots !?

i The palm for absent mind dness
should st be accorded to a learned Ger
!. man "a professor. One day he noticed
his wife placing a bunch Of flowers on
his desk. What do they mean?'' he
asked. = &, u Il ssG.a .s5 HJ..9
+ Why" she exclaimed, don't you
know that this is the anniversary OF
your marriage?'' p !, 4. Z. @s. 3a >.5. /. 4
All, indeed, is it?'' said the profess
sor politely. "Kindly let me know
when yours comes around, and I will
return your attention in kind Col
lier's Weekly. ~, =, s,&@t
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Tent Built Like an Umbrella.

!. An Indian tepee, with It's lodge pole;
in the course of it's evolution in pas
sing through the hands of modern
inventor, has become transformed in
to an umbrella tent The main orig
inal features are all there; the: cen
trail pole, the supporting side poles,
and the canvas cover. There is this
difference, however, that the modern
inventors tent folds up conveniently
when camp is to be struck, while the
Indians and even the modern army
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Eucky Tailor.

Samuel Kanner, a tailor, was, anx-
ious assshe ran up the stairs to his fat
on the second floor 4of No. 1853 East
Houston S y street. He had Just come.
from work. S
It's q boy, I" said the nurse, who met
him at the door. @S Sss 4 Il .:, |54
And I also wish to congratulate
you, said a, stranger, for you have.
won 81 GOO in a lottery. You guessed
the lucky numbers. 1, #s
It wasn't me who guessed. Z shout
ed the happy tailor. s It was my wife.
"a baby and 81, 900 in one day! What
al lucky day it was for me when i mar
9ried Isl Betsy Herzfeld! New York
sWOrld n So
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
! IL yyas only AZ Usual M IuorI.,

One day in town where he was to
lecture, Nj. Beecher went into . bar
Der shop to be shaved. The barber,
not knowing him, asked him whether
he , was going to hear Beecher lecture.
5I guess SO, was the reply. ..s
VI We'll 'WV continued the barber, III
you haven't got = ticket you can't get
one They re all sold !, and you'll have
to stan |. '' 'sl
I hats just my luck (, z said Mr..
Beecher. = Away did have to stand
when men I've heard that man d tai - '--
Ladies Home Journal. ): 4. d Dbl. RI /.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Reached the Limit OF 81 Enduran Z 3

dy I &C tis his subject is now com
8pletely under my control None of you
can ca rouse him from his hypnotic sleep.
You y can pull his hair, stick pins into
Z him take AXE away his coat OF his pocket
book II 4. ss, .53s |=s#$
Subject (staring up } Stop light
there. ~ let my hair be pulled out
for fora dollar a night, but If I'm going
to be robbed; the ante must. be- raised
right NOW eW Y ork World.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
When Extremes Met,

! Editor-in-chief-I understand young
Bluegore, the millionaire's son, has
gone in for journalism? + ~ -,
City Editor-Yes; he is on my staff.
Observation-Disclosures what do you
think of him? ~. -, : :5... -.
City Editor-'Well, he's a unique
figure in journalism.
(, Editor in-chief-Y don't say?
City Editor-Yes! he's at once the
richest and poorest reporter in the
city. - e.st'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Lots for Sale.

Consumptive-Yes, the doctor says
I won't live six months if I stay here.
Is your section of Florida healthy?
Florida Man-Healthy? Half the
people down there want to sell out and
come North. ~ u H.
"Eh? Why?" r.~, -
"Tired of life" =; ~ j. - -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Hints as to the Teeth.


i Sound teeth not only add to ones
comfort, but they prevent disease.
Many diseases of the eye, ear and cav
tiles of the head are traceable to un-
sound teeth, and there is not disease
to which the body is liable thatis not
aggravated by an unhealthy condition
of the teeth. Eye diseases are espe-
cially common as the results of poor
teeth. These affections may vary from
simple dimness of sight to total
blindness, the symptoms, however;
usually disappearing when the teeth
are attended to- Poor teeth are, more
over, a common cause of indigestion,
for good digestion can take place only
when the food is thoroughly masti-
Gated and this demands sound and
healthy teeth. Proper care of the teeth
during childhood often means proven
ton of much trouble later in life. A
physician desiring to ascertain the per-
centage of children who cared for their
teeth properly, distributed printed
slips in a school, having the questions:
do you cleanse your teeth with a
brush every day." do you cleanse
your teeth with brush twice day?"'
OF 700 pupils only fifty cleansed their
teeth twice day, 275 used the brush
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Thought He Had said the Wors,

q Youn oman young woman. /,
spluttered the savage bach lor, nom
the tl1 sweet youn q thing had stirred to
ssuperindi gnation
hat az you ink to say u
she asked sWeetly. ss
S555S SIS there any thing worse To be
said re he asked STRAY Storie s ssz
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30

tent are not nearly SO conveniently
set up and taken down. Duncan
Towns Of West Superior, whose unique
tent is illustrated here, conceived the
idea of building a tent for hunters,
campers or army use, exactly on the
pan of huge umbrella. Two sliding
collars, controlled by ropes and pull
leys, serve to open and close the tent.
The upper collar is adjustable at any
point to permit changing the height
OF the tent as desired; the lower col
lar controls the extension of the ribs.
This tent when folded, shut up or
closed ready for transportation, con-
si'tsa simply of the central stick with
th9 canvas rolled about it, in true UNI
br2lla fashion. sF:5@ gs..,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
A Matter. OF Doubt.

r.. Matter of Doubt.
Jack-I don't know whether to get
married or go to the gold diggings.
Tom-Why don't you ask the girl?
jack have asked her.
Tom-What did she say?
,Jack-She said get married.
I !. Tom-Then why don't you? -.
Jack-She suggested another girl
Detroit Free Press .s @.'%5~ =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Ont of. Observation.

Miss De Fashion-I've, been having
a perfectly lovely time; teas and par
ties, and music and dancing, and pri-
waite theatricals, and everything you
can think of. Haven't had so much
fun for year. ~iNA =.
Friend (shocked)-What? During
Lent?
Miss De Fashion-o, it's all right,
dear. We are in the country.-New
York Weekly. =, 4 >-.> ....,.,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Worth KeoDing.

LADY, want you to take this dog
back. He is handsome, admit, but
he can't be taught anything at all.
and is of no earthly use. f. e, IN; s :=ss.4.
Dealer (slowly)-Y-e-s, 3 mum,
know, mum; but just think wot fine
rug he'll make when he's dead. 49," 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
, At Headquarters.

!. "And now that you have made your
debut said the. matron, "do you find
the world at your feet 2" .5 il. 1: b.
4 NO. replied the young debutante.
"Most Of them are lowering around
papa's bank.."Phi ladelphia NORTH
American. 81 II II h. \. :s$ :4ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Out-of-Daate.

Mumbling Mike-I ulster have a
good business, Teddy, but dere's moth
in dom now. ...
Mrs. Goodleigh-What was your
profession, my por man?
Mumbling Mike-I was Johnstown
flood sufferer.-Baltimore American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Had q Bad Eject.

/ Askit-You look pegged out.
Tellit-I am. I've been taking med
tcine for week back. :, - 49,
Z Askit-What for? . -...s..S.-.
4 Tellit-For weak back. 2&&r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
The Prince.

!: WHO is this Russian prince you
have Imprisoned here 2" asked the Wis
itor. 4 @ ID, .f~ rs 81. III s
"Oh," replied the keeper Of the jail,
that's. Kraptosky-the prince Of dyn-
amiters. Philadelphia North Ameri-
can. III 55s ID; " s 5.,ts 3.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
In Condolences.

Z ..t II In Confidence. ~ 5s
Old Friend-You should always take
your wife into your confidence .Wo-
men appreciate that sort of thing.
De Broker-Oh, I do that; that is,
in part.
Old Friend-You tell her of your
gains and losses, presume?
De Broker-Um-I always tell her
of my losses. = .. - ~ - u,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
Ella-Well, that is too good.

Henry-What, Ella?
Ella-Why, your cakes this mo1A-
ing, Henry. played an April-fool
joke on you and made them out of
cement. 49, r.. .%&l 60, -
+ Henry-By: jove! never noticed
the difference. no S.. 81. Il . -.. j.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
a Poor Entertainer

II suppose she entertained brilliant
.ly at her opera party IS .s
8ss'". Far from it! ss She let the conVersa-
ton lag! dreadful ~! Do you H know,
there were times when we could 4 al
most hear the must p Detroit Jour.
nal
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30

Won could look at love 81 Isl
I IN ypna heart, yol, would prob
! ably find that itt looked most ike a
slice Of raw eefsteak
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-06-30
A Born Financier,

Cohensteein So she has broken der
engagement Die i! she gin you back
der ring .ls
Isaacs- s she sal "a diamonds hat
gone Up, bit she you'd gif me Yot 4
bald Tor luck
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
We N0NRY QuEsTIoN

a ~ ~ "a NAI ~ XCA ASCA ACAf
The Democrats this year are again
pledged to the free coinage of Silver,
and Bryan has repeatedly said this to
be the first step Accomplishment the
event of his election. The country
is therefore confronted by the same
dangers that threatened it in 1895
and the friends of sound money and
stable currency have the same duties
devolving upon them that they had
four years ago. Hon. George E..
Roberts, Director of the U. s. Mint
and one of the most farseeing and
reliable men in the county has pre-
pared this statement of facts which
should be read and carefully con,
sidered by every voter. He says:
"The gold dollar of the United
States contains 1922 grains of fine
gold, and the silver dollar, 371I OF
fine silver. Dividing the former into
the latter gives 10 9S and a fraction,
which is so near 16 that the ratio is
commonly said to be 16 to /. The re-
lative contents of our gold and sill
yer coins were fixed as they are be-
cause when the act was passed these
weights were believed to give equal
values. This was done in 1884. 1t
soon developed, however, that either
the silver coin was over-Valued in the
act, or silver Immediately afterward
advanced in value in the markets of
the world, for our silver coins be-
came worth slightly above their face
value, and were melted down and
sold abroad as bullion. This con-
dition lasted for more than 80 years
and existed when the silver dollar
was dropped from our list of coins,
in 1878. Shortly after the latter date,
silver began to decline and the pres
ent value of 371I grains of silver is
now under 80 cents
To reopen the mints now at the
old ratio, as though this decline had
never occurred, would be contrary to
the principles upon which the coin
age ratio was originally established,
and in view of the past experience of
this and other countries, it must be
assumed, would result in expelling
our gold from circulation and giving
us silver only for our metallic money
As about one-half of all the money in
the country is gold, the result upon
the business interests of the country
OF such contraction would inevitably
be disastrous. In time, the vacancy
in the circulation would be supplied
by silver coming from all parts OF
the world, but it would require sew
eral years to complete the transition
from a gold to silver basis and there
would be years of paralysis and dist.
ress When the equilibrium was re.
gained it would be with a new scale
of values. Wages and prices would
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

GROWTH OF RURAL l3ELIVERY
1t is expected that before the end
of the present fiscal year the rural
mail delivery will be extended to ac-
commodate total of 1900, 900 farm
ers' families in the United States. The
postoffice department is locating new
routes as rapidly as possible, ,776 hay
ing been established since the 1st of
July, and Mr.. Machen, the superin-
tendent, expects to have 4,300 in oper-
alton before the 3Oth of June next.
The New York Post, which has been
looking into the subject, says that the
service promises to be more than SELF
sustaining because Of the great in
crease in the mail handled, this in
crease averaging more than 40 per
cent. The number of letters regis
tered has increased 81 per cent, the
number of money-ordersi issued 40 per
cent, and the sale of postage stamps
"a per cent. The largest increase has
been in the newspaper mail, varying
from 30 to 300 per cent, in different
parts of the country. This last is per-
fectly natural, because under the rural
free delivery system farmer can have
daily paper delivered to him, where
as formerly it was useless for him to
subscribe because he could not afford
to waste the time to go to the postof-
flee more than once or twice week.
Another noticeable feature brought to
public attention by the Post is the in
crease in fourth-class matter, which
consists chiefly of small articles pur-
chased by mail from the city stores,
This has become so large a business
that sooner or later the postoffice de.
partment will be confronted by new
problem. The carriers carts are now
loaded to their full capacity with the
ordinary mails, and if the mail-shop.
ping increases rapidly in the future
as it has in the past auxiliary wagons
will have to be provided for the de.
livery ofpackages. The Post instances
the case of Carroll county Maryland,
where the fourth-class matter has in.
creased 80 per cent, swhichIis almost
entirely merchandise purchased by
the women folk from the shops in Bal,
timore through the mails. That the
city merchants are catching on to theil
opportunities for trade ia shown by
an increase of "a per cent in the cir.
culars and advertising matter deliv.
cred by the rural carriers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
DOCTORS DISAGREE.

When Rhinehart, of Newton, spoke
at Evans Monday night, he said:
"The United States has ceased to
be Republic, and Emperor McKin-
ley is ruling things with high hand.
He is keeping big standing army
so that he can compel the laboring
men at the point of the bayonet to
vote as he dictates"
Such silly rot is unworthy consider
alton, and struck the most enthus-
iastic demopops in his audience as
so absurd that they froze him. II
would pass without notice were il
not for the fact that Bryan in his
speech at Amsterdam, New York, on
Thursday said:
81 am glad l live in a land where
the parties must submit their plat
forms and candidates to the voters
and where the people, il they want
to, control all the legislation and
make the government what they
want it to be-"
Rhinehart ought to call Bryan into
his Office and give him a "jackine
up" for tearing the lives out of his
arguments in that way.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
MAJOR LAcEY,S WATcH.

Last week we printed a description
of the beautiful watch presented to
Major Lacey, and also the letter ac-
companying the same from the League
of American Sportsmen.
Mr.. Lacey has accepted the beauti-
full and splendid present in the fol-
lowing letter to the League:
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oct. %, 1900.
G.. o. Shields, President League of
American Sportsmen, 90 West oath
St. New York City My Dear Friend !.
II am delighted to receive your
courteous letter with the beautiful
watch presented to me by the League
of American Sportsmen as token of
their appreciation of my work in Sc
curing the enactment of the "Lacey
Bird and Game Law"
There is no statute with which
would more highly appreciate the
honor of having my name connected, /,
and this splendid gift exclusively of
American material, artistic design
and workmanship, from the hands or
SO many friends of the birds and
game in all llparts of the United States,
is the most pleasing memorial of my
public life.
An enlightened public sentiment,
favoring the preservation of Gods
beautiful and useful creatures, can
only be created by such organiza-
tions as yours and the Audubon So.
cieties.
May the "pot hunter" and the
"game hog" soon become a melo-
dorous "reminiscences, and may the
time soon arrive when a lady will
shudder at the idea of wearing, the
embalmed mummy of a bird in her
millinery.
The French people have a saying
that "a dead bird in the bonnet will
bring crows feet around the eyes. -
A hearty public opinion must be
formed in aid of any law, and look
hopefully to the time when the birds
will come back again, and the sub.
ject of the preservation of game will
excite general interest among all
our people.
The League of American Sports
men has become a great factor in
this good work.
Again thanking you and your gen.
erous associates.
remain,
Faithfully yours,
JOHN z. LACEY.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

Just to make himself appear as
ridiculous as Rinehart of Newton,
Richard Burke, of the Times, has
taken upon himself the task of be-
littling the Lacey Bird Law, an act
that is praised by all people through
out the length and breadth of the
land. Just to show how ridiculous
he can be, the Times last week, in
referring to the handsome watch and
letter of appreciation presented Ma
jor Lacey by the League of American
Sportsmen, says:
"The letter is neat specimen of
the sentimental slobbering of set of
fellows who want to fool somebody
into voting for men who represent
class legislation. For, after all, what
is the object of game law save to
preserve game from those who hunt
through necessity, that it may in
crease the shooting opportunities of
those who hunt for sport. How many
of you voters belong to that league?
How many of you farmer constitu-
ents of j. F. Lacey feel that you will
be benfitted by the increased pres
ence of bird or beast?'