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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN.

An Incident That Hnppcucd In the
Frnnco-Prussianll llSuE,A
1t is peculiar cis6N fthat
hardened and traiiio<} tf00ps Nh 90
through long fiabk kaarroundedN NJ dr..
the horrors that arc hse eparabia ron
war without uincI md Wttas 9Se u
.-.--+- cuiiuusncss, Unci the
same men will be struck terrified by q
single trilinS incident.
Every war OF any Importance, partic-
ularly wars between civilized nations,
Is prolific In incidents of trivial charac-
ter i'm themselves, but so unusual and
unnatural that they appeal to the nat
ural instructive horror Of men more
suddenly and intensely than perhaps
the main tcrrors of days Of carnage
and surrounding scenes OF suffering.
Such an incident IS the one. for exam
pie, which occurred ut the battle Of
Worth in the carly days of the Franco
PruSsan war;
In the heat OF tho great battle n wing
Of the I'russian army was charged by
;hc regiments or French cuirasSicrs in
The hope of turning the wing and facl-
itatinw the falling back OF the French
Infantry. EUt the cuiraSSiCrs were
driven lack by the unllinching Prus-
slams. Again the cuirasSicrs charged.
and again t,'"y were driven back by
tEc withcr:".; fire of shot and shell.
For 81 third time they came down
again, and as the enemy waited for
them to draw nearer n horrible, blood
freezing terror seized the PruSSians,
and for moment 1t looked as IL they
would turn and fly or be cut down
without defending themselves. But in
Il moment they had pulled themselves
together and beaten back for tho third
and last time the gallant cuirassiers.
The sight that terrified the Prussans
appears nothing very much in black
and whitc. 1t was Il regiment Of cuiraS-
sicr$ led at Il dashing rate toward them
by Il hradlcss officer sitting upright in
his saddle and apparently encouraging
his men after having been dccapitatcd
by n cannon hall.-Cincinnati Enquir-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
NOTICE..

I have bought heavy draft wag III
Of 5000 pounds capacity, and an
now prepared to do all kinds Of heavy
hauling or will hire out the wagon.
1J--Gm. J. w. GURFR~.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24
No Fun.

May-You didn't go to the theater
with your Cousin Tom after all!
thought your fance had no objection.
Mabcl-IIe hadn't. That's why I
didn't eo.-Judy.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-24

The Tartaran alphabet contains 202
letters. being the longest In the world.
Some OF these are really symbols to
represent phrases and emotions.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
AS SUJ ED
MANY S HOOKS.

q
In view OF the fact that the efforts
of the powers to restore peace in
China may result In the ultimate dis
memberment 81 the FIowery Kingdom,
1T is well to bear in mind several in
1 fuences which will tend to keep China
Intact.
First, she has survived many other
shocks. some OF which were as severe
as this, notably the brief wars with
Japan, France and England, and
former rebellions. Second, the pow
sers Of Europe and Japan are keenly
Jealous Of each other and will admit OF
no division that is not satisfactory.
They may even become engaged in in
8ternation war and China be. the least
sufferer. Third, the United States,
which ii q way holds the key to the
moral situation is opposed to any
alienation Of territory while Great
Britain and Japan mali in the same
attitude. Fourth, there is a large sele-
ment Of very able men Ii China, de-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
Adloi Stevenson S !.
Story Of the ii Man
With d Thirst.
~ ~ - -

upon a doctor, who refused to give him
a prescription because he could find
nothing about his constitution that
was wrong. well, what am going
to do about it, doc?" inquired the
thirsty man In tones Of desperation.
He would have been willing to con-
tract the small pox for the taste Of a
bit Of hot stuff at just that moment.
The doctor was a good natured sort
of fellow, and in a wise sort Of tone
he dropped the suggestion that there
was q nest OF snakes not more than q
mile and q half from town. It he
could manage to get BIT by snake he
would have to have whisky as an an
tidote, and the doctor would make out
the prescript ion. The man with q thirst
was overjoyed, and started on to the
snake cave An hour and a half later
he returned, tired, dusty and disconso-
late. Well, did you do as I told you?,'
inquired the doctor. dear sill 3
replied the man with the thirst, 81
called on the snakes, but discovered
I that every one. OF them had their bites
engaged for six months ahead.
Quit
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
Sndkebites
all | Engaged
I -

The nomination of Adlai E. Steven
son for. the vice presidency by the
democratic party recalled to the mem
,bers Of the Iowa State Bar association
who we're present at the banquet given
lin Sioux City, Ia, July 10, 1899, a story
told by Mr.. Stevenson at that banquet.
He happened to be guest in Sioux
City at the time, at the home Of MS
sister, Mrs. p. 5. McCaughey. Mr..
Stevenson was quite the lion at the
feast, at which no wine was served.
and when he was called upon by
James o. Crosby, of Garnayillo, Ia,
president Of the association and toast
master for the occasion, he arose and
remarked that. inasmuch as he was not
prepared to make 4 speech he would
tell q story.
| The story was about a man who
went to q small prohibition town in
1.-The state Of Maine, and while there
WAS seized with a great, abiding. thirst
Tor whisky. There being no saloons,
khe tried q drug store. There he was
pld he could get whisky only On the
prescription o. : physician. He called
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
SUNBURN AND FRECKLES.

Why They Come and How They Should
Be Treated.
Both Of these affections are caused
by the action Of the suns rays, but
why one person tans while another
freckles is not easy Of explanation.
Both affections are said to be caused
chiefly by the chemical or ultraviolet
rays, but in the case Of sunburn it. is
probable that the heat also has some
effect. The tan may come gradually,
without any burn, after a succession
of slight and brief exposures to the
sun or to high wind s-for wind will
tan as well as sunshine. Usually,
however, the city dweller gets well
burned during the first few days OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
3~9<D1<1G&,
Their E, H H, -.
Conducted on
Business ' Principles

is female. The lady who has the privi-
lege of changing her sex in a new life
must, therefore, feel highly fattered
by the favor of the immortals.
There is no litigation in the halls Of
judgment. for no soul dreams Of dis.
putting the Precious Records ? The
ledgers of Hades are kept most pune
tiliously, and as the sacred text re-
marks impressiye1y, there is no de-.
ception. = By way, however, Of pre-
venting any simultaneously litigious
soul from raising difficulties and vast
ing the presidents time, there is a
simple but effectual ceremony at the
door, When received by the "God Of
Fate" the soul is offered cup Of tea,
which induces 'forgetfulness.'' The
halls Of judgment are very severe on
suicides. unless the suicide has been
committed for some virtuous reason.
A debtor sometimes takes his life to
spite an importunate creditor, who has
to defray the funeral expenses and
compensate the family Of the deceased
The hall of judgment will decide
whether the suicide was due to OPP
preston or to mean spirit Of re-
avenge. Unfilial conduct is about the
worst offense with which soul can be
laden: but the most dutiful son can
not escape II he has defrauded the gov
eminent or neglected to pay taxes.
Quacks are sternly treated, but the
worst fate Of all befalls the scoffers
people who openly mock the sPrec-
ious Records. There is a terrible
story Of what befell certain priests
who ordered copies Of the t..Yu-Li'' to
be burned. Liars have very dis
agreeable portion in this world as
well as others There is a certain tenn
pie where an idol deyotes itself to the
function Of striking liars dead,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
CENSORS IN " Ar
TIMI WRITER'S GREATLY fAMpERED
ID .lIJll-s I'm AFRICA.
TINE.
WRITER'S GR f tt Y HAN

The mystery surrounding the con-
$ficting and confusing dispatches re-
ceived from the war correspondents ii
South Africa during the progress Of
the invasion Of Boer territory BY the
British is solved by Julian Ralph IN
the London Daily Mail. He lays the
blame to the censors OF war news, all
OF whom subjected the correspondents
to the most humiliating trials and an
noyances when they attempted to
send news to their papers. He states
that one could not imagine to what
depth censorship had fallen ]. in the
British Army before Lord Roberts
took supreme command. War CORE
spondents, men who. had become fam
GUS the world over for their ability in
that line and their fearlessness dis.
played in many deadly conflicts, were
subjected to the within Of a common
place man in gilt buttons-and snub-
bed in the bargain---in an attempt to
perform their duties. In speaking of
p. r. knight, the peerIof modern war
correspondents and the author OF
Where Three Empires Meet = Mr..
Ralph said:t There is no ADLER or
Drawer man or, more experienced writ
er among the purely technical CORE
spcndents than he. He is as great in
his line as any general under the field
marshal, and greater than most, for
he has been in the glare Of the search
light Of public scrutiny during Is wars,
and no flaw has been found in him. TO
him Lord Methuen said, 7 am proud to
have you with my, army For the av-
erage army officer to pass Judgment on
what. Mr.. Knight sends home is gro
tesquely ridiculous and for such an
officer to needlesslys hamper him in his
work is an impudent and fragrant mis-
use. Of power" :s33@s >sss'&s - So -
During the operations of the British
Army around De Aar the correspond
ents began to believe il. hopeless to at
tempt to get anything through to their
papers or the public. They were en-
couraged to write dispatches so that
the censor might amuse himself by
tossing them into his wastebasket ev-
cry night for fortnight without ever
warning the writer's of their fate. At
last becoming desperate they inquired
Of the censor if there was any news
he would pass. He replied, Eyes; you
may describe the sandstone. The peo-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
in AFRICA.

pie at home would like to read about
i" A better perspective Of this out
rage may be gained when It's known
that the duty Of a censor is to advise
and assist the war correspondents not.
to impede thsir work, according to the
text books OF The army. It was at the
same place that the story ct rum
ner from Kimberley was destroyed by
the censor simply because he did not
believe it, though 1t did not cTiticise
or betray any military movements
the only ground upon which message
can be justly refused under military
rulings. OF his treatment at Orange
river Mr.. Ralph says: sz5#5
It was at Orange river that a CEN
sor kept for "a hours an unsealed let
ter written to the little general In
command of my camp at home. Oh,
how I boil when / think Of that hu-
initiation! was new to the British
army, and took for granted the useless
ness of resenting whatever might be-
fall me in the hands Of these carelessly
appointed, wholly unfit censors Thank
goodness! the time was soon to come
when / was to see that this petty ty-
ranny could not stand against the
slightest assertion Of the greater pow
er of a we'll behaved, Intelligent CORE
spondent who knew, and meant to In
sist upon, his rights. And there lies
the kernel IN the nut. The press must
send to future wars men whose asser-
ton of intelligence and self-respect is
a natural outcome of their personal
| character; who when they say I have
the public behind me-, must be seen to
be fit representatives of the best that
the public comprises"
But with the coming Of Lord Rob-
erts to take command Of the forces in
the field a very favorable change for
the correspondents came about. His
first Injunction to them was: Cen
tlemen, go where you like and write
what you please y our letters will not
be censored. Criticise whatever de-
mands it, for in that way I can learn
what mistakes are being made" ~
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Y srF f.. ". =
2 Where
Cinnamon
Atone


The Precious Records work that
came into existence at some indefinite
date about the tenth century and
which is supposed to supplement the
teachings of Confucius,. gives in full
detail everything the Chinese sinner
may expect to have happen to, him
when his soul arrives in Hades in a
sedan chair and, is formally received
there by the God of Fate Hades is
conducted like state department, and
is divided into so many halls of judg-
ment, each with its president, staff Of
officials, and specified number of bells.
The DEGREES of every president and the
penalties in every hell are so infinitely
given that there is no danger Of mis-
taken address for any soul, although
it is recorded that one virtuous man
was cut Off in the prime Of sanctity,
and his soul conducted to the hall Of
Judgment by the blunder Of demon
who was severely reprimanded. There
is no red tape in this administration,
and rewards and punishments are al
lotted with scrupulous care. It some
times happens that the merits Of an
accused soul exactly balance his Of
lenses, and he is then allowed another
chance, and begins life again with ex-
cellent opportunities Of well-d Ding If:
his account does not stand to his cred
1t, he may be born again to deformity
or intolerable disease People thus at
flicted in China are believed to have
misconducted themselves in a pre-
Svious life. There are inducements to
virtue as well as punishments for vice.
II a woman should please the gods In
one stage OF existence she may be
born man in the next. According to
Chinese philosophy the principle 8of
good is male and the principle Of evil
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13

Won Zeppelin himself spent an enorm-
Gus sum Of money in the work, and
the emperor Of Germany and several
of the kings and princes of Germany
aided him materially by furnishing
unlimited government facilities. Scores
Of patents were bought and their best
and most efficient ideas utilized.
The airship is an immense thing, be-
ing almost 400 feet long-that is, as
big as an ocean steamship in length
and about 80 feet in diameter. The
body is Of aluminium, and has been
fully described in the Sunday Press
with pictures. =3za
n The huge balloon was launched from
Its floating home ito a raft, which was
taken in town by steamship and
dragged well out into the lake. Dur
ing the voyage the airship proved the
efficiency of it's propellers by moving
the raft Independently when the tow
ing vessel had cast off the hawsers.
When the airship finally was in its
proper position the ascent began ex-
cellently we'll, much to the surprise Of
many who had prophesied that the
great craft could not possibly rise.
The: German government had desig-
mated Captain Won Eigsfeld of the
Aeronautical Department of the army,
to conduct the experiments, and cap
tive balloons with thermometers and
other instruments had been raised at
various points to enable the observers
to keep exact records of the wind velo-
cities and directions during the test.
AS soon as the hawsers were cast off
the ship began to rise. But at first the
stern rose a little more rapidly than
did the bow. and the bow propellers
had to be set to work. At once the
stability OF the airship was perfect,
and it ascended majestieally ;, 5 broad
side to the wind. The rudders were
set and Immediately had their effect,
for the airship turned into the wind.
There it held its position, although the
wind then was blowing at the rate Of
almost ten miles an hour. Unfortun-
ately the crank governing the control
Ter weights broke shortly after the ball
loon had demonstrated its capacity for
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13

his vacation in the country or on the
water. In severe cases the skin is
red, slightly swollen, and the seat Of
a sharp, burning sensation; if the ex-
posture has been prolonged, or the
glare Of the sun very intense, it may
even be blistered. After a few days
the soreness and heat subside, and the
red color gradually burns brown If
the burn is pretty severe, cooling To-
tons, such as alcohol and water, di-
luted cologne water, a solution Of BIZ
carbonate of soda, or lead water, may
be applied, or the skin may be
smeared with cold cream, camphor
ice, zinc ointment, or a mixture of
Slime-Water and oil. Some such appl1-
cation as this. the sufferer being care
full to keep out of the sun for day
or two, will usually suffice # blisters
form, they should be pricked with
clean needle at the most dependent
part, and when the water has dralneu
away they should be covered with a
cloth spread with one Of the greasy
NppAASoSAoAAo I0ChlCS
occur usually on persons OF a sandy
complexion, especially those with red
hair. They are not common in very
young children under or 5 years OF
age, or in persons Of middle or ad-
vanced life. They usually come in for
the first time in summer. and are less
marked or even disappear. n winter.
! Persons who freckle do not tan, as a
rule. Freck1es, like sunburn, may be
prevented by the wearing Of veil,
preferably red or B brown. Medical
books some time speak Of removing
freckles by electricity, or BY touching
each one with drop OF carbolic acid
on a glass rod, but such severe rene
dies are worse than the disease. The
spots will fade out more or less COM
pletely in the winter, and will dIsap-
pear wholly in time In any case
they are not particularly disfiguring.
~ outh's Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
Teach the Chi,drens Is swim.

81 E&sEAessCA Sln0 SOAOESn TO SWI11ls
With the first opportunity the child
should be taught how to swim The
prejudice, Wide-spre among city peo-
pie against fresh-Water bathing, is as
unfounded as the correlatiye prejudice
against daily cold baths in winter at
home. It is true that many children
who are distinctly scrofulous or lynn
spathic, who suffer from nasal and
other mucous catarrhs, who have ten
denotes to tuberculosis, or even suffer
from some form of actual tubercular
disease, are in especial need Of the sea
air and salt water bathing. For them
surf-bathing should be chosen5in pref
serence to- all other. But unless such
clear indication exists, the advantage
Eof swimming is SO great that it should
often decide the selection of country
or summer resi- ence. The advantages
of swimming are twofold. The shock
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scale, and with very primitive meth
DDS. It has been totally discouraged
by the officials, whose ideal Is a coun-
try Of small prof. ietors, self -sufilcing,
each family producing its own food,
Its own raw materials for clothing,
otton, or silk the family doing all the
spinning weaving, and clothing Of its
own members hence the small Inn
portance they attach to trade, and
their negligence. not to say dis ike, to
all intercourse with outside nations.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
cruised around at will, at a good. rate
of speed. The next test is to be made
in few months. E~.' s,.,.t 1~s,.. Il.
China: a Ruskin Ideal

SHina: IsusKIn ldeai -. :
Archibald Little, in an interesting
paper read before the Liverpool Geo
graphical Society, which has special
Importance in view Of recent events,
points out that the economic ideals
advocated by Ruskin. have been to a
great extent realized in the Chinese
empire. The Chinese, he said, have
made of China a vast garden, with not
a weed in it. Their system of manur-
ing is highly sanitary. The streams
are unpo diluted, and no underground
drainage lays traps for the unwary.
With reylrd to the riches lying below
the surface, the same cannot be said.
Mining IS carried on upon a very small
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
About the Potato,

Recent experiments show that po-
tatoes contain 4 poison known as
ssolanin. New potatoes contain COM
Sparatively little Of this poison unless
they grow above the surface Of the
ground and have q green skin. Gard
seners should, therefore, be careful to
thoroughly earth-up potato-rows
Old potatoes contain much more 81
this poisonous principle solanin and
many cases of serious poisoning have
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
Pictorial Postcard Craze.

s a fresh impetus will be given TO the
pictorial postcard craze by the ingen-
ious invention Of an Italian, who has
hit upon the idea OF producing a card
which not only depicts a scene IN col
ors, but likewise serves as q kind Of
barometer. ording as the atmos-
phere varies the colors change on the
cards, and the inventor has so CON
trived that the co1ors shall besused SO
as to give each scene illustrated the
effect that would be produced under
different atmospheric conditions.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
. Aptitude for Figures.

Early in life Jimmie Fox OF Fail5
Haven, VT, showed remarkable fond.
ness for figures, and now that he is if.
teen years old he is an able ma thema-
tician. Recently he stood a test before
the Teachers Institute at Fair Haven
and worked out prob lems that some Of
the teachers could not solve. He has
obtained a situation as accountant ia
a New York steamship office. His new
situation gives him a chance to put in
practical operation his peculiar pow
ers, and yields him a fair salary. He
is saving his money for the purpose =oi
fitting himself for a college course. By
careful economy he expects to have
enough money laid BY. in a few years.
His plan is to make a speciality Of
mathematics, and prepare himself to
hold professorship in some college
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13
Many Receive higher Education

Massachusetts has 262 high schools.
twenty-five per cent Of the children
who attend the public schools avail
themselves Of high school privileges.
the percentage rising IN many towns
to- thirty, forty, and even fifty per
cent. is It not most time for acranks''
ito talk about the fi7e per cent Of the
children who ever go to the high
school Journal Of Education Ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13

S These pictures show the first tests Sc
sne great airhstp built BY the Count
Won Zeppelin n i floating shop On
have been required to construct It,
scientists OF the entire world have
watched II with interest, for it was ac-
cepted generally as q fact that this air.
ship represented the most advanced
and practical ideas Of the age. Count
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-13

maneuvering against the wind, and the.
craft had to descend Despite It's size.
this operation was performed with sig
nal success. So gentle was the motion.
that those IN the gondolas could not
Determine the exact moment when
they struck the water. After reaching
the surface Of the lake the engines
We're started ahead. and the airship
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AIRS. lip

occurred ii the late summer when old
potatoes were used.
In 1892 and 1893 there was almost
VIII lesale poisoning among the troops
sof the German army. In this case
! It was found that IN old potatoes kept
In Ia damp place and beginning to
$sprout there was "a times as much
solanLn as in new potatoes. Tit Bits.