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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
Not Superstitfous.

Even ancient superstitions are not
respected by the modern woman of
fashion. She has herself photographed
in her wedding dress before she is mar
ried, has her trousseau marked with
her new initials instead of her maiden
name, and otherwise flies in the face
of traditions which, to her grandmoth-
er, were sacred because of their very
antiquity, says the, Pittsburg Dispatch.
At the present moment the most ia.
vored gem for mounting as a charm
is the opal, the stone banned for years
as an omen of bad fortune to the wear.
err. Now you find opals in the rough,
as well as polished, being mounted in
almost every style for wear on neck
chains or on bangles. There is only.
one other stone which can rival them.
in popularity, and that is the pale
green jade.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
CENTRAL AMERICAN INDIANS.

They Are Not Wholly FREQ from Guile
Says q Traveller.
ut is common impression that the
Central American Indian is singularly
honest and free from guile" said a
traveller who came up on the last
banana boat, "but don't you believe a
word of that story. I recently made a
muleback trip to the Olancha district,
In northwest Honduras, my particular
purpose being to take look at the
famous old placer diggings on the
Guayape river. spent a week or SO
in the region, and was especially in
terested in the native Indians who live
along the banks of the stream and
who regard the placers as sort of
family pocketbook, from which they
help themselves as they please. When
a household needs anything that can
not be hunted or. fshed-in other
words, that has to be bought at the
store-the women sally out with their
.bateas,' or wooden bowls, and proceed
to wash as,much gold as is required for
the purchase. The metal they secure
Ill lHdt way ~ usually IL tho Ia - =.
minute grains, hardly. as large as the
head of a pin, but occasionally they
find little nuggets. apd that brings me
to my story The day before left 1
was at the principal store Of the dis
trict talking i to the proprietor, or
.tienderos,'' when q typical Olancha In
dian shambied in and sal. down on the
floor. I attempted to question him
about the diggings; and presently he
united a corner OF his neckcloth and
} showed me three small Enthusiastically
shaped nuggets, which he said his wife
had lately found It occurred to me
they would make interesting souvenirs
mounted as scanfpins or bangles, and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
Utah's Capital.

Salt Lake City still presents one of
the most absorbingly interesting
fields for the sociologist to be found
on this continent. The conditions
most vital to a peoples life are there
far beneath the surface and cannot
be comprehended in day, nor by a
sojourner who looks exclusively
through either Mormon or Gentle.
eyes. Two generations have been
born into the Mormon religion, and
the traditions of the church are as.
binding to them as those OF century
old creeds to their followers. The man
who YOU are told has broken away
from the faith you find upon acqlaint-
ance to be half a Mormon still. The
s*good Mormon"!who is pointed os1t to-
you will be found to be, in nine cases
out of ten, half GENTLE: New Lippin3
colt. (. \ $.S .%5E Fl t}5ss@$$s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

also convinced him that he was clever
witty and manly. Indeed, under the
sun of her approval he grew wonder
fully until he was quite a different
Reggy. ! 4 - - e .5.s 4 b. &
At last the schemed for proposal
took place. Satisfied with himself, and
much more than satisfied with the acc
compIished Alicia, Reggy asked her !!
to be his wife. Alicia foresaw the
coming offer, of course. She made.
ready to refuse it. She even chose her
next victim, William Giles, a lawyer OF
skill and renown. He would be diff
cult to- enthrall, but foeman worthy
of her steel 80 IL =. %z.s$ gE $s=5
But she did not think of William
when Reggy proposed. She watched
"the boy" as she called him in her
heart, with curious pride. How we'll.
he does it," she thought Love has
made man Of him. He is desperately
in earnest; he is charming-he is
adorable 49, - .t#
why, Reggy," she said aloud, to
her own establishment, Fl believe do
love you. Yes, will marry you, after
all-yes, yes T will ,
The happy Reggy did not notice the
peculiar wording Of Alicia's acceptance
of his heart and fortune. He had won
her, and his joy seemed complete. No.
one but his wife ever knew that he
had been the subject of an experiment
Chicago Tribune. - :,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
FULLY EQUIPPED.
Rich Widow Feels That 1t Is Unneces.
sary for Her to Marry Again. -'+

sary for Her to Marry Again. .'4
Don't know whether it's new or not
I heard it down in Bermuda" said the
man who recently returned from that
winter resort. = There's a rich widow
living just outside of Pontiac" accord
ing to this story, ''and after several
elderly gentlemen had vainly endeav-
ored to lure her into matrimony again,
report gained circulation that she was
regular man hater. Finally wealthy
widower from the east, carrying with
him the evidences of good living and
the heartiness that seeks congenial
companionship, visited the city and
was soon a caller upon the intractahle
widow. After he thought sufficient ad-
vancement had been made to justify
proposal he proceeded to feel his way.
Beautiful home you have here?' Yes,
I enjoy it, Fine outlook, fine trees,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
(Paris Letter.)

: -" 10: f"s-, ~ Ne dl ~ E1I0ItGT. <E5fs.
The Midway Plaisance is dead-long
i1fVe the Midway Plaisance! When the
Original street of Cairo was in its hey
day the Paris life Of amusement still
depended on the night. The Moulin
Rouge and the Cafe American were
the height of chic, and the gayety Of
the fair was Of the old-style Frenchi-
mess. The bicycle, the automobile and
the new life of sport changed all
that, and the Midway Plaisance of the
exhibition is strikingly different from
the old street where the weird ca
dences of the danse du ventre first
burst upon the world. In the old Jar
din de Paris the FIN de steele Dance"
with Rayon dor, La Melenite, La
Nome Frontage and La Goulue, waved
its lace-edged petticoats as the last
gesture Of the dying century. Helas!
the fin de steele dance itself is dead,
and it's divinities have grown stout
and heavy. The Midway Plaisance is
as amusing as ever, only it has chang
ed. It has grown soberer-outwardly
We, who have just returned from the
Swiss village, can bear witness that
for innocent deviltry and the kind of
igayety that is agreed to be "Parisian"
neither the waving skirts of La Nome
'Fromage nor yet the gauze waistband
IOf La Belle Fatima are essential. Be-
Iyond question the mark of the present
exhibition is the pretty waiter girl in
hitherto undreamed-of profusion. The
ipretty waiter girl in the Swiss village
runs to blue eyes, blonde braids and
"a smart black corset put on outside.
1t is the Swiss peasant costume, and
ut goes we'll with yodling. We saw
three young Americans drinking pink
Swiss champagne under the arbor on
the summit of Mount Pilatus to the
sound of their own yodling, while the
yellow braids were bobbing in the
winds.
How do you like the midway" we
asked.
This is our mountain was all that
they yelled down to us. "Yah-hoodle-
10Y, yah-hocdle-oy." The Swiss vii
lage is the biggest sideshow, and
Mount Pilatus is its biggest feature,
yet its ascension is no more laborious
than dragging up six flights of your
paris mansard at night, and it's scat
tered arbors and bosky hooks, with
their expectant nymphs, have all the
coziness of home life. From many
six-storied wooden mountain, covered
with scene-painted canvas, the gay
youth of the various nations yodle to
each other across verdant valleys, en-
livened with lowing kline and red-lip-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
WINNING AN OLYMPIAN RACE.
Thoughts That Flashed Through the
Mind OF the Galatian Boy.

Thoughts That Flashed Through the
Mind Of the Galatian Boy.
Though Phaedo has flashed past the
laboring' leaders, right at his heels
comes the rapid football of the Gala.
tian boy. Clearer and clearer il
sounds, run as he will. Every fac.
ulty and fiber in Ladas' mind and body
is concentrated on keeping unbroker
the long, swift stride that Phraanes
has taught him. which eats up thu
ground like fire. With elbows held
we'll in, and swinging arms thai
lengthen every stride, he wastes nc
breath shouting invocations, says St
Nicholas. A single slip or falter will
be fatal now, with the goal distant
but few short lengths, and as his
limbs weaken under the terrible
strain. the strength of his will sus-
tains his tagging muscles, and still.
the flying feet spurn the loose sanG
with never a break in their motion
Down deep within himself Ladas feels
yet remaining an iota of reserve pow.
err. The temptation is almost irri-
sistible to make his effort now, now
to end the suspense and decide the
race; but to his mind come the words
of crafty old Phraanes: with a
stout heart and a cool head the race
can be won in the very last stride,'
and the supreme moment is delayed
Just ahead a flying figure dances be-
fore his dimming sight, and he won
ders how feels Phaedo, and whether
aught of his strength has been saved
And now mad shout from the
crowded seats of the Athenians roars
forth across the stadium as they see
Phaedo in the lead at the very fin
ish. "Athene! Athene!" they shout
.'Pallas Athene gives us the race!'
The cheers of the little group OF
Galatians are swallowed up in the
great cry, but Ladas needs no ap-
plause to nerve him on. Now, at the
very last, the wan, beautiful face OF
his mother is before him, and he re-
members the two, lonely at home, wait
ing for the outcome of this day, for
their glory or for their shame. AL
ready the goal is scarce three strides
away, and Phaedo laughs with tri-
umph, when suddenly the face OF
Ladas shoots up even with his. Fol
an instant, that seems hours of strug.
Cling, the two waver, side by side
and then with last desperate effort
the. boy of Galatia draws away ano
touches the goal slab, even while the
foot of the other hangs above it. With
the mighty shout of an assembled
world begins the Olympiad of Ladas
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

takes one from Havre to the harbor of
New York.
BY far the most novel of these piano.
rama effects, however, is the device Of
the cineorama-an application Of the
cinematograph, or biograph, to the
panorama. Here, in a big building
by itself, are four simultaneous bio
graphs instead of one, and a whole
panorama circle of moving pictures
instead of flat picture on . sheet:
The result is an extraordinary ghost
like, effect of real life. imagine the
panorama of the Crucifxion or the
battle of Gettysburg with all the fig
ures in motion! 10
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

fdne yard, very fine all around. But
there u one thing lacking. s?s
IT'S IS an Adam1ess Eden. don't you
know. You are 50 good in erything8
else that I should think YOU would be
glad to share these blessings with d
husband. Are you proposing, sir I?
In an argumentatiye way. II you can
be convinced that you should have; a
husband, I should like to be the man
Husband! have a gardener that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
No Twin Microbes for Him.

IS a clergyman !. walking on the otft-=
skirts of his parish on day found one
Of his parishioners withdrawing his
cottage. Pleased at this novel mani
festation= Of the virtue that is next
to godliness he comp lfmented the man
on his desire for neatness. With a
mysterious air the workman descend
ed from the ladder and approaching
the fence said: ''.Is hat's not exactly
the reason why I'm doin of this ere
job, your worship. The last two eou-
pies as lived here had twins, so i ses
to my missus, 4 Il take and white
wash the place SOS there mayn't be
no infect Ion. You see, sir as how
we've got 10 of EN- alread Phono-
graphic Record
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

panoramas and dioramas the greatest
is, perhaps, the mareorama, of which I
have already written-a steamer trip
round the Mediterranean, where the
boat rolls and pitches; where it comes
up night at sea, and where the sweet
shores of the Riviera glide past the
view from Marseilles all the way to
Alexandria. The Panorama Transit
lantique, show of the same kind,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
JUDGE ARRESTED.
Accused Of Being a Spy in Japan an6
Hailed Into Court.

In conversation the other day with
some friends in Minneapolis, Judge
CAVITY, late associate chief Justice OF
Minnesota, said he remembered with
anything but pleasure an experience
he had in the quaint little Japanese
city of Mode, when he was on his way
to China a few months ago. He was
suspected by the military authorities
Of being Russian spy and subjected
to great annoyance and humiliation
His account of the affair was that he
was passenger from Mode bay. Hav-
ing unlimited curiosity and, consider.
able time, he went ashore and found
much to interest him.. He became en-
thusiastic, and determined to see all
that could be seen. Finally he wan.
dersd Into a parklike place and against
the august parsonage of a representa-
tive of the mikado, a military officer
of high degree. Without offering any
explanation the officer unceremonious-
" hustled the Judge: off to the mill
tary court and charged him with be-
ing in the employ of the Russian gov
eminent. The news spread and the
court room soon filed with natives.
Furthermore, a mob outside suggested
in order to expedite matters that the
prisoner be executed first and tried
afterward. The judge was arraigned
and pleaded not guilty. He asked for
a change of venue to the captain OF
the steamer, where he could prove he
was an American. The motion was
denied but after walking him over the
territory he had trayersed during the
day at IL o'clock at nj ht they allowed
him to depart, hungry. mad and cold .-:
Chicago Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

motion; the planets circle around the
sun, and the sun seems to be moved
round, although it is the sun that
moves; stars, nebula, the milky way
and fiery comets keep up their appa-
rent motion. When one, climbing
around the sphere that is the earth,
begins descending to the southern
hemisphere, to look down on the
southern cross, the effect is startling.
For the first time in my life I got an
idea of what eternal space is with
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

the American In
dams are at the
depot, the result Of
too much fre-wat-'.
!. er. VI: The troubles
of the Anamites
have become cIas-
steal. It seems
t h e y imagined
themselves cheat
ed by the French
manager. so one
Sunday morning
they tied this man
hand and foot to a.
post. Then each
sAnamite S t e p ped
gravely past him,
spit at him and
calmly told. him
what he thought
of him.
Of this Tour du
Monde series of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

suitable man for her experiment.
Finally she chose Reggy De Greve.
Reggy was year younger than Alicia.
He was as frivolous as any girl, and
decidedly effeminate in his looks and
ways. He had been one of Lottie' S
numerous admirers, in an impassive
way, but he had never gotten up cour-
age to propose to her. He had not
been sure that he wanted to do so.
Now he came to the house rather be-
cause he was used to coming to see
"the ladies'" once in SO often. Alicia S
mother was fond of him, for she had
known him since he was in dresses,
and she regarded him as boy. Of
Alicia he stood somewhat in awe.
''Reggy will be a good one to begin
with" thought the young woman.
t'He will be easy to influence. After
l have refused him can try some one
more difficult
Thus Miss Wellington began her
career as firt. That evening Reggy
came to the house. He found Alicia
wonderfully interesting. She talked
about cotillon figures, pretty girls,
Judges and golf. Reginald was in de-
mand as a cotillon leader, he was a
ehevalier des danes, an expert chafng-
dish cook, and an inspiring golf player.
"Gwacious, I never thought she
knew so much" he said to himself, as
he left the house. But this was only
because Alicia had displayed knowl-
edge of the subjects with which Reggy
was conversant, for he had always
known that she was intellectual"
It was scarcely a week before Reggy
again presented himself at the We'll
lingtons. He asked for Miss yelling
ton, instead of for .*the ladies'" He
was unconscious OF the neglect of Mrs.
Wellington, but wary Alicia smiled
when she, alone, was summoned to the
drawing-room. <@<y r - -. e
90, Mr.. De Greve," she said-hereto-
fore she had called him Reggy---"I
know you can help me solve something
that has been worrying my poor
BRAIN - RE- s. e && !. !. r. ~ Z, e 4
/ She took a seat beside the young
man and submitted her something
that had been worrying her. It was
only charade, an intricate one, how
ever, to which Alicia knew the answer.
Reggy did not suspect that he was
good at puzzles. He solved this one
easily and explained the elaborate
process to Miss Wellington s = a
Thank you, Mr.. De Greve, you are
so clever" said Alicia exactly ,asa she
had heard Lottie say the same words
to different men at least a hundred
times. IL ass .5z 81
Z That evening as Reggy went away
his pref dominant thought was, She
thinks me clever, 8 S.s ,.s5 s.5 Il
Il In the course of time Alicia con-
WINGED Reggy that she was uncommon
" pretty, agreeable, not too wise, and
altogether charming lust the woman.
TO preside over his house and help him
spend his rather large patrimouy. She
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

ssnosup nor down ex-
cept in relation to
our own little
sphere. The star
spangled, blue
b | a c k immensely
extends all around,
underneath as we'll
as above. Then the
great Saint-Saens
organ booms the
m u ic of the
S p h e r e S. 1t was
well to have put
that bar there.
The "zig-zag" and
the 'rollo" books
are not in it with
this exposition for
mingled instruc-
ton and amuse-
m e n t. After the
trip around the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
Rural FREQ Delivery by Trolley.

New England will soon have rural
free delivery of mail by electric cars.
Some farmers and other residents in
the northeastern part of Massachu-
sets and the adjoining New Hamp-
shire territory have taken the initial
steps in this matter, the idea having
occurred to them few weeks ago,
when they first received an electric car
service in place Of the stage coach
which formerly ran between Exeter
and Amesbury.; Should this expert
ment prove successful rural free de-
livery by electric cars would be intro
duced in other parts of New England.
r. Shut not thy purse strings always
aga insf ma jnta6 f7iSfress II an1h }%ZE
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
ON TIE MIDWAY Al PARIS.

BY natives. No one has seen It yet,
because half the native actors have
been painting Paris a bright rmilion.
ever since their arrival. The Chinese
got into trouble for maltreating girl
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

universe there is the trim
around the world, and this
in various FORMS The Tour du
Monde itself is a theater on which
pass scenes from every country, acted
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

ped milkmaids, while from crag to
crag the fleet chamois (read goat)
skips after the biscuits of the charit-
able. Down in yonder village you are
importuned by yellow braids with
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07
A STATE sEcRETARY's HUMBLE HOME

Although the Transvaa1 mas for some
time been a very wealthy little repub-
lie, many OF its leading officials are
men who live in very humble circum-
stances. Mr.. Reitz, the Transvaal state
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

secretary, for instance. lives in an UNI
pretentious cottage at Pretoria, the
accompanying Illustration showing the
modest little home Of this high Off 4
.cial.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

for crookedness.' New Orleans Times
Democrat
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-07-07

Shut not thy purse strings always
against painted distress. Lamb. I'D
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-18
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The State Press Association will meet
on Feb. II and 18th, 1901, at Bismarck