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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23

Both mskers and circulators Of counter
feits commit fraud. Honest men will not de-
ceivs you into buying worthless counterfeits
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. The original
is infsllible for curing piles, sores, eczema
and all akin diseases.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23

DeWitts Witch Hazel sslve will luekly
heal the worse burns and scalds and not leave
scar. 1t c. n DO applied to cuts and raw sur
faces with prompt and soothing effect. Use
1t for piles and skin diseases. Beware Of
worthless eoanterfeits,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23

Tho New York Court of Appeals today &c, I,
the week Of January for tne eAs es.,oT
Alonzo Piori, the Now YORK VIE mui'''N''
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23
The MArKeIa.

Chicago, Nov. 23.-The market closed st
follows: Wheat Dec 10 3.5.
Georgetown, Nov. 23.-Whest 65s70.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-23

Educate Your Bowels wih oas'a 1isass,
Candy Cathartic, cure eonss .,,ra money
Ia o6c, UCCC fslAs oSosx sse'sA>
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

Il AS there IS no rule without an ex-5
ception, the hatred with which the
Chinese regard the foreign people and.
! all their works is withheld from horse
racing. The Chinese would have been.
less than human had they not recog
nized the attractions OF sport, the
popularity Of which has made 1t the.
most cosmopolitan of all the worlds
recreations. # $57#. 3zy. ST:|5
Horse racing in China is, Of course.
very limited, that held at Hongkong
being the best, writes a correspondent
from Hongkong. 4 $.:} .8.. u s5.s
The price for tickets to the Hong
kong race course, which also includes
admission to the lawn, is IS. In place
of stands for the spectators the au-
thorities provide. large mat houses,
light buildings supported on bamboo
poles. There are eight Of these build
ings, and as the sides and roof are all
made of rushes and decorated with.
evergreens and bright-colored fabrics
the effect is very striking. # 81 5. s;2.<
The matshouses are run by syndl-
Gates, and as racing in China is always
associated with much feasting, the re-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

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furionsl among themselves. The
foreigners, who are knowing occupy
ing the mat houses, look On, smoke
sthteir5 cigars, quaff their wine and talk
to the ladies, but they don't bet. 3sE 4
s The ponies, either from Japan, Au-
stralia or home -bred, , are poor, weedy,
&under:-5sized creatures, on whom no
"self-resp Getting !. American who IF has
seen a glorious Kentucky thorough.
bred thunder past at home, would
deign to waste a penny. But the Chi
nese, never having seen anything bet
ter, do not notice that the European
jockeys arespoor riders, besides being
much too big. o.. AZ !. !. z, \ 8: # :s
But even if they did they would bet,
for Johnny is a gambler to his finger
tips. Still, for all the betting, the
pig-tailed fraternity evince SO little
excitement that one wonders why, as
; they take SO little interest in the rae
ing itself, they do not, stay. at home
and gamble. So they would if all the
races were European. But they are
not. For one race-the; "Chinese
Derby Chinese horses and Jockeys
only are allowed. - -. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

pasts provided are as good as they
are dear. But this matters little, as
the finances OF an official foreigner
who goes into exile are always well
looked after by a grateful country.
So on Derby day champ is drunk
In Hongkong with a.. recklessness
which would bankrupt the same people
at home. 55 Zs5$:{
Isl Merry as the sighseers$ are below,
intoxication is never seen only a
huge good tempered crowd, composed
of almost every Asiatic nationality,
with a good sprinkling Of Europeans
and Americans, bent on thoroughly
enjoying themselves. One thing is
noticeabl ether 1T is because the
people Of most European nations are
more or less decadent, the British and
American seem to dominate the crowd.
They que1l disturbances and put down
all rowdyisn. # German and French
sailors get to loggerheads, they ham
mer both parties numerically. 5
Presently The ere IS a hush, the sad
ding bell rings, and the numbers are
<hoisted. The moment the preliminary
canter is over the Chinese begin to bet
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
81 =
AN IDEAL VEHICLE.
Great Advantages of the Electromo-

m,o
One great advan+aeo If tho, o7oo+ro
mobile ovor .ntouohi1os ,ro1,o11es ~,
gasolone ~ s+esn, nowo, ~ 80 49, ~
n1icitv of oneration Exoon+ for ~
mottor of steor;no r,,,n;1a - o
mobile ie eyact1v &c ei,nn1e ~ r,,nn;,.
+ro11ov oor Tha dni,,pn ,, ~ It's a:.s
IN tho 1oft sido ~ +ho saa+ 49, ~ s..'
+ro11er b.nd1o j., ~ 7ost .,
the STEERING bar n bic rish+ ha-d ~
hrake is onerated nv one foo+ nras ~
ing a min with either foot Ei+bor .
c+eo, ~ a.. err..so1a,,,o o,,+o,,t;,o
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

VIA II: When the bell announces that the
Derby is reached the Celestials culver
with excitement. A curious race Isl
this Chinese Derby. The horses. are
quaint rLa but the Jockeys are. extraor-
binary. Bunched up on their mounts
the 4 IN afoo, /" as. /. they 4 are called.
scream or gesticulate, fog their steeds
and throw their arms about. The way
In which the native crowd babble and
scream till their distorted visages give
them the. appearance Of frenzied de-
mons, seems to so tickle the foreign
element that they shout with laughter.
@# The race over, the native Jockeys
are expected to walk round the course
in order that their countrymen shall
have the delight of gazing at these
matchless horsemen. The h. airs the
jockeys give themselves during the
promenade never fails to prove an
noying to Anglo-Saxon sailors, of
whom there are always many in the
crowd. They have been known in
their wrath to rush across the course
and pummel the poor wretches right
and left 49, -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
Z Snake Killed a BULLDOG.

Bridgeville (Del.) special to New
York Journal says: A bulldog be-
longing to Ed R. Dennis, comedian,
OF near seaford, fought terrific bat
tie with a blue racer snake the other
day and was worsted. Dennis was
riding a wheel through a. woods road
and the dog was running ahead. Sud
denly it sprang into the underbrush
and emerged with serpent in its
mouth. The dog was speedily dis
patching it when it gave a convulsive
twist and succeeded in coiling about
the dogs body. The dog endeavored
to shake off the snake, but was I'M
able to do SO, and Dennis, seeing that
his dog. would be, killed, tried to beat
off the reptile with a club. After a.
desperate struggle the dog was crushed
to death, and, uncoiling itself from
about the dead body, the reptile made
for Dennis, who took refuge by riding
rapidly away. ~ 49, .E$,@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

4 Gen. John Watts dePeyster, who de-
clares that the earth is fixed in space
and who laughs at those who hold
to the Copernican theory Of the solar
system. is one Of the most distin-
guished veterans of the Civil war and
was formerly a military expert of in
ternational fame. In his old. age he
is now 79-he has turned his atten-
ton to astronomy, and has just trans
lated a lecture of a Berlin professor,
Prof. Schoepffer, who proves to the
generals satisfaction that Kepler,
Newton, Copernicus and all their fol-
lowers are in gross error when they
assert that the earth moves around the
sun or upon its own axis. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
CHINESE GIRLS AS HOUSE SERVANTS

Tai Ho, though only 1Syears old, is
the only one out of nearly zoe, 900, 900
Chinese women who ever went into
service as an American housemaid, and
her mistress, Dr.. Sarah Wise, of San
Francisco, is oyerjoyed to have found
her. Little Tai Ho never knew her
parents. and does not know where she
was born. Up to the age of 10 years
she was little slavey maid in Can
ton, doing the best that a little girl of
10 years could do, looking steadily for
ward to a life of hopeless slavery.
8 A wealthy Chinaman from California
went over to China and bought UP
cargo Of pretty, intelligent girls. Be-
fore he got them across here a plan
was laid and successfully carried out
by the missionary people to rescue
them on their arrival. SO Tai Ho grew
up in a. mission school in San Fran
cisco and proved so unusually progress
sive that today she is thoroughly Am
ericanized-and a magnificent cook.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
: Z sts.ti:sE 4. ,',tF=5tL t' ri 10 -.
& As a Matter of Course,

& Now, boys, when ask you a ques-
ton you mustn't be afraid to speak
right out and answer me-" said e a
Sunday school superintendent, ac-
cording to "a writer in the Scottish
American. When your look around
and see all those fine houses, farms
andscattle, do you ever think who owns
them all now? Your fathers own
them, do they not ??''.'t7Yes sir, shout
ed a hundred voices. <esWel1, where will
your fathers be thirty years from
now ~ Dead y shouted the boys.
! That's right. And who will own all
this property r., .sUs boys! z shouted the
furchins. .Righ Now, tell me--Did
you ever, in going along the street, no..
Stice the drunkards loun ging around
the saloon door waiting for some one
to treat them ~ 81 es, sir h lots of
them. = q zsss.W ell where will they be
thirty years from now 2? q. .#ssniDead!., ex-s
claimed the boys. e And who will be
the drunkards then q .'Us boys!'''
shouted the unabash youngsters. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
UNcANNY sF'IRE-FLASH.
Weird Flame scares People of An Italia,
& 2 Z Il ~ 1.

Weird Flame scares People 81 an Italiap
d Village. .ts'ss
"a 'Wond erfui thing has been frighten.
u Ing the inhab itants Of Berbonno in
Italy for several years. 1T is weird
enough to excuse their belief in its SUI.
pernatural origin, and to make explic-
able o the state Of nervous dread in.
which VIII ca they have been living Now a
prominent scientist has studied it and
falis to understand it. He cannot even
formulate ia theory, but he has at
least enriched the world with a mar
tYelo q, story Professor Fabani is the
man. He heard the tale OF. the strange
happenings in the little village and a
few months ago he visited the place
and witnessed them. On the night of
his arrival a trembling guide took him
q short distance outside Of the village,
Where the country was perfectly open
Suddenly there appeared before them
a thin, long tongue of lame. At first
1T was only a few inches high. Then
It rose in curious windings till it
reached a height of twenty-five feet
Its tint changed from white to red,
and then to yellow. For a few mo-
ments the flame appeared to be sta
>tlonary. Then, at once, it began to fit
along the road, now touching the
ground, then skimming along a few
inches above the surface, then spring.
ing high into the air. Sometimes it
would lie along the ground and crawl
like a snake Again it would dance
and Whirl swiftly. But always it main
tanned its general onward direction,
which was toward the churchyard,
where it disappeared. Professor Fa-
bani watched it night after night. He
reports that the fame appeared almost
every night as soon as darkness came,
and that the flame appeared to have
a different shape almost each time
that he saw it: The wind, he says,
has no effect on it. Often it moves di-
rectly into the teeth of a gale, and
snow and rain fail to extinguish it.
He declares that he failed absolutely
to find anything that could account for
it. He was unable to touch the strange
thing, for the fame avoids approach
ing bodies, and human beings who
pursue it have their labor for thei1
pains.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
BIRD STRATEGY.

Some Instances of q Deliberate Plan to.
?" = IT, Deceive *# .E@...-,
The conduct Of various birds, during
the breeding season, is SO different
from what it is at other times, that to
my mind it. is often very hard to say
for certain where distress ends and
strategy begins, Or to which OF the Two
the behavior of the bird should be at
tributed. Birds disturbed off their eggs
Or their newly Matched young often.
hutter about as though they were half
paralyzed. I cannot believe that this is
always for the purpose Of drawing the
unwelcome intruder away from the
precious nest. Birds that have been
sitting for long time are invariably
Inactive when disturbed, and this
should be taken into account in con-
sidering the question of whether there
is strategy or not. On the other hand,
one finds at times both male and fe-
male behaving in a way. that suggests,
something like a regular scheme on
the part of the parent birds for res
cuing their young from real or mag
mary danger. I came upon q convey OF
very young cartridges accomp panied by
their parents on the dusty 5highroad,
one July evening, when going with
my rod to the river side. The cock
bird, I had just time to observe, hur-
ried the young through a gateway into
a field, while the hen instantly started
running along the road dozen yards
or so ahead of me. Once or twice she
stopped, apparently to allow me to
come up fairly close to her, and then
ran on again. This continued till we
were about hundred yards from the
spot where the covey ran into the
field, when the hen bird also ran
through a gap in the hedge. I got up,
just in time to see her rise from the
ground and fly straight back to the.
spot where her family were no doubt
lurking If that was not strategy, it
was curiously like it. On the test one
day disturbed family party of wild
ducks in a little reed sheltered creek.
The female bird, within reach of my
ten-foot hy-rod, !, tapped helplessly
about the water as though grievously
wounded. The male flew across the
stream, where he was Joined by the
young; and not until all the latter were
safe across the water did the mother,
rise on strong wing to follow the. rest
OF the family. In both these cases. the.
conduct Of the parent birds surely inn
piled strategy Of a high order. George
"A. H DeWar. s $@ S. 5Sr, < :, 53I% a. {.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

trip, and With high freights home
ward have been highly profitable to
the owners The benefits derived by
France BY this bounty system are not
easily distinguished The objects Of the
subsidy or bounty are said to be the
promotion Of trade between France and
the rest Of the world. The signal fall
ure Of this object is amply illustrated
by a review Of the Mellinet's work for
the past two years. She sailed from
the Clyde il ballast for Taltal July IS,
1898, On arrival she was ordered to
.Caleta BueIh, where she loaded nitrate
for Hamburg At the latter port she
loaded genfal merchandis for Tchio,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
Loved Hirh-Born T,adv

hi - "a young Atg French naval officer fell
desperately in love with the Princess
SAAmnelie, who afterward II married the
King Of Portugal. The sailor met her
at aba bazaar held at Nice, In aid Of char
Slty,, and an was entirely unaware Of the
Identity Of the charming girl who won won
his heart ear at first sighl t. Later on.
when Vt he discovered his mistake, find find
Ing promo tion SLOW, he deserted from
his his ship and made his way to the cas-
tie where = u lived the princess, was re-
fused g adm % an and while waiting
about, hoping to see the object of his
3ado 9. s q ion 1l was vas captured and taken;
back 81 TO his ship in irons a shumi1iat-s
ing spectacle
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

z A trade journal estimates the Ameri-
can output Of bicycles for the past
year at about eight hundred and fifty
thousand wheels. More than one hun
dred thousand were reserved for home
consumption. Yet the bicycle Is now
no novelty. It looks as if the people
who have supposed and declared that
wheeling was merely a temporary fad
would have to own themselves beaten,
and aim their dismal predictions at the
motor cycle and automobile. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

Mrs. Laura A. Alderman owns the
largest orchard in South Dakota. Ac-
cording to- W. N. Irwin. chief of the
division Of pomologv Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture in Washington,
she has near Harley. Turner county,
$50 acres, in which are 5000 tress, two
acres being given over to plums. Be
sides the trees there are 1000 currant
bushes, 1000 gooseberry bushes, 500
grape vines and three acres Of straw
berries. - ~ ~ 81 -ff& J. y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

simple experimen tot painting the ami
mails ul esxp riment, By the way,
which resulted seriously for horses
as hlousand grew quickly
Weakened a,lnd Ter the campaign WORK
4 and dice.
q Il is believed that the applicat ton of1
paint to the horses prevented eYapo-'
2ra 'ti q the sweat and caused III this
way tlleu npreced ented loss 81 horse
sfIesl which hal, marked the British
s sBo 'ea caiapa Is the first day 81
JUL the British army had consumed
sss22, t00 horses and 146., 900 mule tlael
latte beasts suryiy wing where horses
peri1hed. I
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and on discharging at that port loaded
ore for Glasgow, where she arrived in
June, 1900, and from which port she
has just sailed for Portland. Thus, in
stead Of the: French people receiving
any benefits in trade development
!. through substituting the vessel, they are
7 actually 6 1 paying for tonnage used by
1 the English nitrate dealers, the Ger:
ma i. manufacturers and the Oregon
wheat VI ca growers, the profits on the oper-
g alton l going not to the French people
! asa asa whole whole but to a few Individual
ship owners. 5... ( 7. 81 - y IS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

February IA. 1901, will h1ark the
centennial Of the day when John Mar
shall of Virginia, the first chief justice
Of the United States, took his seat
upon the supreme bench It is to be
ommemorated at the initiative of the
bar association OF. the District Of Co.
lumbia, with the help of the Ameri-
can Bar Association, and ex-Attorney-
General Wayne MacVeagh has been
chosen to deliver the grafton, ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

The Milne-Astor episode dies na-d.
The finale must be wholly satisfactory
to Captain Sir Berkeley Milne-his
nomination by the Admiralty as one Of
three officers sent to represent the roy
al navy at the funeral of the Duke Of
Coburg. The selection of Sir Berke-
ley was intended as a demonstration
and it was due to a suggestion made
by royal personage. ss.-, 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

Hs The foreman of a ranch in Califor-
mia declares that rural free delivery is
worth a thousand dollars a year to- him
personally, because it keeps the hands
at home. This suggests one reason
why the service should be extended.
Restless boys will be less anxious to
go to the city, when every day the post
man brings the best Of the city to
them. - ~ 49, 'Lss +, Il Il. + g
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
The screw il the fourth jewel wheel
of a watch is so small that a lady's5
thimble would hold 1,000,0O0 Of them.

The average velocity OF cirrus clouds
Is about SO miles an hour, while in
winter they have sometimes been
known to travel at the rate Of 4 230
miles an hour. III Il " 3ss ss5.2
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

It Is announced that Prof. Charles
Eliot Norton and the other literary ex-
ecutors Of John Ruskin have deter.
mined not to issue a biography Of the
art critic, considering his "Praeterita"
and Collingwood's biography sufficient.
But the executors will issue represent
alive selections from Mr.. Ruskin's
diaries and letters 2le.s---- T.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
The Octopus OF the Uelle.

Antwerp Cor. Chicago Record: Ac-
Acording to a Belgian officer who has
just returned from the Congo Free
State, the River Uelle there is full of a;
species Of octopus, called by the ma
atives 'tmiga I he creature Is il the
habit, It is said Of attacking native
canoes, capsiz ling then. dragging its.
victims to- its cave and making a meal
Of them. The Belgian tells some
strange stories OF the performances OF
these creatures he processes to;
have Wltnes sed. These storiess strain
ones creduli and read ike q page
from one Of Rider Haggard' s. novels.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

manner. Employ the best skilled
labor, and construct them exactly on
the same principles. One may draw
all right, while the other smokes like
pipe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

Mrs. Thomas 6. Platt, the wife. Of
the New York senator. gives q great
deal Of her time to study Two years
ago she took up French and is now
especially proficient, in that language.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

When the active service section Of
the Royal Berks volunteers left Mai
denhead recently on their way to the
front, each man was presented with
q sovereign by Colonel fBoxall, with
injunctions to spend the same at Pre-
toria. s IA I5j5 s@ %3 vi. x Z. : /. s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
~ EFRENcH SUBSIDY.
French People Actually Pay Tonnage
IS $%s for English Dealers. 81 ESSS8s

5a5, S.5$5 for English Dealers.
The French bark Gen. Mellinet
sailed from Glasgow for. Portland to
load for the united kingdom, making
q a. feet of six French vessels that are
coming from Europe in ballast to load
wheat at this port, says the Portland
o1regonia Seventeen thousand, miles
is "a long. distance for a ship to sail
in ballast, but owing to the general
subsidy paid by the French govern.
.ment the vessels which have made the:
trip have paid a profit on the outward
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
Eject OF. Civilization.

The Portland, Oregonian tells Of
Chinaman, Lum Chung, who was en-
ployed in a Portland canning factory.
He provided himself with Winches-
ter rifle, and during his leisure hours
learned to shoot we'll. He has only
one eye, and so was not bothered
about shutting the other when he
took aim, thing. which often trou-
bles novices in Workmanship. q few
years. ago Lum Chung went home to-
China and staid there some time:
While there he went one day with two
friends to sell a lot OF hogs; for which
they received a consid erable sum OF,
money Eight robbers, who had Sc.
cured informatio ion OF what business
they were In. followed them in a boat
to rob them. Lum Chang pumped lead
into the gang with his Winch chester till
he killed seven OF them. and allowed
the other to escape, that he might car
~ the news to the remainde of the
gang, and strike terror to the souls.
of the heather. Napoleon said that
IL ever the Chinese learned the art
OF war. other nations would do we'll
to stand from unde and Il many Of.
them are like Lllmt Chung Napoleon.
was righ Chicago Tribune.
.sSst5 Elk TeetI
81 -Four hundred elk teeth were sold
In Spokane. Wash the Other day for
ST, 900. The demands Of the members.
sof the order 81. Ells and the growing
scarcity have increased the value Of
the teeth Fourteen wears ago d Mon
ttana man paid onl1y $50 tor IN Indian
sheaddress that contained 800 elk teeth.
Last year Il similar headdress BON
taining only $50 teeth sold tor 500.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
& Chimneys Are Tickle.

Chimneyss are$very tickle. You can
build one all right in theory, but when
it comes down to practice that is an
other matter. Build two chimneys
side by side in precisely the same