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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Cab Service in
..Gerrnar1y..

I have spent most Of the summer in
Germany, says a returned American,
and I am convinced that the Germans
perhaps more than any other peple
have solved the problem of living.
Without going into the details of good
cooking, open air life, good hotels,
cleanliness, cheapness and general
comfort, there is one thing about Ger
man cities that appeals to- me- The
especial object of resentment and. OBJ
lection that I cherish in this country
is the American cabman and his ex-
orbitant prices. In London and Paris
the tariff for the employment of cabs
is more or less clearly defined, but
still disputes may arise. In Germany,
however, they have solved the prob
lem absolutely. They have attached
to every cab, carriage or public We
on the box directly behind the driver,
and in plain sight of the passenger. It
explains upon it's face that it registers
the tariff for the hire of the vehicle.
When you get in the wagon the driver
adjusts this register. If any baggage
is carried the face Of the register pro-
claims how much he is allowed for
every piece Of luggage, and he rings
it up before he starts. Then the tax
imeter is attached to the wheels of the
wagon in some way, so that every rev.
olution of the wheel is registered. In
stead of registering the distance gone,
or the number of the revolutions of the
wheel, the taximeter registers the
charge for the distance gone. 1t
changes in 10 pfennig jumps. Ten
pfennigs in our money is about 21a
cents. The result is that a person is
charged about az cents for every
eighth of mile. The machines are
absolute and accurate, and the work
ings are so open that even the most
obtuse can realize the fairness of it.
This is spoken Of merely as hint to
the municipal authorities of the va
rious American cities in control Of
hack rates. The ablishmentN Of a
3taximeter system Of this kind would
be Of inestimable value to the people
who patronize them, and in the end
would be of great value to the hack
men themselves, as, assured Of honest
treatment, thousands Of people would
use cabs who now refrain owing to the
wild license for charging that the
american hac kmfan enjoys.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
It's on IL & II is NOR E
THAN 656 FEE !
Hill GIL Is.|

from the hill upon which the chimney
Is built thereby reducing to a rational
amount the cost OF the construction,
the outlet Of the said chimney being
300 feet above the adjoining M plane
NotWith outstanding this great saving by
the construction of the aue and utiliz-
ing nature for the additional height
the chimney alone cost over thirty-one
thousand dollars; the construction OF
the \ $40 feet Of fue $25, 900, hence the
total cost is about fifty six thousand
dollars, Including excavations, founda-
lions and the necessary iron rings; the
two latter items cost So $40. But even
this tremendous cost has been a good
investmentSso far, as the company has
not been compelled to pay any dam
ages to the surrounding property hold
ers since the erection Of this big chin
ney; whereas before divers claims had
to be satisfied to the extent Of 40 per
cent, according to governmental de-
cisions. The chimney was erected &C
cOrdlng to the design Of Master Ne
chanic o. Huppner, in Freiburg, in
Saxony, by the largest and most prom
inent firm Of German chimney build
ers,. H. R. Heinecke, and was begun
upon Sept. Is, 1888, and completed on
Oct %, 1889. The system employed
was the perforated radial brick, in the
same method as was pursued in the
erection of the two chimneys at the
works of Adam Weber Sons, at Weber,
%h1 Do wi ryI,i oh eyyc
tenn this firm is now introducing in
America. Judging by results and the
general demands in this line it will not
be long before America will surpass
this big construction with still taller
chimney. The following data will be
of interest, showing the immensely of
this constructions: 4 The base of the
chimney lies 80 feet under the level,
and is 10 feet 8 inches square, cover
ing an area of 1550 square feet. The
following quantity of material was
used, viz: Thirteen thousand eight
hundred and eighty-three cubic feet for
foundation work; 17,736 cubic feet for
pedestal, 63,666< cubic feet for the COL
umn, giving a total of 1925 cubic feet
OF mason work. The mason work had
a special weight of 124.8 pounds per
cubic foot; the entire lot then to be
carried was 5,308% gross tons, and the
weight to be sustained by the founda-
tions, at a dead calm, was 3.45 tons per
square foot. In consideration of the
normal wind pressure of 1852 pounds
per square foot, which is officially &C
cepted in Germany as a statical calm
for chimneys, the weight to be sus
tanned by the foundations is increased
to Az tons per square foot; There is
no doubt that this chimney with all its
details and peculiarities, is one of the
greatest works ever erected in this
particular line, and is accepted to-day
by the official organs of Germany as
standard of chimney construction
Power -. ia. Z, -,,s... ~. t.- -. T..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Consolation and Comfort.

Who is it that does not wish to be
out in the open air or alive in some
field of sport, whether it be with the
bat, rod or gun; whether we go coast
ing over the hills and wales on the
wheel or sailing over rough waves Or
into serene coves, it is all sport and the
springing muscles seem to need it. It
is bound to happen that some mishap
will occur. Thus it is that we have
sprains in abundance. Light sprains,
sprains that cripplc, sprains that give
great pain, sprains that rob us of sleep.
but sportsmen of all kinds have come
to know that there is nothing better
than the old, reliable ST. Jacobs Oil.
Have it with you for use; you may
rely On it's cure of the worst sprain and
restoration to the comforts Of life. y;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
A Bank for One Building.

4 new bank has been chartered and
will vii presently open for business in the
arcade OF the Empire Building, at
I Broadway 81 and Rector street, New
York ', 9 RI. city which will innovate by hay
ing its hours from 8 a. M. to 6 b. m.
continuously g. This industry has an
other peculiarity-Vthe banking will be
for the tenants Of that one building,
who, from top to bottom, are big steel
a. and d. iron. companies, OF recent forma
ton, with billions of capital and no
permanent connection with banks
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Bow Bells Silenced.

" EateVer may be the case with St
Paul s. partial damage has already
been sust aimed by the historic church
of st. Mary-le-B the beautiful tow
5er. of which already leans twenty three
inches out Of the perpendicular. This,
it is stated, lis caused by the vibrati ton
of the adjoining tupenny tube. The
company has agreed to pay s1, 900
(s5,000l by way of comp nsation. II
Meantime owing to the dangerous
condition Of the belfry, the famous
Bow Bells. that are turEed again Dick
Wilmington, must remain silent until
the necessary UNDERMINING operations
are mpleted-New York Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
no Maye Clothes II, Il i.

u Never in home dressmaking cut any
been sponged, as cheap material Isl
otter rot darnpened before it is sold.
TIE do this properly at home, get an
ironing board or II bic the width of the
goods asaG cover with tightly-stretched
calico. sIread your cloth, wrong side
up, cover with a. linen cloth that has
been well Wrung out in water, and
then press it with a hot iron length 4
wise OF the goods. Never let the iron
be still. and the goods must fall evenly
on the eoori on to q clean cloth as
pressed a3ss asyt54 sE 81. {
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
This Man Had a Strong Faith,

2 Ills MAN aaO q SCrOng Falth.
Charles Bell, of Albion, Mich, be-
came so confirmed a believer in the
efficacy of faith that he believed him
self able to take poison without any
ill-effects. So. he took "a grains of
morphine the other day. The next
morning he appeared sick, but
triumphant, and told of his feat. He
said he had vomited up the morphine
and felt no serious i'll effects from tax
ing it. The success of this test prob
ably encouraged him to go further
with his experiments for he bought a
revolver and declared%his intention of
proving that he could shoot himself
without fatal results. He then went to
the front yard of his house, and, plac-
ing the revolver to his temple, fired:
Death was instantaneous. /, /, F. n Z"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Arrangement by Which
!. Passengers Can't Be
CHEATED. <

between July 8 and August II. 3 The
star rose during the greatest heat of
summer and the Romans attributed the
heat and many of the diseases attend
ing heated term of weather to the in
fiuence of this star. They sacrificed
dogs to offset the supposed malign
powers, the star. Many of the old
time beliefs have endured to the pres
ent day. Owing to astronomical
changes the time will eventually come
when Sirius will rise during the winter
months. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
PATIENTS.
List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Mort d

List of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Richardson Dickinson, Sioux Falls,
S. D., index cabinet: Nils Hindbjorgen,
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. fire. proof grain bin
and floor; John Jansen, Woonsocket,
S. D., gearing for well drilling appara-
tus; Charles H. McDermott, Duluth.
Mimi, railway track; Anton Metzel,
Wheatland, Mimi, sulky cultivator;
Winslow ,Northway, Minneapolis,
Mimi, gyrator. liz a . T. 4
Lothrop & Johnson. patent attorneys, OIL &
9l2 Pioneer Press Bldg, ST. Paul, Mimi
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Truth Crushed to Earth.

What shall say to these newspaper
menu asked the private secretary Of
the great manufacturer
What do they want?' -
Our men have been striking all day,
and the reporters are after informa-
tom "a 5@&s1gt..
Tell them said the great manu-
facturer, that we are running like
clock work, with striking regularity
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Moo, boys, can ony we ell me what
Disease nna Remedy.

THAT must be pretty bad toothache
to swell your face like that. Why don't
you see a dentist?'' I.rt,' -.
II did call on my friend, DR.. Pullem,
yesterday, and experienced great re-
lief III 4
= you must be mistaken. Pullem has
been out of town for a week.
IT know. I felt relieved when found
that out -Philadelphia Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
what Is "Nothing?v

An old Scotch farmer, being elected a
member of the local school board, visit
ed the school and tested the intelligence
of the class by his questions. The first
inquiry was: "j~.... ~: ~ r..
.zs Moo, boys, can ony- we ell me what
naething is?'' ~ ~
After moments silence, a small boy
In the back seat arose and replied
IS It's what We gle me t'other day for
haudin' yer e!''-London Answers
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
I No Experience.

Diggs-5Do you believe there is any
truth III the saying that it takes a gen
ius to 1--we with a genius? .E. Az =,
Biggs--No,3 Il don't. never consid-
cred my wife a genius Chicago News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Not His Wife,.

sClosefist-Does your wife eternally
poster you for money?
>Graspit-No; the people she buys
things from do that.-Oho State Jour-
nal. )
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Am U1,rn.o,.vahle Road.

81. Pedestrian--Will this road take me
out into the country, little boy?
4. Little Bcy-T don't think t will; but
If y wait. mebby a waggun'l II come
along. Ohio State Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
As Proxy.

II can't see: why man gof his. size
wants. to be croWding women away
from the bargain counter for!'' snapped
one of the crowded. &<3 = rN$.@
Madam plaintively spoke the large
man, turning his head to address her,
I am here as the representa- tive of
family Of eleven daughters Chicago
Times - ~ 5t..:&
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
His Little Scheme.

"Leddy,,'' he said, as he DOTTED his
chapeau, Il haven't had a bite to eat
since yestiddy mornin'.''
She gave him a quarter, and, as he
headed for the nearest saloon, he add
ed: Jst ~ ~-<
AN don't want none" denver
Times. s5 -. w. Ia !, .,- 81. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19

I'm the P1aalad elphfa Style.
The sultan Of Jolo has given a fifty
sabsolute concession of the. island
OF Pararua to- one Of the native
princes. q 81
5 Y N Well, say, the sultan OF Jolo must
think he's the Mayor Ashbridge of the
Philippines - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19

BISHOP GRANT, OF INDIANAPOLIS. 8
Bishop A. Grant Of Indianapolis,
Ind, writes the following letter:
Il, Indianapolis, Indians,
5549 N. Pennsylvania Street. {
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen have been using Pc
f1sna for catarrh and can cheerful!y REC
On7n7end your remedy to anyone who
wants a good medicine. "a. Grant.
Prominent members of the clergy are
giving Peruna their unqualified en-
dorsement. These men find Peruna es-
pecially adapted to preserve them from
catarrhgof the vocal organs which has
always been the bane of public speak
ers, and general catarrhal debility in
cident to the sedentary life Of the
clergyman. Among the recent utter
ances of noted clergymen on the cura-
tive virtues of Peruna is the above one
from Bishop Grant
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
] Change of Base

Wei, your boy graduated in Greek?'
.f' oh. yes 5s 5. @5E Isl 3. II
IAN what's he a. dom of now ~
'Splittin' rails in dialect &S
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Are You Using Aliens F,

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Ease:
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Smarfing, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent TREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
.Ef lrestE FfIi
Odd.

Miss Sentyment is a great lover OF
CATS ii. MI 8< 54 4. 4 81. I.
the line on caterpillars ~ Ohio State
Journal. ss II
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup {3
For children teethng, softens the gums, reduces In
allays pain cures wind co11c &c bottle
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
The Champagne We Drink.

The American market for ch am
payne varies less than in the case Of
other {, tl foreign wines though the i'm
portations Of last year were 100000
dozens dc as against $40, 900 ten years
ago. The figure was sexceptio
high last years imp atoms were
below the average. The fluctuations
which carried the importations doWn,
to 1l7O. 900 dozen in 1897 carried them
up to 215,O00 dozen two years later
No man but a blockhead ever wrote
exceDf for n. onnv 8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
Getting Into Conditlon.

Vice President Roosevelt devotes a
part OF his strenuous energy to chop
ping down trees. I.
There's nothing like chops for a train
ing diet - Cleveland Plain Dealer. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-19
IA Woman's Train.

Is MISS SubbuTb--Diu YOU CUiHe OUT on
the train? 3 ss
Funny Part way until she put
ne Ohio State Journal. q
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
A Pure Food Law.
SOUTH SIDE NEWS.

Window glass, all sizes, Mynard's.
531 Church street.
Mrs. G. o. Porter. lit North Willard
street. left yesterday morning for
Blakesburg to spend few days at
the home of her parents.
Miss Verda Derby of Blakesburg re-
turned home yesterday morning after
visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. O. Porter, lit North Willard street.
Mr.. al / Mrs. McSwain, of Montana,
have arrived and will make South OF
tumwa their future nome. Mrs. Nc,
Swain was formerly Miss Martha
Hatch of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gaylord and
daughter, Miss Ella, departed today
for Oskaloosa, in answer to telegram
announcing the death of Mr.. Gaylord's
sister, whose death occurred yester
day afternoon.
Some are paying too much.-Do you
know that rubber footwear is down
and do you know that there is a store
that gives you the bottom prices whe
Their you are posted or not. That's
Church's South Side Shoe Store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
ADVENT SEASON HERE.
is Observed by Catholic and Episcopal
Churches.

The Advent season which marks
the ecclesiastical year in the Roman
Catholic and Episcopal churches, will
begin next Sunday. There are four
Sundays in the season, and these SYM
bolize the 1000 years of the world
which preceded the coming of Christ.
1t is a period of preparation for the
Christmas tide or of the great festival
of the incarnation. The gospels read
On Sundays in advent are taken most
ly from the biblical descriptions of the
Last Judgment and from the preach
ings of John the Baptist, commonly
called the Precursor. Violet is the
rubrical color of the season, during
which marriages with nuptial mass
are forbidden. Beginning with the
first Sunday of advent, and extending
to the Feast of Epiphany, or the Mani
festation January g., there are no
weddings celebrated among Roman
Catholics.
In the Episcopal service the whole
time from advent to Trinity Sunday is
chiefly taken up in co/nemorating
the principal acts of Providence in the
great work of Redemption, and there.
fore such portions are selected for
gospels as are thought most
suitable to the several solemnities,
and most likely to confirm the faith in
! the mysteries which are celebrated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
oTTuMWAN GETS PATENT.
Louis p. Eisenbeis Has Machine to
Make Paper Bags.

Louis P. Eisenbeis, of this city, has
been granted patent on paper bag
machine as seen by the following list
of patents issued by the department:
Iowa Patents.
Joseph w. Bottendorf, Davenport,
check rover; Walter j. Brady, Upton,
ball bearing wheel for vehicles; John
H. Buegge. Davenport, means for OPP
Grating washing machine; Edw Ebi,
Cedar Rapids, mouth illumination;
Louis p Eisenbeis, Ottumwa, paper
bag machine; Ira Aiffie, Malvern,
draft attachment for vehicles or ma.
chimes; Sam M. Wixrel Marcus, fold.
ing paste table.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-War with Spain, Walter
C. Larson, Council Bluffs. Sc. Increas-
ed-James H. Gray, Diagonal, $40;
David E. Rummel, of DIN, $17; Arad
N. Porter, Des Moines, $40. Original
widows-Saniah Harter, Richland
$12; Mary A. Manor, Linden, So; Shy
S. Hobbs, Ellston, IS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
SENT BACK TO ASYLUM.
Hervey Hughes Returned to Mt. Plea.
SAINT institution

According to advices from Mt. Plea
SAINT, Hervey w. Hughes, who was
sent to the hospital for the insane at
Mt. Pleasant from this city early last
spring, made his escape from there
about two months ago. He has been
in this city all of that time and had
always appeared quite rational. How
ever, it appears a return of his NAL
ady made itself apparent and his faith
er in order to protect the young man
took him back to Mt. Pleasant. Yes
terday's Mt. Pleasant Journal has the
following to say of the case:
Hervey Hughes was brought back
from Ottumwa to the hospital yester
day. He had gotten away about two
months ago, and had been working on
the railroad. but was peaceably in.
clined and was left alone. However
the other day he became unruly and
so was brought here yesterday. His
father came with him and walked
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
swiNDLiNe BY MAILS CHARGED.
Man Is On TriaI-Accused of Selling
Worthless Stock.

Des Moines, Nov. 27.-The trial of
Letson Balllett, mine-owner and large
ly interested in the properties at Bak-
err City. Ore, is on here in the United
States federal court. Balliett was in
dicted by the federal grand jury two
years ago, charged with using the
United States mails to further a
scheme to defraud by sending out cir,
'culars advertising the White Swan
gold mine OF that place; advertising
the mine as a lucrative piece of prop
erty, and offering to sell stock. The
prosecution claims the mine is worth
less and that Balliett has realized a
quarter of million dollars by selling
stock in what they call only hole in
the ground. Balliett is a son of Judge
S. F. Balliett of Des Moines. He resid
| ed for a time in San Francisco Wit
nesses are here from San Francisco
Portland, Salem and Baker City, Ore.
and st. Paul and Minneapolis.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28

AS the time has come for people to
buy their fall and winter footwear we
specially invite you to call and exam
inc our very large and well selected
stock of ladies', gents, misses and
children's boots and shoes and also
rubber goods. This stock consists of
the finest grades and very latest styles
in forms and modern, up-to,date fine
shoes purchased for spot cash from
the leading factories in this country
before the advance in hides and leath-
er which will enable us to sell them
for the price asked for shoddy, worth
less paper shoes, advertised as bar.
gains elsewhere. Our old customers
will certify that by buying from Jno
Fleming, of 222 East Main street, OF
tumwa, you will get the worth of ev
cry penny you leave US. A look at
our windows will convince you thai
we have the modern styles, shapes
and leading goods. A trial will con
vince you that our boots and shoes are
the best to wear.
We wish to call your attention te
our special sale of Felt Boots and Ov
ers and all Rubber goods at greatly
reduced prices for the next thirty
daun-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-11-28
Pekin, were in the city yesterda
shopipng.

Pekin, were in the city yesterday
shopping.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. R. Daniels,
22S West Fifth street, Wednesday af-
ternoon, daughter.
Mrs. M. J. Kelly, of Williamsburg,
arrived in the city this morning for a
visit at the convent.
An eight-pound boy was born this
morning TO Mrs. Charles A. Wilson,
220 North Moore street
Mrs. S. Kaufman, of Morrell street,
left yesterday evening for Fremont to
visit with her son for few days.
Miss Irma Day from near Blakesburg
who has been visiting at the home of
her cousin, Miss Myrtle Day, 215 South
Willard street, returned to her home
today.