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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
SOME GIANT TREES.

From 20 to 80 Feet In Diameter and
More Than $50 Feet TAU.
= would like to draw attention to
bunch of immense trees in the noun
tains fifteen to twenty miles from my
place, near Latoureli. on the o. r.. &
N, says q correspondent of the Port
land 0regonfan. used to make every
year trip to the mountains, lasting
generally eight to ten days, and it was
on one Of my last trips, about four
years ago.. that discovered on the
northeast side of the divide, between
the waters Of the Bull run and the
Hood river, this bunch Of giant trees.
The like never saw before OF since.
Before saw these giants had meas
sured from time to time some trees at
home which girdled 29 to: 80 feet
around about three feet from the base,
but these trees could not be compared
at all with the big trees Z found in
the mountains. They would appear as
mere sticks against those giants ]
honestly believe that those giants will
girdle so to 80 feet around near the
base, and that they are $50 to- 400 feet
high. They stand on kind Of fat or
bottom and this; fiat is we'll protected
ceive, by steep and high bluffs not only
from the Hood river side up, but from
the main water divide down.. These
big trees are, in my mind, somewhere
near the north line Of the National
park, but it is doubtful if they are in
it. There are two species of the giant
trees. One species has a yellowish and
not very rough bark, is straight and
round as a candle, has no limbs to an
immense height, and has a nice, won
derful crown. The father Of this very
aristocratic species in our mountains
is surely the emperor Of our forest.
People must not think that this: tree
is the so-called "noble fir" because I
know not only the mobile fir" but
many other mountain. trees very we'll.
Nor must they think that this species
is one of the common trees in the
such giants there are. There may be
hundreds, there may be thousands. On
our way home one of my companions
was drowned in the Bull run, and
therefore I never went to the noun
tains again, but have always had de-.
sire to go and Investigate further
about those big trees: Cedar IS tha
second species of the big trees. They
rival in size and grandeur the first spe-
cies. But the most wonderful thing
about them seems to- be that they are,
in spite of their immense diameter and
age, seemingly sound and hard, through
and through.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

es the hips. It is stitched very closely
a anz the result is. a very decided curve
ito the outlines. One popularity of the
jacket is that, once fitted to the figure,
it seems to take on a likeness of the
form of he wearer. In other words, it
fits like wax" I'LL.
Only the front and collar are stitched
with braid. The other strappings are
formed Of the jacket material. Ten
large buttons are sewed upon the
front, five on either side. On the red
jackets these are black, but when dark
blue or blue-gray is used the gold but
ton usurps the function of it's somber-
colored cousin.-Helen Grey-Page.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

lucky Democrats made her clerk Of
the house of representatives. She will
have some catchy stories to tell this
year On the stump. One of these will
be how the Kentucky legislature was
chased up st. Clair Street, in Frank
fort, by the Republican militia, and
how the body of which she was clerk,
finally effected an organization by
passing the book along, as it were, in
East Frankfort, adjourning the legis-
1ature to meet in Louisville.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
WRONG IMPRESSIONS MADE.

Lives Ruined by Influence Of Theatrical
=> Plays.
A young clerk, holding an excellent
position in London bank, visited
many years ago a performance of a
wellknown play, in which the hero
makes a huge fortune out of the sill
yer mines of Mexico, says an exchange.
Excellent as is the moral of this mag
nifcent play, it's effect on the career
of this youthful clerk was disastrous,
for, being fred by an ambition to
emulate the doings of the tthero,'' who
went abroad and secured a. mighty for
tune, he actually threw up his berth
at the bank and sailed for the silver
mines. Fortune was against him from
the first. His career at the mines was
record Of constant toll, accompanied
by constant failure and eventually he
blew out his brains, leaving a note
in which he declared that the witness
ing of the play in question had been
the cause of his quitting England, and
that he bitterly regretted the day
when he had turned his steps toward
the theater. In another play there is
a certain foolish woman, who, being
unable to live agreeably with her hus-
band, walks out of his home and re-
turns no more. A young lady residing
in a western London suburb, who had
witnessed this piece, and who fancied
that her own position was akin to that
of the heroine of the said play, de-
cided to follow the latter's example,
and, sure enough, quilted the marital
roof several days later. Her husband
urged her to return to him, but she
steadfastly refused, and the upshot OF
the matter was that she drifted into
poverty, and, being unable to support
herself by her own efforts, sought
refuge in death. The production of a
play Of the Jack Sheppard" order in
Paris many years ago was the cause OF
a respectable tradesman's son taking
to a life Of crime. Fired by the feats
of the stage malefaetor, he began hos
tilities by pilfering from his fathers
till, and he followed UP these depre-
dations by breaking into bank on the
outskirts of Paris. When placed in
the dock he struck theatrical atti-
tude, and made a short speech which
distinctly recalled some of the lines
from the play which had made. so
great an impression upon him. Doubt
less his vicious tendencies had been
latent up to the time when he visited
the theater, but the play certainly
served to call them forth and set them
in action.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

he ruth
About I obias>
Observation-Disclosures (: I:

Il T. & Ia + Il +a &
i kissed my sister, for she is kind
And loves me, but as we reached the
gate
4 turned and told her I had a mind,
Nevertheless, to try my fate!''
Anonymous.
1t took Hanora quite a time to find
put the truth about Tobias. Not that
Tobias could ordinarily be considered
a. mysterious individual Indeed, he
was precisely the reverse. From the
cool dawn hour in which he arose to go
forth and drive the team for Twist &
collector, until his return at $3.50 to
the modest fiat where his sister-and
supper-awaited him, his life was a
clean and commonplace page, spread
wide for every casual Or interested
glance. His nights, II less exposed to
the arc lights of public scrutiny, might
as well have been so. For, after eating
heartily of the food Hanora had pre-
pared and referring to the same in
admiring terms, he was won't to re-
move his shoes as unnecessary impede
menta, place his feet in their we'll
darned hose upon the chair ssbeyant," ;"
light his pipe, drink the solitary bottle
of beer which Hanora permitted him,
and read the mighty accumulation Of
both morning and evening papers until
the autocratic spinster who ruled his
abode suggested "a decade and
turned the lamp low by way of gen
tie but quite sufficient hint.
Tobias was 40-plus five He had a
brickdust skin, pale brows, a pugnac-
ious nose, and a smile Of such sudden,
.suffusing, apologetic radiance it ex-
planned his love for his fellowmen in
general and for Hanora in particular.
Indeed, his was the only love that had
ever come Hanora's way. She had
never been guilty Of that form of high
way robbery known as coquetry. Not
that she was unsophisticated. She
knew that woman quick of percep-
ton and adroit of finger may appropri-
ate the purse of one who walks her
way and suffer Incarceration And she
knew also that one who possesses her.
self of an unaDDrODriated masculine
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
Proposed 100 Apostle 4,

The report that Charles Frohman
may attempt to produce the Passion
Play in this country recalls a good
story that Eugene Field used to tell,
says the Indiana apolis News. An enter
prising American manager once saw
the Passion Play and was so impressed
by it that he determined to duplicate
it in America. However, ,he proposed
to Improve upon II. Instead of con-
tenting himself with twelve apostles.
he was going to have a hundred.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
THE MESSENGER BOY JACKET

The young woman who delights in
fads has been especially favored this
season. She has had snakeskin belts,
heart bangles and no end of follies in
jewelry, and now the latest fancy for
her delectation is the messenger boy
jacket, truly smart confection.
81 This jacket is developed in the light
est of the satin face cloths as regards
both color and weight. Dark blue and
blue-gray are the fashionable colors.
The fashion originated in England,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
Fishing an Art in China.

Nowhere in the world is the art of
fishing SO mighty developed as in Chi
ma. Rivers, creeks, stagnant pools,
the great ocean, and the little tank,
lakes and garden ponds, all furnish
their quota to the sustenance of man.
Even rice grounds are turned into fish
ponds in winter. The Inhabitants of
the waters are killed with the spear,
caught with the hook, scraped up by
the dredge and captured by nets. They
are even diyed for by birds trained for
the purpose. Eels are fed in tubs and
jars until customers carry them off. # -
Washington Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

heart not only goes free in the sight
of the law. but glories if she will in
her guile and in the magnitude of her
deed Whether the bonds of inoppor-
tunity had shackled Hanora Ryan or
whether she had preferred maiden tri-
slrnph to the exultation of matron-
hood deponent sayeth not. Anyhow,
to get back to the truth about Tobias.
On one memorable midsummer eve he
devoured lemon pie without protest.
Hanora knew he loathed lemon pie.
On the following morning he meekly
ate the French toast she set before
him, instead of his regulation potato
and rasher. This was her second test.
For Tobias had frankly declared only
two weeks ago that he would eat no
more French, or Flemish, or-no, be-
gorrah-Boer toast, that was made of
stale bread dipped in egg and fried!
So there! She began to feel suspicious.
He was good brother, but alarmingly
docile when presented with viands for
which he possessed an aversion.
She was like the parrot which it's
owner declared said little but done a
devil Of a heap Of thinkin'!'' She
thought good deal in those days.
When Tobias suggested bringing a
friend home with him to dinner she
thought more than ever, albeit she
possibly said less
To be bringin' a man here for
male!" quoth she. What kind Of a
man might he be now, Tobias ?''
Sthraight as they make 'em!n
promptly responded Tobias. eHe
drives the rush bus He's a good wan.
He'd relish one Of your raspberry rolls
that he would, Hanora!' Whereat
Hanora blushed in a wintry sunset
sort Of way and said he might bring
his friend.
He did bring his friend. And-to tell
the truth Hanora looked exceedingly
we'll She had given her old black
skirt a dip, 3 whatever that mysteri-
Gus phraseology may mean. And she
wore with this a shirt waist of softest
lawn, which she had bought at quite
an absurd figure because it was one of
the smaller sizes This she had duly
and delicately Numbered. Not that
50 The household art was the only dover
shs would bring for a. gift to him she
wed. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

and the girl who
is very English
wears a flaming
Tommy Atkins red
Jacket S tt t c b e d
with black braid.
Of course the lit
tie coat is made By
a tailor. 1t is fit,
ted upon a smart
sill k foundation
and is not over
generous in length
as it barely reach
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
Dainty Desserts.

"A nice dessert may be prepared by
cutting oranges into halves trans
versely and removing the pulp, allow
ing an orange for each person. Make
lemon jelly to fill half the number Of
little molds thus formed. Fill the re-
naming ones with thick whipped
cream, and when the jelly has become
cold and firm, place one shell contain
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

Miss Ingels is of
prepossessing per-
sonality and is a
fluent spe a K e r,
During the '96
campaignshe made
speeches in various
parts of the coun-
try and attracted
m u C h attention.
She was so success
full that the Ken
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06
Failure Led to Success.

4 NJ. Piehon, the French minister to.
Pekin, il his youth intended to be a
physician, but was prevented by his
failure to pass the examination for a.
degree. He drifted into the dipl lomatic.
service from editorial work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

. Miss Margaret Ingels, Of Paris, KY,
the young woman political speaker
who drew thousands to points where
she spoke in 1896, is preparing to leave
for western. tour in the interest of
the Democratic ticket. --
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-06

That transformed Chicago River.
A great tribute was paid to engin-
eering skill when a man committed
suicide the other day by drowning
himself in the Chicago river
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
D. R. MOVES RETURNS.
ST. PAUL COMMISSIONER TO GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY AT PHIL
ADEyIsPHTA

d. R. Noyes returned yesterday after
noon from Philadelphia, where he had
been as a commissioner to the 18th gen.
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church. which held two weeks session
1t was the most important session of the
assembly in recent years because Of it's
course with reference to the alteration to
be made in the confession of faith The
work accomplished by the commission
ers is regarded as most gratifying and
the final result of the revision of the
creed is looked forward to with the con-
viction that 1t will be entirely satisfac-
tory7to the church at large.~s
The assembly decided by unanimous
vote to have the committee appointed to
recommend some manner of revision and
to make report at the next general as
sembly. No radical change In the con-
fessiOn, and in fact no inherent change
Of any sort is looked for, but some of the
more techinacal sections will probably be
revised in phraseology so as to make
their meaning more clear.
1t Is now safes to say, after the sub
ject has been discussed at the last two
general assemblies that the bulk of the
Presbyterian church membership in this
country does not favor a material change
in the doctrine of the church. All that
is desired is some means of calculating
those sections which have been regarded
as too complex in construction to admit
Of the best general interpretation
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30

poured in upon him. After the report OF
the Jefferson Davis Memorial association,
showing cash in hand of $32, 607, and sub
scriptions of &c. 21, services in memory of
Miss Winnie Davis and in honor Of the
Confederate dead were held
Gen. John r. Gordon was unanimously
reelected commander-in-chief.
A beautiful sight was the great floral
parade with which the citizens Of Mem
phis this afternoon hOnOred their guests
and the Confederate reunion. over a hun
bred vehicles, which were masses OF
flowers, were in line, and all the citizens
of Memphis who Witnessed the flower
parade given last year in honor of Ad-
miral Dewey agreed that the event OF
today far surpassed the first attempt
The judges were MesSrs. Curry, OF Dai-
las, Tex; Mrs. Benton Mcmillan. wife
Of Gov. Mcmillan; Commander Sargent.
of the United States navy, commanding
the gunboau Scorpion, now at Memphis
and H. L. Beach, of Chicago.
At the morning session Of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans conven-
ton, in the course of a discussion OF
school histories, the opinion was gen
orally expressed that none but histories
written by an impartial author. and pre-
sentinS fairly the Southern and Nor theIn
sides of the war, should be used in the
public schools Of the South.
The report Of the credentials commit
tee showed 81 camps, represented by 513
delegates. SiXty-twO camps, win 900 del
egates, We're not represented.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
GEN. GORDON IS REFLECTED.
Succeeds Himself as Commander of
United Confederate Veterans.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 29-Pleasant
weather favored the carrying out of the
full programme today of the Confed-
crate Veterans Reunion, which began
yesterday.
When the opening exercises at Con-
federate hall had been concluded, the
credentials report was presented, show ng
a total representation Of / SO camps, with
an aggregate attendance of 2,309 dele
gates. Texas has the largest representa-
ton
Resolutions prepared by the delegates
were passed up to the commander, who
read them aloud before passing them
back to the committee on resolutions
Among them was one asking that con
gress shall be memorialized to erect at
Washington monument to Gen. Robert
E. Lee There were a number of cries
of no. The resolution was passed
back to the committee.
The committee on Confederate memo
rial reported resources of S228, TO-
Appended to the report was a resolution
that the members Of the memorial COM
mittee be ordered to meet within ninety
days in Richmond, Va, to make final
arrangements for the laying Of the cor
ner stone of the Battle Abbey, which is
to be the great Confederate memorial
The report and the resolution were
adopted
Resolutions were adopted asking con-
gress to make sufficient appropriation for
the care of Confederate dead In the Gem
eteries in the North and thanking con-
gress and the president for the passage
Of an appropriation act for the renter
Iment of the Confederate dead inferred
in the national cemetery at Washington.
Gen A. P Stewart offered a resolution
recommending that every United Confed-
erecting a suitable memorial to the wom-
en- of the South. The motion was car
ried amid applause Gen. Stewart was
made treasurer of the fund. and dollars
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
AFTER THE LA0KAWANNA.
RocIefeIIer-GOuId Syndicate Wants
an Eastern Outlet.

NEW YORK, May 29-The World to-
morrow viii say: That the Rockefeller
Gould syndicate is making a determined
EFFORT to get control Of the Delaware
Lackawanna & Western as an Eastern
outlet for the Missouri Pacific transcon-
tinental system is accepted as a fact IN
Wall street. It was reported yesterday
That George Gould has made an offer TO
the Moses Taylor estate to take over the
entire 10000 shares Of stock held bv that
estate The price offered, It is said. Is
Sz50 share At the Office Of George
Gould information was denied.
The Rocefeller-G Gould interests are said
to own outright 5000 shares Of the stock
OF the Delaware. Lackawanna & West
ern railroad. If they succeed in purchas-
ing the Moses Taylor holdings they will
nave $1,000 shares This will give them
the largest holding in the road, though
not majority. William K Vanderbilt
owns 1900 shares. while ~ other large
holdings are as follows: Frank Work,
S,0GO shares; First National bank, 10000:
the Higgins estate, 1900; W. E. Dodge
1900. and Samuel Sloan about 16 900
shares.
1t is said that the First National bank
is wiling to sell its shares to the Gould
Rockefeller syndicate for the same price
that the Moses Taylor estate sells at.
Samuel Sloan is said to be friendly to
the Could Rockefeller plan.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
PUZZLE FOR THE BOARD
TAX COMMISSION IS CALLED UPON
TO SOLVE SOME DIFFICULT
PROBLEMS
LIMITATION OF ITS POWERS
Question of the Permanent Tax
Commission and the Reten-
ton of the Board of
Equalization.

The state board Of tax commiss, oners Is
now wrestling with matter which will
have to be given much consideration.
When the board was appo.n. ed by the
last legislature, it was given poWer to
provide in it's bill for the app Jintme nj
of permanent tax commissioners, and this
is the nut that is now before them to
crack.
The real question is, who ought to con-
stitute the board of tax commissioners
and what should be the full scope of their
powers? Another question of just as
much Importance is, should the state
board of equalization be abolished or
should 1t be continued and allowed to
work in cooperation with the board Of
tax commissioners?
During the past week or so the com
missioners have busted themselves eX-
aiming the laws of states which have
permanent tax commissions In the state
of Indiana there are two COMM sinners
who work jointly with the governor the
state auditor and the secretary Of s ate.
This board is given powers of review and
the equalization of assessments The
commissioners must see that all assess
ments are made according to law. and
they must enforce penalties. They have
the right to examine books, papers, e c,
pertaining to their work, and they can
them when Investigations are in prog ess.
There are many other duties and powers
of secondary nature. In the state OF
Michigan the duties of the commIssi ne"s
are about the same, but there state Of
f1cials do not makeup in a measure tie
personnel of the board. There are three
commissioners.
Commissioner H w. Childs was ask
ed yesterday what scheme for a per-
manent board was favored by the, pr esent'
board. He answered that inves igations
were just well begun. and no conclusions
had been reached by any member of the
board. The commissioners are anxious
to ga all the information possb BILE fr m
anyone in the state interested N TIE
question Of a permanent tax commission.
They also want sugge stions as to the
state board of equalization The sub ects
under consideration are 50 bros d in their
scope and there are go many phases to
examine into that any suggestions, ac-
cording to the commissioners, will be
timely.
Two years after the establishment OF
a permanent tax commiss on In Mich gan
the increased valuations amounted to
over $349, 900, O0O In all states where there
are such commissions valuations have
been increased and much money has been
saved.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-30
ARGUE BOBLETER CASE
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT BY
THE SUPREME COURT.

The case of the state against Joseph
Bcbleter, and his sureties while holding
tire office of state treasurer, came before
the supreme court yesterday and is now
under Amusement. A number of banks
which were state repositories during Mr..
Bobleters term, became insolvent and
the present action is to ascertain
whether or not the former treasurer and
his sureties are liable for the money
lost.
The bondsmen are: w. R. Merriam, F
A. Seymour, e. NJ. Saunders, r A.
Smith, William Dawson and A B. Stick
ney, as assignee of William Dawson
The state was snort about 100000 on ac-
count of the failure of the banks in 1888
The state realized on certain assets and
dividends after that and the liabilities
were brought down to $50 OCO. 1t de-
veloped from evidence yesterday that
the shortage will further be reduced to
about $4,000.
Former Adjt Gen. Lambert appeared
for Col. Bobleter yesterday, and AT
torney General Douglas fer the state.