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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-01-05

Mail Orders
Promptly Delivered. The Patronage
OF the People of Cook County is Re-
spectfully Solicited.
Office: Lake Ave-. Near Booths Dock
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13

in and without, and the story is told by
his shipmate that one officer now an
Admiral, used to spend as much as
$4,000 in a three years commission in
keeping his ship trim, while the crew
were forever busy on paint, deck or
metal and blacklist" men We're seldom
unemployed. Not many officers spend
so much as this. a first Lieutenant
in a battleship will however, dip into
his pocket to the extent of El00 to goo
a year sometimes, and the commander
Will usually spend even more in beau
tifying the upper deck and the ships
sides, his special province.
Officers who have not the private
means to lay out in bucketsful of paint
and books of gold leaf, usually become
expert thieves in naval sense, for
they, too, wish to secure promotion as
much as or more than their richer col
send his carpenter and a few men with
leagues. An enterprising officer will
cart into the dockyaTd where his YES
sci is being repaired and by means of
little tobacco here and some whisky
there, the carpenter will collect quite
a quantity of canvas, paint and other
commodities. The difficulty will then
be to elude the police; but that func-
tionary will be engaged in conversation
by the officer, while the intelligent pill
lage party conveys the spoil on board.
II is no small JnlnS Tor an O11lCer TO
have a reputation as thief" and he
does not hide his light under bushel,
as the many stories current concerning
the abstraction of goods from a ship
paying off or from dock yards testify.
OF the curious paint and polish Gus
toms of the navy a story is told of Ad-
miral Sir John Phillimore that he
painted one side of his frigate black
and white, while the remaining paint
was used in placing over the Old yellow
paint on the other side the words, mo
more paint" The clerk of the Ad-
milralty wrote demonstrating, and
signing himself, Your affection
ate friend" And back came a reply,
explaining that the words could not be
painted unless he had more paint, and
Sir John copied the official manner and
signed himself Your affectionate
friend, John Phillimore." Then came
a remonstrance from the navy board at
his using this form of signature, to
which the worthy Admiral replied, de-
ploring the non-arrival of the paint and
concluding, II am no longer your af-
fecuonate friend, John Philllmore."
Needless to add, Sir John won.-Royal
Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
OSTRICH FARMING.

Very remuntrative is ostrich farming
which for a considerable time followed
in California, has now been introduced
into New Zealand. Five hundred OF the
birds are now on the farm of the
Messrs. Nathan at Whitford Park, a
short distance from Auckland. All the
steps i'm the industry, from the nesting
of the birds to the dressing, dyelng ana
mounting of the plumes, are carried on
at this establishment.
The manager states that an adult
bird requires about the same amount Of
attention as sheep, and that the os-
trich consumes about twice the guam
tity of grass needed by a sheep The
birds become dividend paying invest
ments when about ten months old, af-
ter which age they are clipped every
eight months. The feathers clipped are
worth from 1915 to $40 per pound the
after dressing increasing the value
enormously.
The male and female birds manage
the incubation of the eggs between
them, taking four hour watches each
To his share of this duty the male os-
trich adds the labor of turning the
eggs. The chicks are hand fed as with
those of the ordinary farm yard fowl
and are reared without serious loss
New York Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
PAINT In NILE RRITIsH NAVY.

The Admiralty allowance OF paint for
a man of war is calculated on the basis
that the portions of the ship exposed
of paint every four months, while be
tween decks" are supposed to have one
coat a year, leaving sufficient for the
boats. As every one ahoat knows, to
say nothing of the Lord Commission
ers, this provision is so ridiculously in
adequate that were IL not exceeded the
ships would look like old merchant
tramps and the commander or First
Lieutenant would have to give up all
hope of promotion. 1t is essential to
success that the vessel be smart with
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
HANAN & SONS
Sole
Agents

The trade on these
goods increases every
day,
We can't seem to-
get the styles fast
enough, invoices are
piling in every day,
and still we seem to,
be short.
We have Just
opened Hanan's En-
peror a double sole
black kid, Comforta-
BILE Bal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
Freight and
Passengers for
Island Ports
NEW BOOKS |! new BOOKS!!

Literary Friend and Acquaintance" by
w. d. HoWells.
"Napoleon-the last Phase" by Lord
Rosebery.
"Eben Holden" by Bachelor.
THE Great Boer War" by Conan Doyle.
Lessons in Love" by Katrina TrasI
Syria, from the Saddle by Terhune.
1.-THE Real David Harum" by Vance.
1.-THE Duke of Stockbridge" by Edward
Bellamy.
1.-THE Heritage of Unrest" by Overton.
"Eastover Courthouse" by Boone.
"Crittenden" by John Fox, Jr.
THE Peace Conference at the Hague"
"A Century of American Diplomacy"
by John w. Foster.
Life and Letters of Thomas Huxley"
by Leonard Huxley.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13

Note Heads, Bill Heads, Letter Heads
and all kinds of Job and Commercial
printing neatly and promptly executed
at tie Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
REDUCTION SALE.

The War Cry advertises the greatest
reduction sale of uniforms in the his
tory of the trade department"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
Also Offer for Sale

'aranne Paint Co. s p. & b. Paints and
Papers.
Lucol and Linseed Oils, raw and boiled
tndurine Ia cold water paint in white
and colors.
filter Press Cloths, Cement, Lime and
Brick.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13

NEEDS A FEW RIVETS.
1t begins to look as II Lord Kitche-
ner's iron hand needed a few rivets in
it.-Washington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-13
N. McInerny

PACHECO'S DANDRUFF KILLER
is both a germicide and a natural food
for the hair. 1t gives the hair new
life, luster and growth by feeding the
scalp, which holds the hair roots. It
is the only hair and scalp food, RnG
there is nothing like it in the world
1t cures dandruff stops falling hair
and prevents gray hair and badness
PACHECO'S DANDRUFF KILLER
Sold by all Druggists and at the
Union Barber Shop; Telephone Main
232
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
She Wanted 1t Colonial.

| There are disadvantages in doing busi-
| ness with people of original ideas. There
is charming house going up in the sub
urbs of the city, and the woman who Is
to live in it is having II finished in Colo
NAL style, and everything must be on the
most improved old colonial style. and con-
sequently many things must be made to
order. The builder of the houses as In
many cases gets his money at certain in
tervals of the work. and the balance upon
its completion. He Is ready now to put
on the finishing touches, but these are not
ready. The woman who is to have every
thing correct is furnishing what is known
as the trim herself and the characteristic
features of the house. Among these is TIL
ing for some of the floor and glass door
knobs
why don't those things come along?"
asked the builder, who is anxious to pay
off his men and get little vacation him
self before the summer months are gone,
to the manufacturer who is furnishing the
much-needed articles.
why don't they come along?" echoed
the manufacturer, who is not man with
a proper regard for the fitness of things:
they don't come along because the tiling
is of the style used by Noah in building
the ark. None has been made since that
time, and we have to make a special or
der When there are no molds of the
proper shape and when the tiling Is made,
IL has to be cut to the form deeSired.
The glass door knobs are also made to
order, and the men who are waiting for
their money and to finish up the work are
wishing there had never been any COLO
MES However, says the writer in an eX-
change. the house will be delightful when
finished. but 1t will have cost more than
was estimated
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
Two Odd New Games.

In European fashionable circles two
new games will soon become popular. if
one may judge by the enthusiasm which
greeted them when they were played a
few days ago for the first time at large
festival given by wealthy landed pro-
prietor.
One is known as ''the necktie race" The
players are horSemen. and, as IN an or
binary race. each strives to be first at Il
distant goal. Midway between the start
ing point and goal, however, are several
ladies. and each horseman as he reaches
them is bound to dismount. hand the
reins TO a groom, have his neckties tied
by one of the ladies, and then mount
again and race for the goal. Before the
race begins each horseman selects the
lady whom he desires to favor him in
this manner.
The second sport is known as the ap-
pie race" On the course over which the
horsemen are to go are placed four ba-
sins filled with water and each containing
a floating apple. and each horseman on
reaching the basins Is required to dis
mount kneel and grasp. If ne can. one
of the apples with his teeth. That this is
no easy task can readily be seen. Fur
thermore, If he succeeds In grasping the
apple he must keep it in his mouth unit!
he reaches the goal, for If he drops 1t
while his horse is galloping he cannot
win the prize.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
wife-seIIing in England.

| There are more things in England in the
twentieth century than are dreamt of in
all our PHILOSOPHERS. One of them was re-
vealed in a bankruptcy court yesterday
where a Worcestershire farmer declared
| that he had purchased a neighbor's wife
| for pipe of tobacco. Such things We're
common enough when the world was
| three generations younger. and are COM
mon enough If We are to believe all we
| hear in rural England today. 1t is doubt
| full whether an old custom ever quite dies
out all over the world, and human beings
Will be sold, no doubt, as long as there are
I human beings to sell them and human be-
ings to sell them to. But we may be sure
that the trade in wives will never be re-
vived again in England as it a hun
dred years ago.
There are sere and yellow files in Print
ing House Square which take us back in
to strange England which none of us
have ever known, and few of us can
dream of. Four years before the nine
teenth century dawned-in March, 1896
the Times announced the sale of a wife in
Sheffield for sixpence, and a little while
afterward the same paper solemnly in
formed the public that the price of wives
had risen in Smithfield Market from half
a guinea to three guineas and a half.
They were good old times. indeed, for the
man who wanted to get rid of the woman
he had sworn to cherish. In 1893 il is re-
corded, a man led his wife by a halter in
to the cattle market at Sheffield and sold
her for guinea. The market value of a
wife seems to have dropped as the centu-
ry grew older, for in 1920 a worthy hus-
band at Canterbury placed his wife in
cattle pen and disposed Of her for five
shillings. The century had run through
more than half its course when the good
people of Derby had the opportunity of
buying the wife of one of their fellow
townsmen. The woman was led to the
market place with halter round her
waist and was knocked down for Is pence
and quart Of beer.
That was in 1855 but we need not go
back nearly so far for evidence of the
wife trade. Thirty years later-in the
eighties-a collier sold his wife at Alfre-
ton, in Derbyshire. for fourpence and in
the same decade. in the year of grace in
which the bells rang for the Jubilee OF
the Victorian era, two Sheffield men
agreed to the buying and selling of wife
in public house in the smoky city. AT
the Royal Oak, Sheffield" the agreement
ran. Il. Abraham Boothroyd. agreed to
sell my wife. Clara, to William Hail. both
of Sheffield, for the sum of five shillings."
There Is not even the relief in these cases
of consoling ones self with the reflection
that the sale of the wife is thing of i'm
pulse Often enough it is a deliberate
commercial transaction in cold blood, as
In the case that came to light a few years
ago in which the wife. with her parents
nd two friends met to arrange the terms
OF the sale The price was fixed at thirty
shillings and the bill of sale ran: Mr.. -
to have my wife. Elizabeth -, free from
me forever toJdo as she has a mind. this
day. Dec. u.5 ls92,
The notion that man may sell his wife
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
THEIR DAILY BREAD.
How 1t Is Earned by Many CIeve,
Women.

How 1t Is Earned by Many Clever
| Women.
| Every year adds to the number of wo-
| men who are entering new fields of indus
| try and winning success
| Mrs. Laura Alderman, of Hurley. South
Oak. owns the largest apple orchard in
| the Northwest. 1t is known all over the
country. and has been in Its present hands
| for twenty-four years. Recently the De-
partment of Agriculture has honored Mrs.
| Alderman by publishing a record of her
success in apple raising.
1 Cloyernook duck ranch marks the sue
cessful struggle of woman at Chazy, N.
Y, near Lake Champlain. Miss Ellen
| Wheeler was thrown upon her own re-
sources, and. her health failing under the
| strain of typewriting, she experimental
with fancy farming. Each summer she
raises by incubation 1900 ducklings, to
| supply the hotels in her neighborhood.
| She also has started bee ranch which Is
successful.
A blacksmith's shop with several as
sistants fell to the lot of Celia Holbrook.
| of Sherborn, Mass, when she was but
seventeen. At her fathers death she un-
dertook to run this and has done so for
two years. supporting her mother and
large family Besides this smithy she has
another business, being a mail carrier.
Twice a day she takes the United States
mail four miles in summer performing
this service on her wheel. in winter on
foot.
The Southeastern Billposters' Associa-
ton, of Moultrie, Ga, recently suspended
its rules in order to admit woman, Miss
Cora kimbaIl, an efficient billposter.
Mrs. Eames and Miss Sayre, of Mont
Clare Ill, have been made captain and
assistant marshal of the fire department
The places are not sinecureS and 1t is no
new thing for women to fight fires in Mont
Clare as most of the male population is
In Chicago all day.
Mrs Bissel has entire charge of car
pet sweeper factory of Grand Rapids,
Mich 1t is even rumored that the inven-
ton was hers rather than that of her hus-
band now deceased.
Miss Belle Mckinnon is superintendent
of big manufacturing plant of Little
Falls, n. Y She employs 200 hands, is
trained in business and is especially noted
for having amicably settled several dis
putes which threatened strikes.
A very young woman OF Syracuse is
paying her way through college by a do
nestle occupation on a large scale. Even
as a child her spare time was spent in
fruit canning and jelly making. and this
work she has found more lucrative than
undergraduate teaching in order to Sc
cure money for her university expenses.
Miss Elvira Miller, "A Southern writer
has Just been engaged as passenger agent
upon the Louisville and st. Louis Road.
and il is confidently expected that she
will present the superior attractions of
this railroad in a way to interest women
travellers.
California. is president of the narrow
gauge road running from Colfax to Ne
vada Citv Her husband owned much
stock and during his Illness she famil-
iarzed herself with the business.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

She will no longer take the slightest in
terest in supervising the cook. being ut
terly unqualified to do SO, while it stands
to reason that she will have nothing what
ever to do with her husbands dinner, ex-
cep to partake of It.
Madame Schmahl foresees a further.
and, in her opinion, still more benefi-
cent consequence When the "hausfrau'
dies out. the cook will vanish from the
household, and with her the kitchen and
all it's odors will be abolished. Madame
Schmahl does not go far, however, as
to suggest that the eating of dinners
that nitrogenous tabloids are to take the
place of varied menus. Her vision of the
future merely forecasts the day when all
food and drink will be supplied by univer-
sal providers. Breakfast, lunch, tea, din
ner. and supper when required will be
sent into every household from the near
est restaurant by contract at so much per
head per annum.-London Standard.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

and marry again is incredibly common
among certain classes of the population.
A prisoner at Leeds. on his trial for big
amy, pleaded that the charge could not
stand. as he had sold his wife for three
shillings sixpence, and was therefore en-
titled to marry again. The case is barely
six years old. and about the same time
another instance was reported from a viii
lage near Doncaster. the circumstances
coming to light in the police court. 81,
Enoch Childs,' the agreement ran: am
quite willing to take your wife and chill
dren as mine-that is, your wife, Ellen
Tart, and Sarah. John. Henry. and Eli
"a" The paper was sigred by the wife of
the purchaser and dated New Conisbor-
ough, March 2S, lS96'-St. James Gazette
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

straw, trimmed with black plumes. Over
this gown is worn one of the new evening
cloaks, bordered with design in fine
Venetian lace 1t Is somewhat in the
style of a japanese garment, and is made
of cerise cloth.
Figure is gown of white mqusseline
almost entirely covered with Cluny gui-
pure. set in entire deux and in little pleats.
The waist has the lace put on in fichu
effect, and where il crosses in front is
fastened with knot of black velvet. The
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
The Housewife becoming Extinct.

Madame Henri schrhahf is an English
woman by birth, who. since her marriage
to Frenchman. has devoted all her time
and energies to the furtherance of wo-
mems rights generally in France
Figuratively speaking, she makes an
onslaught uron the inner man. The
housewife" is becoming extinct Such
is her bold statement. Stilf more daring
Iy she adds. so much the better" In her
opinion the modern woman Is losing both
taste and capacity for looking after the
house The woman or the future may
entirely OF the 'hansfran's' Instincts.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

Figure / shows a transparent gown OF
white mousseline de sole over white silk.
The skirt has one deep fiounce of lace In
front, while the back is composed of four
fiounces. The apron front is an incrusta-
ton of medallions set, on lace tulle. The
front of the waist is covered with a drap-
cry of tulle. bordered with a flounce of
lace and there is worn with it a broad
collar of pearls. The large hat is of white
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

top of the sleeve has the same design of
lace entire deux, while the lower part. Of
mousseiine de sole. very full, terminates
hat is of the white lace, ornamented with
cerise plumes.
Figure is a beautiful gown of white
taffeta. covered with black Chantilly lace.
which, in turn, is cross-barred with black
velvet ribbon. The tops of the sleeves are
of lace. while the lower part is of white
mousseline de sole The large hat coming
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

well over the face. is of white straw.
trimmed with large yellow bird of para
disc.
Figure 4 shows the back of the Japa-
nese cloak in cerise cloth Gig. u, and
also the large collar of guipure lace.
These cloaks are especially to be COM
mended, as they are long and loose, there
by protecting the gown without disar-
ranging it in any way, and the flowing
effect of the draperies is usually becoming
to all women.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

of the lace. The vest and collar are of
white chiffon. The large hat is of cerise
straw. covered with plumes
Figure shows a frock In pale blue
muslin trimmed with a design of lace
placed around the bottom Of the skirt in
a unique manner and forming deep points.
The waist is trimmed to simulate an Eton
and has a notched collar OF lace in ocree
guipure. The hat is OF yellow straw, with
trimming Of blue
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

Figure represents gown of ecru
linen. The skirt is pleated. and around
the bottom is an encrustation of Irish
guipure lace. The bolero matches the
skirt. being laid in pleats. ard the sleeves
arc also encrusted with points OF Irish
guipure. and the same lace ornaments the
collar The girdie of this charming frock
is OF dull leaf green voivet The straw
hat in Louis XVI style. is ecru straw re-
lieved with cluster of pink roses.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22
Evening Things Up.

Restaurant Manager-Now you girls
rush around and fix up little. / want
you to look as pretty as you can.
Head Waitress-What's the matter? Is
the meat tough again?
Restaurant Manager-No; the coffees
spoiled.
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

The nrst figure is a gown of cerise linen.
Dleated and trimmed with founces of gui-
pure Cluny lace OF different widths, the
narrowest <arthest from the ground. The
bolero II covered In front with white
mousseline de sole, bordered with the
Ruipure lace and trimmed with knots Of
black velvet The sleeves are of lace.
tiRht half way to the elbow, where there
e a puff OF the linen, then a deep cIff
The Washington times., 1901-09-22

Loves dearest bond is this
Not like TO like, but like in difference;
Yet in the long years liker must grow,
The man be more Of woman. shn of man,
Like perfect music unto noble words.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-30
More Huies Coming.

Mr.. j. M Hood, manager of
the Lancaster Mercantile Com.
pany's stables, says he has near
ly sold out all the mules he had
on hand, but that he will have
another big lot of fine mules to
arrive Saturday and another lot
Monday. If you want a mule
you can certainly be suited out
of these lots, for he says they
are plum fine ones, and he Ger.
tainly knows what a fine mule
is, and no doubt about that.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1901-01-30
4 Card From Mr. Porter.

Mr.. Editor-You will obIigo
me if you will publish this.
In Saturdays Ledger and
ENTERPRISES a card appears from
W B Bruce to the effect that I
am claiming to be chairman of
the county pension board, which
Is untrue. The truth OF the mat
ter IS, | am the man that nomi
mated him for chairman of said
board, as he had been in that
place on the old board. Now,
rs TO my name being signed to
the call Of pension board to
meet 29th instant, it is one of
the many mistakes that is liable
to occur in doing anything in a
hurry Under my name should
have been "secretary" instead
of "chairmain." Any other
information that is needed.
am ready to give at any time.
l am, very respectfully,
w. G A. PORTER.