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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
BREAKS FORCE OF THE WAVES.
Mattresses are Strung Together to Pro-
tect Ocean Beaches.

mattresses are Strung Together to Pro-
tect Ocean Beaches.
AT many of the favorite seaside sum
mer resorts in this country the beaches
are from time to time ravaged by wild
storms, and hitherto no adequate
method of protecting them against
such onslaughts has been discovered.
AS a result the cottagers may awake
any morning and find that the pleasant
strand on which they strolled during
the previous evening has, during the
night, been eaten away by the hungry
waves. Now, however, an ingenious
inventor has devised method for the
protection Of such beaches, a method
which, he is confident, will prove eff
fective. 1t consists of number of
mattresses, which are formed of fibrous
material and which are held together
by means of warps and bars. The mat
tresses, thus connected, are laid On the
beach, the warps and bars being placed
in such a manner that the long, fib-
rous covering is kept stiff and immov-
able. AS a further safeguard, however,
stronger fastenings are placed here
and there, and by means of these the
mattresses are anchored firmly to the
beach. The mattresses are arranged
lengthWise in the direction of the cur
rent, and the warps and bars are ar
ranged diagonally. The object is to
break the force of the waves and pre-
vent them from wreaking their full
fury on the beach. Experiments, it is
said, prove that a protection of this
kind is useful for such a purpose.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
one played some monkey trick on an4

one played some monkey trick on am
other 81
Again there came a change. The
solemn chanting ceased, and then
rushed on the scene a crowd of wan
shapes, almost naked, with but a few
dark rags about them, as if they were
shiVering with cold. They wrung their
hands despairingly and rushed about
in confused way, as If lost, starting
from each other in terror when they
met, sometimes feeling about them
with their outstretched hands like blind
men, and all the while whistling in
long drawn notes which rose and fell
like a strong wind on the hills. .
The sudden onrushing of these wildly
Whlstling shapes occurred at frequent
intervals during the ceremony The.
change from one phase of this curious
mummery to another was always
| startling abrupt. One never knew
when some peaceful anthem and state
" dance of holy figures would be sud-
denly interrupted by the clashing dis
cord of cymbals and trumpets and the
Wh1rling torrent of shrieking fiends.
= # ".--
| AT one period of the ceremony
holy man with an Archbishop's inter
on his head advanced, to the beautiful
chanting of men and boys, the BASES,
| trebles, and tenors taking successive
parts in solo and chorus. This
holy man blessed goblet Of water BY
| laying his hands or r. re and intonine
sos1ss11 aca 2Ar 8: charm. Then he sprink-
| led the water in all directions, and
| the defeated demons staid their Shrek
| ing, dancing, and Internal music and
gradually crept out of the arena, and
no sound was heard for time but the
sweet singing of the holy choir
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
AMERICAN BUILT
q BRIDGE IN BURl1.AI1.

A steamship recently arrived at New
fyork with q little group Of men
Drowned to q copper color by exposure.
ito the pical sun. IS they reached
the dock a number Of people waiting
ITO meet them gave each a hearty hand
\ shake and extended congratula tions.
In the engineering world this group
will be long remembered as the men
who put up the greatest: railroad
bridge in the world in a country n@ne
OF them had ever seen. amid trials and
troubles which might be expected to
discourage anyone but a Yankee engi-
neer. rs u. ISL
Two or three years ago the survey
ors Of a railroad line in Burmah came
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
Only AUTHENTIC PICTURE OF FORBIDDEN CITY,
(From a artist

east by. China proper, on the south by
the almost impassable Himalaya
Mountains, and on the west by Kash-
mir. The mountain range on the south
separates 'Thibet from British India
and Eastern Turkesl AN separates il
from Russia. The c{untry, which be-
came subject to China early in the sew
enteenth century, con ains the sources
Of the Yang-tse-Kianb, the Indus, and
other large rivers, and the country is
for the most part a Iigh tableland.
The reasons why fhibet should be
called 'sThe Unknown Land" have been
reinforced and more Fividly impressed
upon the Western mild within the last
two years by the bl4dcurdling nara
tive Of torture which vas brought back
to his government b Savage Lander
in 1895. Mr. Landor'l experiences also
serve to remind the WIrld at large that,
unlike any other cou1ry, even in Asia,
at the present day, Fhibet is under
what may be said J correspond in
some fashion to the Christian idea of
theocracy-a governmht in which the
religious hierarchy ais Wields despotic
temporal power. Suc1as it is, the re-
ligion of the country | the prime mo-
tive of all its life, Whaner for good or
evil. 81 have loungd through Asia
Minor, lived in almoa every country
in Europe, ransacked India from Coz
MORN to the HimalaJs, and become
fairly well acquainted with China, I"
said a veteran Scotch traveller, but
nowhere in the world have I seen a
people so wrapped uI in what they
considered to be re1igi{ as in Tibet
This religion, with TIL always neces-
sary Asiatic exceptio 1of certain Mo-
hammedans in the Waern parts, is a.
highly idolatrous corrption Of Budd-
hism. But, IN order get a reason
ably lively conceptionf the peculiari-
ties and the intensiu Of Thibetan
Bud dhism, some ideabf the country
itself is necessary.
The bulk Of Thibet the Chang, or
Great e hibetan Plated the highest, as
well We as the largest, b1eland on the
earth. AS to area, Occupies all the
central and northern I'D most Of the
western sections OF country. An
Idea OF its elevation Jay best be OBJ
tanned from the STATE lent OF Captain
Hamilton Bower, on Of the most
highly regarded of rent authorities,
ssffsnra f9,nf and ~ TI1i S11Y,fi1 fIsn m ia 81
die of November thekerage attitudes
OF our camps was oY #, 900 feet, The
lowest being 49,. md the highest
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

Il The presence in st. Petersburg Of a
mission Of four high officials Of Thibet,
the first represent tives of that prac-
tlcally unknown country to visit
Europe and the announcement that the
& Dalai Llama, ruler Of Thibet, has been
persuaded to himself visit Russia, is
looked upon as indicating that the bar
rlers which have closed the white man
out Of THE Forbidden Land " will soon
,be let down to civilization.
{ A Buria from Trans aigalia, named
Akhorambo Atchwan Dorschieff, who
I, has gained the favor of the Dalai
Llama Of Thibet, came to Livadia last
October and was received by the En-
peror. He returned to Thibet and sue
ceeded in persuading the Dalai Llama
e send special mission to st: Peters
burg to open friendly relations; with
this country. This mission has ar.
rived under the guidance of Dorshieff
and has been received by Count Lams-
dorH. It consists of four persons, one
of whom is the Dalai Llama's second
secretary. It brings an autograph let
ter from the Regent of Thibet to the
| Car. IL ~ L.. -. r
The Russian newspapers attach much
Importance to this journey, and . no
doubt properly. 1t marks another step
In the extension of Russian influence
toward the Indo- Chinese possessions OF
France. The Russians regard the es-
tablishment Ola chain Of communica-
tons across the rear of the Indian EN-
pire and. the permanent isolation OF
India from the Yang-tse-Kiang valley
as practically assured. -
The present is the first opportunity
that Russia has had to make overtures
to Thibet--for, although it is a coun-
try of 651,5O0 square miles, with a
population estimated at over 5000 900
1t Is an unknown land except to the few
intrepid adventures who have explored
1t at great personal risk. The country
Is in central Asia, bounded on the north
by the Kwenlum Mountains, on the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

which formed its lower portion were
219 feet in length and from its top TO
the railroad track was 40 feet. III TO keep.
this immense weigh from topping
over, acounter-Weight5 Of seventy five
tons was loaded upon the rear portion,
which was mounted on wheeled trucks
SO that It could be rolled along as the
bridge was erected.
The little band Of thirty five Aneri-
cans put the mammoth bridge together
from eight months after the work was
commenced. The bridge. is SO strongly
built that It will support a train Of
loaded freight cars reaching its entire
length, in addition to four locomotives
weighing fftyfour tons each. Owing
to its great height, it must be strongly
braced to Withstand the force Of the
gales which sweep down the valley at a
velocity Of sixty or seventy miles an
hour. The engineers had to calculate
upon these and other delicate points,
but tests made after completion show
that they calculated to a nicely. It
I was expected in building the bridge to
have the aid Of comp pressed air in bor-
ing holes through the steel and fasten-
ing the riyets, but when the 5QQ ma 1fs.
tiYes who were employed as laborers
heard the kissing and noted the effect
/ Of the unseen force, they believed it to
be something supernatural and not one
of them could be induced to touch the
compressed air tools. As a result, all
Of the bolts and rivets, nearly two hun
dred thousand, were fastened in the
old-fashioned way by hand hammers.
This delayed the work about one
month C&l2 l., 49, NJ. D.
The work was done under the super
vision of J. G. Turk of New York, as
engineer for the. Pennsylvania Steel
company, under the general direction
OF Mr.. j. v. w. Reynders, general SUI
perintendentt of the bridge department,
who prepared the drawings for the
structure. The bridge cost 100000,
or 1910 foot. Of the little band of
Americans who went half way around
the world to do this work, every man
came back alive and hearty, but with
the memory of one Of the most trying
tasks ever completed by Yankee pluck
and ingenuity. II T. }$ E !
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
BUILDING A 2oo-Foor COLUMN. POINT.

ito a hole in the ground which was SO
deep that it seemed as if a balloon
would be the only way to cross it. This
was the Gokteik gorge. To go around
lit would require twenty or thirty miles
more Of track, and the question arose
whether it could be spanned by a
bridge. The general officials Of the
company thought it could if the right
men, could be found to undertake the
work Several American firms were
: invited to put in bids, and one of them,
the Pennsylvania Steel company, Sc
cured the job. ItWas a case Of hurry
!. from start to finish, for the work must
be done within year from the time
the contract was let. The steel for the
towers, Orders and other work had to
he turned out of the works, shipped
TO New York, loaded on board vessels,
carried to Rangoon, loaded on cars
/ and then transported $50 miles to this
hole in the ground Special machinery
had to be built to put the bridge to-
tgether and to raise the different pieces
/. and hold them in position. In all,
about 5000 tons of metal alone were
required for the work, the bridge it
:.self taking 1852 tons alone. !. as
r From one side of the valley to- the
= other was nearly half a mile. For two
thirds Of this distance the railroad
: track had to be laid at heights ranging
from 100 to $50 feet above the ground.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

s AS soon as the cablegram came from
the Burmah railway company accept
ing the American bid a special force
of workmen was selected to turn out
the material as rapid " as possible,
and the bridge department. worked day
and night. ..f.
9# The work, part cularly II its initial
stages, was performed amidst various
perils. In the depths Of the gorge,
matted with underbrush and scattered
with huge rocks, lurked the deadly
snakes Of India. Some Of the coolies
were bitten and died. Poisonous vege-
tation also affected the men, and va
pors arising from the depths Of the ra-
vine bred low fever in American bones.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

There were beasts of prey, too, but al
though they were seen and heard
proWling about the camp at night the
bridge builders suffered nothing from
their depredations except the loss of
some live stock. The incessant rains
turned tut the ground into liquid mud, and
the masons laying the stone FONDA
tons for the towers were held back
ten weeks. At last these were com
pleted, and Ind then the traveller was put
in position. z
4 This was a mechanical giant, the
largest by far ever used in bridge con.
struction. 1t lifted and lowered the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
PALMS FOR ARID PLAINS.

Trees From the Nile May Solve the
Waste Lands Problem.
The department Of agriculture seems
20 entertain the belief that the date
palm may solve the problem Of what
to do with the arid and a1kali lands Of
Arizona, California and other western
states. Experiments have been made
in the past by the department and ex-
pertinent stations, but renewed Inter-
est ID being taken by the section OF
plant introduction Of the department
of agriculture, and Professor d. q.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
Potato Yield per Acre.

The average yield Of potatoes in the
United States is about 100 bushels to
the acre. Under halfway decent treat
rnlent this average could easily be made
200 bushels
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

Then came a drop Of 800 feet to the top
OF bridge nature had thrown across.
one Of the mountain rivers of Southern
Asia. Upon this natural bridge, just
wide enough to form a safe support,
heavy steel towers were riVeted to-
gether to such a height that the men
working upon them at the top looked
like insects to the observer from be-
low. IS. s.i.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
Nnt ON Hon as RaI,

Not On Honor's Roll,
# III lL4ots OF men who imagine they are
public spirited citizens will not hear
their names announced when the roll
OF honor Is called. S5 1.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

psaar ras a bell eVes, to raise ali the
dates date needed in this country. The date
palm pail although grown profitably only
IN arid and seml--arid regions, Is not
. ~ y "a he proper sense Of the word q des-
#ert plant. It requires q fairly album
.dant and, above al q constant supply
Of water at the roots, and at the same
time it delights in q perfectly dry and
very hot climate. The date palm is
able TO stand much more cold than an
orange tree, but not SO B much a. q
peach tree. ..s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

F'airchild, agricu cultural explorer for the
department, now travelling in Africa,
has procured rec q number Of suckers, or
offshoots, from the delta Of the Nile,
4 which he has shipped to the depart
nnent and which will be distributed
In the sout hWestern part Of this coun-
try In the United States the date is
an article Of luxury, but in its native
country it is "a most important food.
many regions il Arabia and the sa-
hara being uninh abitab1e hut for the
date palm. The United States annu-
ally imports nearly 81, 10000 worth
of dates, but it Is possible, the de-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
.WoRKMEN ON THE HIGHEST PIER

tons Of steel and held them in its grip
while the men fastened them into
place. Although in the photographs of
the work the traveller looks to be only
20 or 80 feet in length and to weigh
perhaps four or five tons, it extended
from its support on the end Of the rail-
road track q distance Of 165 feet over
the Il gorge and contained ninety tons Of.
metal alone. The beams or trusses
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
- 1SIlE1o IEIt @.E So 81
@ lmpossl bic j to cut them up and utilize
them for fuel.-N ew York Press.

III. q - ThickIy Populated Parish.
lsllington is the most thickly poptu-
lated fts parish in England, having liz
persons to the acre. Bolton comes
next. ss5: 5ss
S Blue e blood is one Of the things that
runs lns in the family ??''' 583I.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
MORE DATA OF MRS,
PARKER'S DEATH
She Was Going to Carlsbad,
Germany, to Take the
Waters.


The Chronicle says: Mrs. Samuel
Parker, wife of Samuel Parker the well
known Hawaiian who was the Renuh-
mean candidate for Delegate to Congress
from the new Territory, died in New
YORK yesterday after a comparatively
short illness. With her husband she
came from their home in Honolulu some
weeks ago with the intention of going
TO Carlsbad to take the waters, but their
journey was interrupted at New York by
the wife's decreasing strength, and de-
spite the attentions of the most celebrat-
ed physicians of that city she passed
away in the presence of her husband and
zone son.
Mrs. Parker was a Miss Richardson be-
lore ner marriage and came of one of the
best native families of Hawaii She was
an intimate of former Queen Liliuoka-
iani and distinguished figure at the
court of that monarch when Samuel
Parker was in the Queens Cabinet. She
was highly esteemed for her many excel
wiser in all things.
Mr.. Parker telegraphed yesterday to
John D. Spreckels the news of Mrs.
Parker's death and asked that the
steamship Ventura, which is booked to
leave here for Honolulu Thursday noon,
be held until the arrival of the evening
overland,as he wished to have his wife's
body conveyed to her home on that yes
sci. Word was sent to Parker that it
would be impossible to detain the Ven
tura. Besides her husband, several
children survive the dead woman
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
BUSINESS LOCALS.
bay mare has been lost.

bay mare has been lost.
soda water outfit for sale. See next
Building. W
( for rent.
Fred for sale.
~ t"o rooms are wanted by a man and
ne near Waikiki Beach.
hen-see Whitney & Marsh's new
ssFusement this morning.
excelsior Lodge No. /, /. O. O. F.
w tonight at Fort street hall.
"a nurse girl is wanted. For particu-
H. inquire for B." Advertiser Of
b III y; Monsarrat is offering premises
sas el'on street for twenty-five years
: cottage of six rooms, Emma place.
|ag4 rent See Classified" on next
rs furnished house of ten rooms to
Fan, vi Beretania avenue. See 'for
kstur nO 81 reward is offered for the
For Dar vi d gold locket. See next page
in3blss l; McCants Stewart los, a VAL
fLost s',k cape Saturday night See
bad t5s,- May & Co. Ltd. have Just
See same a li'hua election of officers.
ca e IN another column.
te:i 6S[Ls & Lansdaie have some very
Fiyertisa, property for sale. See their
Sea 60. IN another column.
Fsrtlse9Ds1c,n!s Dry Goods Comnanv adj
L. O ua ~ aFess goods this week.
erestinan nan & Son have something in
E5Oar =. 10 say in another cn,,,r m :
! Just a.. ohdihiess Columbia bicycIe.
tyies' IN rived rived, a new shipment - ,ota
so taffeta sill ana gray alpaca skirts.
Desirab,a 9'lA skirts, at B. F. EhIers,
en- l sSi,a Office rooms, either s,nz, ?,
Ploek. TnG,, Sah be had in the Proeress
4 suit s.'e OF Bruce, Waring & Co
foOsekeepiUUeo rooms suitable for light
ion at n dug ". can be had on ennI,en ~
fau. % vineyard street, N near npP N9,,-
Is notice. iotut ~ Eye and Ear 1nfirmarv
1ag9st LIST s. - removal to take place
mn. zee notice in another col
i &C.," i has s mb3:o9 Japanese
KIM Sncaakea stree, moved its offices 10
as Street. third door above
tt' 5s5 = Morgan 5f a g5a hold an under
Street. de his salesrooms,
s, ,,s ssaa5s5a g. Co. anpop... -,
s about 5A1 81 Wit wifi f ssve York Pa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
Ex-Minister Irwin Here.

Hon. r. w. Irwin, former minister
of Hawaii to Japan, is a passenger on
the Doric, bound to Yokohama Mr.
Irwin was guest of Ex-Governor
Cleghorn for part of the evening, and
attended the theater where, and at the
club, he met many old friends.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
Honors to Hawaiians.

At the Yale commencement three
Hawaiians got degrees. C. M Cooke,
Jr., was made a Doctor of Philosophy;
Henry P. Judd a Bachelor of Arts and
VIM. ]. Rawlins Bachelor of Laws
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16

Special sale of silk taffe.a ribbon, at
M. Brasch & Cos Lace House. at 25
cents, 20 cents and Is cents. The quail
ity is the same as you bought before,
and with which you were well pleased.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-17

creased billion and iire Nundred mil.
Hon since the panic, Il is regarded rs
an enormous Increase " money, The In
crease " bank deposits. he said, simply
means that conditions NJ trade are
such that merchants have ncpeaNd
their Indebtedness which has been
changed for bank credits and by this
means the Indebtedness u the hanks
has been increased. Swapping credits
IS the function ot the modern com ner-
cial bank, he declared. Its business
consists in scru;hislng Individual crJd.
It's and giving It's own credit IN tx.
change for such individual CREDITS as
are acceptable ANA thus furnishing an
abundant supply vi the medium % eN-
change " commerce, The method "
exercising the bank function was then
taken up. He CopttuJcd that he bank
which fails TO continuously exercise rs
function of swapping credits fails 20
perform It's duty and does lneaEAAble
mischief When the banks refuse 70
swap creii;S with the merchants the
latter are compelled 30 stop buying
RANKING SYMTEM NECESSARY.
Ultimately. in The view ~ the speak
er, this Nrough, ruin % The merchants
and producers and distress to the Ia
borsr, While the speaker admitted
that this s,ate ot affairs was the result
u banks contracting their Yo-called
loans ne was no, prepared 20 say mat
L was the fault NJ the bank MANAGERS,
Tha, the American bank, as a, present
organized should talter at every minor
crisis. ana stop, as FAR as possible. the
swapping ot credits in major panic
seems inevitable, The necessity In his
belief. was due to the lack VI banking
system, Passing on 70 a discussion og
leg station. ne SAID;
"A banking system tor A great ma
lion like the United States requires a
central bank with a head in the chief
commercial city with branches In each
ot the commercial ceniers. which shall
constitute the head and backbone cf
tse system. This central bank should
Ne he hank Of the banks and the
bank of the government. The sub
treasures should be abolished. The
central bank should hold the gold re-
serve Of all the banks AMI Of the ma
ton. The reserves Of the old hanks
should consist Of credits on the ledger
ot the central bank. Suh.systems
should be formed. consisting ot heads
in important commercial csn;ers. With
branches scattered over the country.
these carrying the facilities os the
great. strong, solvent banks 20 every
hamle, AMI cross road IN the country
The only legislation he declared. was
the repeal of The sub-;reasury law and
o: the provisions of the present na-
t.oual bank laws which In any manner
restric: the swapping o. credits and
which prevent banks from conducting
the banking function in more than ane
locality. 1, would no; be necessary. or,
indeed, desirable to grant tthe central
bank a special charter with or withou;
special privileges.