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New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Turkey has been for many years not only the
Sick Man OF Europe, but the Micawber of ma
tions. always living beyond its income and the
despair OF its creditors But patient waiting and
a great deal OF dunning have at last been fol-
lowed by the Sublime Porte's payment CT the
American indemnity claims Constantinople
will speedily find itself beleaguered by an army
OF claimants who VIII want their bills settled
AS the Sultan has paid Uncle Sam they will
clamor for their dues
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

General Humidity is one of the direst foes Of
suffering humanity. and resistless conqueror
well. No master Of strategy, no Alexander
Hannibal. no CRsar Napoleon can devise
campaign which will put him to flight. His
armies invincible
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Is the American hotel TO take up in European
countries the work of persuasive initiation into
the mysteries of American tastes and customs
so long discharged alone and single handed by
the so-called American bar?
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

In these warm summer evenings doorstep
parties and receptions seem to be the favorite
form of social festivity among the stay at homes
in the boroughs of greater New-York Life on
the front stoop after sunset in July and August
has an innocent gayety. free, unfettered
charm peculiarly Its own.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
amufements.

CAsINO-e:f6-F1orodora. 49,
CHERRY BLOSSOM GRONE-s:3O-EaooevMe
EDEN MUSEE-Dsy Evening-Norld IN wax
KEITH S-Continuous Performance. -
ROSTER BIALs-1 :S5-s :43-Va1derNe
KNICKERBocKER THEATRE.s:i5-Ihe Ssoheas @ H.
MANHATTAN REACH-S:S0-Souea and HIS osao--
S-Pains War in Chins-S-The Runaway Hfl
PARADISE GARDENs-s:l5 70 i2-NAuoev!.e'
PASTOR 's-Day NiRht-Continuous show
ST NICHOLAS GARDEN-s:lS-Kaitenborn Orchestra
Concerts.
TERRACE GARDEN--s-FVa Disvoo.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15
THE FUNERAL OF ERR4ZURIZ.
IMMENSE THRoNG FOLLOWS THE BODY
THROUGH THE STREETS OF SANTIAGO.

Santiago de Chill. July 14.-The body Of Presi-
dent Errazuriz. who died Friday, was
brought TO this city to-day and received with
solemn public ceremonial. fewer than one
hundred thousand people taking part. being IN
the procession spectators. The body will lie
in the hall Of the Chamber of Deputies until
Tuesday. when the burial will take place. All
the theatres are closed, and the occasion Is one
of general mourning.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Horses with hats on their heads are now seen
frequently in our streets. and they to suffer
less in the blazing than the unfortunate
animals with unprotected pates. Some OF this
equine thatch for topknots is ingsniously de-
signed, and is more becoming than the bizarre
and grotesQue coverings of human polls which
many men are fond Of wearing
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

The bigamist who tainted In court when his
two wives faced him could never have had
nerve enough to Justify him in engaging in the
business OF single marriage Emerson says
that ut reauireth courage sto3t" and double
should call for corresponding degree of
fortitude obviously not possessed by the matri-
monial pluralist who in putting on the har-
ness may have boasted himself but could not
reasonably have done so under the circum-
stances which accompanied his taking il Off
New-York tribune., 1901-07-15

Loie Fuller is sending out invitations TO .
garden party large scale. which she intends
giving before leaving London The guests are
hidden from o'clock until midnight. and all
manner of unique amusements are expected
l. n. =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
Clean Record in China.

1t IS with conscience entirely free
from reproach that the United States
can demand from China reparation fol-
Whatever harm may befall our citizens
within the borders Of the empire. We
have taken no liberties with the Chi
nese territory nor aimed at the acoui
sltlon of single foot of it's soil, The
idea Of commerce, with a view to mu.
tual advantage, has been cultivated
but every step taken has been perfect,
frank and honorable. In our treatment
of China the peculiarities of most
ancient people have been considerately
weighed. Our treaties with China
provide for the protection Of Ameri-
can missionaries and equal facilities
OF trade. Nothing puts China more
fagrantly in the wrong than the in
discriminate war upon all foreigners
The invaders who would take posses
sion of it's coast in a high-handed man
ner and the friendly visitor who con-
cedes, and even advocates, the supreme
right of the Chinese to China, are alike
the victims of the mob savagery that
is uncontrolled, If not melted, by the
imperial authorities-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat :z.>s.. ii. r.. - -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
One. ON Andrew Lang,

Even the shrewdest persons may at
dimes be deceived No matter how
much people may differ upon the
genius of Andrew Lang, they are
unanimous in regard to his quick in
telligence and his talent for playing
golf. Not long ago he was a guest at
a very distinguished dinner, which he
is said to have described as am extra
ordinary survival of savage mysteries
The culinary part was faultless, but
Mr. Lang's enjoyment was utterly
ruined by having, as he put it, ga
budding funny man on the one hand
and diaholically deaf socialist on the
other. could not added the famous
critic, tell which Of the two was the
more mournful companion Two
weeks afterward it got out that the
socialist was not deaf; that he had
come to the banquet prepared to be
bored by less learned guests; that he
had been seated alongside san idiotic
middle-aged gentleman who did moth
ing but talk of golf," and that, to pro-
tect himself, he had simulated a deaf
ness which kept his neighbor bawling.
Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
Specimens of Madri.

The chronological museum at Berlin
has just secured one of the best, if: not
the best, Of the few specimens, Of
Maori carving now left in New Zea-
land. Some exceedingly old carvings
were collected by Mr.. C. E. Nelson Of
Whakarewarewa, and months were
spent in putting them together and in
supplying the necessary additional
carvings to make a complete Maori
house as known in the canniba1 days
of the aboriginals of this colony. When
the work was completed it was thought
the government might be Induced to
become the purchaser so as to keep
such a rare sample of what is now al
most a lost art in the colony, but an
offer OF. $4,000 from the German insti-
tuition above mentioned was sufficient
to- induce the owner to sell out, and
this rare structure, known among the
Maories as Ral1ru, " will soon be
shipped to Berlin
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
Personality of Helen Gould.

!. Helen Miller Gould is Just at the
threshold of her beautiful career. What
a promise is there in her life and work
for the coming century! She has
pledged her fortune for Hall OF
Fame on the campus Of the New York
University, overlooking the Harlem
river. It will have tablets for the
names of fifty distinguished Ameri-
cans, and proud will be the descend.
ants of those whose names are inscrib-
Sd thereon, says Success. The human
heart is the tablet upon which Miss.
Gould has inscribed her name, and her
Hall of Fame is as broad and high
as tire republic itself,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
Metric System i'm Russia.

It is probable that the metric system
will be- introduced before long in Rus
sia; the bill which has been prepared
to this effect by the minister of
finance has received the appreciation
of the state council. with the under
standing that the university and the
various, scientific: societies will give
their assistance in the verifcation of
the weights and measures necessary
for commercial use. The details have
been nearly all decided upon, and will
be submitted to the council in the
near future. Since 1896 the metric sys-
tenn has been used by the medical SER
vice Of the army in the compounding
Of formulas, this having been made
obligatory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
NOT SUPERSTITION.
Miners Show Wisdom in, Paying Heed to
Certain Phenomena,


We'll; that isn't superstition; it's
reality" and Coal Mine Inspector Den
man didn't seem bit pleased with the
suggestion that superstition might
sometimes be responsible fog the ac-
lions OF miners, says the Denver Post.
Goal miners" he went on tu say, "are
not superstitious. Hear noises? Of
COURSE they do, but do people suppose
those noises are imaginary? It beats
all how little is known; generally about
coal mining. Folks get it into their
heads" the inspector. continued, chat
a man who will quit work in a certain
part of mine because he? sees the rats
deserving that section is superstitious,
when, as matter Of fact. he simply
displays sound Judgment. Very soon
after the rats. quit, sounds will be
heard, and later ON a. slide follows.
What would have happened to the man
had he credited his; fears to supersti-
tlon by disregarding, the exodus of the,
rats and the subsequent noises? Rats
are the first of "a mines Inhabitants to
realize danger, and then comes the,
mule. Man is the last So it is only
natural that he should take as posi-
tive indications of trouble the actions
of the Others. and he should not be-
regarded as superstitioas creature on.
that account. After rats desert an en-
try it is next to impossible to get a.
mule into it, not because the rats left:-
but because the mule realizes the dam
ger. Left to themselves rats or mules
would never. be caught in slides i'm
mines, but it is different with men.
who will not follow the lead of the 9th
er two"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
They Are Not Secluded,
and Their Lives Are Not
Unpleasant"

plain sewing, that being relegated to
the servants.
In China a lady calls upon her
friends, just as is the custom in the
United States. The theater is one of
the amusements also, and when she
goes to such a place of entertainment
she may either occupy a box with her
husband and other members of her
family, or she may sit in the gallery,
which is set apart for women. There
are theatrical performances both day
and evening, and she is at liberty to
attend the latter under proper escort.
There are comparatively few forms of
amusement open to American women
which are not practicable for ladies
in China, and in some ways perhaps
the latter have better times. A young
lady in China is considered to have
reached manageable age at sixteen.
From early childhood parents make
plans for the marriages of their child
ren, because it is realized that this
event in life is all important. To wo-
men, OF course, it is particularly so, as
there is practically no career for a
person Of the. gentler sex and of gem
tie birth except as wife and mother.
Ladies have no way Of earning their
living independently in China; it is
not expected or thought proper that
they shall go out into the world and
struggle for a livelihood. They may
become goVernesses or perhaps COM
panions, but apart from these employ
ments there is hardly any self-sup-
porting industry which they can un-
dertake. AZ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16

the discovery that the lower sash was
not properly hung, this fear was in
creased. The sash went up all right,
. but, after little while, came down
with a sudden rush. George had been
promising to write to the landlord
about it, but had forgotten from day to
day. She had felt sure that he would
remember when he paid the rent, and
she was dreadfully disappointed, al
though she told herself that it really
did not matter much; the sash would
& be fixed long before they could afford
to furnish the room.
The baby was restless that night,
and kept Marjory awake long after
George was sound asleep. It was
warm and the windows in their cham
Der were wide open. d At last the child
slept well, but it's wakefulness seemed
transferred to it's mother. She lay with
eyes shut, trying her best to fall asleep,
when suddenly she heard a stealthy
step on the porch. She was out of
bed and at the window in twinkling,
listening with all her might. Surely
she heard the catch of the drawing
room window turn and the window
gently raised. Then the heavy sash
came down with a thud. there was a
groan and muttered curse.
Marjory was thoroughly frightened
now. and ran to wake her husband
George, George!" she cried, shaking
him. Wake up; somebody is break
ing in downstairs ,,
It was quite little while before she
could rouse him sufficiently to make
him understand, then he had to get his
pistol, and Marjory feared lest the
dining room should be looted and the
thief gone before they arrived on the
scene. In spite Of Georges protests
she followed close at his heels. She
need not have worried, the drawing
room window was to serve her in good
stead. There across the sill, pinned
down by the sash, lay the burglar
with his head in the room and his feet
barely touching the floor Of the We
randa. On the drawing room floor were
burglar kit and dark lantern. The
{ mans face was covered with a blach
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
Great Auk's Eggs Sold.

Nature reports that two specimens
OF the egg of the great aux were sold
at auction at Stevens rooms last week
and realized 315 and 1sO guineas re-
spectiyely. The more important of the
two is an unrecorded specimen from a
French collection. It is described as
the finest known of a special type of
markings. The price obtained estab-
fishes a record, 300 guineas having pre-
vious to this sale been the highest
amount ever received. About 70 eggs
of the great aux are known to be in
existence.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
. WlNkING HAS USES,
what the Tw1tching OF the Eyelid Means

what the Twltching OF the Eyelid Means
to a Man of Science. ~, ,
NO satisfactory determination has
been made of the reason we wink.
Some suppose that the descent and re-
turn of the lid over the eye serves to
sweep or wash it off; others that coy
er1ng OF the eye gives it rest from
the labor Of vision, If only for an in
appreciable instant. This view bor-
rows some force from the fact that the
record of Winking is considerably used
by experimental psychologists to help
measure the fatigue which the eye suf-
fers. In another line of investigation
S. Garten has attempted to measure
the length of time occupied by the
different phases Of a wink He used a
specially arranged Photographic ap-
paratus and affixed a piece of white pa
per to the edge of the eyeIid for a
mark. He found that the lid descends
quickly and rests little at the bottom
OF its movement. after which it rises,
but more slowly than it fell. The
mean duration of the downward move
ment was from seventy five to ninety
one thousandths of, a second; the rest
with the eye shut lasted variously, the
shortest durations being fifteen hun
dredths Of a second with one subject
and seventeen hundredths with anoth-
er, and the third phase Of the wink.
the rising Of the lid. took seventeen
hundredths of a second more, making
the entire duration of the wink about
forty hundredths, or four-tenths of a
second The Interruption is not long
enough to interfere with distinct vi
sion, VI Henri says, in L'Annee
PsychoIogique, that different persons
wink diA5srently--som often, others
rarely; some in groups Of ten or SO at
sszt tine, when they rest a while, and
others regularly, once only at time.
The movement is modified by the de-
gree Of attention. Periods of close in
terest, when we wink hardly at all
may be followed by a speedy making
up for lost time by rapid winking when
the tension is relieved.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16

mask. For Gods sake, let me ou
OF this he implored when he saw thu
two. H.
oh, George, he will be killed." Mar
jory cried, and she started forward
then stopped, afraid to touch the pris
oner. At the same moment her hus
band held her back. - ~. #
mo, no, my man, you must wal
awhile he said. sI think you are
safe for the present. Then he went
to the hall door, and whistled sharply
three times. Fortunately a policeman
was within ear shot and soon appeared
on the scene.
."Let me out of this growled tbs
burglar to the officer, do you want
to kill me?" <,[
'Oh, no. answered the policeman
cheerfully, f'there is a good deal of life
In you yet. Here. put on the brace
lets, first" He drew a pair of hand
cuffs from his pocket and fettered his
prisoner before he went around on the
porch to raise the sash. ~
George followed him and held the
window, while the officer pulled She
thief to his feet and removed bis
mask. AS the blaze of light from the
chandelier fell on the mans face the
officer gave a low whistle of surprise
and pleasure. slippery Dick, by al
that is good and holy" he exclaimed
We'll, that is a good haul
'"Oh, no. sneered the captive. TN
Jolly Jim. Ring for my carriage:
tell you my back is broken with thai
cursed window. I'm half dead al.
ready, so you may shoot if you like
I won't walk"
"Oh, WE'LL" said the policeman, *the
reward is for you, alive or dead, but
you'll live to be hung, don't you fear
[ guess this gentleman will help me tc
support you to the nearest drug store
it isn't far off, and I don't mind riding
from there to accommodate you .''''''>-l
Two days later, as George and Mar.
|, Jory sat on the veranda in the twi-
light, the policeman came up the walk
and stopped at the door. .sIt,s Slippery
Dick, sure enough" he said. .sI SUP.
pose it will be the square thing # we
go halves on the reward. He was
wanted for burglary and murder in
town, and the figure is $500. Z
Afafjory's eyes danced with delight
Now we can furnish the draWina
room," she thought, but she held her
peace while her husband signified his
consent to the proposal.
OF course, you will have to appear
as Wltness,' said the officer. 81
think your wife will be excused. And
now, if you please, I would like to &c
inside and take a good look at that
window" George led the way into the
drawing room
The policeman raised the sash
caught it as it fell, repeated the oper-
alton, then turned and took leisurely
survey of the unfinished apartment
That's a irst-rate burglar trap and
no mistake" he said thoughtfully, "but
hang me if I see any bait. And tc
think it caught Slippery Dick. of all
men in the world. ."-Chicago Tribune
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
COSTLY !. FLYsPECKs.
A MANS LIFE AND So, 1000 WE'RE
<-.z- H. AT STAKE,
The Occasion Was One OF the Old Poker
= Games in the Fierce Gambling Days
of Frontierism - Examination of the
Cards Righted Matters. ., q. -.

once knew couple Of fly specks
to cost nearly $4,000, to say nothing
OF mans life, in poker game,' said
a New Orleans turfman, talking about
Dig gambling in the old days. eft was
IN '69 Or TO- forget the exact date
and the game was played in a club
room on Royal street. There were
tour men at the table-a merchant, a
railroad superintendent, a St. Tam
many planter, and an ex-iudge. all
pretty we'll to do, except possibly the
railroader..
The Judge had three eights, and
discarded an, ace and a queen: the
planter had four fives and drew one
card as blind, and I forget what the
others held. The cards they We're
playing with were 'indicators,''' with:
marks on the. corners, and as, there
were several spectators in the room,
the Judge held his hand very close to-
gether, and looked only at the index
finger on the edge. He saw that he
had caught another eight in the draw,
making four. Then the betting. be-
gan in earnest, and pretty soon the
railroad man and the merchant DROP
ped out.
I'm throwing down. his hand" con-
tinued the story teller, lone of the
men who passed out accidentally turn
ed over his cards., exposing a king
high straight. The Judge got a
p1imnSa of If on1t 6o1y;pr d;ooord,a ~,
ace, he naturally concluded that his
four eights were invincible, straight
fushes not being played at the time.
THAT at least was; the way he told
us afterward he figured it; and he was
on the point of laying down; but there
was a possibility Of a. bluff, and final
>ly he pulled out $500 in currency and
called. One of the. onlookers was
standing right behind: the Judge, and,
as I said before, he never looked at
anything but the Indicators in the
corners, keeping his; hand punched to-
gether. I have you, beat,ss q hetss salt, !,
tossing the cards, face down, on the
table, have four Gig hts..' They ls.e
good said the planter it serves me
right for being fool,,;" and he began
to turn them over,. one by one. What's
this!' he exclaimed. suddenly, as he
uncovered the last card. There were
three eights, trey and a four-spot.
THE Judge glared at the paste
boards with a face as black as thun--
der. This won't do!'' he shouted, a.
the same time slapping his hand over
the money. I'll take; my oath 1 had.
four eights!' Meaning to imply what?,
said the planter, very quietly, but ris-
ing from his chain: What might have,
happened nobody can say, but the.
good horse sense Of the railroad SUPER
intendent rose to; the emergency:
Gentlemen he: said, we are not
swindlers or poker sharps. There has
been some mistake Now let's Keep
cool and find out what it was.'
"That calmed things down and: an
examination Of the cards showed
clearly how the: blunder arose. One, of
the register marks in the Garner of
the trey looked exactly like an eight,
owing to a couple Of fly specks in the
open space of the figure g."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-02-16
A FORTUNATE FORGETTING

Well, I paid the rent to-day, and
open confession is good for the soul,
I forgot all about that window"
His wife looked at him with re-
proachful brown eyes. ooh, George,
I am so sorry" s> Z.
SO am I, Marie, If it worries you,
Dut don't see that a few days can
make much difference -
But, George, it: is really danger
GUS, besides the risk of breaking that
glass and having to pay for it. Don't
you remember how the sash fell when
Jane was washing the window? It
might have killed her if L hadn't
caught it.' i. .:,.-,.. .. T.. .. e..
Yes, but you did, and now that she
knows the danger, there is no longer
any risk. If you want the window
open you can put a stick under the
sash; but we don't use the room, you
know" 81: ~ >s .-.,.. ......
). mo, we DON'T" sighed Marjory. It
was one of her grievances, carefully
Kept to herself, that they could not
anord to furnish their drawing room.
She and her husband had left
the boarding house in the city, where
they had lived for three years, and
moved out to the suburbs, chiefly on
account of the baby. They were
charmed with the change, delighted to
have a home. The pretty two-storied
cottage, with veranda and half-acre
lot, was a great improvement on the
one room at the boarding house, where
Marjory had quaked if her child so
much as whimpered. She and George
took much satisfaction in gardening,
and studied horticulture with zeal.
No earthly paradise is perfect;
George and Marjory had determined
not to run in debt, and the drawing
room Of their house was bare, except
ing for few chairs and the window
curtains. The window occupied the
whole front o. the room, and was
merely two huge panes of plate glass:
The owner had built row Of. similar
cottages, commodious villas he called
them in his advertisement, and these
front windows were the pride of his
heart. Marjory detested them. She
declared they made the houses look
like shops, in spite-of the verandas,
and she was in continual fear lest the
costly glass might be brokens Since