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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Bellies Dance IS Miles in One Night.


, Bellies Dance L Miles in One Night.
+ A New York physician with a mind
for statistics has been estimating the
distance covered by a woman in dane
ing through the ordinary ballroom pro-
gram An average waltz, the doctor
estimates, takes one over three-auar-
ters Of a mile. A square dance makes
you cover half a mile, the same dis
lance is covered by the polka, while a.
rapid =gallop will oblige you to traverse
just about a mile. Say there are twelve
Waltzes, which is a fair average. these
alone make nine miles. Three gall
Tops added to this makes the distance
twelve miles, while from three 10 five
other dances, at a half-mile each,
brings up the total to from thirteen to
fifteen miles, this, too, without reckon
ing the promenade and the extras.
AS a means Of exercise, saws the
physician, ''it will thus be seen that
dancing stands at the head of the list.
In golf, for instance, the major part Of
the exercise consists in walking around
the links, following UP the bali. and
yet even in golf not so much ground
is covered as in an evenings dancing. =
No wonder a woman is always tired
the day after the ball. New York
Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
! 5. Stiff Games Of Poker.
Being Played ia
Montana,

.
$1,000. Five stayed, and all seemed to-
have strengthened their hands. He bet
$4,000, four staying, the fifth laying
down two pairs.
"Swede Sam raised another $4,000,
he having caught to his hearts desire.
The others dropped out. The raise was
met by the legislator, who in turn
raised Sam about $1,000, all he had, re-
marking that he guessed he would
have to sell few more trainloads Of
cattle if he lost; but he didn't lose.
The legislator had caught his fourth
six, while Sam Jared equally well with
his three fves.
Thus four skies beat Sans four
fiyes for a $4,000 pot, or winning of
S32,80O. While the game was supposed
to be q table stakes game, pen, ink
and bank checks were kept in readi-
ness and seldom would a player lose
a hand on account Of being tapped.
And talking about your square gam
blers, I think those of Montana are
above par
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
NEW USES FoR sAvoysT.
naaoiaiaery Tnvansed 90 Extract Its HEaaa
{ Valuable Products.

Maohiaery Invaaseds 90 Extract lis HEany
Valuable prodacss
scientific men have long been en-
gaged In the study Of methods Of util-
lzing waste products, such as sewage
garbage and many other things, for
me thrown away as worthless. After
y IS ascertained just what these ma
aerlais contain that can be utilized In
genlous men set their wits to work to
invent machinery and devise processes
~ " W llle. the valuable commodities
lay De extracted. In this way many
1nliilon dollars worth of oils. fertilizl
ers and other useful substances are
now saved and the world is so much
I tne richer ZIG A great deal of saWdustl
mas always gone to waste. though
many mills have used it to supplement-
/ their Tn r. fuel supply Chemical analysts
nave af been at work on the sawdust3
problem and it has been shown clearly
that It contains very useful elements
tnat are worth saving; and now ma
4chInery has been inves led to extract
t Inc :: materials. The experiments have
= o.N ~ sCndt l,UUU5 pounds Of SaWdlISt
VIII yield about 16O pounds of char
Which IS practically the same as char
coal, and equally seryiceabe: 1880
pounds of acids,e160 pounds Of tar. and
a quantity of gases that have been
r. tested le e Tor heating and illuminating and
i round GU 15 70 be excellent for both purpos!
es. While the acids, tar and char arr
the &c products particularly desired it; il
SAID s'll' the gases are of commercial value
/ A machine has been invented in Mon
tre e'a. Tor To- the purpose Of distilling saw
= aust and obtaining the desired pro
ducts. Consul General Bittinea
writes that the machine treats abou
A,ooo pounds of wet saWdust an hou1
AS Canada manufactures enormou
quantities of lumber, it is expecte
tnat the utilization, Of sawdust in thu
country will be an important source
valuable Commodities. There Al
twenty places in Europe where oxali
acid is extracted from sawdust
ocotland saWdust is used to MAX
noor cloth, coarse wrapping paper an
mlllDoard, which is a kind of past,
board used by bookmakers in the COZ
ers or books. Thus sawdust. ono
thought to be good deal of a nu
sanee Is quite a useful article,-NeI
York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Mosquitoes, Frost and Fever.

II the frost is the effective agent
against the continuance of yellow fe-
yer, how has i. happ ened that the fever
has ceased in its time at Key West, st.
kits, Vera Cruz and elsewhere to the
south Of US, where there is never a
frost IS for the mosquito going out
of business with the appearance Of the
frost, that is surely a mistake. The
winter following the last appearance
of fever here was SO mild that the mos
quitoes remained in commission until
March. The fever, however disap-
peared the last week in December
Mobile ( Ala.o Register
]. Are trousers purchased On credit
breaches OF trustes s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Lost $4,000
In a Night

i 3
The recent closing of the faro and
roulette games in Helena and Butte
has turned the gambling element to-
ward poker, says a Helena correspon-
dent. and in the last week there has
been some of the stiffest games of draw
poker ever played in Montana.
81 witnessed one of these games in
hotel room the other night said
gambler, "'and must say that despite
my long years in the business never
before saw such nerVy plays and for
such large amounts. On this particu-
lar night Silas King, the Butte sport,
last nearly $4,000, and of this sum Kit
Carson and swede Sam won the major
portion. The game was for table
stakes and at times there was
fully STE, 900 on the table. SWede Sam
had three aces beaten by a flush once
for $500, and again the Swede lost
$4,000 on three deuces against three
trays held by King. The game lasted
all night. Hi.
On another night a member of the
Legislature won $4,000. He had been
a heavy loser up to that time and
opened a jack pot with three skies for
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Assurance of Cultured Stranger.

a fine looking man. fashionably
dressed, with good maners and agree
able conversation, has been making
the round Of visits in the FASHIONABLE
quarter of Washington during the las
few weeks, and nobody knows who h
is. He has. called on the ladies of I'd
others in official life, has acted like d
old acquaintance, has made himse
agreeable, but has left no cards an
has successfully concealed his identit
Nobody knows where he lives OF. whe3
he came from, or that he is doing
Washington. He is never seen exec
during calling hours in the afternod
when he goes from house to house
a hired eab w ashingfon Letter.
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Opium and Frog-Eye-Juice.

Opium and Frog-Fye- Juice.
I see that somebody has stirred the
sleeping lion in my old friend DR.. w.
Fl. Park. Park is a quiet, Al dignifed
man, with lots of reserve force He is.
a fellow toWnsman of Jud Clements,
interstate commerce commissioner,
their native heath being a little cross
roads village of the ambitious name
of Lafayette, in the northwest corner
of Georgia, right down on the tail end
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. When
Park cut his eye teeth in medicine the
Methodist Episcopal church south sent
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
What Paul womb Have said.

In the course of debate at Will
Bloomfield, bishop Of London, WI
asked to preside one Of the student
with strong Indignation evident
his voice, addressing the ehair inquire
oratarically: What, sir, would til
Apostle Paul have said could he han
seen the life of luxury led by our pre-
emit race or prelates and church dill
nitaries, riding about in the carriagi
and living in their palaces? VIVA
sir, I repeat, would be have said
ST think, said the bishop, interrup
ing the speaker in q meek and mil
voice, that he would have said sThfnl
in the church must be looking up. Fl
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
A literary pursuit is generally race
for the elusive dollar.

him to take charge of the soochow
hospital, where he mingled with the
opium l smokers and studied their hab-
its, bought cocaine at s432 an ounce
and an investigated the wonderful Chi
nese anlaesthetic, frog-eye juice. CO.
caine costs today about S.. Is an ounce,
and frog-eye juice s2.25. If Park does
not know opium and its effects / hard
" think we shall find an American
that does.--NeW York Press.
Perhaps they say time is money
because 1t takes time TO make money.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Demand for Corporal
Punishment seems !,
) te be Increasing.

In Russia, the home of the knout,
the use of the whip to subdue interiors
of all kinds is flourishing at lively
rate. Servants, hospital orderlies and
persons of like classes are whipped
regularly to make them keep their
places. For on-payment of debts
peasants are sentenced regularly to
fogging. A son who cannot be imam.
aged at home is fogged in the police
station, when complaint is laid by the
parents, and not even the formality of
a trial is gone through. The common
people seem to take these things as
they come, and to think little of it.
The practice OF fogging in the police
station before the offender is taken to
court is common, and it leads the way
to the most inhuman heatings without
the sentence of any court, simply be-
cause it would be legal if the sentence
provided for such punishment
The advocates of the abolition of cor
poral punishment everywhere do not
feel especially hopeful at the outlook
upon the threshold of the new century.
A creamery company at Oswego,
N. Y, runs its plant with LIQUID air.
A :ten-horse power engine runs as
smoothly as if by steam, and the com
pany is entirely satisfied with the sex-
pertinent ~ o., ~ z ,,F@.ss&z <.Z e sts
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-29
are here for visit with rela-

county are here for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Professor Wilson, of Centerville, or
gained singing class at this place
Sunday night.
A. sassell and wife were ottumwar.
callers Tuesday. - K
Quite a number of people from thisi-
locality attended the Old Settlers re-
union at Unionville Thursday.
Misses Ella, Hannah and Olive Leon
ard spent Saturday night with Mrs.
Willis mccarthy.
Wilson Glassburner, of Blackhawk.
attended League at this place Sunday
night.
There was singing school at the
home of B. F. Martins last Saturday
night
Oath Taylor and sister, Cynthia, of
Green Valley, We're Ash Grove callers
last Friday.
John Fletcher is making prepare
lions to remodel his saw and grist
mill
Mrs. Walters died at her home near
Albany last Wednesday of typhoid
malaria fever and was buried in the
Hopewell cemetery. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Virgil Ross.
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a souvenir which will long serve as a
memento of the happy occasion.
Mrs. Belle Black IS moving this
week to Ottumwa where she intends
opening a boarding house.
Dr. j. L. Russell, of Marshall, Mo-,
is spending the week in this city Wis
iting at the home of his brother, j..
T. Russell.
Mrs. w. G. Spicer left Monday for
Beardstown, H., for a few weeks Wis
it at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Bessie Kruse.
Hugh Calvin has returned from
New Kirk. Okla. and is visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Calvin.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. Johnson are
spending the week in Des Moines at
tending the state fair.
| H. l.. Vail, of Moulton, who recent
| ly purchased the w. l.. Sanders har-
ness shop, is moving his family to this
/ city and being son-in-law of N. S.
Johnson, will reside in the residence
property belonging to Mr. Johnson
and joining the Johnson residence on
the south.
Miss Laura Short, of Cantril. was a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M
F. Broadwell on Tuesday.
Mrs. j. f. Gibson left Tuesday fol
Des Moines where she will visit al
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glib
son and attend the state fair.
Claude Dabney left Monday for Des
Moines where he has secured posi-
ton at the state fair.
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Fremont.

Fremont, Aug. 29.-Rev. John L..
Gage, the pastor of the Presbyterian
church, resigned last Sabbath and will
move to Fairfield the first of next
week.
Rev. Bohemian. Mrs. Sarah Cook,
Curt McCowen. Mrs. Ida Gordon and
Myrtle Scott attended the English Riy-
er Baptist association held at What
Cheer Friday until Sunday last:
Rev. Bohemian is in attendance this
week at the Oskaloosa Baptist associ,
alton which meets at Oskaloosa.
Willis Hill and Miss blythe Faith
We're united in marriage today at 10
a. NJ. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
a. Green, in the presence of few
friends, Rev. C. L.. Tenant officiating.
Mr.. Hill is plumber. in the store of
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EairvieW.

Fairview, Aug. 29.-Rev. Tade filled
both appointments here last Sunday.
The Sunday school picnic held at
Mt. Zion church was decided sue
cess. Among other things Of great
interest was paper on the Great San
Francisco, California, Epworth League
convention and read by Harry Nc
Grew of Keosauqua.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wilce Steels,
August %, a daughter.
A few of the people from here
attended Free Methodist camp meet
ing at Birmingham last Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. M. d. Parker visited
their son Charles last Monday in Ell
don. He accompanied them home for
a short visit.
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BidWelI.

Bidwell, Aug. 29.-George Blackman,
of Ottumwa, called at the home of his
sister, Mrs. F. E. Perry, Thursday.
Joe Chambers, of Pleasantville, Wis
tied his uncle, A. N. Hendricks, last
week.
P. R. Brooks, Tom Odenbaugh and
Ben Grooms have gone with the con-
crete gang to Excelsior Springs, Mo.
David Man and wife, of Chicago, Wis
tied relatives here last week.
Mrs. Doll Fisk visited her sister,
Mrs. newton Johnston, of Chiliicothe,
last week.
Mesrs. and Mesdames Chas. Harlan
and Henry Oswald visited Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Jenkins. at Chillicothe, Sunday.
Frank Chisman and wife, of Dudley
visited relatives here Saturday and
Sunday.
Ross Potter, of Kewaunee, ILL.,, is a
visitor at the home of his aunt, Mrs
Lottfe Potter.
Miss Marguerite Slaught, of Ottum
wa, is visiting her friend, Alma Pot
ter.
Little Alta Needham has been quite
sick this week.
Palmer Chisman and daughter, Ed
ma, attended services at Christians
burg Sunday.
Mrs. Lottie Williams visited rela
tives in Kirkvllle Sunday.
Mrs. Palmer Chisman and daughter
Ethel, returned Tuesday from a visit
in Indiana.
J. F. Beagle and wife returned Mon
day from a three weeks visit neal
Winfield, Kansas.
Miss Anna Ford, of Grenere, Pa.
and Miss Lena Ford. of Ottumwa, Wis
tied their cousin, Mamie Gates, this
week and returned to Ottumwa Tues
day.
David Garfield is suffering from {
sprained ankle.
Mrs. Howell Price, of Willard, was
an Ottumwa passenger on No. Tues
| day.
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Butler.


Butler, Aug. 29.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Darner were in Ottumwa Saturday.
John and Mabel Burgess of Ottum-
wa are visiting at A. J. Burgess.
Mrs. Mary Watts is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Bergman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clark were in
Ottumwa Saturday.
Charley Newt and family spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. M. Bennett.
J. G. Kennel, Cal. Humphrey and
Ed. Woodward went to Des Moines
Monday to attend the state fair a few
days.
Henry Deutschle was in Ottumwa
one day last week.
School will commence at No. 8
Monday, Sept. 2, with Miss Alice Nc.
Mullin as teacher.
Ben Tenant of Fremont breaches
at Russell Chapel every Sunday at
$3.50 o'clock.
Protracted meetings at the Baptist
church will continue all this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Arganbright were
in Ottumwa Monday.
Stella Woodward spent Sunday ev
ening at Fred Berman's.
George Watts and family of He'd
rick spent Sunday at Fred Bergban's
Mrs. Minnie and Miss Gertrude Bur
CESS of Delta, and Mrs. Bethea visited
at A. ]. Burgess Tuesday.
Mrs. J. G. Watts and Mrs. Bethea
visited with Mrs. Payton at Highland
Center Monday.
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MunterViIle.

Munterville, Aug. 29.-Albin Allen,
who left for a visit in Des Moines a
few days, has gone to visit his sister,
Mrs. Fred Burnell, who resides there.
Miss Selma Anderson from Soap
Creek is visiting her cousin. Hannah
Pearson, this week.
Frank Anderson Of Four Corners
visited relatives in Munterville few
days on his way to the state fair.
Quite a number of our neighbors
left to attend the state fair on No. 9
last Monday. They were Alfred Pet
erson, Alex Anderson, Chas. Peterson,
Chas. Smith and sister, Ed. Larson,
and Chas Burnsdet.
Chas Smith, who left Monday to at
tend the state fair will also take a
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Selma.

Selma, Aug. 30. - Mrs. J. L.
Passmore entered into rest on
the morning of the 18th of Au-
gust at the age of SO years. Mrs.
Passmore came from Ireland when a
child. She was married and lived in
st. Louis for many years. The family
moved to Van Buren, county about
twenty years ago and have lived at
their present home ever since. She
had a severe attack of sla grippe" last
winter which left her in very weak
condition, and she gradually grew
worse. All through the heated term
she suffered and all that medical skill
and kind and tender hands could do
could not avail to save her. She was
the mother of eight children. five of
when died in infancy. Two daughters
aud son with her husband are left
to mourn their loss. To them she was
the guide and counsellor in the home.
Her life and teachings will be their
comfort through the dark hours.
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EddYViIle.

Eddyville, Aug. 29.-The Woodman
picnic, which was to have taken place
yesterday, has been indefinitely post
poned on account of the death of Hir-
am Heki, who was member of that
order.
G. B. McClellon Coon, of Abba, was
a Sunday visitor with his parents, Mi.
and Mrs. George Coon.
The proprietor of the white Swan"
or white Elephant" floating saloon
was summoned to appear at Coalfield
recently to answer to the charge Of
conducting nuisance. Quite mum.
Der of witnesses were Subpoenaed
from Eddyville, but the prosecuting
witness not appearing, the defendant
was discharged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will MattOX, of Bussey
were visiting relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mccall and
daughter Fern of Oskaloosa, Frank
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and
three children of Bussey, and Mrs.
Will Free and daughter, Alta, of this
place, were all Sunday visitors at the
George Osborne home, west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Templeton. of
Bridgeport, recently returned from a
-
Mrs. Margaret Watkins is spending
few days in the country.
Mrs. Sidney Pugh, the lady who has
been i'll at Bridgeport, is not much i'm
proved.
Ralph Grattain, who has been away
taking orders for portrait company
has returned home. He is going On
crutches, the result of sprained
ankle.
Grant Cowley, of Lawnfield, is I'M
proving his system of waterworks.
r. M. Beamer. farmer residing
south of town on Fudge creek. has
purchased corn harvester, ant
Claude Wells and w. N. Mintonye
have purchased a corn shredder.
i Bridgeport school commences neS
Monday with Miss Sue Gray, of Abba
as teacher.
j Mayor G. L. Funk and family wer'
in Oskaloosa Monday attending tn
funeral of the mayors father
Jesse Funk, who died Saturday of oil
, age. Mr.. Funk settled on a farm
near this place many years ago, blu
moved to Oskaloosa ten or fifteel
years ago. He had reached the goo
old age of about eighty or eighty-fiv
years, and enjoyed the respect of al
. Ed. Kussart, the gentlemanly cler
in the Frank Kussart restaurant,spen
Sunday evening in the country.
Frank Kussart will soon leave 70
. Lawton, Oklahoma, on a sight seem
tour.
Charles Norman, who has bee
building a new residence west {
town, will move into the same mex
week.
: The following people from west {
town are attending the state fair d
: Des Moines this week: w. +. Jage
: Leonard Beamer, Chas. Johnson, Pc
r ry Norman and Haley Steele.
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Unionviile,

Unionville, Aug. 29.-Sam Drake, of
Dallas county, is visiting relatives in
this vicinity.
The Old Settlers reunion passed off
quietly but the crowd was rather
small on account of the dusty roads.
Rev. ]. B. Kirsch, of Mystic, was in
this neighborhood one day last week.
Mrs. F. A. Swain has been very sick
for some time but is convalescing at
present.
J. w. Selix and family visited with
relatives in the vicinity of Blakes-
burg Monday.
Rev. Wilson filled his regular ap-
pointment at the Liberty church last
Sunday morning.
Some of the young people Of this
vicinity attended church at Udel Sat
urday night.
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iting with Miss Maud Swan, OF this
place. for the past few days.
Miss Clara Harrison, of this place, is
visiting with relatives in Peoria, ILL.,,
and will return to her home here in
about ten days to take up her work
in the public schools at the beginning
of the term.
Mrs. Peter e. Walker, of this place,
recently visited with friends at Bir-
mingham.
Quite number of Odd Fellows from
here went to Stockport Tuesday even
ing to be present and take part in the
institution of new lodge. of that Or
der at that place. They report that
many Odd Fellows were present and
that an enjoyable time was had. The
lodge here assisted. in the team work.
Mrs. Human Bonney, formerly of
this place, died at Plattsmouth, Neb.,
and her body will brought here on the
noon train for burial.
The deputy sheriff vent out near
Cantril yesterday to arrest a man by
the name of Duval on a charge of as
sault and battery on warrant issued
from Squire Duffields court. The
deputy found Duval late in the even
ing and when he saw the deputy com
ing, ran and made his escape into 6
cornfield and from there crossed the
line into Missouri, it being on the
state line. Defendant is charged witt
! having assaulted John Warning, al
old man, with a fence rail and break
ing the rail over Warning. Duval wa:
intoxicated.
Sheriff D. c. Pettitt is in Ottumw;
today on business.
Edwin Holbert and Miss Margare
st. John, both of this place, were join
ed in marriage at Wapello, this state
by Rev. R. L. Patterson, former M. E
minister of this place. Mr.. Holbert il
one of Van Buren, county's best teach
ers, and Miss st. John is one of thu
best music instructors of this place
They will visit in Fairfield for few
days, after which they will return t
this place and commence housekeer
ing and be at home to all their friends
Their many friends extend congratu
lations and wish them well.
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THE MARKETS.
ChIcauo Live Stock Market

Chicago. Aug. 29.-Cattle, 10000
strong to 1Oc higher; active; good to
prime 5.60@6.30; poor to medium 3.75
@5.5O; stockers 2.25@425; COWS 2.45
@4.4O; Texans 3.5O@5.1O.
Hogs, $4,000; steady; 5@7c higher;
heavy 5.95@6.60; light 5.75@6.25; mix
ed 5.S0@6.55
Sheep, $4,000; 1O@15c higher; 800
@4.10; lambs steady; 2.50@5.25.