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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
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Salt Water Day.

<Asbury Park IN. j. Cor. of the New
York Sun: The heat Saturday was
decidedly unfayorable for the proper
observance Of Salt Water Day or III,
Farmers Annual Carnival, as it is
sometimes called, but about 500 farm
ers and their families from Monmouth
and Ocean counties celebrated the oc-
casion at Wreck Pond, between Sea
Girt and Spring Lake. All sorts of
conveyances were called into use, but
the one most often seen was the i'm
mense canvas covered caravan. These
caravans, which are found only in
rural distri1,s. served as temporary
lighthouses and retreats from the boil
ing sun. The temperature was about
100, but it had no terrors for the
pleasure-seekers. Old calico wrappers
Served as bathing suits for the women,
while overalls and shirts answered the
same purpose for the men. The bath
was the important event of the day
and next to it came the. three-card
monte men, the she'll gam lers and the
cane and ring men. The farmers lost
heavily. in the gambling devices, and
several free fights were narrowly
avoided. The sun had gone down
when the farmers entered their cara
vans and started homeward.s Many
summer guests Of Asbury Park, Long
Branch and Set #Girt were present
and enjoyed the carnival.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
About Slate Pencils.

Slate pencils were formerly all cut
from slate. just as it is dug from the
earth. Pencils SO made were objected
to on account of the grit which they
contained. To overcome this difficulty
a scientific man devised an ingeniuos
process by which the slate is ground
to very 1ne powder, all grit and for
eign substances removed, and the pow
der bolted through silk much in the
same manner as flour is bolted. The
powder is then made into a dough and
this dough is: subjected to a heavy hy-s
draulic pressure which presses the
pencils out in the required shape and
diameter, but in lengths of about
three feet. While yet soft the pencils
are cut into. the desired lengths and
set out to dry: in the open air. After
they are thoroughly dry the pencils
are placed in q steam baking: kilns,
where they receive the prop temper
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
Joke ON Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff.

Last winter in Albany a magician
gave an entertainment. Prominent
among those seated near the stage was
Timothy l.. woodruff, lieutenant gov
ernor of New York. In one of his
feats of legerdemain the magician re-
CURED the use of a pocket handker-
chief, and appealed to the audience to
supply the needed article Into his
pocket The lieutenant governor thrust
his hand, and when it came out again
1t was clutching the handkerchief,
neatly folded and evidently fresh from
the laundry: Smilingly Timothy l..
as smilingly received it, while the au-
passed it up to the "professor,'' who
dlence, recognizing the leader, broke
into applause. The prestidigateur took.
what "Chuck" Connors would term
the wipe" by one corner and shook
1t out, and as he did so Woodruff's
face grew as long as it had previous
.ly been round. That wretched hand
kerchief was as full of holes as one of
the legation compounds at Pekin. At
first the lieutenant governor swore
that a substitution had been made, but
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

Charles Russell las he then Was) said:
Gentlemen, / do not speak Scotch,
but ! vote Scotch. 2 Tremendous ape.
plause followed, whereupon Sir Charles
proceeded, and / sometimes drink
Scotch. With this his hold on the
audience aud was secured. Although I'M
ri Fl Y In the art OF cross examination
on e one occasion he was distinctly beat
en- by q witness. What is your age ?,'
he asked. rs It my age you are ask
ings2'' replied the witness. eyes, sir.
Now, speak up and be- exact. =, tsAnd
be exact! Well, of all the - y s. THE
court does not desire to hear any COM
maents Of yours. Tell the court your
age" z well" said the man, "I cele-
brated my twelfth birthday last week"
Don't trifle with the court, and re-
member you are9on oath" Its quite
true, was born on; Feb. 90. in leap
year, and my birthday only comes ones,
IN four years. london News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
i..s IL - 1 = s ~ .1E+'5 & 2
Plea for the Onion.

il
The onion is appetizing, spite Of
delicate noses. Served in slices with
vinegar, pepper, and salt, what more
savory relish may be. found for cold
meats or cold fish than the kitchen
lily? What salad is complete without
it? What Woula the cook do without
her jar of picked onions? Cooking
eliminates much of the ill odor. but
renders the bulb less valuable as an
article Of diet than the raw onion is.
Even the soaking in vinegar renders
it less useful than the bulb fresh
sliced. Every housewife knows the
fried onion that rich and savory dish
and knows also that IL she would
have a rich brown coloring for her
gravies she can find nothing better
than the fried bulb, more especially if
she includes a little Of the skin in her
frying. This coloring is due to the
presence Of caramelin, black snb-
stance Identical with that found n
brrnt-sugar when fired for. the making
Of black jack" the gravy coloring.
the value Of which is well known rs
the maker Of meat extracts. This
carameIn is due to the presence at
carbon in the onion and sugar alike.
Chambers Journal. <z5 $5 .ss#s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

fearfuIIy short notice. Barden was
cut down between Thursday and:
Sunday. His hands clenched the new.
drill to the last. they told me.
5sss# q 4ss . *Ssl# y SsSs55
'.That is the tragedy OF existence, !" ]
suggested; not death, but the ruth-
0lessness OF death. The great wish
comes In reach after all. but the hand
put out to grasp it is Withered in the
act 49, &
Laura suddenly turned away, fright:
ened. / had philosophical ineptly.
yes, am an optimist, II made.
haste to add. :. "A great many times.
the frost does come out Of the ground
in time and the wish comes true,' as
the children say. ss 81 # 81 IA a r .ss
The young wife gave me a grateful
look, and slipped her hand in Waits.
"Shall we go and show you the
graYe?'' she said. s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
Just received a letter from Frank f,

just received a letter from Frank F.
Geyer, a member of Company G, 2Sth
regiment, United States infantry, who
is at his home in Reading, Pa recoy-
ering from wounds received in battle
near Manila. In the letter was frag-
ment of the missiye sent by Miss
Kyle to the Columbus soldier. Geyer
states that the letter was taken from
the pocket Of a dead Filipino soldier
who had been killed by the Americans.
Accompanying the letter was small
American flag, stained with blood. 1t
is presumed that the soldier was eth
er captured or killed, and that the
Filipino, who was afterward killed,
rified his pocket and found the young
woman's letter, which in turn was re-
covered by Geyer and sent by him to
Miss Kyle. 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
A Chief Justices Jests.

One day.. a legal correspondent
writes, before the late lord chief JUS
tice took sick. he was sitting in court,
when another barrister, leaning across
the benches during the hearing of a
trial for bigamy, whispered, Russell,
what's the extreme penalty for big
amy" 1.-TWO mothers-in-law," in
stantly replied Russell. On one occa-
sion.4 Lord Russell went to help the
Liberals in certain campaign. He
began his speech Of set purpose with
some very badly pronounced Scotch.
After the confusion caused by his APP
parent blunder had subsidized, Sir
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
PROXY TAKERS.
Use OF the ]. Monograph for Political
Orators Is Popular.

Use of the $ Phonograph Tor Political
Orators Is Popular.
The employment of the phonograph
as a mechanical substitute for the tired
or bashful candidate is likely to be-
an interesting feature Of the approach
ing general election. For some years
the talking machine has played DAMN
portant part in the politics of Amer
lea, where in many instances the can
didate has in the retirement of his
own home contented himself while
breathing his political views into the.
funnel Of a photograph and allowing
the machine to do the rest on tour.
In the hands, of capable agent, and
under the control of a popular chair
man, the meeting Of electors takes
place just as if the candidates were
present in person, and with certain
added advantages which many unsuc-sa
cessful candidates will readily appre-5
ciate. For the unpopular candidate the
photograph as a clockwork expounder3
Of political opinions is an 33unmixed.
blessing. The hostile constituency may
roar itself hoarse with unfriendly crit
icism, it may refer to the candidate in
every unpublished term imaginable, it.
may even want to throw Anticipated
vegetables at him, but the machine,
deaf, blind and impervious, will go
right along, steadily grinding out it's
proDrietor's views On the war Of the
youthful offenders act without even
pausing to say: Gentlemen, I am
much touched" when a retired egg
breaks impotentlys inside the funnel.
BY a simple continuance the phono-
graph may be made to register the
feeling Of the audience. SO that when
the meeting is over the records can
BE sent back to the candidate, who re-
produces the proceedings and perhaps
feels gratifed that he did not attend
in person. Only one English member
of parliament has. so far addressed his
constituents by means of the xphono-
graph. This enterprising gentleman is
Frederick John. Dorniman. M. P. for
Falmouth and Penrhyn.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

opened the throttle wide. and theirs
went up into the stiffness, of the night
such a screech as was never before
heard in Waldo. People jumped from
their beds IN a fright and wondered
what was up. The boys tumbled off
the roof Of that mill as though shot,
and departed as.rapidly rs their. legs
could carry them, while Mr.. .Sanborn
fired a gun after them to hasten their
retreat. The whistle is still on the
mill. b.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
BOUND FOR TIE. NORTH POLE.

Men often have talked Of one-man
lash for the North Pole. There has
Just sailed from Hamburg a little yes
gel with q crew OF six which will come
nearer TO this than has any Arctic ex-
petition that ever started.
The boat is the little Matador, a.
common North sea fishing boat, with
4 register Of forty-four tons. It de-
Ponds wholly on sail power. It's owner
and captain is Captain Lieutenant Won
Bauendahl, and he intends to sail from
.Tromsoe within a few days with his
crew OF six men to begin his run for
the North Pole u
His plan Is to sail as far north as
open water or channels through the ice
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
After the lovers left turned to the

y After the lovers left I turned to the
prospector:
The wedding will be soon e
Christmas Eve, said he the little
gals idea. She says, / like good time
sheaped up thick--not spread out thin,
says she, so Christmas Eve It's TO be-
81 left Nebraska the next week
had a delightful summons to the we'd
ding, but when the holidays came It
was impossible for me to leave New
York. The remainder OF the narrative
y give as it was given me on my visit
the following summer.
4 1T seems the prospector, for years,
had been secretly saving, a very lew
dollars each year, toward the price OF
a diamond drill. The fund grew with
pitiful slowness; in the year OF the
wedding it was still several dollars
short Of the requisite amount. But
out of the past two crops he had also
boarded a little corn for the day OF
better price. In the fall of this year
the better price prevailed. By draw
ing ever so little on the current crop
the drill fund could be completed.
But there was a new light. in Bar
den's face.
Meanwhile Walt and Laura had
secret Of their own In the early days
Of their betrothal Laura 4 suggested
that instead of giving each other gifts
they save what little money they could
and buy something for him. Only one
something there was, of course, for
him. f., T.. sssaa :.-
zs So, aside from Waits main econo-
MIXING with view to his establish
ment, they too, were saving. !
AS December came on, the young
people attempted to draw the prospect:
or out on the subject of drills. Walt
thought he knew pretty well what i'm
plement was wanted, but it would not
do to blunder now. Imagine their sur
prise to discover new unwillingness
on the old mans part to be led upon
the subject. Then they thought OF
the mining machinery catalogue, but
the catalogue had disappeared. Search
revealed the book all but hidden back
of the school books on the shelf.
One evening Walt and Laura return
ed from a walk found the old man
pacing off the ten acre lot adjoining
his own. Striding round his ground
at the boundaries was favorite exer-
else with him, but this was another
mans land.
you're off side. father!'' Walt
shouted. Barden halted Eyes, yes,
lad, of course he replied, and Joined
them to the house in a mysterious
mood. 3%, ;
} Not long after this they came upon
him at nightfall busy in the tomato
garden, apparently shoveling earth.
In the morning Walt noticed, that the
old coal shaft was filed in, level with
the surface .
The prospector's face these days
wore look that was at once deterrnin-
ed, sad, joyful. Z
= Something's up with dad said
Walt to Laura: "sHes covering up all
his tracks of the. last ten years. !
Laura beamed.. "He thinks our
wedding will end it, and is trying to
put coal out of his mind. Won't we
spread it thick, thought"
On Christmas Eve the surprise on
both sides was complete. Just before
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
= "a - Az EEEEEE$ 49, /! 81
Stealing q Steam Whistle.

A gentleman who has a steam mix
in 4. Waldo, Mass, purchased a large
steam whistle, which he carried home
and placed on his mill A number OF
boys conceived the idea Of stealing
this whistle-"just for lark" they
said. 4 The owner, hearing of their
plan, remained in his mill all night.
Sixty pounds of steam was kept up.
About midnight the Boys put in an
appearance and climbed upon the roof
Of the building. Just as one applied
a wrench to the whistle, Mr.. sanborn
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13


the ceremony the prospector produced
deed, running to Walt and Laura. of
the adjoining ten acre lot. +. : r..
r. Build your house there, boy. It's
all right; you didn't know, but I've
saved it. The. lands your'n and the
little gals for a home.''
Then the two placed the parcel con-
tanning the drill in his hands. IT, J.
) ' *f%*s " y : That highway gossip, the
Platteville News. printed a long notice
Of the wedding, without so much as
a hint of this spreading it on Thick
After the wedding they took the
prospector to live in the Jenifer house,
which was tight and warm. All were
attentive to him there He was better
contented than he had been for years.
when. the frost gets. out o. the
ground" he would say, swe,ll see
what We'll see" The drill he kept be-
side him fondled it sometimes when.
he thought he was unobserved. He
drew elaborate plans Of the strata as
ne had found them at the former drill
ing At the bottom, lying at such and
such an angle to the surface, shown in
Jet black on the plat but scrup1lously
without the word coal. Plenty for
everybody, said he. '.I can see the
smoke from the mines now-by jim
my! Amt it grand? The Platte Val-
ley II pay us what she owes us yet
Thus on his bright days. Other
times he would rub the frost from the
pane, peer out past the bare-limbed
cotton woods, tap nervously on the sill
and and. heaye a great sigh, which trans
lated ia meant: When the frost just gets
out q the ground IF it ever does!,'
Perhaps IN such moods he had a
sf tore OF the truth that it never.
would q in time for him.
Winter was prolonged into March.
After thaW in F February, there was q
fierce aftermath. here was much Ill
ness in the county Pneumonia claim
ed more than one life in Platteyille on
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
Detectives Guard Empress,

The empress doWager Of Russia has
always declined to accept the guar
slianship Of Russian detectives luring
her visits home. On her present visit,
however, this custom has been altered
at the command sof the reigning car.
and much against the desire Of the
empress, she is now followed BY eight
Russian detectives Of the internat ional
service. -Four Of these detective have
taken station at F'redensborg and four
at Copenhagen.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

and heads on them. and the contest
ants find their steeds sadly fractious.
and sunWieldly, with propensities for,
throwing their riders that are not sur
passed by the most pucking Of buck
ing bronchos. They love to roll over
in the water, and so unhorse their.
daring riders, and he IS an excellent
and fortunate Jockey, indeed that does
not get more swimming than is found
in ordinary horse races. But Il the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

Berlin, which calls itself the Athens
on the Spree, has curious ways OF en-
sjoying itself on that famous, although
smuddy river. The picture shows one
Of the most curious Of those curious
ways. The Berliners call It q YER L;
horse race. l, Citizens Of substance
and dignity do not hesitate to enter
the contest which draws great crowds
to the rivers brink The river horses
-e barrels with carved horses necks
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13

MS MS monogram in one corner concIu-
sllVely proved ' his ownership, and ever
since ne has been vainly trying to- ex-
plain AIN. how it was that anyone so im-..
maculate as he usually As should have
possessed and tried to palm of so tat
tered q rag in place OF hand kerehief.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-04-13
Love and war.

Last December, says a Chambers
burg (Pa.) letter in the Baltimore Sun,
Sadie Sac y! I, Mae Kyle, { a daughter Of Jus
.tice Of the Peace George S.. Kyle Of
this This place, wrote a letter to "a soldier
in Columbus Q. He enlisted to go
to the Philippines, and Miss Kyle
heard nothing from him. she has
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-07-24

A Pendleton paper, in humorous vein,
quoted from the Granite Gem q half
dozen silly locals, which indicated the
lowest depths Of country journalism, and
then made the satirical comment that
any citizen Of Granite who does not sup
port the Gem should be drummed out Of
the country. With stupidity 10 asinine
that it deserves to be called humor, the
Gem turns the trick and quotes the Pen.
dletOn papers implied criticism a. .
great compliment.-Ia Grande Chroni.
Gle.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-07-24
HOT WATER AND GAS.
From an Artesian Well in
Union County.

Last week W. J. Townley began bor-
ing well on small elevated mound at
his farm few miles northwest of Unicn
and about half a mile southeast of the
Hot Lake, at place where there was
small warm spring. The sinking was
comparatively easy for the first twenty
feet, the drill passing through soil and
gravelly formation, after which hard
sandstone was encountered and into
which the well has been sunk for thirty
feet, making a total depth of about fifty
feet.
In sinking, many strange things have
been brought to the surface. Bones of
various descriptions have come up, in.
cluding those belonging to some species
Of the Mastodon. Sea shells that were
deposited there when Grande Ronde
valley was neck OF the sea are also in
evidence. At a depth of forty feet, log
one foot in thickness was pierced.
In the hard sandstone formation II
number of strata some four feet in thick
ness, containing considerable coal, were
passed, which is the best indication that
great coal deposits exists there.
The great surprise came to the borers
Tuesday, when vein of hot artesian
water was struck.
The pipe used is only one and half
inches in diameter, but the water comes
out under such pressure that it il thrown
thirty or forty feet hight is veritable
gushing geyser. The water is very hot,
being ia degrees Farenheit and flows
from this small pipe about $1,000 or
10000 gallons per day.
With the flow Of water there also comes
forth gas that may prove Of the greatest
value. This is to be tested at once. Mr..
Townley is preparing to have reservoir
or receiver built to collect the gas and
test its qualities. It may prove to be an
illuminating gas, such az is used for
lighting cities and for manufacturing
purposes. II this proves to be true 1t il
difficult to predict the results upon this
vicinity from manufacturing point Of
view.
The coal brought up was in we'll de.
fined stratum, but mixed with fine quartz
sand, which had every appearance of be.
ing rich concentrates. 1t may, however,
lead to the discovery Of extensive and
valuable coal deposits.
Mr.. Townley is determined to further
prosecute his research, for the purpose Of
ascertaining what treasures or mysteries
there are contained in that section of
the earth. He thinks the hole sunk il
too small to fully test the findings and
has decided to put down six inch pipe,
and to continue it to greater depth and
until he is satisfied.
What will be the outcome of this ex-
pertinent is hard to tell. Besides hot
water, coal prospects and gas, there are
some indications Of oil and other dis
coveries may follow. The discoveries
already made are valuable and have well
repaid Mr.. TOwnley for his outlay.
The public is interested in this expert.
ment, as the DISCOVERY of u deposit OF
gas, coal or oil would mean much for
this section and the whole state.-UniOn
Republican.
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