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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
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Russia generally is looked upon as a
' lard up nation, always hoYering on
the verge Of bankruptcy and the state
ssiof her finances is pointed to as a rea-
son why she will not seek a fight with
another nation. Russia has, however,
one great source Of supply whence she
can draw gold enough to furnish all
The sineWs of war" needful for any
light she may sec fit to go into. The
& oily Gold Fund" is one Of the mys-
4 terles# OF the great northern empire.
Il VIII It, some students of Russian af-
{ LARS 1alrs say, shec afford better to incur
the enormous expenditure Of a cam
palgn than Germany Austria or
France. It is said to be the largest Sc
cret gold deposit on earth, some esti-
mates placing the amount as high as
81 900 100000 In comparison with this
immense mn sum the s30,0O0,O0O which
Germany has slowed away against a
time OF trouble in the vaults Of the
castle Of Spandau sinks into insignifi-
canoe. Though the car is master Of
this great war chest he, himself prob
ably, does not know just how much it
contains. The fund has been piling
4 up for many years and is increasing
|. quietly every day. When the periodi-
4 cal famine comes in Central Russia it
SIS found that nothing has been done in
s the afflicted provinces which should
nave been done by a paternal govern
ment. Roads should have been kept in
order and stores accumulated. But
that would have necessitated trenching
upon the revenues Of the Holy Gold
Hund, and the war chest must have it's
oues whatever happens. Various agen-
cles, public and private, are set on foot
to assist the starving moujik, but the
harm has been done. Not a single CO.
peck for their relief, however, comes
out Of the Holy Gold Fund.
From Church and Mine.
There are two sets of sources from
which the revenue of the gold fund are
derived, the civil sources and the &C.
clesiastical-gold from the mines and
offerings to the church. The church
IS the collector and custodian of the
fund. The car is the head of church
and state-Caesar md pontiff at once
as We're the Roman Imperators. He
is chief of the council of state and of
the Orthodox Eastern church, so the
empire is ruled by two conclaves work
ing in perfect harmony with each
other. All Russian subjects theoreti-
cally are members of what is called,
outside of Russia, the Greek church,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
1t Was Buried ia the
Rio Grande BY 4.
sl1elby,s Men
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through COrsicana, Waco, Austin and
San Antonio to Eagle Pass. Here, in
the early part of July, 1866, they ex-
pected to cross the Rio Grande, but
while taking rest planted their guns
bearing upon the Mexican town of
Piedras-Negras. Governor Biesca, in
formed Of this action, fastened to the
border, anticipating a battle with
American troops. Learning Of their in
tention, he importuned General Shelby
to take command of the two states,
Leon and Coahuila, but after talking
the matter over with his men Shelby
decided not to help Governor Biesca,
but to give their support to the Lib
eral army. i
It was decided, however, before their
march was begun, in a council on the
morning of July 4, 1885,, to unfurI the
tattered flag they had carried through
out their campaign and bury it in the
depths Of the Rio Grande. The torn
banner was spread out and held for
some time by Colonies Elliott, Gordon.
Slayback and Blackwell, and the gen
arel pressed it to his lips. In row
boats they took it out over the smooth,
glltterlng surface Of the water, and.
with uncovered heads and few words
by the general and his comrades, the
last Confederate flag to float in the,
air was lowered beneath it's depths. ssS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

tediagraph you can send your
photograph from New York city
to your friend in San Francisco
and get his letter of thanks within
the space of a single hour. Nor will
the letter you receive be a mysterious
series of dots and dashes, but it viii
look exactly as your friend has writ
ten it. 1t will be in his personal hand
writing; not in the handwriting of =
ztelegrapher. ~ - - So s$s-=s5 !,
Notwithstanding the wonderful feats
performed by the tediagraph, its Drin-
ciple is 50 simple that schoolbov
readily comprehends it.
On the 18th of April the agreeme emf
with the papers that have had exclus-
i've use of the tediagraph will have ex-
pired, and then it will be available for
various uses, such as the. quick apDre-
hension Of criminals. 81
Singularly enough, q. "A. Hummel1
the inventor of the Telegraph, is not
telegrapher, but merely a clockmak-
er. He never paid any attention to
telegraphy until after he had drawn 4
sketch of the machine he had in mind
and his knowledge Of the subject be-
fore that time was derived from such
meager sources as the newspapers and
his school textbooks. 4.. .s J.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

!
is almost automatic in its action,
needing but one pull oh the trigger
to empty. the chambers in short order.
The gun shown has a breakdown bar
rel and cylinder; and 1T will be seen
that the action OF opening and clos
ing this mechanism operates lever To-
Gated underneath the cylinder. The
rear end of this lever lis slotted and
toothed internally to rotate the shaft
in the body of the revolver. On this
shaft is mounted a toothed disk, which
is locked against backward revolution
by engaging the trigger. When the
gun lis opened for reloading and also
as tits. CLOSED the lever winds up a
spring ON the shaft, and the revolver
is ready for use the instant the barrel
is in place. A pull on the trigger re-
leases the disk and allows the shaft
to rotate, which not only turns the
cylinder containing the cartridges but
also operates the firing mechanism.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
r llssia Has Holy
Four Billion
z xaIad.

and an oVerwhel ming majorlty OF Rus
slams already are affiliated with that
church The church comes into every
thing, and the church finds a large por-
ton of that golden horde which is be-
ing laid away against the days of Arr
mageddon. Every member Of the of
fetal class contributes weekly to the
church and this .tchin, or official
section, is the largest professional
class in the country. It numbers n1il-
lions. Every Russian hungers to be-
come a .tchinoynik' Of some grade or
other. But all OF this vast number
must be of the Greek church, except
under some privileged exceptions. The
weekly offering to the church never
fails. It is contributed by the car by
the mobiles, by the soldiers, and by
every individual employed by the gov
eminent in any capacity whatever. Be-.
sides this is to be reckoned the stream
OF treasure poured in dolly by all other
classes, including the poorest moujik.
The revenues from the sale of holy
candles alone amount to a fabulous
sum. The expenditure of the Russian
church does not absorb half Of the
amount of her revenues, and all that
can be spared goes into the Holy Gold
Fund. ri il zS,s-n,
K It is estimated that half of the an
nuaI additions to the gold fund come
from the mines and half from the Of
fering to the church. The fact that
the church is the collector and custo-
dian Of the great war fund makes the
Procurator Of the Holy Synod and Min,
lister Of Religion as important man in
the financial affairs of the empire as
the minister Of finance himself.
~ l.. A Lesson of Moscow.
The collection of this fund was be-
gun in it's present form after the,
burning of Moscow by Napoleon, ana
ever since it has been one of the great
aims Of the government. The growth
of church wealth and the development
OF mining have combined to pile up
the increment. A quarter of a century
ago the fund amounted to $3.50, 900, 600.
It is supposed now to amount to, S4,
00O,000,o00. A singular thing is that
not copeck Of this Holy Gold Fund
was touched to meet the expense Of
the Crimean war. The effect Of lock-
ing up this vast amount of money must
effect materially the prosperity Of
Russia, and it is no wonder that she
has hard work to make both ends meet
with her yearly budgets Chicago Am
erican.> Il o.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Z be Last ....
CO { 1ede1afe
Flo : 8

l.. While at Eagle Pass, Texas, a
while ago, dramatic incident of the
civil war about which histories give
little or nothing was recalled to the
writer by old-time residents of the
historic place. It was the burial Of a
Confederate flag in the Rio Grande at
that point by southern soldiers. 1t
was not the work of traitors to their
cause, but of small band of men,
who, distressed by defeat and know
ing nothing else to do, tenderly and
pathetically buried the flag they had
fought fol. as they would a gallant
comrade, and crossed over into Mexico
in quest of battle. .-.;. ......
Gen. Shelby and his men, nearly all
natives of Missouri, acquired no spe-
'cial distinction in the war; They ware
at Pittsburg, Tex, when the surrender
of Lee occurred at Appomattox. The
men We're, greatly depressed and dis.
and after their journey to
Marshall they separated, some return
ing to their homes in the south, while
about 500 concluded to follow Shelby,
march into Mexico and join one of the
two armies then engaged in that
country. These men were much de-
voted to Shelby and declared that
nothing but death would separate
them.
Their remarkable march was made
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

The insurance companies have come
TO a new decision with regard to the
granting Of policies to the crowned
heads of Europe since the death of
King Humbert. They are willing to
insure them against all risks, save that
of assassination, at slightly higher
rate than that exacted from ordinary
individuals. This higher rate is pre-
sumably demanded in view of the fact
that royal blood is supposed to be wi
fiated and Impoverished. Kinng Milan.
about four months ago, endeavored to
insure his life. But although he was
q mere ex-king, the companies to
which he applied would only consent
to give him a policy with the special
assassination clause, which he declined,
and his son, the present king, when he
attempted a short time ago to insure
his life in favor Of Queen Draga, failed
to come to any understanding with the
company, owing to the same stipula-
ton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
RIVER BOATS IN RUSSIA.

Strange Looking Craft That Ply the
= Waters of the NEuscovite Empire.
Z Everywhere UP the Volga and it's
hundred tributaries ascend the iron
barges of the Caspian sea oil fleet,
while through the canals to st. Peters
burg alone pass annually, during the
&2l5 days Of free navigation, thousands
Of steamers and barges bearing mil
lions OF tons OF freight. Every known
means OF locomotion is used, from men
who, like oxen, tramp the tow paths,
hauling the smaller barges, to power
full tugs that creep along by means of
an endless chain laid in the bed of the
canals and minor, rivers, dragging after
them at snail pace great caravans Of
heavy sbarges. From the greater
streams immense craft nearly 400 feet
long, fifteen feet in depth, carrying
G,00o tons of freight, drift down to the
Caspian, 4. where they are broken to
pieoes to be used as firewood on the
steamers going up stream. In all
there are 5000 miles of navigable
waterways in the valley Of the Volga,
or, il the streams which float the giant
RATS that form so large a part of the
traffic of the rivers are included, the
n,iIeage is increased to nearly $4,000,
or ats much as that Of the valley Of the
Mississippi. Fifty thousand RATS are
floated down the Volga annually, many
of them 100 feet long by seven thick,
and this gives but a faint idea OF the
real traffic Of the river, for in addition
there are 10,00O,o0O tons of produce
passing up and down the river during
the open season Much Of this centers
at Mini Novgorod. To this famous
market steamers and barges come
from all parts Of Russia, bringing
goods ITO be sold at the great annual
fair, over s2o0,Ooo,ooo worth of mer-
chandise changing hands in a few
weeks; 10000 craft, including RATS, are
required for this traffic; they come
from as far north as Archangel, as far
east as the Urals, from Astrakan in the
south, ST. Petersburg and Moscow n to
the west, while great caravans of ships
of the desert arrive daily from all parts
Of Asia. 81 b.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
IMITATION THUNDERSTORMs

81 '-l : -. 5 Vi. Z
1t is stated that imitation thunder
storms produced by electricity gener--
ated by Niagara Falls will be one Of
the features Of the Buffalo exposition.
This will be nice If the imitation is
properly regulated. It will not do to
let any Of the lightning bolts get loose
and go seeking the mother earth
through a crowd of spectators. Some
people might get undu1y electrified.
Then the thunder problem would be
difficult to solve. Thunder must be
produced on a big scale for such a
storm as would thrill the. sPanners.''
Perhaps there turks somewhere a de-
vice to transfer the roar as well as
the lightning OF Niagara. This would
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

- There was a substantial increase in
the traffic through the Suez canal in
1899. Three thousand five hundred and
three vessels passed through the canal
in 1898: in 1899 the number was in
creased to 1907, representing an in
crease Of 104 vessels and a gain of
657.O17 tons. The average time con-
sumed in passing through the canal in
1899 was eighteen hours and thirty
eight minutes, about half an hour
longer than was necessary during the
previous year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

is l07 years old, and there is nothing.
problematical about her age, for she
has documents in her possession.
which the parish priest has examined
and pronounced genuine, and which,
substantiate everything she has said
of herself. She was born in Vol
gravitz, Poland, in 1894 Her parents
were of the poorest class, and as soon
as she was years old she was sent
into the forests to pick up bark for
the charcoal burners. Her maiden
name was Maria Pavleschinsky. When
the French invaded Volgravitz the in
habitants fed. Mrs Reese then a
young woman, remained behind in the
town trying to save some of the
wretched belongings of her family
from pillage. The French soldiers
had entered the place before she could
get out, and one of her neighbors
pointed out to her a stocky little man
on horseback as the emperor Of the
French =, E Il
When young woman she married
Conrad Chappon. They had three
children, two of them died in Poland,
while the third died at Dunkirk, n.
Y. Upon the death of her first fus-
band she married Andrew Katschin-
sky, who was "a years younger than
herself. In 1870, when nearly an
octogenarian, having been left a
widow for the second time, she came
to America, locating in Dunkirk,
where she met, and was married to
Ferdinand Reese on July S, 1876. Tvs
years later the couple migrated to
Laporte county, Indiana, where the
husband owns a 10-acre tract in Hud-
son township. ..% RI
Both >of these old people attribute
their great age to the simplicity of
their habits. They eat two meals a
day, each. meal consisting chiefly Of
corn bread and coffee.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

Off Cerigo, the island at the southern
end of Greece, divers are bringing up
art treasures that were sunk 200 years
before Christ. Lucian tells of ship
laden with art spoils that went down
on the voyage from Athens to Rome,
and it is believed that the wreck has
been found now. Besides many bronze
statuettes life-size bronze statue re-
sembling the Hermes of Praxiteles.
has been brought up. Some objects
are excellently preserved, but others
are corroded.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
One of Browns Young Men.

Some years ago there was a man
who was a figure in the upper social
life OF New York. He was the. sexton
OF Grace church and his name was
+ BToWn. He was a sort of grand cham
6berlain to New York society Of that
day and employed in every social func-
+ ton %. 4. from the christening Of the babe
OF aristocracy ito the marriage Of the
daznseL Dancing men then, as now
We're scarce, but Brown was equal ia
the occasion. He organized a band Of
presentafle young fellows, who knew
how to dress, how to dance and how
to to, behave themselves, whom he mar
s 5E at houses where they were need
ed. ed. These were known as Browns
Young Men. s and not a few. OF them
danced ( 4 n themselves into good post ions
One -tne OF these young men was Hubert
g. ompson, who, in later life, be-
came t11 SO prominent8a politician as load
er OF the county democracy. He used
te & say that when he was young he led
the german; when he grew Old he led
the Irish Brookly IN Eagle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
HHetty Greer1's tHumor.

Mrs. Hetty Green is not without a
streak of humor, though perhaps it is
a trif1e saturnine. Recently an over
dressed woman, while in conversation
with Mrs. Green, commented at I'M
necessary length on feminine apparel.
ooh, well, said Mrs. Hetty, wealthy
people can afford to dress poorly, you
know. The poor and vulgar must
wear fine clothing, il only for purpos-
es Of Disguise ...t 5} III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
60 uAL TO THE OCCASION.
Arizona Sheriff Proved Hlrnself Qus,tfied
FOR FHfs n fsfca aSs " s555 |8


FOR His once.
rom the earliest times the Office ct
the sheriff of Maricopa county has
been the Iodg eroom OF the ANA lgamat-
ed j; Alssocia alton OF Prevaricators until
an honorary % memb ership and an abiI-
i lfy 20 shine in It came to be regarded
as q necessary quail fcation for sheriff
!. only on g little less important than the
ability l:l1.t to get enough votes at the con-
gvention and the polls, says the Arizona
Repub lican. Sheriffs have usually been
represented BY proxy in the meeting
OF the association and the proxy has
always been some deputy, generally
Charlie Standard who as a prevarica-
tor tor has "a always successfully held his
own against all corners. There was
some som apprehension that Sheriff Stout
would not fill the bill. He was sup
posed to be too matter OF fact. Billy
M Ni7'll and and Billy Williams we're not be-
lieyed to be any more able liars than
the sheriff, and Captain Hi Mcdonald,
as an outside deputy could not be ex-
pected to attend meetings Of the as
ISOLATION. STILL in a pinch there was
the eyer-reliable Standard to fall back
upon. But Sheriff Stout yesterday
proved that he. didn't need any deputy
prevaricator. An old settler who had
lived in the valley longer than any
body was telling at the sheriff's office
yesterday Of the driest season the val
ley had ever experienced. There had
been nothing like itSbefore and nothing
since. None Of his hearers had ever
seen anything SO dry. He couldn't tell
them how dry it was so they would
comprehend: Sheriff Stout was. re-
minded of one very dry summer within
his residence in the valley. He had
just embarked in the cattle business
and had a herd Of yearling calves:
There was little water on his ranch,
but no feed within ten miles. Every
morning he used to turn the calves out
so they could go to the nearest range
where there was some grass, but no
water. He accordingly hung a canteen
filled with water around the neck of
each calf. One day he went out to the
range to see the condition Of the grass
which, he thought, must be getting
short. When he got there the calves
were feeding quietly on the bank of
a dry water course. All at once they
were stampeded and wildly scattered
in every direction, believing with fear.
The sheriff went to see what was the
cause of the connection and found it
to be a huge catfish which had climbed
up the bank and got into fight with
the calves over the water in the can
teens. r., . r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

Kansas City, Mo-, is claiming to be
a great fruit distributing point, and
in proof Of the same points with
pride" to these two consignments: In
one day 100000 bananas were re-
ceived from the tropics and on March
4 100000 oranges came in, the ship
ment being made from Los Angeles,
Cal. This orange train was composed
of twenty-eight cars and a caboose.
There were 1854 boxes of oranges to
the car, making 1912 boxes in all.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

Baron Wilhelm Won Rothschild, who
recently died at Frankfort, was one Of
the few rich men who make it rule
of their lives to give away one-tsnth
of their income in charity. He was not
only a religious observer ir all respects
OF the ancient Mosaic law, but he was
a profound Talmudic scholar, having
devoted a great part OF his time to
careful and systematic studies of the
Talmud. T. ts. L. g. @55 .~# Ill.,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

BY the will Of the late franklin H.
Bishop Of Russell, Mass, the State Of
Massachusetts is made his residuary
legatee. The will reads: AS / have.
no relatives on whom care to bestow
my goods and estates, after the pay
ment Of my just debts and funeral ex-
penses 7 give all the residue of my. es-
tate to the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts to its sole use and behoof for
ever" The executor says that when
the estate is settled the Commemorate
will receive about 81, 600 s. Mr.. Bishop
was a prominent citizen Of Russell and
an ardent adrnirer OF his state.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

A queer instance Of improper in
fiuence said to have. been exerted upon
a 5uryman comes FROM New Haven.
The jury in certain civil case went to
Fairhaven to visit the house of the
defendants. There. according to the
counsel for the plaintiff, one Of the par
ties to the suit gave one of the jurors
piece of pie. This piece Of pie is the
ground upon which a motion to set
aside the verdict is founded.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Wife Left TOO Often.

d Frederick Rhodes has applied for a
divorce in Akron, Q. IN his petition
he declares that his wife has left him
twenty -seVen times, and that he has
at last grown tired OF such foolishnesg.
The last time Mrs. Rhodes deserted
him she said she had gone for good
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

Z. When popular young author came
to see William NJ. Evarts, while he was
secretary Of state, In behalf Of a con-
sulship for which he was an applicant
Mr.. Evarts congratulated him on the
fame which he had acquired, but has
tened to add: Although you have
laurels on your brows, I suppose you
can't browse on your laurels."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
Trees Planted by Rlueiays.

An old time Arizona wood chopper
says the bluejays have planted thou
sands Of the trees now growing all
over Arizona. He says these birds
have habit OF burying small seed in
the ground with their beaks, and that
they FREQUENT pinon trees and bury
large numbers Of the small pine nuts
In the ground, many Of which sprout
and grow He was walking through
The pines with an eastern gentleman a
short time ago When one Of these birds
HeW from a tree to the ground, stuck
his bill in the earth and quickly few
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25
OH 3Berald,
GRAND NARIAs. MINNESOTA

The Cape to Cairo railway IS at
present being extended from Bulu-
wayo to 5Wanki, a place about 200 miles
further north, where a great coal dis
covery has just been made. It has also
been found that the zambesi can be
much more easily crossed at this point
than at the point originally selected. II.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-05-25

which & has
been in quiet
operation for
two years,
the inventor.
having seen
fit to give
the .exelus-
i've use Of.
So.
the appara--.
tus to a syn.
dictate of six
"A. 3! m e rican
newspape r S
for that pc
RHO d. BY,
means of the