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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

During the whole of 1900 no case of
rabies was found in England or Scot
land and it is asserted with confidence
that the disease which had been pres
eradicated This official statement
justifies the stringent muzzling order
passed by Parliament a few years ago
and the vexatious regulations against
importing dogs. A few cases of rabies
were reported from Wales, where the
regulations were not enforced strict
ly. For the first time in fifty-one
years not a single person died of hy-
drophobia in England and Wales in
in 1S99.--New York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Harmony in House Furnishings.

Women would do we'll to give much
thought to color harmony and circum-
stances rather than style when chocs-
ing house furnishings. Upon the har-
monious blending of wall and floor
covering, together with the woodwork,
depends much of the success of the
room; yet some woman, hearing that
red walls "are the style,' and seeing
how effective a soft shade Of it is with
the pure black Flemish oak, straight
way has it put on her walls to COM
blne with yellow oak. How much bet
ter a gobelin blue burlap or cartridge
paper would be! Then, too, often the
mistake is made of having everything
of one color to match, thereby causing
monotony. Artistic decorators advo-
cate old rose in rugs and hangings as
a relieving contrasting bit to gobelin
blue walls and yellow oak woodwork,
News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

early days, and through its agency was
cast some OF the iron which reVolu-
tionized water travel and created a
new era in the method Of transpo rta-.
ton. sti NJ n
When MIR. Allaire took hold OF the
old Howell furnace that section OF
Monmouth county was a wilderness. II
There was a fair water power, by:
means Of which the old furnace had
been operated, and this was greatly
improved The pine trees in that sec
ton had been stripped by the charcoal
burners. A tract Of land comprising
one thousand acres was purchased and
more charcoal was made. u !: & i III 5= :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

archy. The sheet was so rabid that
after the Haymarket riots it was sup
pressed. This man was an expert
chemist and his fame had followed
him from Germany, from which
country he had been exiled. He was
offered employment at salary of $50
week, more money than he had ever
dreamed of making. He was frugal in
his habits and soon acquired snug
bank account, With approaching af-
f1uence he turned his back upon his
old associates and eventually married
an American woman. To-day his
name is but memory among the
anarchists. "-Philadelphia Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
An Error in Nature"

n Among the more interesting ea
amples of uncommon British birds at
tho Zoo is a .crossbill, the seed-eating
fowl which Button stigmatized as be-
ing "an error and a defect in nature"
But Button only dwelt upon the odd
way in which the upper and lower
beak cross each other obliquely, and
was not aware that this apparently
defor1ned bill is exceedingly service
able in extracting the seeds of apples
and pines, upon which the crossbill
chiefly feeds, The specimen at the
Zoo is of greenish-yellow hue, but
the full-dressed male bird is bright
red, which color, together with it's
crossed bill, has been explained in
a medieval legend as due to it's at
tempts to draw out the nails from the
cross.-London Express.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

quently more than a single trial IS
necessary before the jacket is success
fully placed in position. The VISITOR
observing the "jacketing'' process
will be impressed with the quiet dis
cipline of the workmen engaged. Inc
master workman directs his subordl-
mates, and especially those in charge of
the hosting apparatus, almost entire
ly by signals with the head and hands,
and the noisy shouting Of orders is
not resorted to-. In fact, the discipline
of the great establishment is quite
strict and along naval lines.
Numerous notices are conspicuously
posted to the effect that workmen are
not allowed to talk to visitors.
Necessarily the quality Of the metal
employed il the manufacture of the
huge guns, constituting the armament
of our great warships, is a matter of
first Importance, and the materials are
subjected to the highest tests known
to science. AS result of the great
care required in this respect, as well
as in the subsequent steps involved in
the development of the finished pro-
duct, the cost of producing these guns
is very great. " IT. I% e. !
Another large building is devoted to
the building of gun carriages, especi-
ally designed to support the large guns
and large force Of machinists is en-
ployed to operate the great variety Of
machinery employed in this branch Of
the work. # $# Il 5s IF. @ s. .s..7
Many curious and specially designed
machines are seen in operation here
for scraping, shaving, drilling and re-
cessing the hard gun metal, and most
Of them are entirely automatic, requir-
ing only the attention Of a skilled
workman to adjust the work and keep
the machinery in perfect working
order. 8 g. SIS .ss
81 In still another separate building
the work Of forming and drawing cart
ridge cases is carried on, and this is
by no means the least interesting de-
partment OF the plant to the ordinary
visitor. The rapid transformation OF
q bulky, cumbersome looking blank
into a thin, shapely cylinder is an
operation which attracts the eye and
excites che interest OF the unskilled
lookeron.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Iincoln's Ancestors Made Iron.

AlncOlnS AnceS tors MadS iron.
A government report on the iron
and steel industry says Abraham Lin
coins paternal ancestry was identi-
fled with the manufacture Of iron in
Massachusetts,. The head of the
American branch of his fathers fam
lily, Samuel Lincoln, enigrated in 1887
from Norwich, England, to Massa-
chusetts. Mordecai Lincoln, son of
Samuel, born at bingham on June
IA, 1867, followed the trade of black
smith at Hull, from which place he
removed to aScituate, where s'he built
a spacious house and was a large con-
tributort toward the erection. Of the
ironworks at Bound Brook in 1903.
These works made wrought iron di-
rectly from the ore. Mordecai Lin
coin had two sons, Mordecai, Jr., and
Abraham, who settled in Berks coun.
ty, Pa. Mordecai, Jr., was the great
reat-grandfather Of Abraham Lin
ao1n %5. Il 49, ts- 49, r. :S5S.i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Which Is the NobIer Animale

A group of spectators stood in front
of a cigar store near Seventh and
Spruce streets last night and watched
an intoxicated man being led home by
a red setter dog. The man was almost
helplessly drunk. He held the dog by
a chain. Once in while he would
grab lamppost and cling to it with
one hand while he. held the dogs chain
by the other. The faithful, patient
dog would sit down for while and
then would tug at the chain and arouse
his inebriated master s'That's moth
ing new" remark remarked the center of the
group at the cigar store; that dog.
takes that young man home ir that
condition almost every Saturday
night. - Philadelphia Record. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

friends, and while the ruins undoubt-
edly remind him of the greatness of
the past, yet he takes an active interest
IN the affairs of the county and acts
as postmaster for the present town Of
Allaire. g..
On Sunday he conducts a Sunday
school in the old school building.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

Picturesque and mysterious In its
lonely grandeur stanus what is left OF
the town OF Aaiaire, in Monmouth
county. New Jersey, which, in the ear
" days Of the last century, was the
most important Industrial center OF
the state. III 5z
Il; is known today as "the Deserted
Village" and as such it is the mecca
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Anarchist is Don't Prosper.

Every few anarchists ever become
prosperous and contented citizens"
says a detective. There have been
some instances, though. I have in
mind one man who fifteen years ago
was very prominent in anarchistic
circles here. He even published a
little paper in the interest of an
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Claims Discovery of Perpetua1 vipbt

Claims Discovery of Perpetual Light.
John T. Magrady, a Chicago photog-
rapher, claims to have discovered q
perpetual light. The secret of this
light is the combination Of chemicals
IN vacuum. These chemicals, which
are four in number, when broneht
into contact in a glass or porcelain
globe, dissolve and throw out a strong
and beautiful white light. The glone
will continue to give light so long As
it remains perfectly sealed. The in
ventor has had one Of the lamps b1,rn-
ing steadily for seven months. The
light is of dazzling brightness, q test
showing it to be OF thirty-six candle
power. # the claims OF the inventor
be fully substantiated revolution viii
be wrought in the methods Of illumina.
ton. @ .s&,55 4. s=z1 n. eE5ZITT -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
A Funny Mineral System.

II The natives of Murray Island,
Torres strait, have a mineral system
which is based on 81 two numbers,
netat, one, and neis, two. Above two
they compute by composition ne1s-
netat, means three, neis i neis, two
and two, four. Where they get above
this figure they have recourse to diff
ferent parts Of the body, beginning
with the little and other fingers of the
left hand and going from there to the
wrist, elbow, armpit. shoulder, etc,
| on the left side. and thence Down the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

right side to twenty-one; the toes Civ
ing ten numbers more, to thirty one.
Beyond this they are satisfied With
many
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

Pump kins are an ingredient in 4 pa
tent medicine that is guaranteed to
cure a variety Of ailments flesh is heir
to, but the world is increasing ii IN
habitants who do not believe all they
hear. What to EAT.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16
Two Heads on One snake

Samuel Peck, a Rush county fInd !.
1 farmer, and his son Edward, while
ploWing in g field, captured double
ht snake. The reptile is pefect il.
every way with the exception Of the
heads, which are Joined fork-shaped.
Each has two eyes and each is proyi-
.ded with a mouth me ianapolis News
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-16

Etymologists declare that the sugar
cane has 227 varieties OF insect enc
mies.
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13

there some sinister purpose, which
caused him to hesitate, on his guard.
At that moment there.came knock
upon the hall door. 4: ). s.~--.
'Pshaw!" exclaimed Murdock, ':here
comes an interruption, I suppose.
Please step downstairs; I shall be
with you directly"
With these words he quietly but
firmly showed the reporter into the
extension and, with a rapid motion,
pushed forward the door.
Sturgis almost lost his balance, but
'nstinctively. put out his foot between
the door and the jamb. He felt q
strong pressure from the outside, but
ie knew he was master of the stu
alton and patiently bided his time.
Presently the pressure ceased and no
was able to open the door.
Murdock wore an air of panied sur
prise,
"What is it?" he inquired.
II have just remembered an impor-
tant engagement" said Sturgis, un-
ruf1ed. II fear, after all, that shall
be unable to visit your laboratory at
present. I hope, however, that the
pleasure is only postponed for a short
time"
II hope so," replied Murdock, calm
II meeting his steady gaze.
All this had happened in the space
OF a few seconds. Meanwhile the
knocking at the door was renewed.
"Come in," said Murdock, moving
toward his easy-chair.
The door opened and a servant ap-
peared.
'Plaze, sur, Miss Agnes wud loike
ter know kin yer resarve her sum
tonne this afthernoon?"
eyes, Mary; tell Miss Agnes I shall
be in all the rest of the afternoon,
and that I shall be at her disposal at
any time"
Sturgis, picking up his hat and coat,
hurried from the house.
t'Why did he want to shut me in
the extension?" he asked himself over
and over, and he could find no satis-
factory answer to the question.
Then he took from his pocket the
lines he had written on Murdock's
typewriter and compared them care
fully with those on the sheet which
he had laboriously pieced together in
the Knickerbocker bank on the previ--
Gus day.
The result of the examination was
apparently satisfactorily; for, when
sturgis returned the papers to his
pocket, his face wore an expression of
calm but unmistakable triumph.
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
CHAPTER XIX.
THE UNDERGROUND PAssAGn.

THE UNDERGROUND PAssAGH.
AS he reached the corner Sturqis
came upon Sprague, who was waiting
for a car.
"Oh! I say, old man." exclaimed tho
artist, hardly able to conceal his Ella
ton, II am glad to see you. I have
news to tell you.'
$50 have I. But I am in a hurry
now. Come along with me; we can
exchange condolences on the way"
VERY well; whittier are you
bound?"
II am on the track of big game.
Can you spare couple of hours? I
think I can promise you an interest
ling afternoon"
:"What is it? The Knickerbocker
bank case?"
"Yes."
Sprague readily consented to &C.
company his friend.
by the way" inquired Sturgis,
''have you any weapons?"
"Any quantity of them among the
properties of the studio,'' replied
0HA o6oS' euA "a AoSAs OuV L w uOV &O
about armed in broad daylight"
"You would better have a revolver"
said the reporter. "You will probably
have no occasion to use it," he added,
In answer to his friends glance, "but
it is best to be on the safe side."
"Very we'll; shall go home for one
Where am to meet you?" =,
,"At police headquarters in about
half an hour. Let me see; it is now
nearly five o'clock. Say at half-past
five. It will be necessary to obtain q
couple of warrants and. the help of
the police before we start - ;... : -
After Sprague had left him. Sturgis
approached Detectiy e r. |Conklin, who
was still at his post. !, : -, -, ;
"Did Chatham show up while l
| was in there?" he asked. Indicating
Murdock's house.
mo, SIR -:
"Did you notice the man with whom
I went in?"
"Yes, sir"
''Well, let Chatham go for the pres
ent and stick close to that man if he
stirs from the house. shall be back
In less than an hour" .... > il
AN right. SIR" -.
TO be continued
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13

sational account. with g1aring head,
lines, of the brilliant work. Of our. dis
Etinguished reporter, Mr.. Sturgis.'s"
E: sturgis made no reply. His eyes were
fixed upon the typewriter which stood
near Murdock's desk. -.s:;saSss. ;sSs.5' = afN.sfs,
up to the present time" continued
Murdock. II have not seen anything to
! cause me to worry about my stakes" - =.
II have still 20 days in which to com
plete my case," said Sturgis. i<-
"True," replied Murdock. ''Well, I
wish you luck. If l can render you any
assistance in your Investigations /
hope you will call upon me. In the
cause of science I would willingly jeop-
ardize my stakes. For instance, it you
need to consult any works Of reference,
my library is at your disposal. am
told that, at least on the subjects in
which you are interested. it Is quite
complete"
He observed the reporter narrowly,
as If to mark the effect of his words.
1T u.s." replied Sturgis, after an al
most imperceptible hesitation; II have
already admired it."
"1ndeed?" said Murdock, arching his
brows in mild surprise.
"Yes; I stepped into the library for
few minutes while was waiting for
you"
"Ah! yes; I see." ~.
Murdock gave the reporter another
searching look. Then he leant back
in his easy chair with half-closed eyes
and silently puffed away at his cigar
for few minutes.
Had Sturgis been able to read the
sinister thoughts which were passing
through the mind of this impassive
man as he sat apparently in lazy en-
joyment of his fragrant Havana, it is
probable that he might have lost some
Of the interest which he seemed sud
denly to have developed in the type
writer. But he was busy with his own
train of thought, and therefore was
not paying any particular attention to
MurdOck.
Presently the chemist spoke again:
"On second thoughts, Mr.. Sturgis, if
you will step into my laboratory l
shall be pleased to show you those of
the results of my recent researches
which are ready for publication"
The reporter was surprised at this
sudden change of front, and perhaps
trife suspicious, for he was beginning
to weld together many hitherto iso-
lated facts into strong chain which
was leading him from the Knicker-
booker bank and Chatham, through the
Manhattan Chemical company, to the
emotionless man in whose presence he
now stood. Some important links
were missing, however, and Sturgis
could not afford to lose any chance of
making the chain complete.
He therefore accepted Murdock's in
vitation, in the hope of making some
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE EXTENSION.

A few minutes later Sturgis, ap-
parently absorbed in the contempla-
tion of the paintings which hung in
the hall, heard the door of Murdock's
study open softly. Although the re-
porter did not turn his head, he at
once became conscious that the chem
lists piercing eyes were fixed upon
him. Tho observation lasted 30 long
that sturgis, self-possessed as was his
wont, was beginning to feel trife
nervous, when at last DR.. Murdock
broke the silence:
II have to apologize for leaving you
standing In the hall, Mr.. sturgis. I
was under the impression that /; had
inYited you to step into the parlor.r =
. The Worda, eourteous In themselves,
oonveyed TO the ,heaFeza an. mpEession
OF biting sareesn.s:: S... ~. :sz :::>: :.
II found the. par 1lors already occu-
pied; 4, ,hesitated to disturb: = tete-a-
tete, : replied sturgis, quietly.
MuF4ock eyed him narrowly for .
momen. and then Invited him into
the study, ',,>>:.,
The ehemist's study was q spacious
room, plainly but Sldxuriously fur
nished. and containing every conven.
fence and comfort calculated to light
en- the labor of q busy man. The
table, Uttered with books and papers,
stood near a small safe and almost
directly opposite the hall door.
6peaking-tubes and electric call but
tons were within reach of the occu.
pant of the easy chair, and probably
placed him in communication with
the various portions of tho house
hold; while telephone on one side
and typewriter on the other showed
that the chemist kept IN touch also
with the outside world.
Murdock's interlocutor, whoever he
had been, had disappeared. But how?
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13

discovery which would throw positive
light upon tho somewhat hazy situa-
ton.
Every WELL" said Murdock; wait for
me just one minute while I open the
ventilators of the laboratory. 1t be-
comes pretty close in there when the
place has been shut up for some time"
So saying, Murdock. turned a crank
which projected from the wall. A
grating sound was heard, as of the
rasping of metal upon metal Then
he returned to his desk, where he
busted himself for few minutes under
pretext of looking for some notes of
his experiments. When apparently he
had found what he was seeking he
went toward the door of the exten-
sion. This was of massive hard wood.
Before turning the knob, the chemist
stopped as though to examine the
lower hinge. Sturgis was not con-
sciouslys following Murdock's move
ments. His mind was bent upon ac-
complishing certain object; and, with
that end in view, he was gradually
drawing nearer to the typewriter. But
20 accustomed was he to receiving de-
tailed dimpressions of all that occurred
before his eyes, that the chemists &C.
lions, unimportant a. they seemed 1T
tho time, were unconsciously recorded
upon the reporters brain. ,-=szf@@ z%:@
Murdock opened the door Of the d.
tension and passed out Of the room.
stu<gie,- watching his chance
matched up . sheet Of paper from
the table, inserted it in the typewriter
and. ratified OF something % fast: -
he could. Looking. up when he had
finished he saw that Murdock had re-
turned and was observing him with Z
sardohic grin. -,...,...,-.,,.,. .,.% =
More happy thorghts9" he in
quired.;-
"Yes," answered sturgis, calmly
folding the paper and slipping it into
the pocket of his coat.
Murdock chuckled to himself, al II
enjoying a quiet joke. n
"Well,'' said he, IF you will do me
the honor, we can step down into the
laboratory" - -
Sturgis nodded and went toward
the door which Murdock. held open.
As he passed the chemist the reporter,
caught his eye and, in . fash, read
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
Toilet Sets.

A very large selection. An
appropriate. useful, and accept
able gift. Every set guaranteed.
We have them in gold, silver. eb-
ony, fioroid, cosmeon. We show
something special in children's
toilet sets. A fine assortment of
military brushes in silver and eb-
ony. A large line. In o! der to
move them will discount 25 per
cent.
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13

AA VAoV So0SS ASpAASO AAuAAOSAS Act
Us talk Of something else. Ishould be
pleased to discuss my chemical re-
searches with Mr.. sturgis. the scientist;
but with MI. sturgis, the reporter, I
should prefer totaik about something
In his limo Of knowledge; let me zee,
shall We saysthe Knickerbocker bank
mystery, for. .instance?''' =.
The reporter'ss ear detected the VEN
omousk earcasm: to which he was now
accustomed from this strange man.
He raised his eyes to those of the chem.
ist, and for the space Of = few, seconds
the two men looked steadily into each
Others souls.
Then = sudden light flashed across
eturgis' brain, and he started percepti-
bly,. At the same time he thought be
saw q shadow cross Murdock's impas-
sive features. but In this he might have
been mistaken, for when he looked
again the chemist was regarding him
with an air. of mild curiosity.
rs anything the matter, Mr.. Stur-
gis2'' he5asked.
"0nly q sudden thought" carelessly
replied sturgis, who to all appearances
had completely recovered from the mo-
mentary shock produced by. the sud-
denness of the suspicion which had
crossed his mind. ''Your mention of
the Knickerbocker bank mystery re-
minded me Of something, that is ALL"
Ever since Sprague's dinner" said
Murdock, Il have been devoting all my
spare time to the reading of the Tenn,
pest, in the hope of finding there SEN
Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
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Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13

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Little Falls herald., 1901-12-13
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Ladies' and gents stick pins,
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