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The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
LOVE AMONG LAPLANDERs.
Curious Customs in vogue Among I,

curious customs In Vogue Among In
>~ habitants of the Icy Land. >:-'
When a young Laplander is in love
with girl he and she run a race. He
is heavily Handicapped, so that she
may win if she chooses, and if she out
run him he cannot propose again. OF
course she suffers herself to be over
taken If she cares for him, but the con-
sent OF her parents must be obtained
before she can. be married. The law Of
the land is very strict on this point. and
in olden times the man was subject to
capital punishment if he married with
out the consent of the girls parents.
After a Laplander has chosen a bride
he sends her a present of a girdle, a
ring and a quantity Of brandy; he goes
SO far as the door Of her hut. but re-
mains outside until invited to enter,
When a bumper of brandy is offered to
the girls father; il he drinks it it. is a
sign he consents to the marriage, and
the young lover then promises to give
the girl some clothes, and pays a sum
Of Of money, generally 100 copper dollars,
on the spot This, Of course, is a rem
nant lsa1 It Of marriage by purchase, which,
IN IN primitive times, succeeded marriage
by capture. Banns are published once
IN IN I sLapland and the marriage ceremony
IS very short. The bride wears her hair
loose and has a gold band round her
h head. las3st Her presents and her doWry are
generally reindeer, and she and her
brid degroom remain with her parents
for a year after marriage.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
SWEET CoNCEIT.

From the Denver Times: There was
moonlight and the waters OF the lake
glimmered like molten diamonds. A
thrush sang sleepily and from boat
rocking on the bosom of the placid
waters came the faint tinkle of a gui-
tar. -, 3ss.~. ..
what would you say" he cried in
low, husky tones, leaning toward the
dainty vision occupying the other end
of the boat, ''if I were to tell you that
I think of you day and night and even
dream of you?" &>
.@.""Well," ," she replied, with soft-stop
gurgle, II would say you were cap
able of most beautiful thoughts" ="
After that he rowed viciously.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
A soULLEss COMMUNITY.

From the Boston Courier: A young
clergyman, just arrived at the locality
of his first call, met at the railway sta
ton boyhood acquaintance whom
he had not met since they were play
mates together in remote town.
After a handshake and mutual express
sions of pleasure at the unexpected
meeting the newly found friend ex-
claimed: 20 -s e.. 49,
''But, say! What on earth are you
doing in this part of the world?"
"Me?" enthusiastically replied the
ecclesiast, Il have come here to save
souls"
"You have, eh?" was the response.
''Well, let me tell you I've been long
enough in this town to know that
you've struck a sinecure.''
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
THE LONGEST LINE.

From Answers: He was a jolly SAIL
or lad and had come to spend a few
days in his native city of York.
Yes he remarked proudly, as his
steamship company was being referred
to in complimentary terms, .tours is
the longest line in the world, stretch
ing as it does, from America to China.''
There was a moments silence and
then the hostess-a hard-working Scot
-chimed in: #5 z.H
il. N'Weel. I dinna ken, if we've cause tae
bounce sac much, for does not my
claes (clothes) line no stretch frae
pole to pole?"
And Jack good humoredly took a
back seat. ISL
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
SPORT IN WESTERN CANADA.
While the Farmers Grain is Ripenins
and His Stock Growing Fat He May
FSy Have Plenty of Shootinp blk *,

While the Farmers Grain is Ripening
and His Stock Growing Fat He May
Have Plenty of Shooting. ~
There is probably no country on the
American Continent where the life Of
the farmer carries with it that assur-
ance Of comfort and success as does
Western Canada. Nor is there to be
found anywhere else such pleasant
combination. Game abounds every
Where and nowhere does it afford such
perfect amusement. A noted sports
man writing Of the favorite pastime
says: There is one particular spot
where saw man drop seventy mall
lards one morning and bring them all.
to bag, too, for they dropped in open
water or on fiat prairie. AT the right
season Of the year you can see black,
lines and triangles cut sharply out
against the sky all round you, moving
very swiftly, and you begin to wonder
whether you have enough cartridges
to hold out You can hear the prairie
chicken Growing like bann-do fowls,
and little to, the northeast Is bit
Of marshys ground, cattie-poached and
dappled with cleaning pools, where
the sTlape are nearly as thick as mos
quitoes. A thin column Of blue smoke
curling UP, in the distance shows you
where, a few wandering Indians have
pitched their camp, but; there is mo
otheD indication Of civilization in
sight. Still, the neighhorhood is we'll
settled, and a short drive will bring
YOU bo a farmhouse, where you can
buy the finest butter and the freshest
eggs for uneiYi1ized prices. Il.
a very short railway journey wil1
bring you to a country full OF deer and
the lordly wapiti, the king OF the deer
tribe the world over, and down ON tho
fiat, boggy land by the lake shores the
moose will stand knee deep i'm water
on the summer evenings ready to lie
down when the flies get b0thering.
AL day you breathe the wild free air
OF the prairie, and at night you are
lulled to sleep by the surge and ripple
and splash OF the waves on the beach.
broken now and then by the Wierd
banshee-cry Of strange waterfowl =
Particulars regarding settlement of the.
lands Of Western Canada can be had
from any agent OF The Canadian gov
ernment, whose advertisement appears
elsewhere il your columns.
OLD READER.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
THEY WERE ALL TIRED.

From the New York Mail and Ex-
press: The parlor' entertainer has
some amusing experiences, although
he is not always good natured enough
to tell them against himself. One who
appreciates a joke, however, relates
that on certain occasion he had been
performing at an '.at home,' and re-
spending to so many encores that the
program became unusually long.
After it was over his hostess and
her young daughter came up to him.
and, after congratulating him on the
success Of the afternoon, said, most
cordially: - -a@ &. .N.s ~ ~. ,.+esI
p "Oh, Mr.: Blank, come and have some
punch and sit down for while. I
know you must be awful tired" Il.
Yes chimed in the sweet young
daughter, with the best intentions in
the world, s'I'm sure we are"
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
The Horse and the Battle or,

lal k about education, that. horse OF
the majors has got more sense and
patriotism than a whole lot of people, 3
said the colonel That horse, sir, was
being curried by a recruit. The man
7Eitl.Il didn't know his business, sir, and he
didn't did half do his work Just as he
had scombed out the horses tail as 4
finishing touch and was getting away,
the horse shot out his hind legs, snort
ing, as the recruit went up into the
air. Remember the man !. 4 z
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until mt q he turned. He wrote the word
pig a: and 4 all Of the class saw 1t ex-
cept 'apEf.,t11' the girl who was standing ready
TO- t''5 4 make al reply. When he turned, he
! 'Iii'dlnl didn't get out Of her way and she
couldn't '1ll see the word. IN reply to his
sharp question: # a :55 =5s5
5s .& s Now, what do you seer" she replied
8 inaively, y see you" And the class
laughed. g
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
ARMS AND MEN.

From Detroit Journal: Once upon
a time there lived two kings, by name
Ethelstane. and Ethelward. -
I Now both Of these kings, simultane-
| ously, as it chanced, dreamed of uni
Versal peace, and proposed as with one
voice the disarmament of nations.
Hereupon each of the kings, Ethel
stane equally with Ethelward, fell to
felicitating himself upon having been
the first to conceive of this excellent
project. ...., r..
1T is my ideal" quoth Ethelsane,
Pardon melt is my ideal" protested
Ethelward. .
AT first the kings were courteous,
though insistent, but presently their
blood warmed, neither being. at all
given to yielding, until they were fin
ally quite beside themselves with an
ger.
We shall see whose idea it is! 20
thundered Ethelstane, placing himself
at the head Of his army and marching
boldly into the domains of Ethelward.
"Weshall indeed see!" roared Ethel
Wdiu, gathering MS forces to meet the
invader. ",
During ten long years the war pro-
ceeded. with varying fortunes, until
both Kingdoms were devastated and
depopulated. At last Ethelward fell
by the sword OF his foe .:-.-l,.y,- ~,
1T was my Ideal" exclaimed Ethel
stane, not forgetting to fall on his
knees and humbly thank the God of
Battles. %F !,
This story of Ethelstane and Ethel
ward makes it very plain indeed that
there are some things which cannot
be settled save by an anneaI To arms
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
( what Do the Chi1drer DrinRq

m w RihG 10 Tn0 ChdIdr6M DfIMkT 4
II Donat give them tea or coffee. Have y0U
tried the new food drink called GRAIN-Of
It is delicious and nourishing and takes the
the children the more health you dBtribute
through their systems. Grain-O is made Of
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grades OF coffee, buA
costs about II as much. ALI gTocsrs sslS T.
15c and 25c Ez4
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

Are You Using Aliens Foot-EaseY z
1t is the only cure for Swollen,
Snarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
] LITTLE LAUGHS.
Chasing Him,

achtsman Say, that pilot you
recommended couldn't steer a little
bit. He was a regular bunko.'
Landsman---sssAh, a bunko steerer."
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
In South Carolina.

Col. Stille----'I just heard man say.
sub, that the ideal hammock was one
made from the staVes Of a barrel.'' 5
Col. Ripp-'t He was right, sub, If he
meant a .bour bon barrel. =
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

Bride (who had eloped) 81 Here is a
telegram from papa
& Bridegroom (anxiously) What
does he say s ts#s 5. sz.
Bride-.sAll is forgiven, but don't
come back. Ks s s*-sS 81 :4= 4s
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
"A TI,raGie,,, seoret.

Ida a--4.You have heard the expReg-
sion oh, sugar! Well, Emmaltne
always says: Oh, glucose!.' 's8s !, . 81.
lay 7 hat is easily explained. Her
father manufa actures French candy.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
CHAPTER VII.

In6 reCOMecL1On OF that afternoon
will always be craven on my mind. We
" debated over and over again my pro-
pcsal with regard to the money, and
had we been in complete possession of
our faculties I am sure we should have
: condemned it as unwise; but we We're
clustered with alarm -srasped5 at
straw a-ea -ueLermined, although it was
stones presence in the pavilion, to car
gy my proposal into effect.
The sum was part in specie. part in
bank paper and part in circular notes,
payable to the name Of James Gregory.
We took it out, counted it, inclosed it
once more in a dispatch-box belonging
TO Northmour and prepared a letter in
italian which he tied to the handle: 1t
was signed by both of us under oath,
and declared that this was all the
money which had escaped the failure of
the house Of Huddlestone This was,
perhaps, the maddest action ever per-
petrated by two persons protesting to
be sane.
Had the dispatch-box fallen into 9th
-
intended, we stood criminally convict
ed on our own written testimony; but,
sas I have said, we were neither of us
i'm condition to judge soberly, and
had thirst for action that drove us
70 do something, right or wrong, rather
chan endure the agony Of waiting.
Moreover, as we were both convinced,
~ I, oJl i~Jx
with hidden spies upon our movements,
we hoped that our appearance with the
hox might lead to parley, and, per-
haps, a compromise. r ~
It was nearly when we issued from
the pavilion. The rain had taken off;
the sun shone quite cheerfully. l have
never seen the gulls fly SO close about
the house or approach SO fearlessly
TO human beings. On the very door
step one tapped heavily past our heads,
and uttered its wild cry in my very
ear 81 H.: Tr@ ~s
There Is an omen for you,' said
Northmour, who, like all freethinkers,
was much under the influence of SUI
perstition. "They think we are, al
ready dead."@ax
I made some light rejoinder, but it
WAS with half my heart, for the cir
,cumstance had impressed me. III
A yard or two before the gate. on a,
patch Of smooth turf, we set down the
dispatch-box; and Northmour waived
q white handkerchief over his head.
Nothing replied. We raised our voic-
es, and cried aloud in Italian that we
& were there as ambassadors to arrange
the quarrel; but the stiffness remained
MnbroEen save by the sea- gulls and the
/ surf. had a weight at my heart when
we desisted, and saw that even North
mour was unusually pale. He looked
over his shoulder nervously, as though
he feared that some one had crept be-
tween him and the pavilion door.
by God, I" he said in a whisper, this
is too much for me /"
I replied In the same key: Suppose
there should be none, after all ~
3## ys. Look there" he returned, nodding
with his head, as though he had been
afraid to point 55
glanced in the direction indicated,
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

The larnyx Of man is twice the size,
on an average, if the same organ in
woman. --r=Fs,, y. s.s- :. = - \:
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
BLUEBEAHD IN PETFICoArs.

f French WOsnEnys Eight Husbands
Have Strangely Disappeared -
Where Have They Gone:
Al female Bluebeard has just e1uded
the French police, taking away all the
records Of her numerous marriages and
her clever suppression Of her husbands.
Dissatisfied with her maiden name of
Jeanne Velante, she has borne success
fveIy tire names OF eight men Whom
she welded.
Recently the mysterious disappear
ance of the husband OF the jolly, bIx-
ON hostess Of the small inn at Chchy
caused the people of that place TO won
der, especially when, three months lat
er, she married a lad of eighteen years,
who had been a boarder, without get
ting a divorce. The authorities, when
notified of the case, went to arrest
them. burt the couple got word' Of it and
escaped. e. =. 'sS Eetl
Certain papers found howed that
the little woman had been married
eight times; in eight different towns.
but had never been divorced Et.
The disappearance Of her husbands
had never been explained, but suspicion
had never been aroused before: Now.
if the police succeed in discovering the
WOI1du lllllheGpSE, IL is t11c1I 1u
astounding series of crimes will be un-
folded.-Paris Gable to New York Sun.
A Blacksmiti,'s ;.trnngc Experience.
Goodland, Kan, June 3.-N. E. AL
bertson, our leading blacksmith, has
been a great sufferer from rheumatism.
He was so bad that he could not sleep
for the great pain in his arms and
shoulders. He had been afflicted for
years, but lately he was SO, much
worse that he thought he would have to
give up his shop altogether. *
@% Then a strange thing happened A
friend Of his recomm mended a new medi-
cine called Dodd's Kidney Pills, said to
be a cure for Rheumatism. He COM
menced to use them, and at once be-
gan to recover. His pain has left him,
and he is a well man to-day and en-
tirely free form any symptom Of
Rheuma tism. - -
To say that he is thankful is putting
it very mildly. He is delighted.
Dodd's Kidney Pills deserve credit for
having cured this very severe and al
most hopeless case.
From recent reports, there does not
seem to be anything they will not cure,
as very bad cases Of Bright's Disease,
Diabetes, Dropsy, Rheumatism, and
Heart trouble, have been cured by
Dodd's Kidney Pills, even after having
been given up by our best doctors. De
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
CHAPTER VIII. 3

.S@ !. ii @4..s ss CHAPTER VIII. n II
Somehow or other, by hook and
crook, and between the three Of us,
we got Bernard Huddlestone bundled
upstairs and laid upon the bed in My
Uncle's Room" During the whole proc
ess, which was rough enough, he gave
no sign OF conscio iousness, and he re-
NAMED, as we had thrown him, with
out changing the position Of a finger.
His daughter opened his shirt and be-
gan to wet his head and bosom, while
Northmour and ran to the window.
The weather continued clear; the
moon, which was now about full, had
risen and shed clear light upon the
Inks yet, strain our eyes as we might,
we could distinguish nothing moving
Thank God said Northmour, Sag
gle is not coming tonight"
Aggie was the name Of the old
nurse. He had not thought of her till
now; but that he should think Of her
at all was a trait that; surprised me in
the man. 4,4 .5-y zs@ I. ~, A. &
We were again reduced to waiting.
Northmour went to the fireplace and
spread his hands before the red en-
bers, as If he were cold. I followed
him mechanically with my eyes, and in
so doing turned my back upon the
window. At that moment very faint
report was audible from without, and
a. ball shivered a pane of glass, and
buried itself in the shutter two inches
from my head I heard Clara scream,
and though whipped instantly out Of
range and into a corner, she was there,
so to speak, before me, beseeching to
know II were hurt. continued to
reassure her, with the tenderest caress-
es and in complete forgetfulness OF our
situation, till the voice of Northmour
recalled me to myself. s'&* ? 81,
There is one point that we must
know" said he. "Are they going to
butcher the lot of us, or only Huddle-
stone? Did they take you for him, or
fire at you for your own beau1 yeaux?"
'sThey took nae for him, for certain y
I replied. 'tI am near as tall, and my
head is fair ..: 5..-.s. ii. :. .@{I.
Il am going to make sure returned
aNorthmour, and he stepped up to the
window, holding the lamp above his
head, and stood there, quietly >affront-
ing death, for half minute.
l. Yes" said Northmour, turning cool
ly from the window: 'it's only Huddle-
stone they want" ..-.
"Oh, Mr.. Northmour!" cried Clara;
but found no more to add, the temerity
she had just witnessed seeming beyond
the reach Of words -
He, on his part, looked at me, cock
ing his head with fire of triumph in
his eyes; and understood at once that
he had thus hazarded his life merely
to attract Clara's notice.: and depose
me from my position as the hero of
the hour. He snapped his fingers.
The fire is only beginning" he said
When they warm up to their work
they won't be so particular
,.n (To be continued.>
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

Affected Them Greatly.
Missionar Did my predecessor bring
tears to your eyes when he preached To
you? d
Cannibal Chief 10: but he made our:
mouths water-Ba altimore Sun.
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

CHAPTER vi Continued. J.

Is it in the pavilion ?'' '' I asked.
It is; and wish it was in the bot
tom Of the sea instead, I" said North
you making faces at me for?" he cried
TO Mr.. Huddlestone, on whom had un-
consciously turned my back. sDo you
think Cassilis would sell you q M
MIR. Huddlestone protested that moth
Eng had been further from his mind
It is a. good thing" retorted North
mour, in his ugliest manner. You
might end by varying us. What were
you going to say?" he added, turning
to me. Il - s@
=; II was going to propose an occupa-
q tfon for the afternoon" saidI. "Let us
carry that money out, piece by piece,
and lay it down before the pavilion
theirs, at any rate" r; =. i ..<yS
mo MOI" cried Mr. Huddlestone;
Ssft does not, it cannot. belong to them!
1t should be distributed pro rata among
all my creditors '.r~.~ ~. .as5 il p 1]5r55 al
l. Come, now, Huddlestone," said
Northmour, none of that" a q. =. 5&#%
well. but my daughter" moaned
the wretched man.
,. "Your daughter will do we'll enough.
Here are two suitors, Cassilis and I,
neither of us beggars, between whom
she has to choose. And as for your
self, to make an end of arguments, you
have no right to farthing, and, un-
less I'm much mistaken, you are going
TO die" .-a
1t was certainly very cruelty said,
out Mr.. Huddlestone was man
who attracted little sympathy,
and, although I saw him vince
and shudder; mentally Endorsed
the rebuke; nay, I added a contribu-
zion Of my own. - -
'<Northmour and l." said, "are will
Eng enough to help you to save your
life, but not to escape with stolen prop
~erty" 3. ID" -
He struggled for while with him
self, as though he were on the point of
giving way to anger, but prudence had
the best Of the controversy.
<'My dear boys" he said, edo with
me or my money what you will. 1
leave it all in your hands. Let me
compose myself"
And so we left him, gladly enough
am sure. The last that l saw, he had
once more taken UP his great Bible,
. and with tremulous hands was adjust
,&ng his spectacles to read
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06
Corner In La Sale stroet,

Say how does PenWick's son stand
IN La Sale street :" asked the Junior
banker.
ss Same as ever! responded the bro
ker. Both feet Wedge-shaped and a.
cane head ii his mouth. 3
The Cook County herald., 1901-07-06

were all four as white as paper and sat
tongue-tied and motionIess round the
table.
.8'' A snail, Z q i said at last, for I had
heard that, these animals make q noise
somewhat similar in character
Snail be did s " said Mort hmour.
sHI Hush =.
The same sound was repeated twice
at regular int nterVals, and then a formid-
able voice shouted through the shut
ters the Italian word aditors,''
Mr.. Huddlesto threw his head IN
the air, his eyelids quiVered next mo-
ment he fell insensible below the table.
Northmour and i had eae lh,sra1n to the
armory and seized gun. Clara was
on her feet with her hand at her throat.
So we stood waiting, for we thought
the hour for attack was certainly come;
but second passed after second, and all
but the surf remained silent in the
neigh borhood of the pavilion. 81
Quick said Northmour, s'upstairs
with him before they come Il.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-03-16
Young BrOdie Acquitted
bya Charleston Jury
Justice is Outraged and Decent
White People Put to shame
The Evidence.


Special to The State.
Charleston, March y. Alex
ardsr Brodio, white, age 10 years
was tried for murder IN tho court
of general Sc ssions. On Feb 10th,
in the store of Mrs. Sarah Dixon,
Brodis became involved in "a diff
Guilty with John Stirrup, a color-
Cd fisherman, shooting him in the
abdomen with q pistol.
The case WAS begun early this
morning and was not concluded
until late this afternoon, when the
jury brought in a verdict Of MT
guilty after being out .wo hours.
Tho defendant was represented
bV Legare & IIalman, while Mr..
RutIedGe Rivers conducted the
prosecution IN the absence of Soil
citur HiIdrrhrapd
The testimony showed that
Young Brodie, ON Sunday night,
ter 10, entered the store of Mrs
Sarah Dixon Brodic had "A pistol
which h" ilnurishrd about. Mrs,
Dixon peg4ed him to- pat it in hrs
pocket, whercnpuu he fired the
weapon to scare her. She screams
Fd and toId the bov it was
shame for hIm t0 act in such a
m"nner when she had no one to
protect her, John Srirrup said
II II protect you, Mrs. Dixon, :"
and Br"dle replied that he could
whip StirrWp, and struck him in
the face. 1 scutfle ensued and the
two fell to the floor, Stirrup on
top. Brodis drew his pistol and
hrsd four times, one of the balls
penetrating Stirrup's stomach and
he died shortly after wards. An
other of the balls went through
Brodie's right thigh.
The case attracted c. nsiderabIe
attention and the court room was
crowsd all day.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1901-03-16
A Noted Character Dead.

Hyram Blair, colored, died
near Shamr ock Friday, the 22nd
OF Feb. with old age He was 90
years old, and was during slavery,
the bedyservant of Major Blair.
lie is the same old Hyram that
killed Mrs. Young near Young's $
Bridge in Buffalo Township while
defending her son who was at tho
time engaged in difficulty with
Major Blair, which is familiar to
all the old citizens of this county,
and w&s commonly known rs
Hyram O' Biff.-Camdon Chronl
Gle.