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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Height of Clouds.

The observatory Of Toronto has
made an extended series of observa-
tons on the height of clouds, which
has just been published. Two obsery-
ers were placed at stations about a
mile apart and could communicate by
telephone and they simultaneously
measured the altitude Of the same
point of the clouds under observation.
The highest cirrus cloud was at an
altitude of 1900 metres $4,000 feetl
and moved with velocity of 24O kilo-
meters (149 miles) per hour; the lowest
was 8,100 metres (26,50O feet) high and
moved S8 kilometers (55 miles, per
hour. The mean height of cumulus
clouds was 1897 metres in summer,
1926 metres in winter, and the velocity
was only 16 kilometres (about 10
miles) per hour. r.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
DUST AND FILTH.
Mud IS Recommended by Physicians as
q HeaIth Preseryer

Q Health Preserver.
In London It was noticed that when
the streets were muddy there was 4,
: ma diminution Of diseases that
We're prevalent when dust is blowing.
Bowel troubles are plentiful when peo-
pie are compelled to inhale dust. Con-
sumption, too, often gets its start
from dust. Other illnesses almost
equally grave follow from the breath
Ing ilrg OF flying particles of filth. Add
Z sufficient '.11l' water to transform the dust
into mud, and the power for harm IS.
gone, for mud is not inhaled The
germs germs that infest dry mud, become in
ert IN mud, because these germs. vi
5clous as they are, are too lazy to go
anywhere Nvle unless they are carried.
moreover borrower, mud is very likely to get
Ultimately > into the drain pipe. and the
germs are carried off where thew can
40 no harm. Even when mud dries an
the clothing and is brushed off the
Gust that arises therefrom does not
appear to be as dangerous as that
Wnlch has not been recently wet. It
VIII thus be apparent that there is a
prlgnt side to mud, and henceforth all
out the most fastidious will revel in
muddy streets. Many physicians may
ADVISE their more weakly patients to
go abroad in search of exercise only
"nen the roads are muddy. Rich men
may be looked for to have special
mud spots somewhere on their grounds
while sanitariums may be expected to
advertise that all the walks about .heir
buildings are so. constantly, attended
TO That mud is guaranteed every day
IN the year. Mud baths have long been
utilized, and mud would seem certain
TO become one of the great curative
agents of the near future. Yet wise
medlcos are learning nothing that has
not been known for ages to mothers
OF large families in rural districts,
Where "playi-.g in the mud'' has al
ways been known as the children's
healthiest pastime Boston Tran
script.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
VALUE OF Al SPECIALITY. &
Woman Becomes EEyptolosist Through
Ackn ovledg ment of{ TpnorHnca.


Acknowledgment OF IgnorHnce.
Many Sunday school teacher has
found herself IN straits because Of an.
inquiring scholar who puts a fusiIade,
OF questions that she Is quite unable to!
answer, and ashamed to acknowledge.
her ignorance she takes refugees III the
useful cyclopaedia If she. is hurrieds
and if not, seeks III the town library
the facts needed. An episode of this
nature was the occasion Of Mrs. Marie
N. Buchanan of Boston, becoming an.
Psychologist It is fifteen years ago
since she was teaching a class Of half.
grown boys in fremont temple and
when her class embarrassed her with,
questions, she began to read Egyptian
history for the necessary answers.
From this she went to the study Of
hleroglyphics. Constantly attending
the Boston museum Of Fine, Arts for
the purpose of porting over the treas
ures. brought there by the Egypt Ex-
ploration Society, she attracted the at
tention of many, not only the museum
authorities, but all sorts of persons,
who; wished information on Egypt, and
at last it became matter Of course
that Mrs. Buchanan should act as guide
tc small parties who wished to go
through the Egyptian department, and
she was also often invited to write
papers and give lectures on the recent
d1scoyeries Of the exploration society.
Naturally, when the business of the So
c1ety proved to be too much for the
honorary secretary, !; Mrs. Buchanan,
was appointed. secretary, and does a
great deal Of work in the Boston Of
:4fice, in:arsWering queries and supply
ing all possible information, and also
securing. subscriptions from interested
Americans, which funds are sent to
the: headquarters of the society in Lon
doh. She distributes annual reports
and other literature. of which the So
clety is very liberal. to it's subscribers;
every one who gives S. year receives
1.-The annual report; an illustrated arch
Biological report and a handsomely
bound book, illustrated with many
plates, some of then colored ones, CIV
ing a complete account Of the years
discoveries, Mrs. Buchanan. continues
her labors as an Psychologist. -:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
LIFE IN THE COAST RANGE 8.
whore Game ward on Ism IT. Z nd

Where Game Warden Isn't IT. and
Law Doesn't Run.
a settler whose farm is in a valley
among the foothills of the Coast range,
where a. braWling stream comes down
from the mountains and starts on its
winding way through the broad Will.
lamette region, was in Portland, Ore,
"a few days ago. He was looking
through the store Of a dealer in hides,
pelts, furs, as if searching for some
thing. He said he was trying to find
out whether the dealer purchased
beaver skins and deer hides or not
He was told that even if a man vio-=
lated the law by purchasing such ar
sticles he would not be likely to leave
them exposed and take the chance of
being arrested and fined. The settler
said he knew the law forbade the
killing Of beaver and deer, but he had
to kill them occasionally, and he had
an idea that some one might buy the
pelts on the quiet. He explained that
it is impracticable for him to get fresh
beef or mutton where he lives, and as
deer are plentiful, when he needed
fresh meat he killed one. He has an
idea that the deer are made to furnish
meat to people who live far from
butcher shops, and that he has a right
to kill them for food. The law, he
said, does not run where he lives. AS
to beaver, he said that there is a
swamp on his place caused by beavers
damming small stream, and in drain
ing this swamp, he came in contact
with whole colony of beavers. He
might have killed two or three dozen
of them if he could sell their skins.
The dealer asked him if he had ever
eaten beaver tails. He replied that he
is fond of them-in fact, he does not
know of any greater luxury than a
beavers tail baked in the ashes. He
has eaten many of them. From this it
was judged that he probably killed the
tails at least of the beavers found on
his claim, and most likely he had the
skins of the beavers themselves put
away in a safe place.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Australians Productiveness.

Two-thirds of the Australian CONT
nent is a desert, and yet one cannot
fail. to observe that her productiveness
is enormous. The land contains over
100,D0O,000 sheep and between 30,000,-
900 :and 35,O00,O0O head of cattle and
horses. It has given to the commerce
of the world over $4,000, 100000 in gold,
copper, coal and tin. The two PROV
inces Of Ballarat and Bendigo alone
have produced $500;o0o, 900 Of gold, and
AS much more has come from the
great Tamnbaroora and 1anlbing Flat
in New. South Wales. 1t sends to Brit.
ain ANNUALLY over $2oo,ooo;ooo worth:
of metals, grains, wool, beef, talloW,
hides and. mutton. e
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
COBWEB PICTURES,
Unique Pictures Made by Mrs. Came

Unique Pictures Made by Mrs. Came
well, q st. Louis Lady.
Making pictures and decorations out
of cobwebs, peanut shells and postage
stamps is an art created by Mrs. Belle
Cooper Gamewell of st. Louis, Mo.
Taken up as fad the art has develop
ed into business and Mrs. GameWell
is making money, although she is
well-to-do in the world. When Mrs.
Gamewell wants to make one of her
queer pictures she must first hunt I'M
til she finds a cobweb. The kind that
accumulates in the corner of the cell
ing in the homes where the house
maids can't see anything higher than
the mantlepiece is best for the purpose.
When she finds a web she takes it
down very carefully and spreads it in
the bottom of pasteboard box. Some
times it is necessary to gather several
cobwebs to provide sufficient fairy can-E.
vas for one picture.
When the web has been spread over
the bottom of the box it is ready to
be painted eson. Mrs Gamewell uses
brushes and oil paints, but she can
not Weld the brush like the ordinary
painter who puts his colors on a big,
coarse canvas. She dips her brush in
the paints very carefully, SO that she
gets only tiny drop omit each time.
The ordinary artist draws a line with
a sweep of his hand. She builds the
line drop by drop without ever actually
touching the web with her brush. In
this way she makes landscapes and
flower designs that are greatly admired
by her little friends. When all the
paint has been deposited drop by drop
on the web it is permitted to dry. Then
Mrs. Gamewell covers itgwith a piece
of thin glass Or mica and the picture
is complete, ~ s. =,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
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a. Valuable Bas Relief.

A has relief by Clodion, representing
fawns, nymphs and cnpids at p1ayfs
has been discovered in: Paris convensssI
The relief was carved tor the cesss..
Louise of Condo I ins the nth :
century, and when sse ..besa iaiiA
the figures were covered WsShaf aastpvsA
A Prussian cannon Dalf az i:;f Mite Nil Y: VI
the siege Of. Paris chipped Off the
plaster showing the sculpture beneath.
A French antiquarian society intends
to present it to the Carnavalet museum
though the price asked for it is
s40.eaa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
our Exports to Mexico.

Last years the United States sent
% over s31. 100000 worth sof goods into.
Mexico. This was nearly 81 ,0O0, 900.
more than the year before The in
crease Of late has been chiefly due to.
large expectations of machinery and
electrical supplies. Mexico buys a.
good deal of her coal from this coun-
try, but the amount is not likely to be
increased, as the factories in Mexico
are changing over from steam to cleo
trio power. The rivers are many in
number and every one is a series Of
waterfalls. owing to the hilliness OF
the country.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
The Land OF EARTHQUAKES.

There are certain generally accepted
conclusions which are entirely wrong.
One Of these is as to the land of the
most frequent earthquakes. Ask al
most any person and he will tell you
that most earthquakes are in Japan:
but he is wrong: It seems as though
we hear more about earthquakes at or
near Japan than at any other place,
but when the facts are tabulated we
find that Greece is far ahead of Japan.
The latest complete reports cover a Pc.
Rod Of six years from 1898 to 1898,
and during that time 3,1S7 earthquakes
occurred in Greece and about one-half
of that number in Japan. The island
Of Zanta alone had 2,01S shocks during
the six years.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
TaIlest in the Conntrv.

In the Memphis Confederate reunion
the battle flag carried at the
head of the Texas Division was the
Eleventh Texas artillery flag, and its
colorbearer, Mr.. H. 6. Thruston of
Mount Verson, Tex, is Z feet TX inch
es high, a veteran of the war be-
tween the states, and may be properly
designated as a product Of three states,
being a native-born South Carolinian,
his early manhood being spent>i in Mis-
souri, (where he married), and for the
last 81 years a citizen of Texas. He
served four years in General Parsons
Missouri cavalry, General Marmaduke's
brigade, is u years old, and probably
the tallest man in the United States.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Italian Taxgatherers ANNOYING.

What annoyances Italians are sub
=jected to by. the taxgatherers is
shown by a recent scandalous case in
the courts. General Cosenz, one Of
the heroes of the liberation of Italy,
Garibaldi's chief of staff in the con-
quest Of the two siciles, and later
chief of the general staff of the Ital-
ian army, died some time ago, leav-
ing the military decorations he had
won to his heirs. The Treasury Of
ficials demanded DEATH duties on
these and fixed the amount of the tax
at $3.50. The heirs refuse to pay,
and the civil court at Rome has just
decided that decorations and medals
are part of the historical and patri-
otto patrimony of the country and
are, therefore, not subject to the in
heritance tax.--New York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
The Advent of Coffee

About the year 1900 coffee began to
be talked Of in Christendom as a rare
and precious medicine. In 1915 it was
brought to Venice, and in 1921 Burton
spoke Of it in his Anatomy Of Melan-
choly as a valuable article which ha
had heard Of but not seen. In 1867 Sir
Nicholas Crispe, a LeVant merchant
opened in London the first coffee house
known in ngland, the beverage being
prepared by a Greek girl brought over
for he work. Other coffee houses il
abundance We're soon opened.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
as6CKET MONKEYS IN FAv0
Dimanutlve and Engaging Pet from the
Eilds OF Braxll.

Dimanuttve and Engaging Pet from the
Wilds OF Brazil.
The latest fad in the way or pets
is the pocket monkey It is only about
two years since the little fellow made
his first appearance in this. country in
his present capacity and he might be
said to have taken the hearts Of pet
lovers by storm. Now his popularity
has become so great that the men who
make business of catering to the
whims of the people who like pets
say that the demand for the pocket
monkey is five times as great as the
supply. They predict bright future
for the new favorite just as soon as the
people down in Brazil can be made to
understand what a good commercial
article they have and thus be induced
to make a regular business of captur-
ing these monkeys and shipping them
UP here. @s
The pocket monkey dwells so far in
the interior of Brazil as to be almost
out of the reach of traders. He is, per-
haps, the smallest member of the mon
key family known, being about five
inches long, but with tail that is
sometimes three times as long as his
body. He belongs to the marmot fam
lily of monkeys, and is extremely neat
in person and cleanly Of habit If it
wasn't for those characteristics, he
would not now be holding the place he
does in the hearts of those who have
Invested in him. 1--WE can't get enough
of them,'' said a man who makes a
business of selling pets. II have one
here that I have been offered $50 for,
but the average price is $25. They are
the finest little acrobats I've ever SEEM
For instance, here's a cage made on
purpose for pocket monkeey. Y GU will
notice that .it:sresembles a miniature
gymnasium. There are trapezes, .hori-
zontal bars and all sorts Of things of
that kind. Now, if a pocket monkey
didn't find them in his home, che would
be heart broken. Of course they don't
perform just whenever one wants them
to, but in the morning just after they
have walked up, you will find him do
ing every conceivable gymnastic stunt,
and if you don't laugh, you are a per-
son with no sense of humor."-
York Sun. -. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Stops sale OF indian Lands.

The supreme court OF the Distr,ictr,.of
Columbia has granted the Restraining
sought by the old KioWa chief,
sIp4e Wolf, who wants to stop the dis
sbesal Of the KioWa and Gomanche res
serVation. This means that the recall
zcitrant members Of the tribes are TO
have the benefit Of a doubt, and time
will be allowed in which to take evil
dence as to the charges OF fraud and
misrep resentat alton in getting the treaty
adopted by the Indians by means Of
which their lands were secured is Be
sod to settlers
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Convenient method Of Subs crlb,nr.

!. In Sweden a person may go into the
smallest postofice, and if he wants to
subscribe for any publication in any
of the countries of the postal union, or
at least of that part of it which has
united in this business, all he has to
do is to fill out a blank and pay the
price. A quarterly government publica-
ton, much like a telephone book insap-
pearance gives the. sum charged for
each newspaper and magazine for the
various periods, six months, three
months, etc. The postmaster RENTS the
receipts from this source with his 9TH
:er business returns, and his general
bond covers the transactions.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Three-Cent Fares.

Tom Johnson has just proposed to.
the common council of philadelphia 4
3-eent fare, with free tranfers in all
directions, HI exchange for trolley
franchise over as many streets as it
shall designate Three-cent fare and
free transfers will be. the universal
rule in this country within short time
,,nless corruption prev snrs. Chicago
Chronicle. RE-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-08-17
Population of German Cities. !

In Germany there are thirty three
cities having more than. 100 900 ..ins
habitants (Be1lin has ore
than .16 per cent Of the entire popu1a-
ton N Great Britain thirty great:
aitlas contain .,2a apsr4e ent soa sfhe total
. population. ID Austria five great
cities contain 5 per cent Of the popula-
tion. In Russia nineteen great cities
contain 4 y per cent and in the United
States thirty-eight great cities contain
1854 per cent of the population of the
country. 535s s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-24
TO DREDGE HARBOR

Twenty thousand dollars is II be rX-
pended Immediately in the improve ment
of Honolulu harbor preparing for the
reception of the big Pacific Mail steam
ers Though properly the work # the
United states government. the urgcDt
need of the dredging of The harbor for
immediate use has compelled the Ter
ritory to do the work at $ own OK
pense, rather than wait 70" the SLOW
process of a Congressional anpropria-
ton, while in the meantime the CON
merce of the islands would he seriously
impaired.
The work is to begin Immediately UNI
der the supervision of the Public Works
Department, though wcther by The
government or by private contractors
has not as yet been decided upon. The
Department, however favorS calling for
tenders for the work.
When the contemplated Improvement
is completed Honolulu .arbor will have
depth of thirty feet below low wa
ter, which will give plenty If water for
the Siberia and Korea, the Pacific Mail
Company's big liners, expected soon 20
arrive in this port, and which will free
ly admit the entrance Of the WiscOn-
sin or any other battleship which \ J.
miral Casey may bring with his squad
ron upon his visit next May.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-24
HAD A GOOD TINE.

\. j. Smell wanted to attend a party,
but was afraid to do so on account of
pains in his stomach, which he feared
would grow worse. He says: Il was
telling my troubles to a lady friend,
who said: 'Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy will put
you in condition for the party.
bought bottle and take pleasure in
stating that two doses cured me and
enabled me to have a good time at the
party" Mr. Smell is a resident of Sum
mer Hill. y. V, l.. :, A. This remedy
is for sale by all druggists and deal
ers. Benson, Smith & Co, Ltd, agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-24
LATEST NEWS
FROM HILO

The Hilo Railroad Company is build.
ing extensive warehouse on the opposite
side of the Waiakca river to accommo-
date the output of the Olaa Sugar Min
as soon as the grinding begins. The
warehouse is 4ONgO feet.
1t Is rumored that James Scott, who
was recently engaged AS manager of the
kihei plantation, is scheduled for the
management of SprrCkClsville plantation.
to succeed Mr., Lowrie, who is said to be
about to retire on account of his health.
Mr.. Hamilton, mule luna at Honomu,
viii be Mr.. SCOTS head luna.
case OF CHAMBERS was discovered in
the stables of Kanai, a small merchant
on Wdianuenue street, last Monday. The
matter was turned over TO the health
officers. The horse was shot and Crema-
ted, under the supervision of Or. Reed.
DR.. Elliott and Captain Lake. No trace
of the origin of the disease has been
found and no other horses are known to
be afflicted
Deputy Sheriff l.. A. Andrews has re-
signed the position of Deputy United
States Marshal on this island. In one
case in which his services were required
as United States officer he worked all
night and Travelled over a long road. His
fee as allowed. amounted to 81 cents In
another long job his fee was $50. Tn,
office is not laden with reward.
j. Coerper, lately returned from Chi
cago, has made application for a charter
| for the kona and Chicago Coffee Co
The corporation will operate a coffe,
estate OF 1900 acres In North Kona. TIL,
company has made connections in Chi
cago, which enable 1t TO market Hawaii
an coffee direct To the consumer, SAVING
the large expense hitherto sustained b,
the coffee industry here. A shipment o
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-24
DEWEY FOR SCHLEY,
OTHERS AGAINST.

--,c,IrNcro>- no, =, III, 20
kAI
" port OF the Schley Court OF IN
w curry shows that the majority
10 ,,ai,st tho accused Rear Admiral ON
several in,nnrtant noints. Rear Admir-
olso ponba,n and Ramsay find AGAINST
eli. ~, tr,o f,r,n,,.in,- ,,.n,,nds.
rho, Snhln,, dtI nor Rrorcnd ,n cien-
r,,,,ns Crn,, rc,, Nost and maintain as
cIosn 81 hln"kadr a.. nossjllc
ia ,IiJ NOT cndap,o,. ia obtoin informa-
tinn ms ,o mo s,rno.od ur,senc. or the
srnnisb noet at rirnfuegos
IIr ala NOT proceed to santiago with all
,ossiI,la disuatcb ana an not disnose of
bis sbins while ynir,r 50 ms In Inherent
a., onerr,, comir,, wost
II, sbo,,ld not have d.loved tho snuad-
r,,, Cor ,ho E,o.lc
,a,,i,ai nan7a,, sr,toirs Pear Adj
IN.,','i "' -.
'"nia' "tn'es oh '''e tppe"ue' 'uu".''
ma. li' laSS"Ee rom NeE N'H' "
,l'hluts"s was maze WIN al PoSs'oIs
"'Sp"'v" II, We" VI ''' ''''io' ''"'e Va
saving voai:
Inc, me ,IenlueEoS plo'kho@ was |n't.Ne'
bring news when she came out about the
Spanish fleet.
The passage from CienfueEos TO off
Santiago was made with all possible dis
patch while keeping the squadron as a
unit.
The blockade of Santiago was cifec-
tive.
Schley Is entitled To all the credit OF
the battle of July ., as he was the senior
"ihcer in command.