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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29

evening when she happened to, be out.
and on pulling out drawer for some
note-paper, had seen an open letter
that had been tossed carelessly in
there. His sense of honor was too
fine to tolerate any thought of reading
what was not intended for his eyes,
but the seconds glance caught two or
three words that had. sent their sting
down into his, hearts core. And he
had closed the drawer, and. that was
ALL
And you have not spoken Of it to
herr" asked Mrs. Weston.
Mo What's the use?'' he. replied
dreari1y. Shes tired of me; suppose,
but cannot very well go and ask her
to say SO. The woman must take the
initiative in a thing Of that sort
Mrs. Weston nibbled the. edge of her
fan and the muscles around her pretty
mouth twitehed b Hartl eigh had en-
tirely forgotten, in the. unburdening Of
his sick soul, that he had declared a
deep and abiding passion for Mrs.
Weston but five minutes before. and
was plunged in gloomy reverie. Mrs.
Weston pressed the fan sternly against
her rebeuious lips, and finally turned
toward him a face of becoming graR-
ity.
Perhaps tits not as bad as it looks, ).
she said seriously. We may prove
an alibi yet. Go AWAY now, and give
Mr. Stanton your seat You have been
talking to me long enough, and the
Tables are looking unutterable things
my way. z
Thus while she talked sWeetly to the
enraptured Stanton, her busy and
clever brain was at work on The Hart
leigh problem. She was mistaken In
her belief that Mrs. Hartleigh was In
love with but one man, and that man
was Hartleigh. Consequently, that let
teror portion Of letter-that Hart
leigh had accidentally seen, must have
some explanation. But how to get al
lit?
It is thankless task to try and sci
the matrimonial misupd srstandings
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
The Painting Of Satan.

! BY ETHELYN LESLIE HUSTON.
copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub: Coz
Although the rest of the guests-of
the gentler sex-at the Hotel Helene
sometimes said unkind things about
Mrs. Weston, that lighthearted little
lady was, perhaps, like a certain per-
son not mentioned in polite society, not
quite as black as she was painted. + Ct
Is true she did like to talk to interest,"
ing men, whether they happened to be
married or not, and the men, interest
ing and otherwise, liked very much to
talk to her. And when Mr.. Hartleigh
began to show a distinct preference for
her society in that lazy hour or two
after dinner while digestion went COM
fortably on to the soothing strains of
the mandolin orchestra, Mrs. Weston
took it as a matter of course: ..'
The Hartleighs had always shown
their fondness for each other as much
as good breeding would permit and to
the casual observer, there was no
change in their mutual regard. But
Mrs. Weston scented trouble through
her high-bred little nose as accurately
as a thoroughbred racer shifts danger
borne to his quivering nostrils on the
summer breeze ...:.
And when Hartleigh brought his in
dolent post-prandial revolutions to an
anchorage; beside her chair, she re-
ceived him with the tact that questions
not, but waits. And such tact is worth
unlimited gold to women, if they but
knew it. A few do,
So, one evening, she learned all
about it. She knew that Hartleigh was
not in love with her, and she knew
that Hartleigh's wife, under her usual
gently gracious air, was fretting about
the intangible something that had
thrust its Banquo-ghost into their hap
piness.
That evening when Hartleigh made
some reckless statements to her about
her irrisistable attractions generally
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
On Lost Mountain.
BY ENFIELD JOINER.

J. Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Lost Mountain is the most treacher-
Gus hill in the" West. I have never
seen elsewhere on single mountain
peak SO many ravines, so many
the same shape and size, as there are
there; and besides all these, there. is,
the great Canon of Lost Souls, six
hundred feet deep, winding its slnu-
Gus way on the southern side of the
mountain. AS to the trail, it never
knows itself where it means to go
I'm summer it hides under rauls, grasses
and tangling vines, and, in winter it
~ disappears in the first snow, like. foam
In the wake of the vessel.
The boys at camp-we were three
mad plead with me not to go to Cam
den. But how could settle down for
Sthe long months, shut away from the
world and letters by the great white
~niils, without the one letter I had been
$50 eagerly awaiting? i went to Cam
den and I waited until the letter came
and the very morning on which set
out for our camp the SHOWS, which
AAe~N ASAO OA 81 IOAS, WSlS upOA Aho'
In spite Of the indistinctness OF the
trail and the snares which Nature has
set for the unwary on Lost Mountain,
u don't see how it happened. The boys
iTssaid that was asleep. Heaven knows!
only know that. / was dreaming of
what the letter said which lay close
to my heart when
Haitian sprang back SO violently
that he almost threw me from the sad
die and my heart stood still within
me, for we were hanging on the very
- Brink of the great Canon of Lost Souls.
For one moment we looked into the
dIzzy1ng Whiteness, then some instinct
told me to dismount. My hand was
out to catch the rein, when Haitian,
2znad with terror, began to rear. Sud-
denly in frantic backward plunge, he
slipped and "
I shudder to think of it. The
thought Of even a horse-a horse of
the camp for whom one cares nothing,
going down into that abyss, is sick
-ening; and, the Indians say that the
bottom OF the canon is strewn with
the bones of men who have persisted so
and that the manufactured winds
which sweep through the canon are the
death-cries of the lost "' ". ~
shivered with dread as I stood
'ehere and realized that was lost on
the mountain, without horse, food or
drink and night coming on. :
But my heart grew lighter as saw,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29

hours struggle in the storm and before
l knew it, was drifting into dreams.
The wind came from the northeast
the exposure from the canon side was
from the south, the exposure from the
large peep-hole was from the west
therefore I was well protected. NV
berth was more than ten feet wide
and sloped inward, away from the
canon, so that there was comparatively
little danger of rolling Off in the night
I slept as soundly in that queer rock
bunk as I had ever slept in all NV life
before.
When at last woke it was morning
and the world had changed and I had
changed with it. All the universe was
made of snow-my head was heavv
with snow, my limbs, my clothes. tho
rocks on which lay, were all changed
TO- snoW-there was nothing left hut
whiteness and stiffness and GOODNESS
snow! snow! snow! -.
My soul came back to me with a
throb Of terror, for suddenly realized
that the peep-hole, my egress into tho
world, was filled up by this maddenina
snow. .
My first feeling was one OF perplexity
on that side Of the rock last night
there had been but twelve inches of
snow; now there must be over, six feet
Of it. On the northeast sides Of the
rock the wind had banked up great
drifts but here-it was preposterous,
Six feet in one night in so sheltered a
place.! .ss
Like a flash it came to me that the
wind had changed in the night had
swept around from northeast to north
west, sending vagrant fakes to cover
me in my stone bed and shutting my
little door with an immense drift.
My next feeling came quickly de
spair! had no pick, no shovel, only
haH-frozen hands. / took my pistol
and fired but the ball made not the
slightest impression on the round.
white target-it was merely lost in its
soft depths. emptfed my pockets in
a kind of senseless hope that I might
find something there which might help
me a. matchsafe with four matches,
three cigars, some qllinine capsules
and, most useless and exasperating OF
all, y thought number Of 81 small
sticks Of dynamite. Dynamite, Why,
/ held in my hand the power to blow
the great rock into atoms and 4 was
Gagged by a snoW-drift!
I sat down to smoke and to think.
I thought Of the boys in camp, with
books, food and fuel all ready for win
ter; thought OF ny claim some three
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
Had Spent the $1,000.

A New York lawyer, speaking of the
recent death Of William M. Evarts,
tells how, in order to insure success, it
was thought best to secure the serv-
ices of the distinguished lawyer as as
sociate counsel. On securing the con-
sent of Mr.. Evarts, the question of a
retainer was mentioned. "oh,'' said
Mr.. Evarts, II guess 81 900 will suf-
hce," and the amount was paid over.
The suit was settled satisfactorily in
short time, and. the lawyer called on
Mr.. Evarts to make the final payment
for the latter's services il the case:
How much do we owe your. was
asked. Call it $4,000 he responded,
without moments hesitation. This
caused mild protest. You know,
Mr. Evarts, that you've had $1,000. .
8 Yes, s he said. with. a dry smile, but
I've spent that The s., 900 was paid.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
RESULTS OF SHOOTING WELL.

Fully 200 Feet of Pipe Crashes Through
Derr.ck's Top. \ E
A remarkable accident ccurred dur
ing the shooting" of an oil, well five
miles west Of this city, on the Rem
ninger farm, says a Findlay, O., CORE
spondent Of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. "A 20O-quart shot of nitroglyc-
crime had been put into the we'll and
Contractor Craig himself dropped the
s'go-deyil." The effects of the shot
were most startling. The column Of
Oil as usual mounted to the top of the
derrick and several score of feet in the
air. But there was long black line
that extended still farther into the
ether and continued to project after
the flow Of oil had subsidized. It was
what is known as the casing of the
we'll, several hundred feet Of iron pipe
about five inches in diameter that is
sunk into the well, while being drilled
to keep out the surface fluids. Fully
200 feet Of the pipe shad been shot
into the air, crashing through the top
of the derrick AS the men surged
forward around the well the sections
of pipe began to break off and fell
crashing down on the derrick, smash
ing oak timbers and falling into the
crowd. All fled for their lives. Eight
or ten sections broke off and then an
other unexpected event happened, the
balance Of the pipe slid back into the
we'll. The men are at present at work
trying to fish the pipe out Of the we'll,
as the flow is partly INSTRUCTED. The
derrick is a total wreck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
Paeklng across at Neighbors.

A person who constructs building,
upon his. own property with windows
in it,. upon the side facing his. nexts
neighbor's property, SO that the pri-
.vaey OF the latter's residence is. Inter
fered withs can not be made by his
neighbor, by Injunction to. close the
windows, holds the Supreme court of
louisiana in the case Of Bryant VS.
sholars go So. Rep. $500, the latter,s
remedy being to establish screens upon
his ewn property.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29

and a great ledge hangs above the lit
tie cavern, as if it would protect the
space which it once held. So insidious
has been the work Of wind and rain
and frost, that on one side there is
no entrance to the cavern, but on the
other small round hole has been
worn in the rock shell about three feet
above the ground, so that a man may
easily climb through. On one side was
the awful canon, everywhere else save
where the round peep-hole looked out
on the sloping mountain-side, was the
unyielding, solid rock, but I climbed
into the nest-like cavern and laid
myself down with an at-home kind
of feeling. I did not mean to fall
asleep, but I was worn with my seven
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29

MRS. Weston smoothed' a. smile from
her lips with her big black fan:
And because she Doesn't she re-
hected, while her eyes danced. ct am
TO be a sop to his lordship's vanity.
Dear, dear. How very clumsy men are,
TO be sure. But I'll try, to fix the
thing up. Though Ill; get no. thanks
for it. One never does" n.2.
So she purred a: few, sympathetic
purrs,. which are all: clever woman
needs to do when a. man is bothered,
and the whole story came out.
Hartleigh, it appeared, had gone to
his Wife's desk to scribble a note one
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29

and his appreciation thereof, and all
the rest of it, Mrs. Weston nodded her
sensible little head and assumed an
air of fitting gratitude for the compli-
ment paid her, and then faltered, with
becoming touch OF hesitation, and a
quite fetching little quaver in her soft
voice rs. Hartleig E
& Hart1eigh tossed his cigar behind the
gas-log Of the big fireplace and said,
with gloomy irritation: 81.
..Oh, she doesn't care. The best OF
j us are concelted beggars, you know,
ana used to- think she did. which
ah6lWs what an ass q man iss.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
He slipped and

some three hundred yards away In the
blurred landscape, the great rock
called the Giants Foot-stool,. the
huge boulder, which by some strange
caprice OF Nature. has been left for
ages to hang over the wall OF the
canon. Il appears to be almost cubical
in shape but wind and rain and frost
have been at work there and on the
side next TO the canon have followed
out a small semi-circular cavern, ex-
tending to the very heart Of the
Boulder. The upper part OF the rock
has defied this undermining process
which has been going on as its base,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
Satan in Saturn.

A learned philosopher of Edinaass
after mature study has ea.ae to TIC
conclusion that Saturn is the dwetlina
place Of Satan, SO hereafter You need
not tell your friends TO go to hades
A polite insinuation that his natural
sphere is within the rings OF Saturn
viii be sufhcssant I. San Francisco eau.
MN @ER mn GaA N d
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
God said Let there be lightY'
Grim darkness feM his ,,,ioLt

I 81 * .sF. !. p q &
God said-Let there be lightr.
Grlm darkness felt his might
And fled away;
Then startled seas and mountains cold
y Shone forth, all bright in bite and gold,
<, !. And cried IT'S day! it's dayl"
II Hail holy light!' exclam'd,
l he thunderous cloud, that famed
Ger daisies white +.
ana 10! the rose, in crimson dress'd
Leand sWeetly on the lily's breast; a
And, blushing, mur1nur 'd-"Light
Liner; Linen was the skylark born; .,.. +"
l men rose the embattled corn +
Then floods of praise
flow,d Ger the sunny hills of noon
ana then, IN stillest night, the moon
Pour,d forth her pensiye lays.
l. Lo heavens bright bowls clad! .@.s..
Lo trees and flowers all clad ss
In glory, bloom!
And shall the mortal sons Of God
be senSeess as the trodden clod EE
49,. . And darker than the tomb?
No, by the mind of mani 49,,
by the swart artisan!
By God, our Sire! a
Our souls have holy light within
And every form of grief and sin .s~
Shall see and feel its fire. ~
BY earth, and hell, and heaven,
The shroud of souls is riven! 80. 81
Mind, mind alone
Is light, and hope. and life and power! a"
Earths deepest night from this blessed hour.
The night of minds is gone!
The Press!' all lands shall sing;
The Press, the Press we bring,
All lands to bless:
Q palld Want 0 Labor stark!
Behold, we bring the second ark!
The Press! the Press! the Pressl "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
Analytic Experiments with Ar,

Recent experiments made BY M.
Gautier OF Paris have shown that hy-
drogen is constant constituent of the
air to the extent Of two in 10, 600 parts
by volume.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
White Objects are seen -.

.7.=79S W faife Object Are Seen Ear. 777-@
A white object can be seen at q dis
lance Of ESQ times its own diameter
in strong sunlight that is ia say q
white disc foot across can ba seen 1,
/ II ESQ feet away.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-29
Caste,,ane Would Abs ort, !,

caste.'ane Would Absorb the surplus I
a partnership between Mr.. Carnegie
and Count Boni de Castellane wo,,1d
enable the f ORR TO die much poorer
and to anticipate the date few .vears
ST Louis Globe Democrat
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

a site for the fair it confronted with a
plethora of eligible places, each section of the
city contending for the honor of holding the
great exposition within it's confines. Seven
different sites were submitted, but after long
consideration the committee unanimously decid-
ed that Forest Park presented the greatest
natural advantages. and from its present ac-
feasibility could be reached in the brefest pos
sble time by the throngs it is anticipated will
visit st. Louis in 1903 to take part in the cen
tennial celebration of the Louisiana Purchase
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
THE ST. LOUIS FAIR SITE.
BEAUTIFUL FOREST PARK. WHERE THE
LOUISIANA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION Will BE HELD.

Ct Iouis July 2-The site selected for the
Worlds Fair to be held in celebration OF the
centennial Of the Louisiana Purchase is one OF
the handsomest that could he chosen consisting
OF CTS acres in Forest Park and 400 acres ad-
ioinin, to the south and west. That portion of
the park selected is generally known as the
Wilderness" from the fact that man has done
SO little toward developing it and nature SO
much Two-thrds Of the ground is covered with
forest trees and the remainder is a level PLAIN:
The land is undulating, its highest point being
ltG feet above the city, and more than one-thlra
o. the grounds will average an elevation oi -
f,-t above the rest of ST. Louis II Is situated
within the corporate limits Of St Louis ana aC-
c.esiIIe nv ten different electric lines and three
steam railways, with two other lines a mile 10
the south which will build spurs and switches
to the fair grounds. The River pcs Peros Ho"s
through a large portion OF the tract, with ten
tributary streams emptynS into 1t, which at a
small outlay can be converted into good water
WAYS for the floating Of gondolas and orna-
mental boats Of all kinds. In addition to these
there are three artificial lakes within the con
fires Of the tract selected the largest Of which
is a mile in length, and was constructed for the
purpose Of giving work to the unemployed when
50 many were thrown ont OF occupation by the
pauic Of d few years ago
The site is bounded on the north by pelmar
boulevard on tho south Iy oakland Boulevard,
on the east by the Wabash and Colorado rail
roads ana on the west 10y Sknkcr Road 1t IS
situated four miles from Union station and i've
miles from the f.ads Bridge. which spans the
Mississippi Eiver AT the foot OF Washington
ave- one Of the citv's principal thoroughfares.
Forest Park is within easy walking distance of
The homes Of more than l50oNo residents of 81.
Louis. the fashionable West End of the city
reaching its confines. 1t is the second largest
park in the country. containing 1,3ll.9i acres,
principally woodland. The eastern end, which is
not included in the site selected, is handsomely
laid out in drives and walks, while wild and cu-
tvated flowers greet the eye in profuson.
As is well known, st. Louis is situated on the
west bank Of the Mississippi and rises in a sue
ccSson of terraces for six miles, the highest ele-
walton being that of Forest Park. The park is
the undisturbed property Of the city, the mu-
ncipal board having assumed charge in 1874
Early in the present year the Municipal Assem-
bly, passed an ordinance permitting the Loulsi-
Purchase Exposition Committee 10 use So
much of the park it deemed necessary as "A
site for the proposed Worlds Fair This bill
was vetoed by Mayor Ziegenhein. When the
latter went out of office another bill was pre-
sented practically the same lines, which
speedily passed and received the signature Of
Mayor Wells few days later
When the committee appointed to select
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

fession prefers to jog along in the old ruts and
does not keep abreast with the inventions and
devices of an electrical age. One may so far
and wide in the West End of London without
finding q regular practitioner with the electric
plant which is now regarded in America as the
necessary equipment even of a village doctor;
and the hospital practice in the METROPOLIS is
snguarly ncn-progrcSsive and specialists are
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

This conclusion of the committee is indorsed
by nine -tenths of the people of the city. all
recognize the superiority of the site selected
over all others submitted Not only is Forest
Park itself thing of beauty, but it is sur
rounded on all sides by the handsomest homes
and thoroughfares OF St Louis. without OBJ
jectionable feature to greet the eyes of the
visitors.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-07
OXYGEN TREATMENT.
WOUNDS AND LOATHSOME MALA-
DIES-OXYGEN CUBICLEs FOR
CONSUMPTNE PATIENTS

London, June 80.
English medical practice has the reputation of
being conservative and old fashioned The pro-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-12-28
CAUGHT IN THE MESHES.
Two Prominent West End Businass
Men ChLrged with Very
Serious Crime

The attempted fraud upon the coun-
ty in the matter of the claim of S165,
filed in the name of Yves Jones, con-
tinues to be a subject of discussion
and Of Indignation among the citizens.
Supervisor Joe Naughton, for whom a
warrant is out, charging him with
forgery, is still tout of town" and
the sheriff's force is still on the look
out for him. There seems little doubt
but that the desired man will be found
sooner or later. The case of r. j.
Shields will be heard on Jan. 8. 1t
was reported Thursday that Mr..
Shields had sent in his resignation as
a notary public.
In the discussions that are general
on the matter, Mr.. Shields friends
claim that as he had bought the claim
in question, he had right to with
draw it and destroy it if he desired to
do SO. On the other hand section cf
law is quoted showing that when once
filed, claim cannot be withdrawn
without consent of the supervisors
Mr.. Naughton's absence, which may
be protracted. brings up the question
as to what will be done with his Office
as supervisor for the Fourth ward. AS
he failed to send in his resignation
before leaving town, the mayor has
nothing yet to act upon.
There were rumors Thursday of
other county bills that are being in
vestigated. and with the prospects of
some interesting developments.-Su-
pe1iOr Leader.