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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
Al HaDny Row.

II Oldenburg, ILL.,, Sept. 2d:-The doc
tors all failed in the case of little thir-
teen-year-old Willie KeH, who suffered
with acute rheumatism. T.
For over three months the poor little
fellow suffered excruciating torture.
His father, who had done everything
he could think Of, saw a new Rheuma-
tisn Remedy advertised-Dodd's Kid
ney Pills. He bought some, and soon
his little son showed signs Of improve
ment. Three boxes cured him COM
pIetely, and he has not symptom Of
Rheunla tism left. h F. t
This miraculous cure Of a case which
had been given up by the physicians
has electrified Madison County, and
Dodd's Kidney Pills are a much-talkedl
of medicine
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
GA {, \. ME- 1 1. PIT & & SIX E 3
GOOD SHORT STORIES For III
VET TEXANS.
~. Interesting Informs hon Concerning west
ga foint ii Hilary Acaderny Under the
Last A Y M nt the Maxim,um
S Number OF School Cadets i'd s11.
Flag SONG.

{Eass $45 E#S Flag Song. ,xs:E 8S
| Out upon the four winds blow. s$
Tell the world your story: 388
Thrice In hearts blood dipped before
. hey called your name Old Glory, 81
Stream, Old Glory, bear your stars
High among the seven; aI
Stream q watchfire ON the dark, 3s
# And make max assign in. heaven.
Mighty harvests gid your plains.
Mighty rivers bear them,
lEt1VI'eryWhere you fly you bid $'a
All MI the hungry share them;
3 Blooms the wilderness for You, ii
Plenty follows after, . 81. 1. 55..s
Underneath your shadows go *ssSs.. "s
Peace and love and laughter.
When from sky to sky you. float,
81 Far in wide sasgnnas,
Vast horizons lost in light .&. &.
Answer your hosannas. 4 s
symbol DO Of unmeasured power, II.
Blessed promise sealing,
All your hills are hills Of God, a *@*
And all your founts are healingr
Still to those the wronged Of earth
Sanctuary render; ,s- /, $+3
For hope and home and heaven they
sk@$3g see .s st> r .ti
Within your sacred splendor! Il; -&sGl
Stream, Old Glory, bear your stars; IS
High among the seven; =.
Stream watchfre in the dark, =
And make a sign in heaven! E.s
Ii Harriet Prescott Spofford.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
You viii be cold he said with mn
usual THOUGHT fl1Iness. & &

W ss y = ~ " 49, ~.
usual thong tfuIness. 4
She went back TO the drawing room
in search OF a silYery scarf hat she
used. She threw it carele ssly over heI
head and should ers, where it looked Sc
picturesque and became her so well
that he could not help noticing 1T.
This is dull work being here alone, I
he said. 55i s.s.
It is dull for both Of us" she re-
piled briefly.
All, yes Z do you know, I had quite
forgotten you were alone as well.
You must find It dull, too. We will
ask some people down at onee-this
kind Of thing will never do. wanted
to ask you, do you know anything Of
billiards p ..5.3 n
Billiards 2" she repeated, wonder
ingly. B. 3
Yes many ladies play remarkably
well. Lady Courtenay does. 1T III
such a great resource s b s#z6s B.
Do you want me to play with you y
she asked, qllickly ..s (
Eyes, II am bored to death. am
tired Of smoking, I never read much,
and there is nothing to do 55f. &
Extraordinary? ?" she cried moth
ing to dor ..$i !
What do you mean 2" he asked. 4
81 mean nothing. ] am very sorry.
I have seen a billiard table; but / ha We
never played. ! will try to learn, if
you like ..55 u ..@ 35.g .|s5I3
Beginners are generally very awk-
ward" he said, frankly. 81 cannot
think how it is that I have forgotten
to ask any one over. II must not be
SO remiss again EEK.
do you never amuse yourself?" she
asked. f. III I.<#5
/ .'sNo. How can +? am essentially
a sociable being. I feel little interest
in myself z.g.: Il. II
! .s.You would rather be amused than
interested % she asked. ;;Eo.1sG
= He thought for half minute before
he answered. .s ...@ @..5 Il @=s5r
+ II see," he said. Eyes, I prefer
amusement to anything else"
1T is a great pity that you cannot
initiate the kings of old, and keep a
court jester with cap and bells.'' -
Lord Caraven looked at her.. 1t
could not surely be possible that this
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
ABSENT MINDED HISTORIAN.
Can't Call His Own Sons Name. hut Is
n =. Punctilious as to Time. =


\ * Punctilious as to Time.
4 a personal friend" of Prof. Theo-
dore Mommsen, the German historian
and scientist, who celebrated his S0th
birthday on Nov. 80 last, In writing OF
him in the London Telegraph, says that
until quite lately he was up at o'clock
to work on a cup of cold coffee put
ready for him over night. In his per-
sonal requirements he is the most mod
est OF men, and by no means house
tyrant; at he comes down to break
fast with his wife and five daughters
still at home, and he likes everybody
to be there. One young lady who was
staying in the house was not i1lfre-
quently not cup to time IS This neg
lect did not escape his notice. .sIt's a
pity you cant serve your year III the
army" he remarked !; you would learn
the difference between 8 and half-past. 2
He can be very cutting In his remarks
sometimes, but they are always tenn
pered to the shorn lamb, though the
full-groWn sheep must weather the
5GCoA IL % sUSs5I LIZ Cc1l4s HG 8bGrlluSIS,
who dearly love their little Jokes, tell
many a story Of his absent mind dness,
and he has even been crdited with not
having recognized his own little son,
and with having asked him his name
preparatory to requesting him not to
make M y quite 50 much q oise in q public
tram am car il which he was going to town
from # m his home In % arlo ttenburg and
D is authentic sth hat he put his first
baby into the waste paper basket one
day and covered it up because It cried.
He is, all the same, most devoted to
children. and has had plenty Of oppor-
tunity for indulg Lying this taste, as he
has still twelve living children, and a
younger generate is rising.
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BY CHAIR OTTE N BRAEi NE
CHAPTER KID Continued

CHAPTER X. Continued.)
will care more, Z she said, making
D desperate effort to rouse herself
What am to do?"
AFnice was all animation. She
Drought out beautiful dinner-dress
o dress that looked like a soft black
cloud tinged with golden light.
Amber and blackp' said Lady Car
: 9ven- Surely 7 am dark enough.
AInice? Lord Caraven likes every
ching about him bright and fair; ]
should wear something lighter il !
mean to please him"
You promised, my lady, that ]
should dress you as I liked to-day"
1t does not NATTER she said, indif-
&erently; and so the amber and black
was worn.
Nothing could have suited her better.
The low dinner-dress showed the ex-
qulsltely nodded neck and shoulders,
the rounded arms; it displayed the
beautiful contour Of a figure tall and
graceful. The mass of dark waving
uaIr was arranged in thick shining
coils fastened with a diamond arrow;
one dark crimson flower lay in their
depths. A pearl necklace was clasped
round the graceful throat, bracelet
round one of the dimpled arms.
Amice's pride was great; there might
be a. thousand ladies present-none
could be SO beautiful as hers.
Lady Courtenay looked up in wonder
as her lovely young hostess entered
the draWing-room. She turned to the
earl, with whom she was most init
mate-they had played together when
children. ~ +:
HOW falsely people speak, she
said. Il heard that you had married
a great heiress, but that she was quite
a plain little schoolgirl. must con-
gratulate you on the rare beauty of
your wife, ~>1~ IS
Little she certainly is not re-
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/ found out another accompl ishment 81
i MS Wife'ss was an almost perfect
musician, she sang like on inspired
/ The love. the passion, the tenderness
/ that found no vent in her ord binary life
found vent in song. The rich, low
contralto voice was more beautiful
than anything he had ever heard. She
sang like one whose whole soul is
turned to song. She had set to sweet
/ sad music the poets passionate
| words ..5. |5 M /
| Oh, cruel love'she changed her
on, cruel love, whose end is scorn!
Is this the end, to be left alone,
To live forgotten, and die forlorn -
She sang them with such sweet
pathos. It was of herself she was
thinking. Who was more forlorn than
she-who more neglected? i (
"Oh, cruel love, whose end is scorn!"
What charming musicp' said Lady
Courtenay. Whose is it? 7 do not
remember to have heard it before, and
| am familiar with most modern songs
whose is it," 4, 81 r "A 4 :
My own replied Hildred.& when
ever words please me very much, they
always set themselves to music in my
own mind,
The words are so sad--'To live for
gotten and die forlorn?' How can
they please one so young as you?''
1T is the fate Of many said Hill
dred, slowly. $50 ID
1T may be, but it will never be yours
you, Countess of Caraven, young,
gifted, beloved" 5y -. /"
There are many ways of dying
said Hildred. 1T is more bitter than
death to some to live without love: yet
many live without it,
* you have strange thoughts for one
OF your age. I should have imagined
that dresses and jewels, balls and
dances, would have been in your
thoughts rather. than sad ideas of life
and love-" >g%z.
Should you? like balls and dances
very much said Hildred, trying to
speak lightly-she had no great desire
to reveal to a stranger the secrets of
her life and heart. d, :, =
''You never told me- said Lord
Caraven to his wife, chat you could
sing so beautifully" .~ = - ~.
did not? Perhaps you never
asked me if I could sing at all.''
Il do not remember doing SOL he
said. "Have you any more surprises 2"
She looked up at him brightly.
'You seemed half-horrified when /
told you that I could speak German, %
she said. II was afraid that you con-
sidered accomplishments something to
be concealed. I shall never tell you of
any of mine.'' '.e>f
With a glance, half laughing, half
naughty, she took up the sheet of mll-
sic and crossed the room. Lady
Courtenay looked curiosity into the face
of the earl. .. - .@-a =
"HaS you never heard your wife
sing, really?" she asked. -. -
mo, had not. indeed" he replied.
IF l were a man, and had wooed
so sweet a songtress, should have
spent long hours over the piano." she
said. II thought you always liked
music so much.''' =
$50 do I do. But I did not even
know my wife could sing; she makes
no parade Of her talent" r.. l5s. 81
mo-" said Lady Courtenay to her
self, "nor do I think that you have
made any great parade of your love-
But she said no more-the subject was
evidently not pleasing to the earl. p.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
Betsey, The International uu,

= Although the concert of the powers
has shown almost as many phases as
a kaleidoscope, perhaps no oombina-
lions outFied "Betsey, the Information
al Cum, or The Concertedi Bucket
Brigade" within the legation conn.,
pounds during the. Pekin siege. An
Italian one-pound cannon had been
the defenders largest gum. and! the
American gunner was far from con-
tent One day some friendly Chinese
dragged in an old three-poundic cannon
made in England half century ago.
which had been used by chinese
Gordon's troops, and had since lain
In a junk-shop. The American gunner
and an English armorer furnished it
up, mounted it on pair of Italian
wheels, loaded it with Chinese powder
and pewter balls cast from Chinese
candlesticks, breech-loading Russian
shells filed down and fitted with: a fuse,
and rusty nails of cosmopolitan man
ufacture. Betsey's sudden out burst
disconnected the besiegers, and! con-
tributed materially to the good spirits
of the besieged, although, ass one Of
them remarked, Betsey's "sightless''
condition rendered her destructive
powers uncertain. A more Concert
ed Bucket Brigade" than that Of Pekin
probably never fought fire. IF they
were not missionaries and ambassa-
doris and women commented Chi
nese, what splendid fire depart
ment they would make!" Greek and
Roman Catholic II priests andi nuns.
British and American missi onaries,
members of eYerya3legation, delicateIy
reared women, Chinese Of all classes
passed the buckets And what buckets!
Kerosene-cans water-pitchers; slop-t
jars, footballs and grand array Of
cooking utensils anything that would
hold water was pressed linton service.
With such utensils the gallant inter
national brigade again and again
quenched the fierce fires kindled to,
burn them out. There is no virtue
like necessity to give unity, tu life
and effort. - Y ouths' Companion.
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A Juveni1e BunKo a1an.

= Y e p =
Tommy rose. went TO- Jlse cupboard re-.
nninut es He seemed to, be engageds
4 with some deep problem. s
Papa he said. 81
f.'WelI?' q IS
e DO unto others as you would HAYS
others do unto you ~ hats the Golden
Rule, isn't 1t, papa 2"
Yes, my son.
"'And it's pufickly right to follow the.
Golden Rule, isn't it, papa? 2"
Yes, indeed. =
Tommyrose, went to the cupboard,
and returned with q knife and a large
apple pie. The latter he placed, before
his astonished sire with great solem-
nifty. us III
Eat it, papa he said. San Francis
co Bulletin. Z III &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12
An Abb,

sHas my Willie been swimming here
to-day?'' asked Willie's angry father.
mo, sir" replied the biggest boy in
the water.
stAre you sure?'' LII
Sure. Why, it was as much as we
could do to keep him from drownin',
but we got him out, all right. He's
restin', over there in the bushes now
PhiIa delphia Press. s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12

& T1fare IL Som thInD ~ A1z G g.
'WbiIe most successful maen are Inc
cianed to credit their achievements
wi 4 wholly to industry, ugalfty and de-
Termination, Leaving out chance OF luck
altogether. there can be no doubt that
some men are more favorable In OPP
portunities than others. AT any rate
there is some consola ton in this view
OF the earnest man who has not made
WANT the world calls success. Ie
should lead him to, take life more con-
tentedly and be satisfied to accept the
issue, after having done his best. In
fdianapoIis Journal.
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CHAPTER KIT
BEAUTIFUL even

BEAUTIFUL even
ing in October; it
W a $ a s t h Q u g h
s 0 m e o f t b e
warmth and sweet
ness Of s u m m e r
!! had returned for
a while. The sky
was blue, the coll
ors of the sunset
were gorgeous, the
FfO1ia ga IF the frnoe
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12

is said that less than 80 per cent
of the regular churc h-goers ever COM
plain Of the sermons being too shorA
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-12

The Potomac river is only 500 miles
long, and its lower course is rather an
estuary than a stream.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

marrying a man." observed the Phi
losophical Girl. lis strangely like buying
a piece of chinaware. 1t may have a
break or flaw in it that you cannot see
when you buy it, but time reveals it. So
time brings to light the hidden flaws in
a mans character and shows just what
OF matrimonial bargain one has made
"But there is no need of buying
piece Of china with break in it," said
the Disputatious Girl.
"Yes." sigeed the other. "but in the
case OF marrying, you know, it is always
the man who does the ringing"
cago Tribune.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
Mr.. o. ". Webster for Winnett.

81 am for Winnett for renomina-
tion, and the more l hear the argu-
ments used in the interest of Mr..
Woodward, the more l am convinced
that Mr.. Winnett is the man for the
place. hear it repeatedly urged that
Dr. Winnett should not be renOmi-
mated because he failed to pardon Lou
Vance, lately convicted in police court
for assaulting Fl. B. Sawyer. 1t shows
the weakness of Woodward's cam
paign to have to resort to such argu-
ments. Every well informed man in
Lincoln knows that the mayor has no
power to pardon any one convicted
under the statute of misdemeanor.
or to remit any fine or penalty under
a statute at any stage Of the proceed
ing. Vance was convicted under a
statute. The mayor has pardOning
power in cases arising under the ordi-
nances of the city, but no further.
All Mr.. Woodward's arguments when
analysed are found to be equally
weak. His promise to establish fire
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

observed at a very early age the rule OF
the recurrence Of types, accidents and
circumstances. She had mar 'elous
memory aud her knowledge was avail.
able on demand. Her ministers
learned to appreciate the value of her
advice aud her.reSourceful command
of comparatively similar situations.
Largeas the salary, paid her as queen,
together with what seems TO Ameri-
cans the foolish grants to the mem
bers OF the royal family, no student of
government denies that the English
people in the years of Queen Vic
toria's reign got the worth Of their
money, in wars prevented, in the
extension Of commerce, in the good
will maintained by Victoria with the
nations Of the earth. just few days
OF war costs more than the price paid
for all of Victories services. Her
warmest admirers believe that had
she possessed her former strength the
Boer correspondence and negotiations
would not have terminated so abrupt
ly and that consciousness OF the price
her failing strength had caused her
people, finally killed this dear, wise
old lady.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
The City of Lincoln.

Nothing in the current history of
this city is more impressive than the
rarity of hold-ups and burglaries.
Only few years ago, men returning
TO their homes late at night after an
evenings application to the study of
a complicated lawsuit or from cast
ing up their accounts, or from any
one of the various forms of excessive.
ly hard labor which so many patient,
overworked citizens are obliged to
perform at night, walked in the mid
die of the street not because the side
walks are too narrow but because
they are too near dark alleys where
hold-up men lurk in shadow. That
their precaution was very wise NAV
be demonstrated by superficial ex.
animation Of the newspaper police
court reports of 1896. In January of
that year it was not safe to leave
horses tied while the owner attended
church meeting for instance. One
minister's horse was embarrassed and
left standing near the buggy, sans,
bride, collar, back-band or blanket.
The rest OF the month was filled with
porch climbing raids, tills were rob-
bed, and Hans Christensen who had
just withdrawn all his savings from
the bank lost 81, 800. There were also
constant hold.ups and street assaults.
In February the sneak-thieyes de.
voted large share of their time to
robbing hen roosts and foot-pads
waited on dark corners for the absent.
mined. home returning citizen. March
was characterized by the craftsman.
May was a month Of burglaries. On the
18th. 18th, 18th, 25th. and 9th Of the
month burglarIes were committed.
In June thirteen houses were burglar
lied, four hen owners lost all their
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

station at iTwenty.seventh and Y
streets, to be manned exclusively by
colOred tiremen. can not help but
render his campaign ridiculous.
Every one knows that the mayor has
no power to establish a fire station
except through the aid CT the council,
and ii such action. on the part OF the
council could be. secured, it would
mean that some station which we now
have would have to be abandoned.
since the city is limited by statute t.
five mill levy for fire protection,
and it requires every cent available
now to maintain The stations We have,
and before any new stations are
started the firemen now serving should
have their meagre salaries raised.
Mr.. WOOdward's campaign seems to
be one of campaign promises, that if
fulfilled would bankrupt the city.
We now have clean, business ad
ministration conducted on business
principles and We should support it,"
o. W. Webster
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
The Queens Influence.

Queen Victoria began correspond
ence with the soyereigns of Europe
soon after her coronation. For TWEEN.
ty years she received advice and she
never Outgrew modest air of receiy.
ing more than She gave. But in the
last fOrty-three years OF her life kings
Of all the realms Of Europe wrote her
on questions which concerned their
own and their peoples welfare and
Victoria only remotely. To most OF
them she was related. All of them
yielded her reverence her long ex-
perience and sound council had
earned. With limited constitutional
powers, her personal influence was
unique aud unmeasured. After about
thirty years, things begin to happen
over again but the average man or
woman does not notice that he is on a
wheel. that the wheel reyo.ves and
that he has seen and felt the same
things before, until the age of forty.
five or fifty. Some ingenious people
never find out that there are only new
things enough to last about twenty
years.
Victoria did not grow bIasa but she
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

Mrs. Chugwater-Josish, I've been
reading about this ship subsidy bust
ness. What does subsidy" mean!
Mr.. Chugwater-I should think you
could tell from the word ITSELF Sub.
under; soda, drink. Under the drink.
1t means these new-style boats that are
built to sail below the surface OF the
water.-Chicago Tribune.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
Professor Ross.

The embarrassment caused the COM
mittee of the regents which appointed
Professor Ross might have been
avoided if the fusionist regents had
not insisted upon the approval of the
action of the committee at the last
meeting Of the regents. When the
motion was discussed Regent Morrill,
informed the board that neither he
nor Mr.. Goold would vote for the
motion and that it would be better
to wait until absent fusionist mem.
bers were present. Disregarding this
advice the motion was offered and
there being only regents Won Forell,
Teeters, Morrill, and Goold pre- sent,
the motion was lost. Consequently
Professor Ross is occupying an anon.
alous position, which will doubtless
be corrected at the next regents
meeting.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23
More Like II.

Briggs-I see that Russell Sage says
every body should save twenty five cents
Of every dollar earned.
Miggs-I wonder il he has followed
that rule!
Briggs-No; l think he must have
saved dollar out Of every twenty-five
cents.-Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

10 law, invites other forms OF law
breaking. Law is only set of rules
which men agree TO to govern their
conduct. Law is a convention agreed
10 by society. Denial of its application
and binding authority on one person
destroys the whole fabric or agree.
ment. Lynchings, saloons run il de-
tiance of the law and smashing raids
such as Mrs. Nation has been making,
break the agreement. The highest
type of men and women, the perfect
product OF civilization keep the law
no matter what the prOvocatiOu TO
break it. The adoption ia Kansas, by
women who possess the ballot, of the
Ratchet as means to bring about a
reform is a confession OF impotence
that is not encouraging TO the be-
levers in the power Of the ballot.
The raids are an especially bad ex-
ample to the young who love the
sounds OF breaking glass. whose idea
Of music is big drums and trumpets
and marching. pounding feet. They
like the drums because they suggest
things going to smash, or big guns
shooting cannon-balls into ships and
forts and knocking them over Imag-
inc the unbridled altogether uneX-
pected rapture Of the boys, who fol-
lowing Mrs. Nation, are allowed to
smash large plate glass windows:
boys. whose meagre opportunities in
window smashing, had been confined
TO breaking panes in untenented
houses on the outskirts OF the city.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1901-02-23

Younghusband - Merciful heavens.
woman! What do you want with all
that soap?
Mrs. Younghusband-I don't want
the soap at all. l bought it for the
wrappers. 30 that could get one of the
lovely prizes.-Town Topics.