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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

ence. Coming from the cold outdoor
air into a heated house and stepping
up to the fire to warm is likely to re-
suit in the eye cracking and dropping
out Of the head. False eyes, like false
teeth, are taken out at night, thereby
Increasing the chance Of breakage or
loss. So, altogether, the business Of
drummer in glass eyes is likely to
be brisk all the year round. Then
there's the man who sells telescope
collins, which will fit corpse OF any
height and width. His certainly is, a
CHASTITY calling, but not much more
SO than Of the fellow who travels with
skeletons and bones for students, hos
pitfalls and museums. Flea powder and
hea traps are out of the ordinary lines
OF commercial travelling, yet there are
men who make a good living by sup
plying smaller houses with such things
and the same may be said Of push
ers' for rat and mouse poisons. Down
among the farmers of Long Island are
men who go about with samples of
fish, which, because Of the phosphorus
they contain, are guaranteed to be the
finest kind of fertilizers for worn-out
land. In Africa American drummers
of certain lines have the whole con-:
tlnent for their field exclusively If
they, get an order once in six months
they are well repaid for, their labor.
These few men deal in iron bridges,
Il thai which q M 70
Gently built over the Atbara River,
taking the contract for rapid work
when Englishmen would not touch it.
There's a man in England who has
Travelled through the British isles with
mummies to dispose of to museums at
from $3.50 to $500 each. He strayed
into this line accidentally, for at the
time he was doing nothing, and
friend, a civil engineer in Egypt, had
chance to buy job lot of Ptolomies,
which he forwarded to England with
instructions how and where to sell
them. Then there are drummers in
battlefield relics-swords and guns,
bullets and cannon balls dug up on the
field of Waterloo. Possibly they were
dug up there, but if SO, it was because
they were planted few weeks before.
Still it's far more likely that they &C
quired their rusty look in soil far from
the blood-soaked field. These partic-
ular. relics find ready sale to the
tourists in Belgium who want to take
something home with them" New
York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
GIRLS SOUL IN A PUPPY.
Singular Belief Of @ California Woman
Recently BereRyed.

Recently Bereaved.
Mrs. NJ. E. Halpruner of Alameda,
CAL, believes that the soul of her dead
daughter, Lillian May Halpruner,
dwells in the body Of a little spitz dog
she possesses.
Il treat the dog as I would roy own
child" says the mother with confident
affection, and she gives reasons for her,
faith. A year ago, on her daughters
birthday, she had been told a snow
white spitz pup was to be given her
by a neighbor. The white puppy ran
away from Mrs. Halprunner In it's
stead darted out and nestled to her a
golden haired puppy At once l saw
my daughters gestures duplicated by
the dog, and, believer in reincarnation
that I am, I knew Lillian's soul had
come back to be near me. The soul of
my daughter had entered the body Of
ny golden spitz dog, Earl of Glen
COVER, and treat him as l would my
child" AT night this dog sleeps on
slik-covered down pillow beside his
owners bed. 'He puts his little paws
together for few minutes in prayer
just as Lillian did, declared Mrs Hal
primer. "Then he stretches his limbs
with just her motions, rolls his head
from side to side, and with a child's
happy sigh goes to sleep. Yes, know
hat my darling's soul dWells in his
body."-St Louis Republic.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
How A. ROBBER ROSE TO WEALTH.

I = M
VIZ The Duchess of Cleveland, mother
of Lord Roseberry tells a good story
of her father, the Earl Of Stanhope
One night when the earl was walking
alone in the Kentish lanes a man.
jumped out Of the hedge, leVeled q
pistol, and demanded his purse.
my good man, have no money
with me, '' said Lord Stanhope in his Al
remarkably slow tones. The robbiesr1 '.
laid hands on his watch.
& Lord stanhope went on, that "a
watch you must not have; it was given
me by one I love; it is worth e1O0..
If you will trust me ! will go back to-
Chevening and bring you e1O0 note.
and place it in the hollow OF that tree
Il cannot lose my watch. 4
The man did trust him The earl
did bring the note Years after Lord
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

Ierent{ from the rest, the leaves. sharn
lan1ce l1l' shaped, growing all aroma
the root and radiating from It. From
the center or axis of the plant hung
long slender stem about one-eighth
OF an inch thick by one-fourth inch
wide, the lower end Of which was in
the the water to a depth Of about four
inches ~ H. :..%sz. 55 h ss AT
$a' Il at once went over to examine INV
2 discovery. Imagine my surprise when
= touched the plant to see this cen+er
stem gradually contract and convu1-
slyely roll itself up in a spiral like J
roll Of tape. s-
But ut more surprising yet was the oh
Ject and construction of this stem 8 +
found on close examination and dc
section that it was a long slender. 4 j.
tube, the walls about /. 80 Of an inch
s tnlck, cellular in construction, open
at the the. outer end and connected at the
inner Il end to the roots BY a series Of
hair-like tubes. :s 5Es
BY subsequent observation fnund
that when the plant was in want IL
water this tube would graduallv ], 5
wind until it dipped into the water
Then it would slowly coil round and
wind Inc up, carrying with it tie arnonnt
of water that that part Of the tube
which had been immersed contained
until when the final coil was taken
t1e B water '7il7 was was dumped. as it were.
direct s. into the roots of the plant The.
co coll Il remained 't'l1 in this position until
the plant eauired more water. sho11ld2
the plant however, be touched while
the ne tube is extended, the orchid acts
like the sensitive plant (mimosa1 am,
the q. coiling action is much more rand
ut found many of these plants n
directly over the water or over u hero
the water had been In the latter
case it was almost pitfful to see Inv
this tube would work It's way over Itb us
ground u search of the wate- that was
not y, 5s88. 81 8ss 81, y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Without
%. Owner !. i.

The number of money orders issued
in the United States and which are
never presented for payment is very
great, says an official Of the Washing
ton postoffice department.. These orders
disappear in various ways. Some are
burned or torn up instead of the re-
ceipts. Some are sent in letters which
are not addressed at all or are incor-
rectly addressed, and these, together
with thousands Of other orders, find
their way to the dead letter office. Ulti-
mately most of these letters find their
way back to the remitters or duplicates
are applied for. E- ~
y There is today an accumulation Of
over S2,500O,O00 in the Treasury of
these unclaimed money orders which
has been gradually piling up year af-.
ter year during the IS years the gov
eminent has. been conducting money
order business With each Individual
order the government has made a spe-
cial effort to effect payment to the
payee or restore the amount to the re-
mitter, and, failing, can do naught but
keep the amount. The fact that $4,000
duplicate orders are annually issued
would appear to indicate that the
American people are. extremely care
less in the handling of these money
vouchers. Where the originals go or
how they are disposed Of would fill
a volume. @.@.s&:%..,: :,}.%<% ''"*
The government has isued $4,000
100000 in money orders, and has paid
every cent of this great sum except the
$4,000, 900 I have mentioned. A single.
order may be issued up to S1OO in
amount, and the average is about $3.50,
the smaller Offices issuing the great
bulk of orders and the larger offices
cashing 95 per cent of them. ss.s I'LL
Travelling men, circus men, railroad
employees and others, whose business
requires them to move from place to
place, are very fond Of buying orders
payable to themselves. They cannot
spend an order as bill and as no one
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
! Theatre OF the Planets.

This theater is 40 feet by 1870,
spanned by trusses seventy feet in the
clear from the ground Theswall, sides.
and top, is an oval and is a huge can
WAS sixty feet high. which has been
painted so that, with the proper light
efTects.x is gives an impression of the
armament in view. In the center of
this oval is an imitation airship, with
huge aerial planes, monstrous wings,
propellers, engine room, operating
rooms staterooms, decks, etc. This
structure is 100 feet long, rs foot beam,
and is operated so as to give a repre-
4 sentation of an airship or balloon in
q space. One really ina gines while
standing on the deck that he is soar
ing through space. Surrounding this is
a series OF eighteen circular drops
taking Tp the full diameter inside the
oval canvas. and by means of con-
cealed supports these drops can be
raised and lowered to the horizon and
Kept IN proper perspective as the air
snip appears to soar away from the
earth to the moon. Suspended above
r. end below the trusses of the structure
Is series of runWays, from which are
operated all the moving planets and
the queer contortions of the people in
the air that surround the ship during
its flight. Special monstrous blowing
machines are connected with the air
ship in such way that the winds
sweep the deck in reality, and small
motors operate the liquid air pumps
and various machines used for power
and creating an anti-gravitational
force. Wind machines, thunder
drums and other stage properties pro-
duce the storm effects and electrical
phenomena which occur in crossing
the milky way. sGs-z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

Thatsqueer old fellow the Man in the
Moon and that funny old woman who
rode the broomstick long before we
people OF the earth thought OF the di-
vlded skirt may be visited new Per-
haps the flying machine that can fly
LAS yet to be built, but the flying ma
chine, that seeming to fly, takes one
TO the land Of Se1enites is already here
and forms a unique attraction at the
san--American Exposition The mech
anEm, Including the use of liquid air,
Is exceedingly ingenious, and the seen
lie effects, in all their perfection Of de-
Tall, never have been seen before.
Leaving the Midway, one passes into
Q structure which represents a depot
Tor lobby. This is SIS by 70 feet, and
IRON there a flight Of steps leads to the
second story waiting room. From this
waiting room open TWO electric scenic
theaters to create the impression that
1t is night, as the flight is produced
with night effects. Through an open
Ing one looks out over the house tops
and over the. town lying below him,
Z which creates the Illusion that people
-. fs f.. 6 & d. % o.
nave passed up to greater height than
the second floor, as the fight Of the,
sairship is apparently from the top
story Of a building much higher than
Its neighbors. While the captain is
telling the audience the secret of aerial
navigation an airship, the Luna, ap-
pears to be- crossing the sky at a dis
Sance OF about ten miles. Then it is
heard coming to a landing in the Moon
building, adjoining. che noise and con-
fusion Of landing is similar to that
heard in one Of the ferry houses in.
y New York when the boat is coming in
TO the slip. When all is ready the
doors to that part are opened and the
II travellers pass out into the Theater of
Planets.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Arrival at the Moon.

All are invited to leave the shia and
pass out on the surface, and then
down through one of the yawning era
ters, through massive gorges and cav
ems, and are brought up at last at
the gates Of the City of the Moon. In
the cavern lining the road on, eth
ers side appears a mass of fungi and
queer-shaped growth, and the illumin-
alton Of this cavern is specially at
tractive because of the great number
of blowholes or small craters, through
which light CLOVIS. On guard at the city
gates are several giants. Passing
through the gates the tourists enter
a wonderful underground city. 1.-The
Illuminated blowholes or small craters
are used profusely throughout the city
IN connection with unique and beauti
full electrical displays. The main street
OF this city, which is traversed, is 400
feet long and lined on either side by
shops and palaces of Selenites. A mass
OF illuminated foliage lines the ave.
nues. This city is peopled entirely by
Inidgets and liliputians made up in,
quaint manner and the travellers pass
through the city. and view them at
their occupations. Side streets branch
or IN various directions, and the whole
presents labyrinth, elaborate in de-
tall OF finish of uncomfortable magni-
t1Ha '7 -'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Plant Drinks Like an Elephant.

What is probably the most extraor-
binary plant ever discovered. has late
" been found by E. A.. .suverkrop Of
Philadelphia, who, during trips to
South America, has for some years
been contributing to the collection of
his friend, Prof. n E. Brown of the.
Herbarium, Kew Gardens, London.
The amazing plant which Mr.. Suver-
krop has now found in an orchid that
takes drink whenever it feels thirsty
by letting down a tube into the water,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
HAD BAD LUCK WITH TEETH.
misfortunc,s Of Woman Who Require

Misfortuncss of Woman Who Required
.lir#a Services OF Dentist. 81 4 :
dentist enjoying an extensive prac-
tlce among the fashionable people of
the south side relates this peculiar ex-
perience Of on of his patrons: s.She
was rather pretty young married wo-
mar, DS~he says, but her upper front
teeth were SO badly discolored and de-
fect1ve as to greatly mar her, appear
anee. Her husband after much per-
suaslon induced her to have two of
the worst replaced with artificial
teeth. L made such neat job of it
that she was delighted. The two teeth
were on plate, and she wore them
to bed the first night she had them
During the night they fell from her
mouth to the floor, and when she got
up in the morning she trod on them
and broke the plate all to pieces. I
reset the teeth on another plate and
She went home again with them4 z hat
night she put them in glass Of wa
ter on the mantel. Her husband got
up in the night to get a drink Of
water, and finding something in the
tumbler, threw the contents out of the
front window, thus disposing of the
second set in three days. Then I made
her third set. These she put on the
mantel when she retired and forgot to
replace them in the morning. The
maid while busting the room swept
these off into the CRATE underneath the
mantel, where they burned up. The
family moved out of town few days
attterWard, SO whether she got a fourth
set OF teeth do not know Chicago
Chronicle. = " 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

Stanhope was at a city dinner and
next to him sat a London alderman of
great wealth, a man highly respected.
He and the earl talked Of many
things and found each other mutually
entertaining. Next day Lord Stan
hope received a letter, out OF which
dropped a e100 note. 1T was your
SSlordship's kind loan Of this sum, I. said
the note, that started me in life and
abled me to have the honor of sitting
nextlto your lordship at dinner
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Uncle Sam Holds ST.
100000 of Unclaimed
Postal Orders. .....ss

but themselves or the indorsees NAV
secure the amount of the orders thew
are just as, much ahead when they get
into the next town, making themselves
their own bankers with the govern
ment as depository. Sometimes an
actor Or circus man will present doz-
en- orders at the close of the season
which: he has bought from time to
time, and their amount represents say
sings which otherwise would have been
spent. r.. - IT, 81, i,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

the tube, when not in use, being coiled.
up on top Of the plant.
One hot afternoon, says Mr. Suyer-
.kroD,I sat down under some brush
wood at the side Of a lagoon on the
Rio de Ia Plata. Near at hand was a
forest Of dead trees, which had actu-
ally been cholSed to death by orchids
and climbing cactt
9 Among the orchids I noted ons diff
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Humorous Entries for Census.

.
The usual humorous incidents were
not lacking in the recently taken Brit
ish census. An immigrant in New
Zealand stated to the authorities that
his mother was a Kafir, his father an
Irishman who had become a natural
lied American, but afterward served
in the French army, and that he was
born on the passage between Yoke
hama and Colombo in Spanish vessel
T''Put him down Scotchman!"5 was the
official decision. j A man brought up at
Bow street was accosted by eight lin
gusts and a professor in seVenty-fVe
languages without a response. But
a test case for the census officials is
that Of man in Wales who asserts
that he was found on a derelict vessel
(date unknown) and knows nothing
about his father Or mother A house
holder could not tell how many chill
dren he, had, while still another en-
tered two pigs and a sheep dog as
I members of his family" A West
Indian entered himself as a duck
stealer. A high church clergyman, who
had a very loW-church son (also a
clergyman staying with him, is al.
legged to have registered him as a .slun-
attic" in the proper column. 81: 5 =5S
y . = F / = .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Castle of tho Man in the Mon.

- V'sHt.e OF Il" MAN IN the MHOn. !. -"
From there the tourists pass to the
end of the street and then on through
lie gates which lead to the castle of
the -uan in the Moon. The front of
the castle is 10 feet high, but presents
an appearance of 200, with moat and
drawbridge, battlements and turrets.
Crossing the moat, the castle of the
Man in the Moon is entered and the
people are guided to the throne of
His Excellency the Man in the Moon.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

The United States is now ahead Of
Germany in naval strength BY about
5000 tons, and thus is entitled to
fourth place among naval powers
Nearly all the organizations for de-
bate In Kentucky bear the name &c the
Henry Clay Debating Club.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06
Steam Out OF Date.

B II. G Wells, the novelist, predicts
that we shall presently tire OF steam.
He wonders that We have put up with
the locomotive SO long. It is a cum
berous mass of metal that runs on rails
.becausesit is too heavy for reads; and
we are still content to be dragged be-
hind it in stuff and vibrating boxes
called railway carriages. Some day We
shall all travel by motor car. which.
will call for us at our own doors, and
speed along a great broad highway, or
IN IN special track, with no more rails
and cuttings, no more entertainments
Ind tunnels London Illustrated
News 3sss8s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

: railroad bridge builders are ADOPT
ing the FIR timber of the North Pacific
coast for bridge building because of
It's remarkable strength. @ e
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

%8 Elbow sleeves are increasing in.
popularity for evening wear, and in
any cases. deep frills are added with
graceful effect s.5 NJ #
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

NTissiskippi's Small Vote.
mississippi has a total population OF
,yer i, 500 900 and vet the total vote OF
the state last November was under
$4,000.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-06

Steps are to be taken to form COM
marcial museum In Madrfd-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
A Lenten Dish.

Egg and cheese dishes will be mneh IN
evidence during the next few "eeks, anu
many a housewife viii sigh before easter
comes for a new way to cook them.
Ou,eless. poached eggs on toast ana the
like, be they never so dainty served,
pail or the palate after a time, ana Tue
wise l,ousekeepcr forestalls this event by
providing a variety, suggests an eN-
cnanSe For delicate appetites, eggs III
a nest on toast are particularly SUIT
able. Seperate the FOLKS and whites of
the eggs. keeping each yolk unbroken
in :, separate saucer Beat the whites to
a stiff froth. Divide them into as many
mounds as there are yolks, and put them
in buttered cups. Make a depression III
tbs. TOP of each mound. and place IN it
the yoIk. Stand the cups In pan OIL
hot water, sprinkle with pepper and sait
and put a small piece of butter on the
top of each Cover, and let them steam
for three or four minutes. Turn each
carefully on a slice of hot buttered
toast, leaving the yolk undisturhed on
the top.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
Miles War Shields.

eat the opening OF the Spanish War
there was one thing in which General
Miles was allowed to have his own way.
priated by Congress for the national de-
Tense. a certain sum was allotted to the
general of the army ito be expended as he
thought best. a part Of this sum Miles
devoted to carrying out an original scheme
OF his own. He conceived the idea Of
furnishing his army of invasion with a
device which he believed would be of great
efficacy in protecting them against the
bullets Of the foe. He ordered the con-
struction according to plans of his own,
of two hundred shields, the like of which
were bullet-proof steel plates mounted on
an axle which a few men were to push
ahead of them in the advance against the
enemy. They We're also to be used a s an
eesily-constructed intrenc1mcnt by throw
ing earth against them. They were built
as Miles directed-at a cost Of thirty thou
sand dollars-but they were SO construct
&c that no army on earth could have show
ed them ahead over the narrow wagon
trail OF Cuba, where it was intended that
they should be used. The fortunes of
war did not permit of their employment,
for the famous .mud-march" to Havana
never began, and they are now stored
away at Fort Wadsworth, New York, and
Fort Meyer. Eirginia-one hundred of
them at each post where they have grown
rusty as monuments to the genius Of their
inventor. "-AinSlee's
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-03
Victoria and Alexandra.

History relates that when the question
OF a bride for her eldest son was dis
cuSSed. Queen Victoria at first favored
the Princess Alexandria,. of Prussia
who was prominently mentioned together
with the Danish Princess as a possibls
bride for the Prince of Wales. Once
under the charm of Alexandra's pres-
ence. however. VictoriaS prejudice in fa-
vor of the Prussian lady quickly gave
was almost as great as that of her son.
Through the long stretch of years that
the Princess of Wales has been her
daughter-in-law this affeCtionate inter-
est has grown and strengthened. With
it, too. has come the most implicit faith
and trust in AleXandra's tactful ability
to do the right thing at all times in
lie ceremonials that the late Queen more
and more frequently relegatsd to her ac-z
credited substitute.
One phase of this confidence will be
specially appreciated by women. Alex
anGra'S taste in dress was quickly dis
covered and accepted. not only by her
mother-in-Iaw. but by her hus band sis
tiers as well. She possesses, indeed: not
only taste, but personal skill in bringing
about desired effects. This was notably
true in millinery. and Victoria not 1nfre--
auenty awaited herself of Alexandras
fingers More than once the Princess OF
Wales was sent for in haste while her
Majesty was in the hands of her dressers;
to give a becoming or more Spienuiu
touch to some bonnet that dlo not aI
all suit the Queen. The appeal was nev-
er made in vain, and the confident afr
with which the Empress OF India "oulo
don her head-wear after Alexandra ndu
revised it was as amusing as IL Was Ca
rirely feninine.-HarperS Bazaf