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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
NATURES CLAY IMAGES.

In the clay-beds Of the valley of the
Connecticut are found wonderful and
beautiful concretions, specimens of
which, sent to England, excited the
interest Of the Royal Society as long
ago as 1870. Mr.. J. M. Arms Sheldon,
who has written a book about them.
says that the concretions appear in
four. principal types: disk-shaped, CYL
1ndrical, botryoida1 resembling grape
clusters), and limitations of animal
forms. The latter are the most strik-
ing, the forms initiated including
h fishes, birds, ant-eaters, elephants.
dogs, babies feet, and so forth. A
remarkable fact is that each clay-bed
has a form of concretion peculiar to
itself and the principal types are
never found intermingled in the same
bed. The beds are composed of strait
fed, river-drift clays, or ."Champlains
clays. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
SANITARY HIAIR-BRBsH

The ordinary hair brush is SO H.
cult to clean that it is often neglected
until it becomes a sort of paradise for
disease germs, and finally reaches the
stage where it must be cleaned or
thrown away In the Illustration is
shown a brush recently designed by
Robert J. Montgomery, of Illinois,
which should recommend itself on
sight for cleanliness and ease with
which the parts may be separated for
washing. The brist1es are attached to-
a skeleton or open-Work frame, which
is hinged at the outer end of the back,
the handle being provided with a.
spring catch to hold the frame while
in use. The interior of the back is.
concave in shape, better to receive the.
siftings which fall through the frame
from the bristles. In the ordinary
brush the dirt always accumulates at
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
j HANDY KITCHEN UTENsIT,

I" Kate Hatch McRae, of Colorado, has
designed machine for beating cake
rapidly and thoroughly with little ex-
ertlon, the picture showing the an
paratu u in operation. The beater
proper may be Of any desired form
TO suit the numerous uses for which
the beater may be used When it is
desired to make use of the apparatus
the hanger is rigidly secured to the
edge OF the table by the clamps, and
the e cake dish IS held underneath the
oooWnW'ardly-projecting beater with
one hand ll7E' while the crank is grasped
IN the sc other hand to reyolve the beat
er until i the operation is completed.
The beating frame is easily removed
for cleaning or for inserting another
style for performing different work
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
!. Gold Teeth Out. of style.

u It is no longer considered good form
to make a display of gold teeth. The
custom has grown to such an extent.''
said a prominent eastern dentist the
other day, that young men and wom-
en- actually had small holes drilled
in teeth thai were perfectly sound, in
order that gold filings might be in
serted. Even sets Of false teeth for
older people were thus decorated. Gold
caps were in great demand, and were
often put on when there was no occa-
sion, simply because people thought
they looked well. I remember seeing a.
chorus girl who came over with an.
English company several years ago
who had a diamond inserted in one of
her front teeth. Her smile was liter
ally dazzling All that is changed
now, though. The tendency seems to
be to preserve as much as possible
the natural Whiteness Of the teeth, and.
sometimes enamel is placed over a gold
filling
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
RUBBER AND GUTTA-PERCHA,

Mr.. Berkhout, formerly forester in
the Dutch East Indies, recently gave
some facts not generally known con-
corning these two products, which are
often confused. The quality of elias
ITCHY distinguishes india-rubber from
gutta-percha. The latter is derived
from one plant only, while india-rub-
Der is produced from more than so
plants. Three-fourths of the gutta-
percha Of commerce comes from Su-
matra and Borneo Of the total an
nual production Of india-rubber, esti-
mated at about 99,e0O,o0O pounds,
nearly two-thirds comes from the
Amazon N Valley, about one-third from
Central Africa, and ne-twentieth from
Asia. The total production Of gutta-
percha is about one-twentieth as great
as that OF india-rubber. The gutta-
percha tree is cultivated with difficulty,
and the natives of the countries where
1t grows cut it down to ger it's valu-
able sap. a D..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
N &c ES ON SCI e N G b
CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY
AND INVENTION.
The Worlds Best Timber for use in
ships ture's Clay images Rubber
\ 81 and Gutta-P ercaaa- Cold Winters, Hot
35 Sum M ers. {}1 ri fts5 s8S

THE WORLDS BEST SHIP TIMBER.
Some of the most useful products OF
our planet are confined to small areas
OF Its surface, situated at a great dis.
tance from the main centers of popu-
@ll lat and industry. India-rubber is
one OF these, and according to a, report
from Consul General King at Bang
kok, teak, the most valuable ship tim.
Der in existence, IS ano ther. Exten=
siye teak forests, he says, are restrict
ed to Burma, Siam and Cochin China.
There. are only three ports in the
world from which teak is exported
Rangoon, Moulmein and Bangkok. 1t
is a beautiful dark-colored wood, TAX
ing a high finish, and its value In ship
building '11 .ldin depends upon, its strength. its
durability, its resistance to both mois-
ture and drouth, its non-liability to be
attacked by boring insects, its light
ness in the water, and its resistance to
the Influence Of iron when brought in
close contact In this last point of
excellence it has no substitute as a
backing for armor-plate. n
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
4 sTENCILING FOR E a

Some Of the best decorative effects 10
be be found II in the handsomest of modern
nc houses s are obtained by stenciling. This
Is used for all purposes, for hangings
for wall coverings and ceilings, and
for the furniture itself. Armruurle is one
Of the materials which is frequently
81 for wall yerings. Buck
ram is also used with excellent eject
as q ground ln for the work, and .JapEtaEn-
csc grass cloth Is exceedingly beauti-
ful. Leather and many other materia
take the stenciling 8 and give good re-
81 Veloufs are specially treated Is
receive the stencilfng and are used for
hElaa.ngings and screen covers. Other
soft materials, when treated with con
.yentional designs, are just the thing
Tor de er smoking and billiard rooms,
Occastonally the material will Be given
e special color tone before the design
is applied, and the whole when finished
Is as soft as il the stenciling had been
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
THE ORIGIN OF sPECTEs

Prof. Hugo de Vries, the well-known
Dutch botanist and biologist, is cred
ited with "momentous discovery"
concerning the origin OF species among
plants. Briefly stated, his observations
indicate that new species appear sud
denly by mutation, never as the out
come of progressive variation. He
AYERS that he has been able, for the
first time, to watch the formation and
development Of new species. IA review
er OF his work in the English scien-
tlnc journal, Nature, says. "The facts
are SO striking and convincing that an
outsider, like the reviewer, cannot but
feel that new period in the theories
OF the origin of species and of evolu-
ton has been inaugurated." :,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

The London Lancet, high medical
authority, says that the habit of self
druggging has grown to be source of
untold mischief. The practice has been
greatly assisted Try the enormous i'm
provements in pharmaceutical prepara-
lions. Treating symptoms without
medical advice may be temporarily
satisfactory, but what If the physical
disturbance be the sign of fatal dis
ease? A little knowledge, coupled
with overeonidence, is a dangerouS
thing in dealing with the ailments
which come i'm so many fforms. Vary
ing the adage, DIT may fbe said that a
man who is his own doctor has fool
for patient.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

Some amusing Letters find their way
into the government archives. One
federal ofHeeholder recently made ean
appeal for screens Tor the building
where he worked, saying that within
a hundred yards were three livery sta
bles, one mule boarding house, one
horse sanitarium with operating table,
and one fish morgue. He added that
his handwriting had been spoiled by
the constant endeaTmr to write and
keep off flies at the same time. He
had pasted ten sheets of sticky fly
paper, and while they carried off thou
sands of victims they seemed to ,occa-
sion no vacancies in the ranks ,of the
survivors. The pathetic appeal Was
in vain ''Uncle Sam is rich enough
to give us all'' screens, baat he is too
hard-hearted to do it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

woven into the material Designs
when applied to rooms. are arrangee
TO suit, the wall space and blend witt
the color tones, sometimes ia panels
sometimes ia frieze. Occaslona ais
flowers may be used, more or less CON
and some charming work.
has been done il preparing marine de-.
signs for decorations on yachts. These
latter are used also for rooms il houses
by the sea. N OF only are hangings aIas
wall coverings treated in this way, but
sets Of furniture carry out the decor.
atoms on the walls. White mahogany
is one OF the most beautiful Of the
woods used for this purpo Chicago
journal. Ri
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

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copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Co.
AS a hostess Mrs. Nice ormick was a
success. $50 + #. -. =. =
Ever since old Jake Mccormick had
passed into the great unknown, nearly
eight years before my STORY COM
mences, leaving behind him the only
two things that ever crept into his
heart-his young wife and his mil
lions-Mrs. Mccormick had, socially,
reigned in l. supreme.
L. was a college t0wn-old, Sc
date, select. To have belonged there
for generations was a guarantee Of re-
,spectability; to be new was damna-
ton. Society was as it's forbears had
made it-then came Mrs. Mccormick.
Old Jake had started life as a black
smith; later he made millions in oil.
Mrs. Mccormick never told her family
history. She was young, pretty rich
and a widow; who could ask more?
The patriarchs Of l. looked ON her
coming with Indifference; one day
they awoke to find her their bright
particular star. Her dinners were tri-
umphs in the culinary art, her decora-
lions We're perfection, Wa1l-fnWers
were unknown at her dances, and
happy the fraternity tea or college ball
that secured her as patroness. e.
q To-day was one of her Saturday
functions to which the elite OF L., L.
was hidden and gladly came, and, de-
spite pouring rain, the rooms were
filled. Mrs Mccormick, fair, gracious,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

somewhere else NOW. What ]canI do
for your T=s :. s
.z..s Tell me the attraction, RecihGtion,
1splr !: lism. Theosophy, Punchi and
Judy or What?" M
Nonsense" says Mrs. Mccormick,
eto,lloering;; "only palmistry.'' ~
Only palmistry!' he repeats.
3"Well?" =" &, ~ :
For a moment there lis silence and
the woman is watching him under her
long lashes keenly- Most women like
John Radnor, and Mrs. Mccormick is
very much of a woman. Every detail
of an old story that had gone the
rounds OF L. just after her coming
is clear in her mind, and she is won
dering just how much of it is true
John Radnor hardly looks like man
disappointed in -blighted-a wom-
an-hater, as some people say he is,
true he is 70 and unmarried. The
halr on his temples is very gray and
there are dep lines about the stern
mouth that Pan soften wonderfully at
stlmes. Mrs mccormick has, however,
.Nctle falt tn. Il the one-lo:e theory. still
less in yillge gossip. Shetis ro,,sod
ny hadnor fpeatlng his last word and
iplunges IN without more ado.
& Z Do you Rmember the Commons +.
thought sol as *Radnor makes q pes-
ture tof assnt. You know the son
got into soTe trouble, disgraced him
sell, and th blow killed Professor
compton. he family moved out West
somewhere and We all lost sight of
them. - 4 > II #3 ~
She PAUSE and again watched him
narrowly U Again Radnor makes the
same ASSERTING gesture, his face ex-
presses pole interest, that is all, and
she goes Of u * 3E5., s=s5 ~
We'll, tq1nna make a long story short /
heard by. to merest chance that Mrs
Compton ad the daughter were back
here, supplying themselves by coach
ing boys the Preparatory School:
they hey Wereiilways popular with the
faculty sEt; :Ll1 yo know. III went to see them
and dlsscoFed that Adele was a good
amateur 1ll llmist; indeed, she is a.
verlta table tie witch. | persuaded her,
Tor a#conlsserat1on, Of course, to come
mere th1s Fter tern and read palms. 7 Il
'Inddeedshis Is very interesting, but
palmistryi don't you think it Is J @li++1a
absurd % # 55sS 1855
Mrs. Meormick laughed and there
was q Woa Of relief in that laugh.
Go andnd out for yourself. she
said. 81 ave talked to you long
enough 81, ! NJ -'
"a goodrgeon uses a sharp knife
she said abe left her, and think I
have won
In the Iantime Radnor had iained ]
1 a laughingroup at the other end Of
/ the room.
Iere e,es Mr.. Radnor, cried
j pretty faiilaired girl ia blue. ri ONE
and have pr hand read !; we all want
] to know yr future. 4
Many inks. ( said Radnor la,1 Oh
ingly;; q fa1l be very glad toS ac-
commod atou if Miss Comp ton is not
too tired.
AS he sase his eyes met those. 81
the palmi|for an inst his grave
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

1t isn't against the law in Minnesota
to kill gambler if he has been cheat
Ing, and will not return the money to
his victim. At least, case at Granite
Falls has just been decided TO that
effect. DR.. Wintner pulled his pistol
and shot a gambler with whom me was
playing cards, because the gambler had
cheated and refused to pay the money
on demand. A jury declared upon oath
that DR.. Wintner was not guilty OF
murder. -G7'< ".e' p. ~. 81. u, =,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

He began his trip un the Seine and
he is now on the Marine. He will sail
down the Yohne, the Saone, the Rhone
and its small branches flowing into the
Mediterranean. Then he will go Oh
the Loire and end his voyage through
France on the Rance, which will con-
duct him to ST. Malo, where he will
take a steamboat to Jersey. The
name Of his canoe lis Oithona, and is
SO constructed that 1T can be wheeled
on terra firnna whenever it's occupant
gets tired of being on the water.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

Future punishment? Let's mot dis
cuss the theological side GIFT Just
now" said the old clergyman, gently,
to his hot-headed young parishioners
But did you ever think of it from the
domestic and family side? When these
babies of yours begin to grow up, and
you see them initiating your faults and
hampered by your weaknesses, and
know that you're to blame --aah, there's
a kind of future punishment there can
be no two opinions abuutr''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
MICROBE LAMPS.

Prof. Raphael Dubois, of the Uni
verslty Of Lyons, has produced home
OF the most curious lamps ever i'm
aglned, by cultivating luminous ma
rl 2 ;. microbes l in liquid medium con-.
tanned In in. little glass vessels. If a few
OF these living lamps are arranged
about 8 bust in a dark room, the bust
Is made plainly visible, and photo
graphs can be taken OF it. The actinic
power OF the light is, nevertheless, so
feeble that several hours exposure is
needed. With another form of lamp,
hled with sphorescent bacteria.
enough light IS obtained to render
printed page easily legible
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

smiling, moved from group to group
and then paused near the doorway.
where q tall man was standing alb.
sently watching the bright scene.
sS So So you did come after. all ~ she.
/. sale, giving him her hand for the
brlefest possible moment. 1T was
very good Of you. 3
.Is.' es, and &c g now II am going to claim
my reward; let me talk to you for a.
few minutes. 4 She laughs as she
sinks Ink s down on a small sofa and draws
her skirts aside to make room for Kim.
Just I'VE minutes, then am due
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
The Air From the Lungs

n Much has las been said about a poison
GUS Gus alkaloid in air from the lungs
After ll 7a e careful investig alton, Herr 3.
5Fo q NJ finds that no poisonous sub
stance exists in the breath Of a healthy
man an or animal, but that the expired
air al. may contain traces Of ammonia in
cases OF dental carries or pulmonary
plalnts. y is this ammoni ia not !
special 3 alkaloid of terrifying virulenca.
that has been collected from expired
air. s. -, ss1' -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
COLD WINTERsHor SUMMERS.

Ii. DR.. Q. q. Fassig in the Monthly
Weather e; at l Review shows, as. the result
of an investigation Of records extend
ing l from Is. 1877 to the present time, that
neither exceptionally warm nor egcep-
tlonally cold sum !. arners have any more
relation to the succeeding winter tenn
p 1'e 1i'11 3 than normal summers have.
an. and that tina broadly speaking, there is
q regular alienation, or period, in
atmospheric i temp eratures. The IN.
J v1ee s'E1j It Ion was ndertaken with 3
view vie s. OF testing the soundness of such
popular ''I''l beliefs as that an extremely
not not sum II m me- precedes a cold winter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

the base Of the bristles, but in the.
new brush there is no place of lodg-5
ment there, and so it falls through to.
the hollow back where it may be in
stantiy removed by the applications of
a stream of water Or by striking the.
back against the hand. AS the air
clrculates freely around the base Of
the bristles the brush will dry rapid
ly when wet, and the moisture will not
rot the bristles, making the brush very
durable. 4 -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

During the famous Douglas and Lin
coin debate and subsequent campaigns
the point was frequently brought out
by the supporters of the Little Giant
that Mr.. Lincoln had served only q
single term in Congress, but that Sem
ator Douglas had enjoyed for years a
national reputation. This point, says
writer in Lippincott's, was urged in
heated discussion between an ardent
supporter Of Douglas and a German
voter who favored Lincoln. Finally the
former, thinking to overwhelm his op-
ponent, said: "Who is this Lincoln,
anyhow? Nobody ever heard Of him
until Senator Douglas brought him into
notice by holding a joint debate with
him. Senator Douglas, on the other
hand, is a great statesman. Why, he
has had his eye on the presidential
chair for the last ten years." ''Vot is
dot you say? was the reply. you say
Meester sDooglas have hat his eye on
der president chair for ten years? %
eyes, that is just what I said well,
= you shoost tell Meester Dooglas if he
will keep his eye on dot chair shoost a
leedle vile longer he will see old Abe
Lincoln sitting down in it, This closed
the debate, amid a roar Of Laughter
from the bystanders. III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

II American Roman Catholics contrib
uted during 1900 for foreign missions
$71,zS0, the amount being sent to the
Central Council Of the Congregation
for the Propagation of the Faith. The
headquarters of the propaganda are in
Pants, France, and from there the
money is sent to support weak mis-
sions in all parts of the world. The
American contribution is much larger
than previous ones.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
1IIte zBer |
GRAND ArARIAs, MINNESOTA

There are altogether in Yucatan
seven cities, thirteen towns, sixty-two
ruined cities, 14s villages, fifteen aban-
ioned settlements, and 33 haciendas.
Scarcely any OF these places has as
many as 10000 inhabitants, the popu-
iation OF the great majority falling be-
low LOCO. Y. NJ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

his face. Yes, ! found out.'' He hes
itates an instant and then says: IT
think I must congratulate you, Mrs.
Mccormick, on the most successful at
fair Of the season.
And as she murmurs her thanks he
and ;Adele*go out together, leaving her.
standing in the doorway. /. >g I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
sBiack Deaths, sim nee q, !. e, Z. !.

The bubonic plague is said to be tI,a
most stubborn Of epidemics, not yield
ing to the most energetic treafn,a,t
5W w the dread Of smallpox, cholera
ana yellow fever has been much las
sened Of late years because Of sJas
progress OF medical science, no great
20 nolo mas yet been obtained on l,a
black deaf = ~ Z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

The Rochester Theological seminary
may be removed to New Y ork in the,
near future, plans to that end being
under consideration by the president
and trustees Of the institute ion The
reasons for the proposed removal, as
stated BY President Strong, are that
modern tendencies toward the great
cities make It necessary for institu-
lions Of learning to seek large center
because OF the superior opportunities
in reach Of stud dents, and also the fact
that a large part Of the support of the
Rochester seminary comes from New
York City. q.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

ROTARY CAKE AND EGG BEATER.
and, Of course, the machine is not lin
tied to beating cake, but will whip
q e make frosting and do all the
labor in that line by simply inserting
the heater Of the proper shape.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

zs In the eighteenth century silken Coz
coons sold il the London market for i
shilling pound. 8a " ts s}
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

3 The sugar cane is now cultivated in
every part Of Africa that has been ex-i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05

=, 5. IN i..S..ss IS. &c. Kiser. n
see the dear home Tight ahead, IS X @
There where 1T usedatto glow a
Before Ambition came and led ,s,s
Me from lit, long ago. is|5s + ,}ss'.
I see the light, the glorious light, fE
Open the distant ihill! 81 ~ Z
Thank heaven for THE welcome sight,
4 Thank heaven they are there tonight,
: To keep ut burning STILL z. IA #s@
I family see the fields that lie
i Upon the distant slopes, 5. ID E @t55
And oh, my heart rs beating high
With freshly kindled hopes! %tsf&
ii 7 see the light which tells me they "
Are waiting for lme still ss... ~ q T.:
IS The boy they lost is turning gray, .s4
But here he filings his cares away
The light burns on the hill! {
The light of home! ooh, shall I fare 4
Up, up, alone, some, -nlo4I,, sE
q Upon a star-Ht way and there
Behold another light? ~, =. b. b -.
On that last night, oh, shall there be
A light upon the hill Il" +
: o, shall there come a thrill to me
AS faring up the slope, T see. s,~
The home light burning still?} H.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-10-05
What the Hand Said.

III BY MIRIAM CRUTSCHANK. 3 I. &
copyright, 1901 by Daily Story Pub. Coz
AS hostess Mrs. Mccormick was a