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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
Too strone q TemDtation.

''Yes. George asked me how old I
would be on my next birthday"
"The impudent fellow! OF course
you said 1872
/ ''No: ! said 26"
Mercy, girl. you amt but 24!"
''No. but George Is going to give me
a cluster ring with a diamond in it for
every year. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
r1orrls, 1884.

By bulletin which was issued the
first of the week, the population of
Morris is given as 1894. This is a
gain of 668 in ten years, or per cent
gain of 52.3 per cent This is larger
per centage than the state as whole,
but it is not as large as Stevens
county.
Following is the population of
towns in 1900 and 1890
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
when Travelling. East or South.

Remember that Wisconsin Central
Railway trains leaving St. PaI. and
Minneapolis daily for Milwaukee,
Chicago and Manitowoc, connect with
all eastern and southern lines. Fur
ther information from nearest ticket
agent.
JAS. G.. P ND, g. P. A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
First Need.

"What ten books would you take If
you had to pass the rest Of your life
on desert islandT
"Oh. l wouldn't take books at all;
I'd take things to eat Exchange.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
TO Curea Cold In One Dav

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
Career and Character of Abraham
Lincoln.


An address by Joseph Choate, Am
bassador to Great Britain, on the
career and character of Abraham
Lincoln-his early Iife-his early
struggles with the world his charac-
ter as developed in the later ) ears Of
life and his administration, which
placed his name so high on the
worlds roll of honor and fame, has
been published by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railway and may
be had by sending six (6) cents in
postage to F. A. Miller, General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26

A federal union Of vegetarian socie-
ties exists in London. London has a
vegetarian hospital with 20 beds in
connection With 1t.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26

Always speak well of the dead, ana
II you have time you might speak a
good word for the living occasionally.
Chicago News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
a. the Other Felfoyv saw r.

Jack What reason have you for
wanting to marry Miss Willing?
Toni love her
Jack Pshaw, That's no reason.
That's an excuse. Chicago News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
Born.

To Mr.. and Mrs. T. 7. Sands, Of
Framnas, on Friday, Jan. 18, a son,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26
Alex Erickson.

Last Saturday, Alex. Erickson, the
son of Saver Erickson, succumbed to
lung fever. Deceased was eighteen
years of age, and has made his home
with his parents on their farm in the
town of Hodges. The funeral was
held on Tuesday.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-01-26

John Lundin, of Hodges, died the
first of the week.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
New Method of Packing Butter.

! Consul Murphy at Magdeburg
writes: Attention has been attracted in
Germany to new method of packing
butter which has been tried with sat-
isfactory results in connection with
shipments from Melbourne to Kimber-
ley. This method, which, it is said,
has already been extensively adopted
in Australia, consists in placing the
butter in a box formed of six plates Of
ordinary window glass whose edges
are closed with gummed paper; the
glass box is covered with a layer Of
burnt gypsum (plaster, of Paris) about
one-ffth of an inch thick, and Is then
wrapped in specially prepared water
proof packing paper. AS gypsum is
bad conductor Of heat. a regular
temperature is maintained within the
glass box. At present the cases are
made Of sufficient size to contain 220
pounds of butter. This idea may
prove of special value to firms in the
United States engaged in shipping but
ter and other articles to tropical coun-
tries, especially if the question as to
the proper size and construction Of the
boxes be given additional considera-
ton. It seems likely, however, that
this system Of protecting delicate arti-
cles may be found useful even in the
thome market. 81. IN
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Strange Honey


'The strangest money I ever saw
said a commercial traveller to a Wash.
ington Star reporter the other day,
''was in the mountain districts of Ken
lucky and West Virginia. EARLY last
spring was making my semi-annual
tour through this region, and I stopped
one morning at little grocery store
and saloon, not to sell goods, but to
get a drink Of the mountain dew
While I was pouring out my drink a
big, husky mountaineer entered the
place and called for a drink. = AS he
finished gulping it down he reached
into a large pocket and drew forth
what looked to be a coonskin, and,
opening drawer, hauled out a rabbit
skin, which he offered as change. The
mountaineer picked up the skin and
started to the front part Of the store,
which was the grocery department.
He there bought twist Of plug tobac-
coand rendered the rabbit skin in pay
ment. He received a big twist Of long
green, and was surprised to see the
storekeeper reach in another drawer
and slender him squirrel skin. The
mountaineer tucked the squirrel skin
in his pocket, walked out, unhitched
his horse, and rode away. became
interested and engaged the proprietor
in conversation. He told me that some
times he would go months without see
Ing any real money, and that the
mountaineers used the skins in all
kinds of trades, such as buying pro-
visions, horses ,etc. He said that four
times a year a hide buyer from Lex
lngton Or Cincinnati visited the coun-
try and bought up all the skins, which
were generally concentrated in the few
stores in the vicinity. But Of all the
queer financial transactions have
ever KNOWN continued the drummer,
the oldest came under the head of
paying the fiddler 1t had been nois-
ed abroad that a dance was toSbes given
h q little way ups the mountain, and
agreed to go along with one Of the
boys to see the fun. After going
through the elaborate preparation of
blacking his boots and putting on a
white shirt and collar, I saw my COM
panion go to the potato bin and care
fully select a dozen nice potatoes and
put them in his pocket. No sooner
had we arrived at the music hall
than he gracefully surrendered his
vegetables for an entrance ticket. But
what puzzled me the most was that
upon coming out, after dancing all
night, he was given two onions in
change. I have been trying to make
up my mind ever since just what the
dance was worth in the currency of
the realm.''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Among
. .Moonshiners

The great majority Of moonshiners
are to be found in the mountain fast
nesses Of Georgia, Alabama and Ten
nessee, and here they live in condi-
tions Of civilization as crude as their
ancestors, most of whom were English
fugitives from justice who reached this
country more than century ago, says
the International Magazine. Indeed,
in many respects these descendants
have refrigerated rather than ad-
vanced. Had they been surrounded
for a century by Chinese wall they
could not have been more destitute or
ignorant of the modern conveniences
and even decencies of civilized life
Cut off from all educational advan-
tages, they have no knowledge of even
the rudimentary "three rs.'' Il
4 It is very difficult for any outsider
to get look into the real life of these
people, for without exception the
moonshiners are suspicious of all
strangers, and every unfamiliar face
that comes among them is at once
suspected Of belonging to a revenue
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
The Labor Problem.

The labor question in it's practical
phases was never before so carefully
thought over as at present, both by
employers and employees and also by
political economists, who in recent
years have dropped their straw stuffed
man for the real one, and in doing so
have given a new lease of life to the
dismal science" In the practical
sphere one of the best illustrations of
the changed conditions brought about
by|~what some writer's on economics
call the ''moralized labor contract is
to be found in what the Germans call
welfare institutions" such as those
now found in connection with the
great Krupp steel works and a few
other establishments. These "welfare
institutions'' embrace pension funds,
model houses, restaurants, hospitals,
schools, savings banks, etc., by which
the good of the employees is conserved
by setting in operation for them Of
intelligent effort On the part of their
employers. This, of course, largely
depends upon the philanthropic cnar-
acter Of the chief employers as well
upon a deeper sense of moral obliga-
t1ons as to the labor contract than
those which usually prevail. Such in
stitutions seem to have more of hope
in them for the solution Of the labor
question than proft-sharing, which,
Notwithstanding some conspicuous
successes in England, such as that of
the Bourne cotton mills, in Tiverton,
under Mr.. Chase's management, and
few instances in this country, does
not seem on the whole to have proved
success. II.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
j PRESENCE OF MIND.
How DR.. Siddale Saved Himself from a
}s s.s as-#N st EzaE5 Maniac. -A r. l. ri.

How DR.. Siddale Saved Himself from a
&8z +sa g#.-%E e #=.ss$ r. Maniac. a #.& III. y
Doctor Siddale, the Well-known Lon
don physician, during his vacation a
few years ago was fishing one even
ing in a Scotch loch when man ap-
preached, caught him by the shoul-
*ders, and shook him violently. A
glance told the doctor that the man
was insane. He was a huge fellow;
the doctor was small and possessed Of
little physical strength. No one was
in sight. What are you going to do?'.
asked the doctor, calmly. Throw you
into that Water!" shouted the man..
certainly, said the doctor; "but I'll
have to go home and put on a dress
suit. Dead men always wear evening
dress. The rnadman stopped, looked
atlhim doubtfully, and said: So they
do! Make haste. I'll watt Doctor
Siddale walked slowly up the bank,
and then ran 70. his life. It requires
calmness and courage Of a rare quality
. to cope with the Vagaries Of a disor-
dered brain. Mo1iere. the great French
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
NC AN D|
q { s S

The total receipts Of the patent Of.
ne, ice were $1,35S, ,22S; total expenditures
Sl,247 1928; surplus turned into treas
s.ury, s110,4o On July /, thirty out OF
the thirty-six examiners had thei1
new new work within one month from the
$daate OF filing and three of the remain.
Ing six overran that time by only one
Gay. The amended work in nearly all
OF the divisions was acted on within
fifteen days after filing. i
Applications awaiting action by the
patent Office numbered 1864, which is
between 500 and 800 more than on July
5, lS99. The number of applications
tor patents, etc., received during the
nscal year just closed was 5000 great
er than during the preceding year, and
the number Of amendments acted upon
was also correspondingly greater. The
work OF the clerical divisions also has
been kept up to date. ,:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09

dramatist, was i'll, and had retired to
his villa at Auteuil for rest and quiet.
One day Boileau, Lulli and another
friend came to visit him. Monsieur
La Chapelle did the honors for Mo-
liere. By the time supper was over,
the guests were in so exalted a state
that they resolved to set an example
to France by dying philosophically to-
gether, to prove their contempt Of the
world. They determined to drown
themselves In the Seine, but first went
to bid their host an eternal farewell.
Moliere cast a hasty glance at the
flushed faces around his bed. s'But
you have forgotten mel" he cried. "I,
too, must share in this glorious act.n
True, true!" they shouted. HE is
our brother! He shall die with us.
Come on! Not tonight, II said Mo-
liere, calmly, "or France will say we
were ashamed Of the deed. Wait until
morning, and then if we die, nobody
can doubt out motives. = They con-
I.sented, and crept away to bed. When
they rose sober in the. morning not
one of them spoke of suicide Youths'
Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
J Scientific Jottlngs.

AS the Kneiper river takes a south
westerly direction in order to dis
charge itself into the Black sea it
passes a succession Of rapids and it is
proposed to utilize the power of the
rapids for the generation Of electricity
Ink will not dry up rapidly in a new
well, which has a depending conica1
opening in the upper side Of a glass
cube, with second cone supported
by the bottom and having the edge.
higher than the tip Of the upper cone.
the lower cone being filed by a quick
upward motion Of the well.
Arrow poison Of the Wagogo is de-
rived from the juice Of the bark of
two euphorbiaceous trees by continued
boiling. Brieger has isolated therefrom
"a crystalline body which corresponds
chemically and physiolo ogically with
the Wakamba arrow poison. The eu-
phorbia juice appears to act as q pros
gressiye poison.
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09

meat equally, and it can also be
Drowned without burning. A sheet of
metal is bent to the shape shown, to
receive the revolving spit. The piece
Of meat is attached to the spit by the
serosspins, and the spit is suspended to
sailes ends OF the sup ports. he crank
by which the roast is turned is pro-
vided with a pin near the outer end,
and the metal sheet is perforated at
intervals to receive the pin and lock
the meat in any desired position. When
the under side Of the meat is done suf-
ficiently the crank is pulled out
short distance to release the pin, when
the meat can be revolved until the pin
engages another perforation and locks
itself in place.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
COMBINATION STREET CAR,

The immense cost to street-car COM
panies of providing separate cars for
summer and winter use has led Franz
Burger and Henry M. Williams to de-
sign the car shown below. The car
is egg shape, and the ribs at the sides
and ends are slotted on either side, to
provide runways for the curved Sec
tions of wood or metal which close the
car. The roof of the car is of double
thickness, with pockets in line with
the ribs, forming extensions of the
curved sides. In the center Of the root
are arranged a series of pulleys, with
cables attached to the upper edges Of
the ropes being wound on a shaft, thus
enabling the conductor to open and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09

plantations offered is the theory that,
although the flying fish heretofore has
been unknown to fresh water, there is
no reason why the conclusion should
be drawn that the creature can, sur
vive or thrive in salt water only. It. is
not known that any specimens of this
particular finny tribe have been held
in captivity anywhere hereabout, and
the view is maintained that the visit
ing member of the family must have
made it's way to the chain of lakes
from theaNorth Atlantic ocean. Only
through the st. Lawrence river and
the Welland canal would it seem that
such journey could be made. "
Mr. Reideske thinks, however, that
the dangerous trip through the Well
and locks may have been obviated by
means of a swim through the great
subterranean seas on which vast ter
ritories to the north are supposed to
rest. To this conjecture McCurren OBJ
jected. But he at once met Redieske's
theory with an equally novel one of his
own. 1t was that the fish, being more
native to the tropical than the north
ern seas, may have come to Chicago
from the Gulf of Mexico by way of the
Mississippi river and the new drainage
canal. He holds that, a flying fish
would have little or no. difficulty in
flying across the bear trap dam or one
of the locks at the controlling works
in Lockport, subsequently reaching
the lake through the Chicago river.
From the accounts of the three park
policemen and many citizens who saw
the flight in the lagoon the new arrival
in Illinois water should be- able to have
performed the feat that McCurren
thinks was enacted at Lockport. 1t
appears that the winged fish arose in
the air to a height of 80 or 40 feet
above water and flew about 300 feet in
a bee-line each time, disappearing
again in the bosom ofs.athe lagoon's
waters rom which it as sud ddenly had
sprung. It is described as about II
inches long, with wings or soaring fins
not less in length than the body. Its
color is declared to be pale emerald
green, intermingled with mother OF
pearl.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09

Chicago Chronicle: One lone flying
fish-the first ever seen in Lake Mich
igan or anywhere along the chain of
Americas inland seas-start1ed sew
eral Chicagoans by appearing above
the placid surface of the Lincoln park
I lagoon. According to the accounts of
the eyewitnesses closest to the scene
the winged fish rose from the lagoon
in the vicinity of the high bridge sew
eral times and was mistaken for bird
or water fowl Of some sort. Not until
a trio of park policemen had seen it
and realized that it had "fsh's head
and a scaly body and tail" was the true
nature of the strange and unexpected
visitor to Chicago's shores recog-
niZed. T-3T- -.
. Then began a vigil for further ap-
pearances Of the hybrid member of the
finny tribe, and with fishing nets, row.
boats and long poles hunt was in
augurated by the park animal keepers,
with a view to capturing the mysteri-
GUS sojourner as novel and attractive
addition to the park zoo.
= Heading the hunting party were
Park Superintendent Reideske, Head
Animal Keeper McCurren and Assist
ant Animal Keeper Flanagan. For
more than six hours and until the
shades of night began to fall a strict
watch and ward was maintained over
the stretch Of water above which the
sportive fish had been seen speeding
through the air like a diminutive fly
ing machine. When the quesr and
vigil were abandoned at last there was
keen disappointment in the ranks of
the menagerie men.
McCurren and Reideske did not de-
spair, however. They marched their
men to the Lake Shore drive bridge
that spans the lagoon spur which is
the outlet to the lake and after putting
the wire netting in a condition that
would Insure against the escape of the
Hnny curiosity by water they an
nounced that renewed efforts would be
instituted today.
How this peculiar fish found it's way
to Lake Michigan waters is a problem
difficult to answer. Among the ex-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
OUTSIDERS CAN
GET NO INSIGHT
INTO THEIR
LIFE.

officer in disguise or otherwise. It is
really dangerous for stranger to ven
ture into a moonshiner community, for
the chances are even that he will never
live to recount his experiences among
them. Let him go as teacher, phil
anthropist interested in their own well
fare, or even as priest-nothing will
save him from the deadly vengeance
of these people if once it be whispered
or even suspected that there is any
danger of his revealing the location OF
their concealed distilleries.
A murder can be committed with
greater impunity in their mountain
Businesses than perhaps anywhere else
in the United States, for it is only too
easy to dispose of the body of the VIC
tim in one of the numerous concealed
caves, the exact location of which is
known only to themselves, and there
is sort of clannish loyalty among
them which precludes all possibility
Of their telling on" one another or
when the murder has been discovered
revealing the whereabouts of the
murderer. - ~ Ill @ r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
Big Increase in Patents.

The report Of Commissi ioner of Pat
ents Duen for the fiscal year shows a
t't total OF 26,540 patents granted, includ-
ing reissues and designs. There were
$3.50 trademarks, 682 labels and nine
sy-three prints registered. Patents that
expired numbered 1888. Allowed
applications forfeited for non-payrnent
5sf the final fees were 1852. OF the to-
alsof S9, ,s15 appli ieations received 1883
we're for designs, ninety for reissues.
.,,759 for caveats, los for trademarks
'72 for labels. and 127 for prints.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
is being fed down, The writer has
tried. this with marked success.

q
tried. this with marked success.
: II: ~ - -5-.
In these columns, during the last
few years, we have frequently sug-
gested to our readers the growing Of
rape in the poultry yard. Have any,
Of our readers tried it this year? If
so, we would be pleased to hear from
them on the subject.
Where new poultry fences are to be
constructed the old lath. idea should
be laid aside, and wire alone consid-
ered- No wonder that some of the
women on the farm with a love for
the beautiful lose interest in poultry
keeping, when it means a lath fence
that in a short time gets out of re-
pair and becomes an eyesore. Wire
properly put up will remain for years
without further attention. At a short
distance from the house it does not
show at ALL IF the posts are we'll
made and painted there is nothing to
detract from the looks of the place.
/ 1t the posts are placed within ten feet
of each other the wire can be kept
taut without a top wire. This will
make it possible to get along with a
wire fence only four feet high.
Dogs are a great nuisance when it
comes to the wire fence for the poul-
try yard. It is something Of prob
lem to know how to keep them from
getting under the wire. Of course if
no bones were thrown into the yard
the dogs would never develop an in
clination to go in that direction. But
since it is necessary to give the poul-
try the table scraps we must find some
way Of keeping out the CANNES. Prob
ably the easiest way is to feed food of
this kind inside the poultry house,
out of sight of all creatures except
those for whom it is intended. In
any case the wire fence will need to
| be fastened down to the ground. There
are various ways, only one Of which
has been practiced by the writer. This
| way is to make sharp wooden pegs,
six or eight inches long, according to
kind Of soil, and an inch or more in
| thickness. A nail is driven into the
stake near the top and at such an
angle with the wood that it slants
quite sharply downward. The pegs
are driven into the ground at the bot
tom of the wire and the nail catches
over the bottom strand of the wire,
which is. thus driven fast against the
| ground Place these pegs about tWe
feet apart and they will hold the fence
tightly. OF course the frosts Of each
winter will loosen them to some ex-
tent, and they will have to be in
spected each year. II any of our read
ers has superior plan, let us hear
| from it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09

close the car by turning a crank on
the shaft. When the cables are un-.
wound the sides will slide downward
OF their own accord until connection is
made with the floor, the curvature Of
the sides allowing the passengers to
sit close to the ends Of the seats with
out interfering with the work Of alter
ing the car.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
.Poultry Rriefa,

Two small poultry runs are better
than one large one. BY means OF a
division Of a large run two small ones
may be created. One Of these can be
planted in green St lie the other
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
}MEAT-ROASTING APPARATUS.

In the cut is shown an improved
roasting pan, by the aid Of which it is
possible to cook all sides of a piece OF