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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

The coming first trial of the big bat
tleship is called preliminary, or
builders test, but it is much. more
interesting, and far more important
than the final acceptance trial of
Twelve hours, for it really shows the
qualities of the ship for the first time,
ana IN addition, every gun will be
tested, a feature totally eliminated
from United States warship trials.
Their guns keep silence until long
aIter the vessel is in commission. then
the firing trial is ordered.
Has a Terrific Battery.
Inc RetVizan carries a terrific bat
terry and the big guns are novel to
American eyes, for the Russians manu-
tacture all their own heavy ordnance
at the Obrukoff works. They are
really a modification of the famous
French Canet type and practically
the same style of breech block and,
like all such weapons, are fired by
electricity and loaded by machinery,
except for the pushing of the shell into
the yawning breech.
There are four twelve-inch, twelve
six-inch and twenty three-inch guns
in the main battery, while the second
airy group is made up of twenty forty
seven millimeter Hotchkiss rapid-fire
cannon. Every one of these has to
be tested, not because the Russians
fear the efficiency of the guns them
selves, but to enable them to learn just
how the carriages and the fittings
stand the strain and also what sort of
gun platform the vessel is
" Therefore the Cramps will man the
ship with a crew from their yards, all
of them skilled engineers and firemen,
and Capt. Stechensnovitch, the future
commander, will take aboard gun
crews made up from the 100 or more
men who are here as part of the
crew that will take the ship home.
Once compasses are adjusted the
nose of the Retvizan will be pointed
out of the Delaware capes to the open
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09
HAUNT OF WILD BIRDS.
Granite Cliff Near North Cape, Holland,
Literally Covered With Them.

Granite Cliff Near North Cape, Holland,
Literally Covered With Them.
One of the greatest haunts Of wild
birds in the world is Hjelmso- Stauren,
a mighty cliff Of granite rising from
the ocean near the North Cape, Hol-
land. 1t is precipitous wall nearly
1000 feet in height, whose surfaces
are broken by inches and shelves and
little crevices evidently caused by the
disintegration of the rock, writes VIM.
f. Curtis in the Chicago Record Her.
aid. The sea birds Of the Arctic have
found it of great convenience and
make it their headquarters. The wall
is protected from the wind by it's Pc
culiar position, and the instinct of
the feathered population Of this region
has taught them that it is the safest
place they can find. Hence every lit
tie niche contains a nest. Nobody
knows how many there are, but dur
ing the season when little birds are
mating and nesting and until the lit
tie ones are Old enough to take care of
themselves the cliff is covered with
them.
The captain Of the approaching
steamer gives to his passengers notice
Of his nearness to the place, creeps up
to the side of the cliff as quietly as a
steamer can go, and when in the prop
er position blows whistle, fires a can
non, let's off a lot of skyrockets and
makes as big a noise as possible, which
frightens the birds, and everything
with wings starts shrieking into the
air. The sky is filled with them like
cloud of smoke, covering the vessel
for few moments until they scatter
in the distance, and after while re-
cover their courage and come back
gradually and congratulate themselves
upon their escape from death and dis
aster. A photograph cannot give any
kind of an idea of the scene The birds
are SO small and the rock is so large
that they are mere atoms in the at
mosphere. But those who have wit
messed the avalanche of frightened
birds, and have heard their plaintiye,
wailing cries, will never forget it.
This colony, the captain declares,
numbers millions. They consist of
gulls, sea swallows, elder ducks, looms
and puffins.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09
I EAItL HUN lETSSo :
- H.. WORK. - .Ee

WOFh.
the men who daily risk their lives in
the work. Often they are abused and
Imposed upon by the whites, and yet,
almost without exception, they retain
what might be called an ideal Christ
Ian attitude of mind: If dealer
cheats one of the native divers, for in
stance, the native will not attempt to
get even in any way. He will, how
ever, go to the man who has defraud-
ed him, and state the case in a mild
and gentle way, thereafter refusing
to have any business dealings with
the delinquent. AS nearly as T can
Judge these natives are ideal gentle
men.
There was grabbed old Scotsman
who came out to the islands a few
years ago to buy pearls. He thought
1t legitimate to take advantage of the
natives in any way he could and
once he swindled native chief out of
more than half the value of consid-
cradle collection of pearls. The chief
said nothing, but waited his opportun-
ity. Finally, one day the Scotsman
wanted to be rowed over to neigh
boring island and could find nobody
TO make the trip but the old chief,
who at once, when asked, agreed to
take him over in his canoe. Once out
on the water the chief freed his mind,
telling the Scotsman that he knew he
had been defrauded and saying that
q man who came from a Christian
country ought not to stoop to rob a
poor heather. The Scotsman grew
angry and abused the native shame
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09
SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS DIVING
r G..T FOR PEARLS

bottom, where they. grope around for
the precious shells. The first she'll a
diver secures he places under his left
arm, the second he holds in his left
hand, and the others, if he is FORUM
ate enough to get more, he carries like
an armful Of stove wood in his left
arm. Then, swimming with his right
arm and his feet, he comes to the top
and is lifted into the boat. .1ss#3.,s.
i have lived in Tahiti sixteen years,
All my children have been born there
and it is home to all of us. Even la
belle Paris has not such attractions
for me as my far off island home, Life
and property are perfectly secure
there. In fact, the only demoralizing
influence is the greedy and domineer-
ing white man. No where else in The
world have I found such .unselfshness
and such gentle manners, 81 IL 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

sea and she will be run slowly to the.
deep water that lies Just beyond the
Five Fathom banks, perhaps sixteen.
miles off shore, Then, between the
northeast and southwest, light vessels
Of the Bank, known to be just 1111445
knots apart, the first speed run will be.
made. and when all is found satisfac-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09
Count Tolstoi's Father.

In a recent article Count Tolstoi
draws a portrait Of his father. He was
a large and handsome man, no all
ways wore clothes OF a fashion differ
ent from that Of Others. He had a
great contempt for the younger gen
GRAFTON. He won millions and lost
them again. Moral principles he seem
ed to have none. He had his senti-
mental moods, and when he read aloud
from a book his voice would tre,,nhle
and his eyes moisten at % pathetic
passage. He was fond OF ordinary
3 music -romanees, gypsy melodies.
operate tunes but frankly confessed
that Beethoven put him 10 sleep.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

the craft was overturned and both OF
the occupants thrown into the water.
The Scotsman could not swim and felt
sure that he would be drowned, but,
to- his great surprise, the native chief
SWAN at once to his side, told him to-
lie over on his back and placed his
own hand under him, SO that his head
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

orang -outang-elliptica balanced tur
rets, the plans call them-that is the
Retvizan.
Warship builders the world over
knew that the car wanted ships few
years ago, and all figured on how best
to please the imperial marine ministry.
But the car not only wanted vessels
he wanted them of a type vastly i'm
proved and, moreover, he wanted
them quick. Then it was that
Charles R. Cramp figured out the pos
sibilities, first of the Variag, now the
crack protected cruiser of the Russian
navy, and second of the Retvizan.
A Hard Problem.
It was the latter which needed the
most figuring. TO build ship of the
speed required, displacing approx
mately 10000 tons-12,775 to be exact
and float it in less than twenty-six
feet of water, was the proposition, and
it's answer is the huge craft now about
to seek the sea to try herself. The
hull, which carries the typical sweep
ing American lires that mean grace
and speed, is 1884 feet long between
perpendiculars, and seventy-two feet
two and one-half inches wide, and as
she lies now there are nine inches OF
Krupped armor spread over the mas
sive sides for two-thirds the entire
length. Above this belt there is six
inches to the deck line; the gun posi-
lions. in easements above, have five
inches of plating. Back of the armor
is the curved protective deck, which
covers the vitals of the ship. To keep
out any stray raking shot that might
20 through and disable gun or two,
heavy armored bulkheads are worked
in at the ends of the main and case
mate belts. -
This is the first battleship built in
this country with complete installa-
ton of water-tube boilers. This was
one of the novel features involved in
the Cramp plan and all the machin-
cry is particularly adapted to this
type of boiler. They will make the
steam that will give the two ponder
Gus triple-eXpansio engines the pow
.er to whirl the shafts with the strength
of 10000 horses. Then the twin
i $4,000 pound propellers will be called
upon to- push the ship ahead at the
rate of eighteen knots an hour,
though it would be hard to find man
at Cramps who does not believe that
the Indicated horse power developed
will be much in excess of the require
ments and that the speed will be
nearer nineteen than eighteen knots.
& When the Russians accept a ship
there is no chance of their getting any
thing but what they order. "A United
4 States government trial, severe as it is,
when the vessel is forced at top
speed over the deep course between
Cap Ann and Cap Porpoise for four
hours, would never satisfy the czar's
men. They have a set OF tests of their
own devising that, if practiced on all
!. the ships Of foreign navies, would
likely result in half Of them being
! declared failures.
First they wanted no assisted or
forced draught used; 8 next they insist
that the vessel shall maintain the con
tract speed for twelve consecutive
hours, and incidentally they stand
about to watch the indicator cards
and see that ,it is done. hen 1t is
Is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

heart and permitting the telegram to
f1utter to the floor. Her fashionable
guests rushed forward, crying What
issit Has your husband met with an
accident e Mo- no, " she moaned; :.
1T is frem my son-in-laW / am a.
grandma her. Chicago Record Her
aid.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

#$ The New Reporter Agatha j.
ways, said the astute city editor to
the new reporte r-'. always be on the
lookout for any little touch Of hum 81
that may bri en- & up our colum rs /,
{ That evening the new reporter turned
In q story about q burglary in 4. butch
ier shop, hich' commenced: Mr.. HI
ram Cleaver, the well known butche =.
lis losing flesh rapidly these DAYS -.
Baltimore American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

twenty per cent Of the prisoners IN
the Chicago Jail are victims Of shs
m l line, cocaine or other drag hnkfs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

THUS HANDICAPPED THE NATIVE:
SWAN ALMOST TWO MILES. .
fally, as he himself, afterWard adj
m,itted 10 this abuse the chief made
no answer, II maintaining a dignifed
silence. III. !.
% Saile the canoe was still two miles
apcrn land sudden and violent storm
Sweyk up and struck the frail boat.
"a 6pate OF the efforts Of the native
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

obi zgasped the beautiful woman
as she fell back, clutching at her
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-11-09

After the Came Buck in Did
sT Til make a home run today u,
Lantz--s' No; fortunately for him
self and his poor, waiting wife, he got
no further than the first saloon. -
Brooklyn Life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14
GOOD THING IN SIGHT.

While at Valley City recently GoY-
ernor White saw s. N. Loekerby, who
has been looking after some gold min
property on Texada island, north
of Vancouver. Governor White said
to the Tribune this morning that he
believed Lockerby and Judge Dennet
of Valley City, who have a. optionson
the controlling interest of thegTexada
island Gold Mining company, have a
good thing Id sight The gold was
discovered IN a peculiar way byssorne
miners who Were#prospecting for cop-
PEI. They al across some surface
Indications % quartz and putin a blast,
blowing up what proved to- be VERT
table pocketof gold Dt vas estimated
there was $40 sO0OsWorth of gold In the
one pocket when the miners
followed the ledge, theylostrack of
the gold bearing vein. another vein
was opened not far from the frstand
a late report says that another rich
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

business men in looking out for the
future. ss5@s
England is aware of existing eondi-f
tons, their press, from which have
gathered a good deal OF informatiton,3
for this article, islaying thecold facts
before the people and spllrrngg thelnto
action. However when they have
regulated themselves Sto existing con
ditions, we will have made another
leap and hound in advance, 50 that
with the advantage once gained we
will have no trouble in holdingSthe in
dustrial supremacy of the World.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14
By III. II. JEWELL.
ii DAILY TRIBUNE.

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The Bismarck Tribune is; the oldes,
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il, 1873. 1t has a wide circulation and is
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makes q feature of state news, Of a semi
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14
AMERICAN TRADE SUPREMACY

Clarence Zintheo, who has made a
tour of the old world and recently re:
turned to Fargo, gives the Forum some
impressions gained from inquiry into
business conditions on the continent,
and more particularly in England. He
shows how and why American manu-
f~atcturers are gaining control OF the
markets of England and says:
.'These new industries are enor-
mously profitable, and they form the
basis for future advance in industry.
In the domestic life America is SUI
preme in England. The scarcity of
servants here, has caused the invention
of many articles which tend to simpli-
fy theslabors Of the housewife: Darn
ing machines, patching apparatus, and
hundred and one other Yankee no.
tiions, are now to be seen in every Eng
$Esh draper's shop. Tens Of thousands
of American carpet sweepers T sold
IN England every year. Last year m
English firm alone sold American shirt
waists for women to the value of
EST, 900.
Last year American shoes sold In
England to the value of E228,057 and
during the month OF April, for this
year, the increase was close to 100 per
cent. The value OF American shoes
sold to England reached S220,000 as
against $4,000 Ton the same month
last year. The American shoe now
forms the leading and best advertised
line in the shoenaka's window in
London. The reason is that. u shoes
are finer and more stylish than the
English makers wares, OF correspond
Ing prices, 3S2# SS sS5s
OF domestic medicines, both legi&i:
mate and quaek, England is importing
over $4,000 worth every week from
America, and besides many of the pat
ent medicine firms have set up fheil
factories ID England.
OF household foods, grain, canned
and fresh besf, and canned fruit,
are supplying England WithEthe great
er part Of what she uses. S@3
IN domestic furniture, we are JUS
beginning T open up trade, excep1
the American writing desk, which ha.
entirely swept away the old heaY,
British writing table. @
American pickles, and tomato sauces
il I'd be seen in half Of the Englis1
restaurants, and the American soda
water fountain has been Installed ii
drug stores all over the country, AMI
our ice creams are gradually being in
trodueed American hotel proprie
tors are now planning Iondol
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14
ROMANCE
HISTORIAN JOE TAYLOR OF THE
WAsHBURN LEADER TELLS OF
A WESTERN ROMANCE.

ASWESTERN ROMANCE
Washburn Leader: About mile
or more northwest OF Painted Woods
store, a high point long known as
Buck Raney's Butte, stands like, and
is, aSsentinel of re~cord---but a dumb:
one. Although but twenty years since
the frstwhite SETTLERS swarmed around
its base, and from its summit took
eye of their surroundings, this place
bears marks of tragic events. The
jcoma and go that follow the zdiscon-
tented mind, Oh that marked the end of
earthly care has been many in these
past twenty years about Raney Butte
and vicinity. 1 $
About 1854, a young; mar named Ed
wardson who, with a spruce wife, came
all the way from Sweden to carve out
a home, settled east of the butte and
went to tilling the soil. Oyerwork
and exposure brought on consumption
to the master, and to prolong life, with
wife and little baby girl, they aban-:
doned the farm and went to- live in the
mild cline OF, New Jersey. a few
years later the wife and babe again
returned to their abandoned farm at
Buck Raney Butte, to commence life
anew. She had slowed away her
husband in the sand dunes of New
Jersey and could not fight the cold
world for life for herself and baby girl.
Though healthy and vigorous she was
handicapped by poverty and after q
weary struggle again abandoned the
farm and sought employment in Bis.
marck. Distress gave her little
choice, so she hired out ascook at
Little Casinos bagino. It was adan-.
gerous place for cornelyy young widow
and her courage left her Meantime.
her child became a bother to her. and.
she d c more came back to Buck
Raney's Butte and prevailed upon Mrs.
Ole Klintberg to take charge of her
daughter mi keep her her own.
Mrs. KIintberg was without children
of her own, bit had brought up one
boy in the way heshoauldS go, and being
the Hndest of woman, the mother OF
little blue eyed, fair haired Ester Ed
wardson knew that he six year old
daughter would find happy home.
And so it proved. #
AS q neighbor Of the Klintbergs in
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

When you hayeSno appetite, doSnot
relish your food and feel dull affter eat
ing YOU may know that You need d
dose OF Uhamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. Price, cents.
Samples free at Beardsley & Hnney's
drug store. S= s5S.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

authorities to search the girl out and
have her sent = foster parent at
Alexandria Ester is D sa
bright i pretty girl she is---the
A-lexandrians say.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

pocket has been disclosed. Some
samples OF the ore were brought back,
4 dthey assay some SAC, 600 the
the ore being extremely rich.
When the first pocket was opened,
much Of the gold was taken away ii
the form OF specimens BY y~isitors-one
mar getting away with a lump d ore
as big as his head, and about half gold:
worth about 5000 pretty valuable
Specimen
Lockerby will return % rTexadas
about the first of the year and make
further Investigations. Governor.
WhfteSsays he Ia not interested il the
gold mining venture, but il Interested
Id the coal mine recently located,
which he hopes will prove avaluable
property.
Recent rains damaged wheat and
u~nthreshed grain ID Barnes county.
says the governor, and wheat VIII be
knocked off point On It'll
.goVernorss farm wheat averaged about
I'LL bushels to the acre,SH He had ia no
faS, although some good Yields were
threshed on all sidessof his place
RectlperatIon----Ther Is NOT SO much
in the ordinary vacation as there IA a
aaingIa bottle of Hoods sargaparilla,
which Tefreshes the tired bIood. sharp
ems thesdllIed appetite, restores the
lost courage. Fake Hoods gargapar-
lila this
HE NIcKELPLATE ROAD
s1pViH sell tickets each tuesday, TshhIlrs-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

day and Saturday during October to
Buffalo Psaalnl77lAHneriican exposition and
return, at $500, good IN coaches, re-
limit i've aaysfrom date 81 sale.
Tickets with longerIimit IT. slightly
increased rates Tshree through daily.
trains. Chicago Passenger Station
a n5Blren Street and Pacific Avenue.
eitystick.et ofice, 1l1Ada1ns Street,
Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

ANDREW Carnegie relative Of The
steel man, 4 q sonof Hostetter, II
patent n1edicineSfame are reported az
hunting In thesyicinity 81 Minnewaa
kan aal having as1iI come Up ntheir private
car
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-10-14

THESNICKELPLAT ROAD
Will sell tickets each tuesday, TshIlrs