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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
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The Newfoundland department of
very much on the same lines as the
Canadian, though, Of course, on a
much smaller scale. It was first or
ganized as a fisheries commission" in
1890; previous to which date there was
no public department specifically
charged with the supervision of the
fisheries. The commission did excel
lent work under Adolph Nelson, SUI
perintendent of fisheries. "A careful
investigation was made Of the causes
which had led to their decline and the.
remedies called for. Rules and regula-
tions founded on these Investigations
were drawn up and means employed
for their enforcement. Information
was widely diffused among the fisher
men, bearing on their special avoca-.
tions, and statistics of the fisheries
were collected and published. The an
nual reports Of the commission con-
tained much valuable information and
furnished details about the artificial
propagation Of Goldfish and Holsters
which was carried on from the outset.
The work of the commission was
found to be of such value that in 1898
an act was passed by the legislature
Transforming it into Department Of
marine and fisheries z W;tn minister
at its head, and a deputy minister as
under the Canadian system. It's func-
tions and operations were greatly ex-s
tended. and it has thus become one Of
the most important connected with the
machinery Of government in great
fishing country like this. The care Of
the fisheries on which the great bulk
of our people are dependent; /; the
guardianship Of the salmon and trout
rivers; the enforcement Of the rules
governing the herring, lobster, cod and
salmon fisheries; the operation Of the
hatcheries, and the supervision Of
game preservation, now Of the highest
Importance in view of the growing
influx Of sportsmen all these will give,
abundant work in this departm
The last annual report Of the de-
partment contains some inform alton
which may interest our readers. Re-
90 ding the artificial propagation. Of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30

creatures, and an unexpected noise or
a sudden jar is sufficient to kill them.
The most extreme care must be exer-
cised during thunder storm, as a
heavy electrical outburst often Injuries
great numbers, and I have frequently
lost as many as ten, either during or
just after a storm Aside from their
extreme nervousness they are a fairly
healthy little animal. OF course great
care has to be given to their food.
They are, although they belong to the.
rodent family, strictly vegetarian, and
all their food is raw. AS raise them
strictly for the use Of their blood,
which must be absolutely pure, / feed
them on only such vegetables as are
conducive to that result. Beets, car
rots, apples, green peas, oats, hay and
grass are their chief diet, with now
and then a very little cabbage for a
relish. s4 s st al @ d
sThey eat grass in great quantities,
and I have cart load brought to me
every week from my friends and doc
tors who are interested in my work.
Besides using the grass as a food they
carpet their cages with it and often
bank it up for themselves for sleeping
purposes. One very remarkable fea-
ture of their diet is that they drink
absolutely no water. I have tried to
tempt them to do SO over and over
again, thinking that they must need
that which to every other creature is
a necessary beverage, but they always
Indignantly even refuse to taste the
water. while they eagerly drink the
milk which I put before them. !.
Mature enables them to supply the
want of water entirely through the
food they eat, and the milk, which is
their only drink, may, Of course, con-
tain efficient q mount Snf tho nr0nnr-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30

The future Queen Of England, the
Princess of Wales, is the subject of an
interesting article in the June Cosmo-
politan by that Well-versed writer of
European royalty and nobility, the
Marquise de Fontenoy There are
many women in English society, says
the writer, who are infinitely more
beautiful, whose figures conform far.
more closely to the ideals Of the artist
and who possess a greater degree Of
brllliancy, of dash and wit than the
Princess of Wales. Yet wherever Eng
lands future Queen appears, not only.
/ does she become the cynosure of all
eyes, but more than that the IoYeliness
Of every other woman present seems in
some way to pale; this, too, in spite
Of the fact that she is a grandmother
! of six little ones and is nearer 60 years
of age than So. True, she remains
amazingly youthful Z, in appearance,
thanks not SO much to those vulgar de-
vices known as making up" as to
those iudicious cares that are entirely
legitimate For instance, daily mas
sage with cold cream has. been en-
ployed to help nature in warding off
wrinkles from her fair face, while the
elasticity and elegance of the figure
has been retained by nenas of exer-
!! else and moderation in diet to the same
phenomenal DEGREE as in the case of
the late Empress of Austria at the time
of her assassination. The hair is
dressed in precisely the same quiet and
characteristic manner as Is years ago.
The head retains the same dainty
spoise on neck so graceful that it con-
veys the impression of a slender stock
supporting a flower, while the eyes as
suredly have neither dimmed nor
changed, flashing as in days of ,yore
with fun and mischief or else sweetly
appealing in that sort of pathetic man
5ner peculiar to people who are hard of
hearing. s.s.S5.,< al =. 3.
Her Sweet and Gracious Manner.
ss But it is not this that makes the
princess so fascinating g--that renders
her SO much more attractive than wom-
en- of immeasurably superior beauty.
Nor can it be described as magnetism.
For magnetism implies something that
is violent, and against which one would
be inclined to resist. But it is the
sweet, gracious and kindly manner
that converts every man that sets eyes
upon her into her sworn admirer, and
that even disarms the jealousy of wom-
en-, Transforming them into her devoted
friends .E+ 5rs Il < p. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
REMINDER OF WAR.

Story Of a scythe That Hangs on 8
L. On tree in Blissfeld, a suburb Of
Springfield, Mass, a scythe has hung
for more than generation, untouched,
until now it is embedded in the living
bark. It was thirty-eight years ago
that a boy hung it there, after having
cut Ibriers with it. The next day he
joined the army of the Union. s5% He
never came back, and all these years
his zold father has kept the scythe
there, a mute reminder of a terrible
war. Augustus Bliss was eighteen
years old the summer that Lee was
making his first attempt to invade the
north. His father, Milton Bliss, was
building dam and sent Gus to, cut,
down some briers that were in the way
of stone that was needed. The work
done, the scythe was hung on a. small
tree near by + He had enlisted in the
Thirty sixth Massachusetts, a three
year regiment, a. little while before,
and was awaiting the organization of
the regiment. The next day he put off
the farmers clothes and put on the
blue. The regiment marched away,
but before it had taken part in any
battle young Bliss was seized with
camp fever and died in an army hos
pitaI, his body never was brought
home, but his name is on the village
soldiers monument, and the scythe
and tree remain a still more impress
.sive monument to the young life given
10 his. countT
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30

It has sometimes been alleged that
the Princess of Wales is deficient in
cleverness ~ rs
This censure is emphatically nothing
less than piece Of slander. True, she
is not Intellectual in the sense OF her,
sister-in--laWy Empress Frederick, and
it is difficult to imagine her in the role,
Of politician But since her mar
riage, seven-a and thirty years ago, she
has lived almost INCREASINGLY exposed
to- that full glare of publicity which
beats about thrones, occupying, by
reason of the seclusion of the Queen,
the role of the first lady in the land, at
any rate in a social sense. And
throughout that entire period she has
not made a single mistake. She has
known in her own friendly and calm
manner all the. people whom it was
desirable she should know. She has
steered clear of all those acqlaintances
which might have given rise to. ILL
natured comment. She has .
z;f ~ Never Lost Her Head.
never rendered herself guilty Of any
thing that, could be construed as par
taking of the nature of faux pas, has
by means Of the atmosphere of ideal
refinement which she seems to diffuse
around her, kept within bounds the
tendency of modern society to exube-
rance and vu1garity, and, perfect in
tact, has presented through her mar
ried life a picture of most unrufHed do
mestic happiness. Finally, in an age
where calumny is so rife and all-prey-
alent that not even an angel descend
ed from heaven would be permitted to
retain the celestial garments unsullied
and the wings unrufHed, no breath of
scandal has ever tarnished. even for
fleeting moment, the fair name of Eng
lands future queen. Surely, when one
considers all the temptations of one
kind and another to which a woman
in the position Of the Princess of Wales
is exposed, every one Intent on hatter-
ing her, and many endeavoring in vain
to poison her mind against those whom
they wish to GUST from her favor, the
fact that she could be without a single
mistake, in her record indicates that,
far from being a dull or foolish per-
son, she must indeed be possessed OF
extraordinary cleverness-the most de-
lightful contrast that it is possible to
conceive to her immediate predecessor
as Princess of Wales, the Infamous,
and above all the appallingly gross and
vulgar, consort of King George ".
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
They Are Essential TO
the Conducting Of
Business in the
Middle Kingdom.
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"squeezes,' = as they are called, on all of
his transactions. His income is con-
siderable.
A foreign merchant, having acquired
after a long residence a sufficient
knowledge of the language, decides
that his business is too much in the
hands of natives, and dismisses his
"compradore.' He goes in person to
some native hong and asks for sam
pies and quotations. He is politely
shown through the estabh bhshment and
otherwise treated with considerat tion.
But when, with view to buying, he
inquiries for prices he gets a q 10 have
got" for answer. He goes to another
hong and another and another, but
always with the same result. No one
has any thing to sell All are behind
with their orders! Let the foreign.
dealer return to his Office and send his.
.1comprado on the same errand, and
his orders will be promptly filled. This
lis so in every department Of business
where foreigners are concerned. In all
of the treaty ports the financial affairs
of every foreign house practically. are
in the hands Of the natives Foreign
merchants cannot hope to reach the
market except through a class OF mid
dlemen. This is the irrevocable GUS
tom Of the country. Thus commerce
has utterly failed to break down the
barriers between these strange people
and the outside world.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
The Conquest of the Air.

The Automobile Club at Paris has
thrown out an offshoot in the shape Of
the Aero Club, whose business it will
be to solve the problem of flying
through the air. The new club starts
with money to back it's labors, for an
anonymous donor has presented it
with the sum of 100000, which is to
be awarded to the inventor of the fly
ing machine which will start from a
given point, go round the Eiffel Tower,
and return to its starting place. The
distance, about eleven kilometers, must
be covered in half an hour, and the
prize must be awarded within the next
five years. The interest on the capi-
tai sum is to be given each year to the
person who makes the greatest adj
vance towards solving the problem Of
aerial flight.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
MINER TO OPERATOR.
PHIL PENNA TELLS OF HIS RISE
IN THE WORLD.
Began as Coal Mine Laborer and Now
Has Mine with an Average Output
OF 500 Tons Day saysa Miner Must
Be Square.

Phil Penna, formerly president Of the.
United Mine Workers, and now a coal
operator at Linton, while at the Deni-
son told of the way he became trans
formed from a miner to an operator,
says the indianapolis Journal. 1t was
purely an accident said he. While /
was president of the miners one Of my.
relatives took it into his head that he
could sink a hole and do some mining
on his own account. He leased some
land with money he had saved as a
miner, and formed a partnership with
two other miners to put the plan into
operation. The scheme was that. one
of the men was to continue at work in
the mines, earning a living for the
( families of the two who dug the hole
for the new mine Before anything
could be done with this plan, however,
the operators bought off the miner,
with the intention of making it i'm
possible for the other two to do any
work, knowing that one man would be
unable to sink the hole alone
In this extremity the relative came
to Mr.. Penna and told him of the plan,
and Mr. Penna advised him not to try
it. Finding him resolved to do it, Mr..
Penna took 5000 he had saved from his
salary and handed it to his relative,
telling him that if he needed any more
he would let him have it If he could.
With. this money and some more the
men set at work. Some time after
ward Mr.. Penna's relative came and
said the "other man" wanted to sell
out, and could be bought for $500. Mr..
Penna loaned him the money, which,
together with what he had previously
loaned at different times, made him
his relatives creditor to the. extent of
5000. Atslast the coal was ready to work
and the relative came to Mr.. Penna
and told him that as he considered
that the financial aid offered was equal
to the labor performed, he would give
Mr.. Penna a half interest in the mine to
pay back the money as he could out
Of the proceeds Of the operation of the
mine. Mr.. Penna, thinking to make
the load easier to bear, took the half
interest, and Mr.. Boyle, a rich opera
tor, who was chairman Of the joint
convention recently held here, told
him., when he announced that he in
tended to operate: "Phil, if you need
any money to: meet pay rolls or such
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30

s A new religious sect is attracting at
tention in Fulton county, Indiana.
The members call their church the
( Haven of Rest and in order to join
it one does not have to submit to any
particular creed. So far the member
ship is made UP almost entirely OF per-
sons who have become dissatisfied
with other denominations. They do
not have any established places OF
worship, but move their tents Wher---
ever an inviting field is to be found.
The Rev. Samuel Plantz is the prina
cipal preacher for these people. He is
a man who would scoresa success: in
any line of work.
Possessed of native shreWdness, a
commanding personality, and a pleas
ing style of oratory, he is q born
leader. For a number of years he was
a member of the Evangelical .Associa-.
ton, but he became dissatisfied and
changed to the Methodist. Soon after
he returned to his old church. But it
was not long until the dissatisfied spir-'
It again took possession Of him, and he
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
IA GUINEA PIG FARM
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY OF.
PHILADELPHIA.
1t Us Conducted by 8 Woman who Has
q Monopoly in Her Line Has Had as.
High as 1000 OF the Rodent-Like
Creatures at Time.

Few people are aware of the fact
chat right in the heart of the northern
section of the city a Philadelphia
woman keeps what is said to be the
largest guinea pig farm in the United
s States.
This farm is at Twenty second street
and Ridge avenue and is owned by
Mrs. Scott, of 1877 North Twenty sixth
street The collection includes at pres
ent over 600 of the rodent-like crea-
tures, and at times has numbered as
high as 1000. They are sold to univer-s
sites, colleges, hospitals and physi-
clans for incubation and medical ex-
periments.
Having a monopoly, Mrs. Scott does
i a thriving business, as all the promi-
nent medical Institutions, as well as
the board of health, come to her for
the little animals which she propa-
gates for scientific experimentation
and determination. They are peculiar
in their habits and need constant care
and attention in order to raise them
to any style of perfection. During a
recent visit to the farm Mrs. Scott said
while exhibiting her family: Il have
been interested in the beautiful little
creatures from childhood and have al
ways wanted to possess a collection of
my own. & zss4 ,s Il. a<
4, THE first pair had was given to
me by my uncle, Prof. Nash, who had
for many years made experiments
with the guinea pig to- ascertain the
value of the medicinal properties Of
E it's blood, which is closely allied to that
which courses through the human
body. He discovered that the blood
Of this little creature is absolutely pure
and would prove of great value to the
medical world. Knowing my liking
for the guinea pig, he presented me
with the first pair with which to start
the farm.
II was obliged to go to Nebraska
City shortly after the pigs were given
+ me, and was the first person to take;
them across the Alleghenies. / re-
mained for seven years in Nebraska
City, and during that time gave care
full study to the best methods Of rails
ing the guinea pigs. The farm / start
cd there, On account of the extreme
cold, was not very successful and when
left that city was able to bring only
2 two of the little creatures with me, the
others having died from asthma. an af-
Fiction which has to be carefully
guarded against, as most Of the little
animals are more or less subject to it.
With one pair again started
guinea pig farm, this time in Philadel-
phia They propagate rapidly and in
+ short time l had a collection Of about
one hundred. The Philadelphia eli
mate is pretty well suited to them, al
though they suffer greatly when sub
jected to either extreme heat or cold,
and during the past hot spell spent
all my time in regulating the temper
ature Of their cages. -
When the number of my family
reached one hundred thought that I
/ was on the straight road to success,
but soon discovered that of all the
uncertain things guinea pigs were the
ones which a person could be least
sure Of. They are extremely nervous
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
things, send me your coal, and ! will
send you checks for any amount

things, send me your coal, and will
send M you checks for any amount. 2
II needed very little Of any ones aid, !,
however" said Mr. Penna. and the
mine min has grown until last wear. our av-.
serage daily output was 800 tons day.
Ala 5S miner needs. is to be square, and
he lwill find plenty of friends among
the operators. They are not like men
in other lines Of business. Even when
they know a new operator intends to
cutg.lnto their business they will not
try to down him. They simply call on.
him and show him the prices they re-
.ceiVe for their coal, and ask him not to
=cutSunder these figures. If he keeps
faith with them, he has friends for life.
Take Bill Van Horn, for example He
fights the operators hard, but they
know he is honest, and would do al,
most anything to help him
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
Statue Struck by Lightning.


Statue Struck by Lightning.
The statue of Liberty on Liberty
island in New York harbor, was struck
twice by lightning on the Fourth OF
July and emerged unharmed The bolt
=struck the upraised arm and another
hit it squarely on the forehead. The.
statue Is protected by the finest sys-..
TEN of lightning rods ever made. They
extend from a point above the torch.
down the figure and foundation into
the ground, distance Of 305 feet.
Thence they so into the waters of the
bay and end in a system Of piping
filled with carbon. a gang Of work
men have been climbing all over the
statue since the bolts struck it, but
they find that it was not damaged at
all very much to the astonishment. Of
those who saw the brilliant display of
electricity which made an aureole
about the goddess forehead when the.
shaft struck and seemed to break into
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
A Pretty Table Cover.

& Plain denim makes a pretty table
cover. The border may be decorated
with an embroidered design, or simply
hemmed, or edged with fringe. Blue,
olive green or tan-colored denim may
be chosen, with view of harmonizing
with the other colors in the room.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-30
ri Deu) ReIiSlous Sect.
E1oted for Dislike Of otbeY
Christian Denominations -.


asked for an honorable dismissal,
which was granted him. r
But he continued to preach when
ever he could secure an audience. At
this time he had but one text, and
that was the faults of the other
churches. 1t was not long until he had
gathered about his standard many
who, for various reasons, had fallen
out with their churches, and were in
sympathy with his movement.
Nc. matter what his theme, his ora
torical powers never failed to attract
"a crowd On one occasion he was ad-
mitted to a school house, and on the
wall he displayed chart containing
the names of all the church organiza-
tions and the per cent of the member
ship of each which would be saved.
Thirty per cent was the largest num-
Der until his church was reached and
it was marked 100. h
This church has now a number of
ministers in Noble county, and they
all have a deep-rooted dislike to other
denominations
asesSSreSeS@s-S-seseessN seseSeSsSeseseSoaSNeSa%
a mass Of sparks. It was in this same
storm that the Standard Oil Com
pany's works at Bayonne were set on
fire by lightning. s.
The Peddier's Bundle.
The very latest use Of all to which
the fashionable maiden has put the
bandana is to tie up bundle. Books,
sewing, fruit, candy,ea pair Of gloves,
anything or everything collected dur
ing the morning shopping, it matters
not what, all are jumbled together and
tied up in one Of the modish handker-
chiefs in bold eastern hues which are
enliyening the shops and embroider-
Ing the current matinees. The Paris
woman of a hundred years ago, they
say did her marketing with the help
of a big, bright kerchief. bring nging
home her vegetables in it, so that the
present fad is only a revival Of a very
old fashion after all
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-25
TEAM
AGAIN WINNERS
Defeat Davies and Company
Eleven in a Good Game
at Makiki.

The Scottish Association football, team
added another victory to their season
record by handsomely defeating an elev-
en- of Theo Davies and Company's en-
|ployes at Makiki last Saturday after
noon.
The game was fairly good one but re-
|sulted in accord with general ,expecta-
tions. The winners could probably have
increased their score of four goals had
they so wished, while the vanQuished had
to play tooth and nail in order TO notch
the solitary point to their credit.
The winning goals were kicked as fol-
lows: Theo. Davies and Company, Ir-
vine. 1; Scotland, Munro l, Birkmyre 1.
Kay 2. 49, =
Donald Ross did yeoman service for the
losers, while Cockburn and Bob Ander-
son were the bright particular stars Of
the Thistle pack.
Another game between the teams is
being arranged to be played in the course
of a week or SO.
The teams were made up as below:
Scotland-J. c. McGill, r. Anderson,
D. W. Anderson, j. Craik, H. Birkmyre.
u D. Cockburn, E. G. Munro, N. Kay,
W. Goudie, j. H. Fiddes and j. H. Cat
ton.
Theo. II. Davies and Company-W. n.
Baird, J. Lennox, Donald Ross, P. Lish-
man, H. B. Sinclair, w. G.. Singlehurst,
b. B. Clark, A. s. Guild, George Da-
yies, C. Osborne and j. T. Irvine.