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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
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WHY WE. LEAD ENGLAND
Illustration Afforded by Dinerene. ii
Treatment OF Locomotives. "a -.

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Treatment Of Locomotives. -
Nothing perhaps better. Illustrates
the difference between British and
American methods. in the present year
Of grace than the satisfaction of the
Great Northern Railway company OF
England that one Of their locomotives,
built in, 1870, has completed 100000
miles. This is record, says the COM
pany, a thing to be proud Of, because
It shows that our engines are made
to last and are not shoddy.'' But the
American view is quite different This
record, says the superintendent of mo-
tive power of one of our great trunk
lines, lis far beyond anything we can
show, and, may add, is ahead of any
thing we intend shall be shown by any
of our engines. If we kept an engine
In service, thirty years we should think
we were neglecting our duty to the
public. An engine thirty years old is
an antiquated machine. We expect to
get as much work as possible out OF
our locomotives, knowing that when
they are worn out progress will have
produced so many improvements that
it would be no economy to continue
the older engine in service: even If it
could be rebuilt. In England an en-
gine is petted, and its life prolonged
as much as possible Herein explains
in sentence why England no less
than all the rest of the world is suffer-
ing from the stress OF American COM
petition. The best is none too good
for us, whether it be in locomotives or
the machinery to make matches; and
the; best is the cheapest in the end
The English are satisfied with loco
motive thirty years old-a locomotive
which has been patched, and tinkered,
and "petted''-Which is uneconOmicaI
because it wastes fuel and is lacking
in power. Thirty years ago it was,
perhaps, the best machine of its class,
but machinery, unlike wine, does not
improve with, age. The American rail-
way manager knows that it is cheaper
to build than to patch; that after an
engine has lived it's life it is economy
to send it to the. scrap heap"and buy
q Ae"ot, d4Oo''olN ono AAAoAo po"eA Ao1
machine, which consumes less fuel and
requires fewer repairs. The English
man may know that his engine is not
up to date, and growls at the bad SER
vice of his railway company, and, .hav-
ing growled, and probably written to
the Times about it, he puts up with all
the shortcomings. The American. does
something s1nofe he ~ de- 'st
mands the highest perfection, and un-
lessit is furnished to him he patronizes
rival. Competition in the United
States is so keen that to hold the trade
the best service and latest improve
ments are given to the public, and the
British public is now getting the bene-
fit of American methOds.-The Ob-
server, in Harper's Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
This for Mothers.

On one of the trains entering New
York few weeks ago, a woman af-
forded her fellow passengers an un-
conscious, but powerful, object lesson.
With the woman was a little girl
about six years old. The day was
warm, and through the open windows
the dust drifted in fine gray cloud.
Every passenger was exceedingly un-
comfortable, but each forgot his dis
comfort in the spectacle of that suf-
fering child. The mother began oper-
ations by seating her little daughter
beside her with a thump that made
the infants teeth rattle. Then, at in
tervals of one or two minutes during
the weary journey she paid the child
these maternal attentions: She took
of her hat; she smoothed her hair;
she put the hat on again; she removed
the child's little jacket, and put in on
again; she Strengthened her collar;
she wiped her face with her handker-
chief; she removed an imaginary Gin
der from her eye; she smoothed her
hair again; she took off and retied the
ribbon on her hair she stood her up
and smoothed her down; she unfas-'
tened the bow at her neck and retied
it. Over and over she followed this
program while the awe-struck passen-
gers looked on. The child accepted
the situation with grim endurance.
Evidently she had been used to it all
of her short life. The world to her
was strange place where mothers
exhausted their nervous energy In use
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
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ROOM FOR SETTLERS.
COLOMBIA OFFERS A. FINE FIELD
81 $:G I: FOR IMMIGRATION. IA
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Ihe Country Watered by Rivers Is
Covered by Forests OF Rare woods,
India Rubber Trees. Cocoa, Etc
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- General Reyes Explorations. -.

That the Colombian rebellion in 1885,
the last big uprising in that country,
was put down, was due almost entirely
to; the energy and ability of General
Rafael Reyes, W ho was the first to ex-
plore that region of Colombia known
as CaQueta, and, with his brothers and
his nephew, he made the first overland
Journey ever accomplished across the
widest part of South America, through
q region completely desert and un-
known at that time and inhabited by.
canntbal savages. They crossed first
the Andes and then explored the riv-
ers which run into the Amazon. After
this first journey his two brothers died
One from fever and one was assassi-:
mated and eaten by the cannibals.
These two pioneers were sacrificed in
the almost unknown depths of these
South American wildernesses. The Pc
ruvian town of Iquitos, 5000 miles up
the Amazon, has raised in it's cemetery
monument to one of the brothers,
Enrique. Although this town of Iqui-
tOs is 5000 miles from the sea, trav-
eler can, as General Reyes pointed out
in recent address, take steamer
there twice a month direct to Liver
pool. The general says: "All the
countries of South America, with the
exception of Chile, can be placed in
communication by means of river navi-
cation. The Amazon is navigable at
all seasons for transatlantic steamers
from Para to IQuitos. The tributary
rivers are navigable for river boats,
such as are used on the Mississippi,
over radius of between 800 and 900
miles. Thus we have river naviga-
ton of over 5000 miles, of which 5000
are fit for transatlantic steamers. All
the country watered by these natural
canals is covered by forests of rare
wood, india rubber trees, cocoa, etc.
The expectations of rubber from this
900 in value. The Amazon at it's mouth,
from Punta Tijoca to Cap du Nord, has
a width of 180 miles. It's waters are
fdrinkable up to 120 miles ont ITO sea-;
Such is the strength of the current that
it drives back the ocean. This state
ment of General Reyes recalls the we'll
authenticated story of the ship which
was once sighted flying signals of dis
tress by another vessel passing down
the Brazil coast. AS the distressed ship
was approached her captain hailed and
said: eve are dying of thirst. Send
us water.' IF you want water"
shouted the other captain, dip it up,
you fool; you are in the mouth of the
Amazon river" The region explored
by General Reyes is OF immense i'm
portance from a commercial and indus
trial point of view, and would form a
fine field for immigration, for the cul-
tivation Of medicinal plants and for
the raising of tropical products. It is
pronounced by the bureau of American
Republics to be "A new world OPEN
ing it's doors to humanity" To the,
naturalist or sportsman the region Of
fers much to entice, being filled with
endless deer and wild boar, and the
streams swarming with fish in multi
tudinous variety.-New York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
MINERAL TREASURES.
Stores of Wealth Recently Discovered in
Ancient Palestine.

Stores of Wealth Recently Discovered in
Ancient Palestine.
Consular Agent Harris at Eiben-
stock recentlys made a report to- the
state department in regard to the
mineral treasures Of Palestine, based
IN communication from a German
mining engineer in Palestine "Valu-
able mineral treasures" says the re-.
port, have recently been discovered
in Palestine, so it is safe to say that
The industrial awakening Of the Holy
Land is no longer dream. It is true
that the greater part of the once -four
ishing country is a barren desert. The
lines of communication are miser-
able, and traffic is unsafe. aside from
the one railroad from, Yafa to Jerusa-
lem. The newly discovered mineral
deposits lie on both sides Of the Jor-
dan and the Dead Sea. The salt depos-
it's of the Dead Sea- could be developed
into an industry, The waters hold
chlormagnesium, ~brommagnesium and
calisalt. Aside from this there are the
bituminous chalk springs of Nebi
Musa, which contain from 80 to 40 per
cent asphalt. The most important of
all the deposits is phosphate. AS is
we'll known, natural calkphosphate,
phosphorite ana coprolite are neces-
sary for the production *of superphos-
pilates. This latter composition and
sulphur form the most important in
gradients in the preparation of arti-
fetal manure. At present the phos-
phate mines, Of Florida almost supply
the worlds demand. u
""The immense fields of phosphate to
the east and west of the Jordan need
only better means of traffic and COM
munication in order TO-. insure their
development. This, it would seem, is
not far distant, as the Turkish govern
ment is planning a continuation of
the Yafa-Jerusalem railroad, and
steamboats, are already = plying the
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many Hall (but not quite), there is
little doubt that a portion of this enor-
nous amount of food is disposed of as
perquisites by the palace officials; for
even 5000, people scarcely could con-
sumo all that the sultan pays for daily
in the shape of food The sultan him
self is "a small eater: His breakfast
consists of fruit, coffee and q roll, and
at luncheon he eats pilau, fruit and
some sweets. He seldom drinks spirit
uous liquors, but INDUCES in large
quantities ;of .sherbet and eats an in
credible amount OF ice cream. All the
food for the sultan is prepared by one
man alone, and is cooked in dishes OF
silver, and sometimes even Of gold.
Each dish is sealed when it leaves the
kitchen, and when brought on the
table the seal is broken in the sultan S
presence by the chamberlain. In Or
der to test the food for poison, the
chamberlain takes a spoonful out of
each dish before his imperial master
touches it. The food always is served
to the sultan in the same dish in
which it is cooked, and the padishah
eats out of the dish with his fingers,
never using a plate or a knife ,or fork
except on occasions when he has some
foreigners to dinner with him. Some
times he will use a spoon, but prefers
his fingers to all extraneous aids to
dining. |As each course is served two
slaves approach the sultan, one bear
ing bread and the other pancakes upon
golden trays; so it takes twice as
many slaves as there are courses to
get the sultan through his meal. Only
the sultan and the higher palace off,
cia1s are allowed pancakes with their
meals; the underlings have to be con-
tent with bread.-New York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
Apprentice System Works Well

Apprentice System Works Well.
The new apprentice system which
was put into practice last January in
the. Baldwin Locomotive works at
Philadelphia has proved very success
full thus far, says an Eastern ex-
change. At present there are lis ap-
prentlces. There. are. three classes.
Boys Of mechanical aptitude without
any special educational qualification
serve four years: boys graduated from
q high school or school of, the same
standard serve three years, and gradu-
ates of technical schools serve two
years. Every apprentice is supposed
to finish with thorough practical
knowledge Of the machlnist's trade in
stead of, as now, learning the use of
but one tool or machine. a 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
"A SNltan'S
Dishes

1t costs a good deal to feed a mon
arch; the cheapest of them are most
expensive Injuries. The sultan of
Turkey is a most costly article of
bric-abrac, especially for a bankrupt
nation. The cost of the mere neces-
saries of life for him and his house.
hold amounts to about $7,5OO,OOO a
year. This seems an enormous gro
Gerry and butchers bill, but it must be
remembered, that, including his 800
breVet wives, THE palace eunuchs, and
the servants and officers of the i'm
periai household, no less than 5000
people are catered for daily when Abb
dul Ha1nid lis *'in residence" at YildiZ
or Dolma Bagtche palace. Enormous
quantities of bread are consumed by
the sultan and his household the pal
ace bakeries turning out no less than
$4,000 pounds daily. The bakery staff
is a small army, for, besides the bak-
ers, there are the buyers and the
slaves who purchase the flour and rye
and the fuel for the fires. One ton of
rice is used daily in making the inev-
liable ''pillaf" or pilau without which
no Turk thinks he has really made
meal. This dish consists of rice boil
ed with mutton, kid or fowl, and fla
vored with raisins, spices, butter and
the cook only knows what else. Then
there are consumed daily 600 pounds
of sugar and a like amount of coffee,
not to mention huge quantities of
other groceries, fruit and vegetables.
The water for the household is brought
to the palace in great round casks
from two streams which empty into
the Bosporus
AS every part of the Turkish admin
istration is nearly as rotten as Tam
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01

less attentions to little girls. Her
small face was pathetically sad and
tired. When the journeys end was
reached she arose wearily, was nut
through it all once more, and got lah-=
gu1dly OH the car. Among those who
watched the scene was prominent
New York specialist in nervous d.
seases. He turned to the writer and
summed up the entire situation in one
sentence which has in it a sermon, for
every American mother. Zach
touch" he said, grimly, pushes that
child a little nearer to the doors of
the sanitarium that will some day
open for her. There were other
mothers on the train. Perhaps they
took the lesson home. Il. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
II Mans Point cf Viete,,

What should say makes girls at
tractive?" answered a society man to
whom the above query was put. "Well
that is a very hard question to an
swer Different men (for take it by
asking me you wish to know what
makes girl attractive to a many like
different attributes. You probably
Tenean generally, attractive-whatz you
Vmight call popular girl in society.
important traits is the power of max
ing another feel that--for the moment
at least-his personality and what he
says are of paramount interest. Many
young women let their eyes wander
while you are talking to them, as if
they were looking. for other men, This
is certainly not complimentary. STILL
even Observation-Disclosures is not much
worse than too great interest of ex-
preston, which is apt to bore one.
One feels any affectation of interest
instinctively. Interest must be genu-
inc and spontaneous to be. agreeable.
"A pleasing voice and sympathetic
laugh are also great adjuncts. I know
several girls who score a lot in that
way. 1t is pleasure to talk to them
for no other reason. 1t is the general
opinion that beauty attracts a man
more than any other quality. This is
by no means the case; in fact, as a
rule the beauties do not have half so
good a time as pretty women who are
less self conscious. There are many
beautiful women who completely lack
charm. There is one thing about a
woman's personal appearance that ap-
peals particularly to ninety-nine men
QUE OF a hundred ,and that is neatness
and smartness. Women, as a rule,
do not realize this. In their efforts to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
Through Sunday Vandals.

Antiquaries will read with mingled
satisfaction and regret that the Ro-
man Wall station of Borcovicus, or
Housteads, has been closed to- the pub
lie, the reason being that Sunday van
dals had taken to hurting stones from
1t down. the neighboring ravine. !. The
great wall has already suffered more
than enough spoliation.~ The farm
house Of Plane Trees, hard by, was
built with stones taken from this very
station; and all along from Carlisle to
Newcastle it Is more or. Tess = ruin :
the more pitiably because what re-
mains Of it, assailed by no worse en-.
emies than winter and roug weather,
Is surpr1a'ngly fresh 81 orkshile Post
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Bids Are, In Order.

The farmers Of the Bavarian and
Wurtterraburg Allgau districts have
combined for the purpose Of buying
Ill their fertilizers, both chemical and
natural, at the best wholesale prices
and on the most favorable conditions.
They use about !, 900 wagon loads (of
2co cwt. a year It is also rumored
that they intend to buy all their agri-
cultural and other machines the same
way. It Is said that American sellers
Of artificial fertt tlizers and mnakerssFos
Amer can agricpl pltural machinery are are
. good deal interested in this foreign
combtns, and Az q The extent of com
netting for trade & &.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01

:" Haven't I passed the, examina-
ton inquired the We ald-be policy
holder, mo, I am sorry to say" re-
piled the insurance agent. Then !
can't take out that !. S., 900 t endow-
ment = mot on your life! ~ Phila
delphia sPress. is h. II ] "a. tfs sFsss.4
i Askit 81 understand that tho heal
er who treated BY the laying On of
hands is not SO prosperous as he used
ito be, and has discharged most Of
! his assistant a II Tellit - Yea he's
laying on HIS hands now. - Baltimore
Amer 81 -. VI MI go
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
Clothing Packed with Golf Balls,

Fogg: ibid I ever tell you of the
wonderful case of faith cure up at our
house?' Bass: mo: what was it?"
Fcgg: My Aunt Hannah never tires
of telling how she preserved her furs
and woolens from moths last summer
by packing them with camphor balls. 1t
turned out that these camphor balls
were golf balls, but none of us have
the heart to tell Aunt Hannah."
ton Transcript
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
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-, Ansctsd Thorn DIKszxaaeKI.

: ,,. <! AnScto4 ThOni O11e43ne2y.s5t7'a = :
.~ Recently the German Crown Prince,
,alled the Kaiser's attention to the 1eet:
hat the teachers In certain COLLEGES
gave their pupils some xtEAordinary;
subjects on which to E1dte essnys-
Whatever the subjects were, dt, liz
Known that the Kaiser wsx taispfeased;:
Thife his heir could see only the cusu1n
side, Of the matter It leaked out that
a teacher in college for girls "a n
to Is years of age gave tie 6ouo1fnE
ls 4 subject for an essay = vhst yVas
The idea Of the Egyptian Klax Annasfs
About God, and What % va Chran-
|:sians Think About Il r Thls inei 4
Isxplains both The Crown Frinesa ~
1.arity and the Emp 3
Beinn CoEsss pondence Izaozn xslle-
zrx2h sss4sz
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01
Monuments in Berlin.

The recently unveiled Bismarck
statue makes the seventy-second mon
ument of its kind In Berlin. Among
the men commemorated are twelve OF
princely rank, eleven generals, nine
architects, nine scholars, ten poets,
three physicians. three statesmen.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01

'tDrusil iletta! What a funny name! |!
Aren't you anxious sometimes to
change IT, sE I'm = good deal more
anxious q = to change my other rame. -
Cleveland sPlaindealer ....sss$ a=5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-03-01

Don't you think Dachsle likes his
new collar, sJohn?,', ~ How the deuce
doyou expect me, to tell from here?
Go out in the kitchen and see il his
tail is wagging. Life. VIII II HI: ss:sfSS S.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
WORLDS FAIR REPRESENTATION.
Executive Committee Will Meet at
South McAlester.

Pauls Valley, l. T., Jan. 30.-The ex
ecutive committee Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Association of
the Indian Territory will meet in
South McAlester, l. r.. on Monday
February 3
The members og this committee are
not leaving a stone unturned in theil
efforts to represent the indian Terri
tory at the Worlds Fair in st. Louis
to It's best advantage. They propose
TO erect a building of coal and gra lta
taken from the mines of the Tcrri-
tory, and TO be known as the Indian
Territory building The architecture %
this building has not been decided
upon yet but win at an early day
Several contributions from citizens
from St. Louis have been received hy
members of the executive commit CO
of the Indian Territory, and they are
very jubilant over the chances Of rails
ing a sufficient fund to exhibit the pro
ducts to the outside world in credit
able shape.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
oates-Davis Wedding.

A marriage license was issued today
TO Mr. Frank S. Gates and Miss Norma
Gregg Davis The ceremony will De
performed this evening at o'clock At
the residence of the brides parents
Rev. Gray officiating.
The contracting parties are we'll
known in Gainesville, are universally
popular and have hosts of friends who
sincerely wish for them a long life OF
usefulness and happiness.
They viii leave on tonishts Santa
Fe for Ardmore, their future home
Gainesville Register, Thursday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
The Woman,s Guild.

The Womans Guild of St Philips
Episcopal church will meet with Mrs
G. w. Wilhelm at the residence of Mrs
Tom Norman corner B street and 5th
avenue S. W. Tuesday a'to . .'r Feb
ruary 4, at o'clock. A full attendance
desired. Refreshments will be served
The Apron Bazaar will be held on
the following Tuesday with Mrs
Townsend at the Wilmington hotel.
Mrs. j. w. GOLLEDGE Pres.
Miss BEULAH GREEN. Secretary.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
"Nip and Tuck"

The Chicago Times says: A packed
house greeted Harry Webber at Ham
Inns Theatre last night. Indeed il
would be hard TO name another play
of this school which has drawn such
uniformity good business in the many
engagements "Nip and Tuck has en-
joyed in the Chicago Theatres.
See it at Kloski opera house We'd
nesday Feb. s.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
WHO SHALL BE REWARDED
AS Between Two Texas Senators Bal
ley Champions Hare.

Washington. Jan. 80 The question
as to who is entitled TO the credit of
rescuing Naval Licutenatn Gilmore
and his men from the hands OF the
Filipinos, is playing an imp,rtan; plit
in the consideration of candidates for
promotion to brigadicr gcncralship.
President Roosevelt believes that Cap
tain Howe. who commanded q part
Of the expedition which reached GIL
more. should receive the reward
Friends of Captain Luther r. Hare
who was in command of another part
Of the expedition which reached Gil
more say he deserve1 promotion more
than Howe. Senator Bailey is back Of
the Hare movement He mas had sev
eral interviews with the president and
Secretary Root on the subject. but
has accomplished nothing
After an interview with Secretary
Root today on the subject. Senator
Bailey was somewhat angry lie sa,d
in am interview that thcrc is more pol
itics in the army than in the o1tsido
world. He favored abolishlng The army
and return to the militia for q lcW
years and added
Howe gave Hare credit for the
rescue. yet they wan, 20 reward
Tr.,,,4s,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-01-31
Nip and Tuck"

The St. Louis Globe-Democrat says
We never saw an audience more com
pletely under the controlling power OF
a play II was alternately tears of
sympathy and roars of laughter.
Laughter holding both its sides, too. -
or a verify Nip and Tuck" is a sue
cess and Harry Webber has, to use 4
popular phrase, Struck a bonanza. "
VIII be at Klosk opera house, Wed.
nesday, Feb. s.