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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
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THE GREAT NORTHWEST
NO LONGER THE DEBTOR
SECTION OF THE COUNTRY :
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A circumstance that intensified the
evil result of the one-crop system
was the fact that the northwest was
a debtor section. New England espe-
cially and the eastern states in gen.
eral, held mortgages without number
and many firms EXISTED solely to
loan eastern money upon farm lands
in the northwest.
A large share of the value of every
crop went east in the form of inter-
est; but the northwestern farmer
thougatlessly relied upon the easiest
crop, though it made him dependent
upon one market quotation lazily
left expensive farm machinery stand
ing in the open field to be ruined by
the elements, although in most cases
it had not been paid for, and took no
heed of the inevitable day of reckon
ing. The came the panic of 1893, and
the subsequent hard times, which,
with the assistance of a Few poor
crops, were the best instructors the
northwest ever had The debtor
farmers life became a struggle for
sheer existence Economy was i'm
.perative and advice hitherto unheed-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

ed now fell upon eager ears. At the
mercy of his creditors he realized the
value of independence and when
times improved financially he did not
relax his efforts until he had become
a free man.
AS result, the northwest soon be-
came creditor section and eastern
investors were obliged to look else
where for mortgages. AS an indica-
ton of this change, the rate of inter-
est, which fifteen years ago was 8
to 10 per cent on the best farms in
the Mississippi valley, is to-day as
low as 312 per cent on the banks of
the Missouri. 49,.
A recent newspaper dispatch says
the county treasurer of !, Kingsbury
county, South: Dakota, reports that he
has been compelled to return to the
state treasury. the sum of $4,000 Of
the permanent school fund because
he had been unable to loan it. The
same condition of Affairs, says Condo
Hamlin in the Review Of Reviews,
prevails in & practically every other
county in the state, aptly illustrating;
the excellent financial condition Of
the people Of South Dakota. s<= ..+. Ills
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

leruptions in history. that Of Mount
Vesuvias in AID. ~, has been des-
cribed by the younger Pliny from
notes left by his uncle, who lost his
life in an effort to rescue a friend.
The narrator states that the death Of
the elder Pliny was due to- fumes Of
sulphur. Even making allowance for
the imperfect Identification of chemi-
cal substances at that early period,
we may safely assume that by such
an expression sulphurous acid was in
Dictated, since this gas was undoubt-
edly familiar; indeed, it is mentioned
in the odyssey" as a disinfectant.
The Roman writer further adds that
the body was untouched by fire.
In some of the recent reports from
Martinique specific mention is made
of the same suffocating influences.
The steamship Roddam escaped
through a shower of hot fragments
and lost some Of her crew by the in
halation of sulphurous gases.
1t may be we'll to note that when
disasters by fire occur in closed
spaces suffocation by carbon monox-
ide and smoke is likely to occur. In
this way persons in the gallery of
theater may be killed without direct
injury by fire or by falling timbers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

bent into special forms. In the for
mer condition it may serve to pin on
bandages, to, remove foreign bodies
from any natural passage, as curette
for scraping away soft material, to
compress blood vessel in controlling
hemorrhage, as shown in the figure,
or to close wound, as illustrated. in
the same and, finally, as q: substitute
for calipers. 49, s. 5 d .<( (.
i Strengthened cut, the hairpin may
be used as q probe lin which manner
It has probably been employed lin
surgical emergencies more fleQuenht1Ys
than q y In any other. way (; 10 wire homes
together in fracture in / actual eau
terry, when heated to redness lin a
flame; and in many other ways. 5#sy:3 4
Bent or twisted IN the various ways
shown in the ILLUSTRATION it also does
service as 4 nasal speculun as q
sretractor for a wound (21 as g. snrgt.
cal needle go. ID tracheotomy (4 j to
maintain an opening until the proper
tube can be obtained, instead off i j !,
drainage tube ~ 4 Or to- bring the
edges OF = wound together "a various
ways (6) !
mn
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

From the idea of putting a man in
side it to that of placing man out
side it, the transition was easy; and
it then became problem to give him
a safe shelter, means of locomotion,
of submerging and of discharging the
projectile.
To accomplish these essentials he
has devised cigar-shaped boat OF
bronze plates, about ten feet long,
three feet deep and five feet WIDE
Beneath this is suspended the White
head torpedo in a frame and it is pro-
PEELED by compressed air when the
operator has approached near the
mark.
When in the boat the operator lies
on a cradle astride of It's support.
Padded prongs on the cradle curve
over his shoulders and hold him in
place, providing also a purchase for
his arms when operating the lever in
front of him.
He wears waistcoat made of two
thicknesses of alright material, to
which is attached small mouth tube
by which it is inflated. 1t serves as
a padding for the body while the op.
orator is in the boat and also as a life
preserver in an emergency.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
TIE HQirpin as Surgical Instrument

In serious article on 1.-THE
Surgical Uses OF the Hairpin,"
DR.. ]. Torrance Rug of Phila.
delphia shows in American Medi-
cine that this article of the feminine
toilet may in an emergency be Of
great aid to the surgeon, easing pain
or even saving life. Dr., Rugh writes:s
Because OF it's almost universal
presence this small article lends itself
to many purposes, and he who re-
members some Of the practical ones
will not infrequentlyt have At hand
the means OF dealing with an emer-
gency which might otherwise result
disastrously. Its chief points Of use
fulness. are, !. Its almost universal
presence, it's ease OF sterilization,
convenience of size, adaptability TO
any desired shape by: bending or
twisting, and ita cheapness. } After be-
ing once used. especially ii used Id an
infectious or contagious case, It may
be thrown away or by being passed
through q flame. it may he rendered
safely sterile IF. III i /. ri
The hairpin, Or, Rugh Gays, may be
used either in Its e.',rs shape or
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
8 DEATHIS PAIN. ESS
Victims q Volcanic EruptIons Physical rorture

It is q common mistake that the
victims Of volcanic eruptions suffer
great pain before death comes to
their relief. u The fact is that - the
great majority are not touched by the
molten lava or scorched by the show
ers of fire until after life has been
extinguished by other agencies. The
newspaper accounts suggest direct
burning or overwhelming with the
volcanic dust. This material is com
monty called ashes, but it is not cor
restly described by that word: it is
usually rocky matter, fnel divided
by explosive action. 49,.
A: considerable proportion of the
deaths might be due to suffocation by
noxious gases. Among such would be
carbon dioxide, commonly called car.
bonic: acid, and sluphurous acid. The
former is not actively poisonous and
would not be the tcause of death I'm.
less present. in considerable proper
ton, but the latter gas is highly ir.
respirable, and even a small proper
ton will render air so irritating that
suffocation must ensue. We have but
meager reports from those who have
been near enough to great volcanic
eruptions to appreciate the actual
conditions. One of the most famous
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Instances Of Curious
Frev2og2ffi0r7s Of DeQf6

"Premonitions of death are often
secuted at" said well-known Wash
ington newspaper man, "but there are
occasionally authentic instances aris-
ing which raise doubts as to whether
there may not be, after all, some sort
of indefnable spiritual phenomena in
the incidents.
ut may be recalled that a we'll
known chief of division in one of the
Departments In apparent perfect
health on the last day he appeared
at the Office, died recently of apo
plexy on that night. l have since
learned that on the evening in ques-
ton, shortly before he retired, a
large dog in the household set up
such a prolonged and dismal bowling
in his yard that he went out with a
revolver, under the superstition that
there might be intruders proving
about, although the dog howled and
did not bark. The dog refused to
stop bowling upon the appearance of
his master, and followed him in the
house, whining and showing evidence
of distress, looking up into the Off
calls face in such peculiar manner
that the members of the family at
the time thought it exceedingly
strange. The dog continued to fol-
low his master about the house, act
ing strangely in the manner have
described. On the following morning
the official was found dead in his
room.
''The above incident is curious
| fact, as is also the following, and
while not of startling ghostly inter-
est, is also local to Washington, the
parties being members of my own
family.
| Some time ago my wife's mother
started on journey to California.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Air is admitted through the real
mast and circulates throughout the
boat. This air tube is, however, auto
matically closed when the boat is be
meath the surface of the water, and
the coming tower is completely GOV,
cred by means of a hydrostatic piston.
open to the water at the bottom OF
the boat, the pressure of the water at
the increased depth forcing up the pis
ton, which actuates a lever to force
a valve over the air tube opening
thus preventing the entry of water
through it.
The same motion of the piston op.
crates levers connected to a valve in
the compressed air tank in the bot
tom of the boat, opening it and thus
allowing a fine stream of air to issue
therefrom. into the boat, and supply.
ing the operator with fresh air. As
the boat again reaches the surface the
pressure on the hydrostatic piston is
released because there is less depth
of water and the air tube is again
opened and the air tank valve closed.
The torpedo is fired by compressed
air, but on leaving it's casing the pro.
polling mechanism of the projectile is
set in motion, and it starts off under
it's own power for the mark.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

One man with deadly torpedo
floating about beneath the surface of
the water.
The torpedo charged so that it will
blow great warship to destruction;
the man provided with means by
which to discharge his dangerous
weapon in a way to do the most
harm.
Such is the latest of all torpedo
boats-a one-man affair, not larger
than large fish, and yet as effective
In it's purposes, if the theory of it's
inventor is correct, as one OF the Hol-
land submarine boats.
The man who has perfected this
offensive and invisible destroyer is
Thomas J. Moriarity, for many years
the mechanical expert in the employ
Of the United States government at
the torpedo station at Newport
Mr.. .Moriarity was long ago i'm
pressed with the idea that the only
way by which to make the action Of
the torpedo actually certain was to
put an experienced operator inside it;
for, while it's automatic machinery
operates with almost human intelli-
gence, there is no certainty that it
will on long ranges do exactly what is
required of it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Several days after her departure an
elderly cclored woman, who had been
a slave in her family, having been
raised with my wifes mother, called
at tle house. As in similar instances
in the South, there had been warm
attachments between former mistress
and slave, which had continued
through life. she declared she had
been warned that my wife's mother
had died at an early hour on that
morning on the train. When asked
whether she had received a telegram
to that effect she replied that she had
not, but that at the hour in question
she had been awakened by the ring
ing of the front door bell. In re-
no one on the steps in each instance,
the bell having been pulled three sue
cessive times. Her house, by the
way, was on downtown street, and
was recently razed to make room for
a business structure.
AT about 10 o'clock on the morn
ing of the day when the former slave
had communicated the intelligence Of
my wife's mothers death we received
a telegram from the officials of the
railroad, dated from a far western
state, announcing her sudden death
at about the hour: when the colored
companion of her early childhood
had heard the pulls at the bell Had
the bell been r,ng during the ordi-
nary hours of the day we would have
attached no Importance to the former
slaves assertion of a spiritual vista
ton from the deceased lady, but as
it was at about o'clock in the morn
ing the incident has ever been one
of more than usual interest in our
family. If the pulls at the bell were
not supernatural they were assuredly
a strange coincidence"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
New Arrangement of Stars in the Flag
"A HISTORICAL AND SYMMETRICAL PLAN
TO BEFORE CONGRESS-

For years the lack of symmetry and
historical significance in the arrange
ment of the stars on the blue field of
our national flag has been a subject
Of comment among observing patriots.
Fourteen years ago ]. R. Stahlnecker
Of Silverton, COL, commenced working
out the idea, but never arrived at a
when design was evolved, and the
question of it's adoption will be
brought before congress.
1t was work requiring more
pears. With a given number of stars
to get design that would commem.
crate the greatest number of events
in the history of the country and
yet secure symmetrical and artis-
tic effect, was the task Mr.. Stahlneck-
err set for himself
The center group of thirteen stars
represents in his flag the thirteen
original states at the close Of the
Revolution, or at the time of the adop.
ton of the constitution. The outer
circle of twenty-three stars represents
the states admitted between that time
and the close of the civil war. The
great seal of the United States is
thirteen and the encircling wreath of
twenty three.
It is intended that these three great
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
DIDN'T PRESS THE QUESTION
So Negro Was Spared Saying Ian.
-1ts.> tern Was uniighted. ~ &.

T Senator Daniel OF Virginia was at
one time counsel for. i small South
srn railroad At 8 point on the line
where It CROSSED = prominent high,
way they had an old negro Waterman,
whose duties consisted In warning
travellers Of the d approach Of trains.
One night 4 farmers " wagon was
struck, causing 9 bad accident. The
railroad company was of course sued
TOR damages and at the trial the old
darby was the chief witness for his
|employ He answered the ques-
lions put to him IN 4 clear, direct man
nor, Among them was the query
~ o whether he surely \ swung his
[iantern across the road when he sa,w
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

membership Of statehood at the pres;
ent time.
AS New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory come in their
stars may be placed in the extreme
corners outside the groups of two
thus forming triangle. If the time
comes, says the Denver Post, when
Alaska or Hawaii desires admission
as a state, stars may be placed mid
way on each side of the field, in line
with the groups of two at the cor
ners, making a second wreath and not
detracting from the symmetry Of the
arrangement
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features shall not be changed. The
first event brought the flag into ex-
istence; the second, the admission of
twenty-three more states and the civil
war, made the life of the nation
doubly secure; the. third, the repre-
sentation of the great seal of the
United States, is regarded as appro-
pirate.
The stars outside the circle of
twenty-three represent the states ad-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

The troubles of the Kansas farmers
are proverbial. Generally it's. a
drought or insects cutting the crops.
But this time it is a lack of hands
to harvest the wheat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Young King Alfonso's troubles are
only beginning. He has now to 20
out and look for a wife and there are
at least dozen different persons who
are to decide just whom he must
marry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
lURED BY A LIGHT.
A Calcium Carbide Lamp Traps Vine
ward Pests.

A Calcium Carbide Lamp Traps Vine.
yard Pests.
For several years past the vineyards
in the important wine growing dis.
trict of Beaujolais have suffered great.
~ from the attacks of numerous flying
insects; the most important of which
is known as the pyralid. Last year
says the Electrical Review of London
a series of experiments was carried
out in one of the large vineyards to
see if the insects could be caught by
bright lights burning at night. An
apparatus was constructed, consisting
of an acetylene generator holding
about six ounces of calcium carbide.
Over this was q circular metal dish
about twenty inches in diameter, and
over this at height Of about eight
inches single acetylene Jet giving q
small, bright light at about ten candle
power. This light the carbide was SUI.
ficient to keep burning Tor six or eight
hours. In q basin a layer OF water was
placed, and on top of this q layer 81
kerosene or some other cheap oil. OF
which about two fluid ounces were re.
quired. These machines were set UP
about $50 yards apart and were .set
In motion 81 dusk, preferably OH DUR
nights. On the first night one lam,
caught 1000 pyralids and 21S maoths
Of other kinds. During July the lamtlL
averaged 3, 200 insects per lamp Del
night. The expense of the: lamps Sc
reported to have been two cents pei
night each, III about two and hall
cents per night per acYe. It is said
that this method sof catching noxious
/ Insects is more efhcacious than any
method which has been tried before
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

An eastern physician says that mem
bers CT his profession can be bribed
and that they will do lot for
money" Here is man who knows
he has his price and does not wish to
be selfish about it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

The man who invented the rollton
desk died yesterday; but the man
who comes down to the office with
out his keys is still doing business at
various old stands.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

The news that King Alfonso's
mother has advertised for bids for. a
daughter-ip-law causes the sad realtza.
ton that the youthful ruler of Spain
Is denied the autocratic Irritation priv.
ileges enjoyed by the summer resor.
Voux.W Loan. III ~ r. y III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Reginald Vanderbilt did not receive
4 diploma with his class at Yale be-
cause he missed one of his examina-
lions. This incident proves that even
q young millionaire may have q few
troubles money cannot avert. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

A Kansas girl says that nothing
makes her so mad as to have a grass
hopper crawl up and down her back
just as her lover has come to the
proposing point.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Young Mr.. Rockefeller is now talk
ing to his Sunday school class about
the folly of striving for gold. It GER
tainly is foolish to wear ones life out
that way If you can get q father to
do the work for you.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

New Jersey business men who have
organized a vigilance committee to
drive out the anarchists should be
careful not to adopt methods made un-
popular by the latter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Young Teddy Roosevelt has received
prize at Groton for punctuality.
There Is nothing more worthy of q
prize than that same punctuality. as
any man who has ever agreed to meet
his wife at a given time and place will
admit s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Herbert Spencer is shocked at what
he calls the decentralization" of the
world. He has evidently been study
ing the newspaper accounts of college
hazings.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

An OHIO court has decided that
diamonds are not wearing apparel.
Ladies contemplating pilgrimage to
the bankruptcy court should take no.
tice.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

A Colorado girl has declined to mar
ry man because heis wealthy. Here
is vindication for Senator Dolliver,
who says the poor are the only ones
who have a chance.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Kaiser Wilhelm wants the comic
papers to quit poking fun at him. In
return the papers ought to require the
kaiser to quit making speeches.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

The new King of Saxonyis 70 years
old. There seems to be one place
left where the boys aren't getting all
the good jobs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

The news that John w. Gates
made light of his million dollar
bet'' is not exactly reassuring to the
other fellow.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

They are having trouble in Ven
ezuela again. The people down there
must have returned from their sum.
mer vacations.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

We always like to see the barkeeper
at the front door; it is sign he is
rot busy-AtchisOn Globe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Russell Sage has gone back to bust
ness much cheered by the knowledge
that ne saved carfare during his re-
cent Illness
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Herr Most is going to spend year
at Sing Sing. The only regret is. that
he cannot take all his followers with
him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

One of the curious freaks of nature
is found in the fact that seventeen
year locust natures in about thirty
rainutes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

This is a pity, since we want them,
too, and are cut after them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

When all the school children are
turned loose long-suffering bachelors
may agitate for monument to Herod.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

If England wants new navy, Uncle
Sam is in excellent shape to submit
plans and estimates,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Numbers of young persons who
want to be angels are achieving their
ambition by rocking roWboats.
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the train coming. to which he re-
piled: -. y 542E. Z. II ==s
deed / did, sah.''' sg ..s # A@E7 ~ :
The railroad company won the suit
and Mr.. Daniel took occasion later to
compliment his witness on his excel
lent testimony The old fellow was
'profuse in thanks. but before they,
parted. bluntly said 4: #. z=.z. I B J
Il ordy, Marse Jonn, sho' was
skeered when dat lawyer Gin to &
me bout de lantern. Twas afeared he
was goin' 70 II. Ak Is It was III or
not, cause de Oil In IT done give out
some time before de- axdent. :. IL