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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

sentenced. It's laid heavy on my
mind, and when I found it could b.
fixed up so could come and tell, was
glad. There was one reason in par.
ticular why I was so glad" His eyes
rested upon the prisoner an instant as
he spoke. His lock was steady, anG
his voice, while low, was perfectly dis
tinct. "She's told what she knew, and
she's brought me where am he con.
tinued. ''She's done her duty, and I'm
ready to do mine. A mans got duty
even if he stands within the shadow
of the gallows." The woman's counsel
glanced up quickly here-the phrase
was distinctly suggestive of Howard s
rumbling periods.
"And I'm going to tell all I know" "
went on Thome, land it's this" He
paused an instant, and there was a
slight smile upon his face as he met
the gaze of the prosecutor. "Nobody's
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
HOUSEHOLD HINTS,

Pickles should be examined every
month and soft pieces removed.
Black cotton hose should be dried
and ironed on the wrong side to pre-
vent fading.
The occasional addition of little
sugar keeps pickles good and i'm
proves them.
kitchen stool on which to sit
While washing dishes is a great boon
TO delicate women
Printed letters may be removed from
flour sacks by soaking them in butter
milk before washing.
Red tablecloths keep their color if a
little borax is added to the rinse water
and they are dried in the shade.
Cob ashes, rubbed dry on a copper
tea-kettle, and then quickly rubbed Off
with a piece of newspaper, gives a fine
polish.
Tolks Of eggs left over when the
whites only are needed will keeh for
several days if they are covered with
cold water.
Stove blackinH mixed with soap and
water will produce a finer polish and
stick better than when mixed with
clear water.
Mud stains on dark dresses, when
they will not yield to the clothes brush
generally disappear when rubbed with
raw potato.
BoraN dissolved in little water and
added to cold starch, will help to
stifen the linen, make it glossy, and,
besides, prevents the starch from adj
herring to the iron.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
POSTSCRlPTS.

Most men like to be told that they
are working too hard.
Most actors would rather have long
run than short walk.
It's funny that a frost" makes a
theatrical manager hot
Fortune smiles on some people, but
TO the majority she gives the laugh.
Riches have WINGS" sagely OBJ
served the wise guy. Eyes; and it's
good thing they have" remarked the
simple mug. 1T enables some people
to feather their nests.''
"As rule,'' says the Manayunk phil
osopher, 1.-The man who's not afraN to
stand up for his rights is generally the
kind of ~: man who thinks he Nas a
right to anything he wants. H. [<: FL s-zs
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BARREN EWES.

An English writer says: It is no,
uncommon to find a few barren ewes
IN the flock. Some rams leave mo:e
tnan Others. Just before the lambine
season commences, any that may be
suspected Of being barren should be
PICKED out and tested. There are sew
eral o1nerent ways Of detecting bar.
rem ewes. The first thing that would
naturally strike the eye Of the shep-
nero or an experienced flockmaster,
would be their light walk, flatness Of
sloes; and lightness of belly, as COM
p1ieo WIN other ewes. Any dirt about
10 TALL IS often a sign Of barrenness.
ou' none OF these indications are to
oe relled upon in case of the eve
oelng late lamber. II these suspect.
ca ewes be drawn out and put on a
n1sn; oanky field, the barren ones will
usually De exceedingly active, and will
commence butting and skipping. A
eve IN lamb rarely skips. however
mucn she may be enticed to Join in
tne run by barren one. This skip
pug IS a very sure test. A fine day
snou1d be selected. and there are GER
tam nelds on every farm, in which
tney are more likely to reveal the
secret tnan others. The shepherd. as
ru1e' knows them we'll. It often
happens that they skip when with
tnelr own flock, but are more likely to
10 SO when with younger sheep.
Anotner test is to turn the eve and
examine the udder II barren, she
VII! snow no signs of secreting milk,
Will usually have waxy matter devel-
opeo IN the wrfnkled skin around the
uooer' and the wool will generally be
stronger in growth than that on an
ln-lamb eve. If these barren ewes are
IN good condition, or can be got in
good condition quickly, it is often ad
VlsaDle to sell them in the fleece.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

One day DR.. Parr, whose wit has
lived century after him, meeting
Lord Erskine, with whom he was
friendly, said: "Erskine, l mean to
write your epitaph when you die"
Doctor" answered the great lawyer,
lit is almost temptation to commit
suicide This recalls another story.
Gibbon, the historian, had rival in a
French physician for the favor of a
titled lady, and the doctor was one
day annoyed by Gibbons monopoliz-
ing the lady's company. when my
Lady Elizabeth Foster is made i'll bv
your twaddle,' said the doctor in a
loud tone, II will cure her, And
when my Lady Elizabeth Foster is
dead from your prescriptions" said
the historian, II will immortalize her.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
ORIGIN OF FAMOUS SAYINGS.

Men are led by trifles. ''-Napoleon~
History is the true poetry."-Car-
lyle.
'None but the brave deserve the
fair."-Dryden.
'1ndolence is the paralysis of the
soul."-Lavater.
Nothing can be beautiful which is
not true '-Ruskin. ..'. = =
Earth hath no sorrow that heaven
cannot heal."-Moore. -
Better be first in village than Sec
ond in Rome. Caesar.
children have more need of models
than Of critics. SCHUBERT
What makes life dreary is the want
of motive ''-George Eliot
Put your trust in God, and keep
your powder dry."-Cromwell.
Fortune does not change men; it
only unmasks them."-Mme. Ricco-
boni.
1T is only in society that mans
powers can have full y."-Schopen-
hauer.
Orthodoxy is my doxy, heterodoxy
is another mans doxy.'' bishop War
burton.
ITO die for truth is not to die for
ones country, but to die for the
world. Jean Paul.
It was Sir Matthew Hale who re-
marked, when rogues fall out, honest
men get their own
"Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones,'' is another
saying credited to James l.
The French Ava assign to Marechal
Villars, taking leave of Louis XIV,
this aphorism: defend me from my
friends. I can defend myself from my
enemies''
THE proof of the pudding is in the
eating of it, a saying by which James
|. is said to have cut short a pane
gyric OF Buckingham on a new kind of
pudding, while he plunged his knife
into it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

In a police court in Manila not long
ago there appeared white American.
an American negro, Spaniard, Fill
pino and Chinaman. The five stood
up before the Judge in row and the
combination looked like congress Of
nations. The American accused thu
PHILIPPINE of stealing his trunk, which
contained SIS. The negro; and Span.
lard were there to testify that: the
trunk had been stolen, while the
Chi9aman was a rank outsider, who
was there for beating caribou and
stood up with the bunch thinking it
was his case, The Judge carried the
case over to give the Filipino chance
to summon an East Indian and a Jan:
anese for witnesses. 49,. 49,. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

guilty for the murder of Jim Haskell
but me, and she-she's as innocent-as
Mr.. Howard himself"
The crowd was fairly stunned by this
unexpected declaration. That anything
less than an discriminating disclosure
was to follow had been undreamed Of.
All eyes instinctively sought the states
attorney. That officer was on his feet
wild with discontinue and rage.
do you mean to say" he had furi-
ously begun, when his words were lost
as the voice of Thome rang through
the hall like trumpet.
1T isn't what you expected, is it Mr..
Lawyer Howard? You thought because
she told the truth about me you'd get
me here to maybe swear her life away.
And you thought your brides would
make ne do it. Why, Judge, this man
offered me MY life to go back on her.
He told me he could handle the GOV
ernor like child and that he'd make
him sign pardon if Id say she put
me up to it. AS if twenty lives and
pardons could ever make me do that"
Then he turned toward the jail Of
ticials. II am done," he said, I'VE
might as we'll go back
The assemblage was quiet for mo-
ment, and then someone with q finer
appreciation of dramatic effect than
decorum proposed three cheers and the
hall rang with instant clamor It was
an uproar too vast for the efforts CT
the court officials to suppress. It wuv
the glorif1cation of what was regardu1
as undoubted perjury and Of convict
ed murderer-but of one who had be,-
come hero because, despite all brides
ne had shielded and screened the
woman who had betrayed him.
She cid not even give him d glance
as he was led out. Her whole soul
was concentrated in the expression OF
smiling insOlence with which she ia
Vored the outraged prosecutor 1t was
smile that later became a badge OF
triumph as the twelve good men and
true delivered the verdict of acquittal
that enabled her to leave the court
room-an Innocent Proclaimed. It
should be added, however, that there
was disposition to enlarge upon the
theme of ingratitude among the groups
that delayed to gossip in the court.
house yard, and that In the evening
the gentlemen Of the jury called upon
the indicated widow and suggested
the advisability of her prompt depart
ure from St. Anne's
And two weeks later the county seat
again became a Mecca. 1t was the
day set for expiation, and the natives
had begun to jog into town hours be-
fore sunrise. There was something
more than merely morbid curiosity in
the throng that clustered about the lit
tie jail yard, and swarmed over the
hillside at it's rear, and the belief that
Thome in this last scene would prove
worthy of the prestige he had earned
was fully realized. It was crowd
that fingered thoughtfully long after
justice had been done and that nodded
approvingly at an observation of the
sheriffs.
"Gentlemen," said that officer, II dc
not propose to deduce any morals on
this sad occasion, but what LIDO intend
is to be present at the BURIAL
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
Pinchfns In.

A bulletin of the Tennessee Exneri
ment station says: There is a prac.
tlcal application of this law of growth
Plnchlng is an old practice, employed
to maintain symmetrical DEVELOPMENT
IN young trees. When a shoot length
ems more rapidly than it's fellows tn.
tree is apt to grow one-sided. B,
plnchlng out the top Of such a shoo1
its progress is stopped for a time. and
the other branches grow on, thu:
equallzing the parts of the crown
Oftentimes the same branch will re.
qulre stopping several times before thu
others overtake it. Every time &
shoot is pinched the first effect is tt
cause buds Immediately below, to be-
cone more mature than would have
happened had the branch been unin
]ured. Pinching, then, not only per.
mlts other shoots to overtako thu
plnched one, but has an important in
nuence upon the future growth of the
shoot thus stopped-the operation per-
fecting the buds below and maxine
them more certain to form branches
than they would otherwise. 1t be-
comes Important to remove or encour.
age these growth. according to thei1
effect in the symmetry of the crown.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
The Young Swine Raiser,

A liking for the business of raisins
swine is one of the first things neces.
sary to make successful swine raiser
1t is OF no use for man to 20 into
the business if he hates the hog. The
interest the man has in his swine is
soon seen in the way he cares 70,
them. If he really likes them anc
cares for their comfort they will BIZ
made comfortable, even at a good
deal of expense in labor to himself
Pick out our most successful swine.
ralsers and watch them about the:1
own yards. That tells the story. Il
would be well if every young mar
gong into the hog raising business
could serve all apprenticeship CT 6
few days to the man in his ne;ghbor.
hcod that has been raising swine sue.
cessfully. He might learn gen+lerzs:
and few other things that would re-
dound to the interest of the animals t.
be brought under his care. No matte,
how much beginner may know abou
halanc d rations, carbohydrates, bro
teins and nutrients, he can still learn {
good deal of the applied variety O.
science from any old breeder.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
TRUE SAYINGS.

Being a fnancier is letting somebody
else make money for you i. .5Ss...|#ss r
Dynamite can't blow a man in pub
lie life SO high as too much talking. II
It is vain giving men their rights
unless you give them Righteousness
+ To enjoy the sublime respect of his
wife a man must make her believe that
the easiest thing for him to do is I'd.
make money. sE $. S Il.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

Referring to the growing habit Of
cigarette smoking among certain fash
ionables of both sexes the London
Chronicle tells OF a little English
school girl who was parsing a sentence
aloud and stopped at the noun "smok-
ing" singular number" suggested
the patient teacher. singular num-
her," droned the. pupil, obedientlv
common gender" "Not common.
DEAR" corrected the lady, and waited
expectantly. But it can't be mascu-
line, anyhow" cried the child of thu
period, cause, you see, mummy
smokes as much as daddy" -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
Why Some Feeders Lose bIonev.

Andrew NJ. Soule says: Not long ago
gentleman visiting the university
farm, and being present when the
steers were fed, picked out what he
regarded as the three best animals in
the bunch. AS matter OF fact, these
were the three most inferior animals
and had made the poorest gains of
any. This gentleman was then feed
ing 100 cattle of his own. It certainly
would not be surprising if a man with
so little knowledge of animal value as
indicated by exterior developments
should make failure of cattle feed
ing. =, III. z r b.. r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

The greatest and most vital mower =,
influencing life is personality. It IS
greater than law, instruction or exam
ple.-Lymanf Abbott. :. ~ s=$5< I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
Jenny Haskell was the wavward

Jenny Haskell was the wayward
wife,"
Is my witness, your honor" he ex-
planned, and then generously, Call
William Thome.''
The tension was acute as the man
took the stand. 1t was evident in the
agitation Of the kindly, patriarchal
Judge, in the feverish alertness of the
reporters; in the hungry interest of the
:ountry-folk; Ind even in the unblink-
ing gaze Of tie negroes who hung over
the rail at the rear in stolid beatitude.
The prisoner was livid and stared ap-
pealingly at the witness.
Judge" began the latter slowly,
"I've been doing a heap of thinking
sva- this business since I've BEEN
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03
A Popular Fallacy.

A strongly intrenched popular fall
lacy, often exposed but constantly be-
ing revived, is that sulphur is a valu-
able remedy against insects when put
into holes bored into the trunks OF
trees, the idea being that the sulphur.
when plugged in, is carried up by the
movement OF the sap into the
branches and distributed in the. foil
age, rendering the latter. distasteful to
insects. In point of fact the sulphur
remains exactly where it is placed, and
is Of no possible advantage from an
insecticide standpoint or any other,
and furthermore the treatment is
mischievous in that it Injuries to that
extent the soundness Of the trunk
Bull, IS, Texas Station ~ 8 LII =
Work and sleep, the two periods Of
1nconscio BUSINESS Of self, are the two.
periods Of happiness" : =>z. =.-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

A stiff soil, owing to, it's great re-.
':entive power, is mot well suited for
irrigation. 81 rf. E. * s =* ze ss@s5s h
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-05-03

An empty purse is the insurance pol
icy of bachel0~hood. II .5% nd. e {s 4 i
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

The best lunch, the best beer, the best people, the best of everything at the Seat tle Saloon-for gentlemen onlv
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
SHOT DEAD
American Officials Have a
 Fatal Quarrel.

Especial Dispatch to The Dllly Alaskan.l
 Guatamala City, Nov. 22.-wlIlI m Fitzgerald, United States eousIl at this city, was shot and instantly kiIlct today by Godirev Hu ter, Jr., son Df the United States minister, today. The cluse for the shooting has not been le.Tned. Hunter has taken refuge ln ihs legation building and refuses to be arrested. Huntef Is from Kentucky and his father w. Godirev Hunter. minister to Guatamala and Hon durass, was the republican leader In that state during the time it was unief 6 ntrol Of that party.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
ON REEF
United States Transport
 IEgalls Comes to Grief.

Especial Dispatch to The Daily Aaskan.l
 Manila, Nov. 22.-Advices received to- day convey the information that the Unltei States transport Ingalls,, with Gen. Miles on board, Is aground on reef in Legasp harJor on the West coast of Southern Luz5n. lt Is claimed that the ship Is ln DO danger less a storm should occur before she Is gotten of the rect. Legaspl Is about 200 miles from MlnIIa, overland. The Ingalls, was taking Gen. Miles on hls tour of inspsctioI when she r-n ground.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
DUNSMUIR CABINET STEPS
 DOWN AND OUT
British Columbia Coal King Resigns to Pre- vent An Election and Col. Geo. Prior
 Is Forming a New Cabinet

ioI politics and for many years represented a Victoria constituency in the Dominion parliament, to which he was elected tho last tine at the general election, NOvembe- 7, 1900. His election methods were ques- lIonsd and he resigned. Al the by election he was defeated by Mir. Riley, the liberal candidate. He was subseQu ntly chosen to The rrovl elal parliament at bY-elee lion and was at Once given a place In the cabinet.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
[speeIal pI.pateh to DlIIy AIaskln.l

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskin.l
 Victoria, B. C, Nov. 22.-PremIer Dunsmulr, the head of rhe Dominion gov emment, resigned today and a rev cabinet Is being formed by Col. George PrIor min lstsr of mines in the DunsmuIr cabinet. The resignation of Dunsmulr WI present. ed In order to prevent being forced 10 an election.
 The new premier Is an old Victorian. He is a conssrvi tive party man in D5min-
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
THEY SAIL
Dolphin and Dirigo
 Left Last Night.

Especial Dispatch to The Daily Alaskan.1
 Sc title, Nov. 22 The only two salllngs from here for the N rlh today were :hose of the Alaska Steamship Complnv's fleet, Both the Dolphin and Dirlgo sail with good cargoes and the former had f.ir list Sf passengers.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
YALE WINS.
Harvard Football Players
 Go Down to Defeat.

Special Dispatch to The Daily AaslSan.l
 New Hav,n, Nov. 27.-Ylle defeated Harvard by score of 9 to O To m exciting and we'll played game of football day, thus almost sxattly reversing the lesori.made last year when Harvard won by a score of z2 to O.
 Today's was the I7th annual game played between Yale and x ward and It makes tLe Iz,h victory for the blue, Harvard has eluied the crimson tO victory, however in three of the last five games.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Dawson wire Down

The heavy iall of snow of which Sk0g- Wy 2 { the t7il nd, r.ised havoc n the inside. The snow being 80 heavy tls wires of the Dominion service went down anl Dlws7n Is cut off from outside conn mu1ieatIon.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
GETS IT
GOmpers Is President of Fed
 eratiOn of LlbOr.

Special Dispatch to the Daily Alaskan'l
 New Orleans, Nov. 2z.-S musl GonI- psrs stlll holds his grip on the affections Of union labor. Re was unanimously re- elected president of the American Fedsfa' tlon of Lab today at this place.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Psttems new In Mating. Peoples.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
.BIC STRIKE TROUBLES MAY
 BE COMPROMISED
AGineg Operators Are Weakening and Now Offer to Give Wages Asked and Reduce
 Hours. Recognition Still Open.
Lsp.el.I DI.r.leh lo 10. DaIIy Ala.I1aal

lhs union men, and these have been m { hllf way. ltis also understood that the operators have offered to advance tie wages to the per cent. demanded by the unions and to reduce the working hours 10 nine hours day. The questions that are sull open to discussion are th,ss Of recog- hilton of the union ant permission to have unonrsprsssntailves to watch the weigh ing.
 Il has been suggested by those who are watching the proceedings that the strong elss made out by President Mitchell while on the stand had somsti Ing to do in bring. ing ,he operators to suggest a compromise.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
WAR IS orr
Peace Treaty Signed at the
 Isthmus.

Especial Dispatch to The Daily Alaskan.l
 Plnama, Nov. 22.-The war thit has been raging ln this section for several months has ended. A treaty of peace be- tween the Columbian republic and the commanders Of the insuneetlOnlsts, was signed today. The terms Of peace were practically agreed upon last night. The rvolulionls,s surrendered, but are granted amnesty, and they will be received with sll the honors of war.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Tge best people in the eltv patronlze the Seattle saloon, lt serves only the bSSt oi everything.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
Tor Winter !!
Purity in Prescriptions.

YouTl appreciate thc v,.ue o' rure rrt1-r.1u'1s. irrnura prascrptors arc c1rg.rcus "etite .c-'1 eafa in compromising and u-o Qn.I ule pJrtl, cIati
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
wm Set Another Hydrnnt

another of the new cltv fire hydrants will be set today, at the etrner of Third avenue and State street. The one there at the present time has become disabled.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Grips and vaIIees 9, cIaysOu g.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23
For Sale. Old PapOrS

O.d papers asc bundle at this office. If
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-11-23

Sdanlon, PJ., Nov. 22,-The troubles between the mine workers and the operators In the anthracite regions may be compromised. The operators and the leaders Of the unions have suddenly began showing a more conslllltorv spIrl', and negotiations are now in full swing that my lead to a complete settlement The arbitration commission hls adjourned uatIl De, smber 2 b await the result of the con- ferenees that are ln progress.
 The first hint of a compromise " s made this morning, lt Is understood that upon the termination of the testimony of Mitchell, the operators made advances to