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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06

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8 OLD SOLDIERS STORY
Re6ular Effectually Darnpens tho Joy Of Successful
z*#%S% @#5z@# West Point Cadet


= One of the recent graduates of
West Point tells this story: -
II fell in with an old army officer
after the exercises. He looked me
over and asked me good many ques-
lions. Among others he aske1 how
i came to be appointed and 1 told him
that it came about in the usual way.
"A recommendation does not nee
essarily mean merit he said.
81 assented to this. ...
~ do not think that passing an ex-
animation always means merit he
added as a crusher.
Il said I supposed not. had re-
solved that I would not violate any of
the rules by getting into an argument
with an old regular, now on the re-
tired list.
knew q young man who got
here he continued. Just after the
civil war, because re was mentioned
by the commanding officer in an en-
gagement, for bravery, and the
youngster never intended to be brave
he did it because he did not know
what he was doing, or because he
could not help it. He. is dead now and
do not mind telling you about it.
"'He was at headquarters in the
Army of the Potomac, and as he was
a good sort of a fellow he got in with
a general of one of the. divisions who
lived pretty high. He and this young
man went on a bat on one occasion.
Not to speak unexpectedly of the
dead the young man got as drunk as
a sailor on shore leave.
"'While he was in that condition
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
HE LIKES FRIED POTATOES.
Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorite

Grand Duke Alexis Has a Favorite
Dish, So They Say.
Grand Duke Alexis of Russia is
very fond of fried potatoes, and dur
ing his recent visit to Paris he was
wont to buy few every day from a
woman in the street and to eat them
beside her stall.
The woman did not know him, but
as he paid her in princely fashion,
she was very anxious to find out who
he was. y
II can tell you who he u.s." said a
neighbor one day. "He is Grand
Duke Alexis, uncle of the car and
one of the greatest men in Russia"
Utterly amazed, the woman asked:
I'm heavens name, how should I ad-
dress him."
"Oh, call him Your Excellency,' or
Your Royal Highness," was the an
swer.
The woman resolved to do so, and
the next day, as she was sprinkling
some salt over the smoking potatoes
which the grand duke had bought,
she said: II can recommend them to
your royal highness, for l know your
excellency has never tasted better
potatoes"
The grand duke burst out laughing,
and paid more for the potatoes than
he had ever paid before, but he was
annoyed at finding himself recognized
and never returned to buy another
potato.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Standing on the Bias.

), During the trial of street railway
damage. suit in one of the circuit
branches of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia a few days ago
an important eyewitness of the acct
dent took the stand in the person, Of
an elderly colored man. The plaintiff
had been injured while the car was
at a street crossing, and one Of the at
torneys was endeavoring to elicit from
the witness just where the latter was
standing lat the moment the plaintiff
was struck by the car. .I3s n zz5
I +: :'""AsI understand you,"" remarked the
attorney, after q number Of questions
had been asked you were standing
at the street corner. diagonally oppo
site the point where the accident oc-
CURED. 4. s.5 s5:3ss b.
70, sir. wasn't t, !" declared the Wit
ness. .sI guess = was standing kinder
sort e. on the bias from the spot. :
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the division got orders to 60 to the
+ front and this young fool was put IN
the saddle and told to go in the other
direction. But the engagement came
on quickly and the horse on which
he sat being like Jobs war charger.
smelled the battle and turning, dash
ed into the thick of the fight. ! :. D
1.-THE young fool who rode him
had just enough sense to hang on and
the horse plunged and neighed into
the fray: It was a miracle that horse
anG rider came out of it alive.
"'The commander of the division
witnessed what related, and in his
report to Grant he made special men.
ton of the daring Of the fellow. The
result was that the fellow was ap.
pointed a cadet. He was a graduate,
I believe, of the Missouri university
before he went into the army, so he
was able to pass here.
"sBut what want to impress upon
you, young man, is this, If this fellow
had not been drunk he would have
kept his horse from being 50 reckless.
And in that case he might not have
been mentioned for bravery, and con-
sequently he would not have been ap-
pointed q cadet.
He was a good fellow-peace to
his soul-but he owed his education
by; the government to his horse
"'And to getting drunk I added.
SWELL said the old regular, you
know what Lincoln said when some
body told him Grant got drunk
"And with that he turned away, ev1.
IDENTIFY satisfied with his lecture"
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CURES lPLoMATlc. AMBITION.

"A Short ID erm In the Zanzibar Con
*5< 3 sulship Generally Sufficient. "a
IT. Unde sirable consulships have long
given rise to humorous Incidents. But
Zanzibar, to which the President has
appointed Mason Mitchell, a rough
rider, seems to be In the lead in UNI {
attractiveness, IL the, length OF con-
:sular terms proves any test, says the
Washington correspondent of the New
York Evening Post. Indiana has usu-
ally claimed the honor of furnishing
candidates for this place, but after
the resignation of q man named Rog-
ers of Shoales, the Indiana senator's
notified the President that they were
through with it. They had constitu-
ents who were willing, to take
chances, but the senators were not
prepared to promise that these ven
turesome individuals would stay more
than a month. Before Rogers took
the place it was held for nearly a year
by Bob" Mansfield, at one time pri-
vate secretary to Senator Beveridge,
and now consul at Valparaiso. Mans
field came back, according to Indiana
descriptions, as thin as a toothpick
and as yellow as June butter" He
said he had stuck it out as long as
the insurance company would let him,
and that he returned to save his pre-
NUNS. Before Mansfield, there was
an Indianian named Billheimer, de-
scribed as a husky Hoosier, with a
large nose and frame pickeled iu
maleria. He was cured of diplomatic
ambition in about two months, and
has never asked for a place since.
Before Billheimer, Judge Riley Of Viz
ginia served; he remained as long as
his aversion to the negroes would
permit. Finally, he is said to have
taken gun and emptied load Of fine
birdshot into the dusky natives who
persisted in taking a daily bath In
front of the American consulate,
which, the Judge "allowed," was an
indignity to be resented by this gov
ernment's representative.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Why Faith Could Not Cure.

Why Faith Could Not Cure.
DR.. Herbert w. Spencer tells the
following story of his attempt to cor
ner Christian Scientist:
Every time we met this Scientist
took occasion to scott at medical
science and to dwell upon the won
ders which could be performed
through faith. "You are convinced
that through faith you can do any
thing?" I said to him one day.
eyes, he replied, faith will move
mountains
"A week later he was in my office
with a swollen jaw due to a tooth
ache. What, you here!' I exclaimed,
with feigned establishment.
"'Oh, Doctor he said, 4 have suf-
fered agony all through the night. l
simply can't stand this pain any
longer
"'Have you tried faith?' I said to
him. You know you told me the
other day that faith could move
mountains
"'But this is a cavity, Doctor; this
is a cavity"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Anita's Vow.
BY HARRY G.. CONNOR.

BY HARRY G. CONNOR.
copyright, 1902, by Daily Story Pub. co.,
The old dance hall at Manila,
which "Uncle Sans" soldier boys had
rechristened volunteers Rest" was
..ablaze tonight with gaily colored
lights and lanterns and profusely dec
Grated with the "Stars and stripes"
The boys" were giving "blow.
out"-a sort of farewell one to the
officers and men of the Fifteenth Kan
sas, who were to sail for the States in
a few days.
The Filipino maidens with their
flashing eyes, swarthy skin and fan
tastic garments, as they were whirled
to and fro in the mazes of the civil
lied dance by the "boys" made an at
tractive picture one would not soon
forget
While the revelry was at it's height
stalwart officer, with handsome
native maiden clinging to his arm,
made his way to one of the refresh
ment booths in the rear.
No one paid special attention to
their movements, and if they were, in
deed, noticed at all, it was with
shrug of the shoulders and a smile,
as all the boys had long known OF
the attachment existing between Capt.
Dick Johnston and pretty Anita
Amarillo, daughter Of one of Aguin-
aldo's ex-cabinet members.
'Nita"-"Dick" was bending low
over her chair-"what you ask is i'm
possible l could not live the balance
of my life in this place, besides my
native land holds all that is dear to
me-"
"And I, my Dick, am I nothing to
you? Have you not oft said to me,
MY Nita, you are the flower of this
land and love you so much that 1
shall never part from your All, MY
Dick, did you not teach me to love as
the fair-skinned ladies of your land
love?"
"Yes, yes, Nita, but"-a frown of an
noyance fitted over his countenance
things in the States are far diff
ferent to what they are over here"
my Dick, you are always right;
you must not stay here; you must go
home on the big ship when she comes
and"-a look Of pleading love soften
ing her flashing eyes-"you must take
me with you to your beautiful land"
mo, no, Nita. I don't think that
would do; you would soon tire of our
mode Of living in the stuffy cities, and
long for this open country and grassy
hills. No, the States would not suit
you-you had better remain here''
"You will leave me here, Dick-you
will cast me off-what when my child
comes-no father to see it's dimpled
cheeks no; it must not be; rath-
OR death than that. You swore you
aoved your Nita-you promised you
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Girard Was Considerate.

1iraro was ConSloerate.
One of the sea captains I'm the en-
ploy of Stephen Girard had rural
Yankees fondness for whiting with
his jackknife, and on one trip sue
ceeded in getting away with a large
part Of the rail, although, feeling that
he was not without the artistic sense.
he really regarded the rail as greatly
improved in appearance. When the
vessel came to Philadelphia Girard
went aboard, made a general inspec-
ton in the captains absence, and, as
he was about to return to shore, asked
one of the seamen who had been cut
ting the rail. The seaman told him
the captain, and then, afraid his tell
ing might have unpleasant conse-
quences were the captain to learn of
it in a roundabout way, informed that
official Of the interview with Girard
The captain was in terror of repri-
mand, but, hearing nothing from his
employer, supposed the incident
closed. AS he was about weighing
anchor ready to leave port, a dray-
loaded with shingles drove down to
the wharf, and the driver hailed the
vessel. r
There must be some mistake!
shouted the captain. "Our bill of
ladfng doesn't mention shingles!"
This is where they belong!" sung
back the driver. "Mr. Girard, him
self, told me to deliver them! He
said they're for the captain to whit
tle!" .. .... = =
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has been ringing "a my ears all day"
Poor little Mia, !" he continued,
meditattvely, II did treat her shabby;
but. Jack, l could never have married
her, though wish now Ut had not
wronged her SOL 81 ',. INA. us y i. Il
800 - You will be on time IN the morn.
ing, old fellow as Jack arose to
leave. You have been. my comrade
through everything else, good and
bad. SO it is fitting end that you see
me safely through matrimony: good
night" and with a cynical smile play.
ing over his lips. he. listened to the
echoing Of his friends footsteps, as
they died away through the hallway.
CONSERVATION .reigned supreme at
the Colburn mansion on. the wedding
morn. The bride was becoming hys-
terical despite the comforting words
of her attendants. Such was the state
of affairs when Capt. Jack Dunn ar
rived: Upon learning Dick had not
arrived he fastened to his apartments
with feelings of anxiety in his heart
he could not subdue.
Rushing into Dicks room he sung
out, Come, come, old man, you're
late; the bride is shedding her first
tears for you''-the sight that met his
gaze froze the words on his lips.
Lying on the floor, dressed as he
had been the night before, with q
look of intense horror on his fac~.
was Dick-dead.
AS Jack looked on that countenance
he could not but remember the prov.
erb,
1.-THE wage of sin is DEATH"
Bending over the PROSTATE form
he took from the clenched, cold hand
several long strands of jetty-black
hair.
The daily papers dwelt on the af-
fair as follows:
capt. Richard Johnston, U. S.
Vols, was found dead at hts apart
.ments this morning. Heart failure
was the cause of his sudden demise.
His death is more than sad and pa.
thetic. as he was to have been mar
ried this morning to Miss Nettie Col
Jul WIZ 40 pAOSIA dkOO Will SI10l.
Among Dicks" papers was a let
ter addressed to Jack" written after
Jack had left him the night before
the day set for his wedding, which ran
thus:
my Dear Jack: Nita has troubled
me again-ten minutes after you left; ;
her oath rings still in my ears, and,
old comrade, have a presentiment
that it will be fulfilled. If anything
happens to me guard my past from
the public and know that Nita's VOW
has been kept. Dick"
Jack" reads the letter, and, as he
looks at the strands of hair he had
taken from Dicks" hand that fateful
morning, he knows the truth; whatev-
er passed between Dick and Nita-
spirit or what (O-is locked into his
loyal heart to remain.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
THE EXTREMES OF INCIDENCE.
Japanese Women Of Rank Are the
.@l.<v liz Latest on Earth. ~

"SsoshSA ~ ls@st'> - s''S
a@<<v%@ Latest on Earth. ~
In a recent address in Tokyo
prominent Japanese educator said:
The Incidence Of Japanese ladies is
something amazing. : / know daugh-
ter OF q certain peer, neither an old
court nor feudal peer, but brand
new one, and this young lady's indo-
lence is really beyond the idea Of or
binary; mortals. She will not even
open her mouth Of herself. AS soon
as the time to retire to her bed ar
rives she issues her order, Now I will
retire. and at. at once three or four
maids spread the nderqui1ts, help
her rather make her, for she
simply stands like a dol to change
her clothes, and !. ct last thu girl,
swaddled in her night garner IS put
To- bed Just like q person suffering
from . serious illness and 80 the poor
thing goes to sleep and releases her
maids from their trouble TIL the morn
hs. when tho daily routine Is resum.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Gillette 4 Real sherlock Holme,

Y Gillette a Real Sherlock Holmes. VI
IN. lillian Gillette, whose impersonar
ton OF Sherlock Holmes has become
so famous, has acquired much Of the
cunning OF the character he portrays,
and on being interviewed by the news
paper reporters extracts from Thorn
All they know without himself impart-
Ing any information On his return
from Europe the other day all the Bos-
ton scribes sought to- learn of his u.
tire plans, but wsre obliged to aban-
don the snort. II. & 55s...
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His Sympathy.


A Chicago lady who had a birthday
recently received as a present from
one of her friends a SO bill. Accom-
panying the money was a note in
which the writer, after explaining
that she couldn't think of anything
tasteful to buy and had therefore
sent the cash, made some tender ref
erences to bygone days and dear old
scenes. While the recipient was sit
ting with the bill in one hand and the
letter in the other, and permitted
tears to drip down upon both, her lit
tie son went up to her and, putting
his arms around her neck, tenderly
asked:
"What's the matter, mamma? Isn't
the money good?"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
Oriental LoQic.

A man bought three pounds Of meat
and brought it home to his wife to
cook for dinner, and then went his
way to his place Of business in the
bazaars. The wife was hungry and
ate the meat. -
In the evening the man came home
and asked for his dinner. j
"There is no meat" said the wife,
for the cat ate it, ~ =
Bring the cat" said the man. .and
a pair Of scales" *-@% - 5....s :
Weigh the cat" said the man The
cat weighed three pounds #.~:. !
If this is the cat,". said the man.
where is the meat? And il this the
meat, where is the cat?" -Harper's
Magazine. = ..| Is .>ssa -Sg 3
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ed. First of all she issues to the
maids waiting in her anteroom this
extraordinary order, I shall get up
now, and then the process exactly the
reverse of that OF the night before is
forthwith commenced by the girls.
Day after day this routine is gone
through and the spoiled child Of the
proud upstart peer forces herself
from her mistaken notion as to dig.
nifty to lead the life OF an. invalid
and to cripple the normal develop.
ment Of her body. ss.s 5sr {s. 4: Il B.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06
1 She Was, No s(sordo,, ElIa,,

Several ladies sat in their club !
few evenings ago, >discussing the viz
tues OF their husbands. 53a IS. i:
I aMr. Bingleton, Z said one sc them.
referring to her life partner, never
drinks and never swears indeed. ,a!a
has no bad habits =, II B 81
e. Does he ever smoke T. someone
asked. Z II lss nm 81
Yes ,ts ~ he likes q cigar just after
he has eaten q good meal But sup
pose on & an average he doesn't smoke
more than once . montl q. g 81
III Some of her friend laughed. but
abe t didn't seem 81 undars tand 5.
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want for anything; but, of course, you
can't go with me-
Dick, you made me love you. I
was a good girl till your lying tongue
led me astray. God help me. be-
lieved all you said-believed you loved
me. Now you throw me aside; curse
your white American skin, you have
played with me, ruined me, and
swear by my mother, go and leave me
in my disgrace, and my spirit shall
follow you till my wrongs have been
avenged" and with the air of an out
ragged princess, Nita left him to
ponder over what she had said.
He never beheld her alive again.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06

WHICH, udu USGu uSuGu from the Day
by a4patrol boat, as all that was NOR.
tai of "Nita."
Six months had passed, and to-day
old st. Johns church of Topeka was
thronged with a fashionable Assem-.
blage, it being close to the hour set
for the marriage of Miss Nettie Col
burn, daughter of the Hon. Francis
Colburn, to Capt. Richard Johnston of
the Kansas volunteers, who had lately
returned from the Philippines.
Carriage upon carriage was deposit.
ing it's brightly arrayed occupants at
the door of the old edifice; the gray
haired priest was standing at the
chancel rail; the appointed hour had
arrived and passed: ten, twenty and
now the half hour was here, and still
no bridal couple.
The wedding guests sat in feverish
expectancy; the reverend father, eye
ing the entrance impatiently; when
the doors were thrown open to admit
an officer in full uniform, who hast.
ened to the altar and spoke to the
priest in low tone.
There was look of sorrow on his
kindly old face as he dismissed the as.
semblage with the startling announce
ment that there would be no wedding
to-day"
The evening prior to his wedding
day Capt. Dick Johnston was passing
quietly at his bachelor apartments
with his friend and comrade, Jack
Dunn, captain in the Fifteenth U. s.
Regulars. .
GAS was saying, Jack, tomorrow
should see me the happiest of men;
and yet the recollection Of that affair
with Nita can't get of my mind-1t
almost drives me frantic at times,
"Jack''-Dick's voice was solemn
and tremulous-''I swear to you have
seen her-Nita-, three times this
week, and right here in this ROOM, 4
] "Oh, the devil, Dick" laughed Jack.
you have been tipping too much; late
hours and loss Of sleep will make a.
healthy imagination, you know. @ts s%.3 &
i Damn it, man, how could you have
seen her when she has been dead six
months or more? Did I not see her,
buried in the Old Jesuits' ground at
Man an !? Cheer up, old man; II al.
most believe the nearness st your
wedding day Is making you nervous
! !" Ugh, Jack, Il will never forget her.
threat that night II will never forgive
you. and Il you leave me. my spirit
shall follow you and avenge my
wrongs See. ! hear It nov. Dick: Il.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-09-06

The Chinese general code was
founded 1000 years ago. :; ~ e..
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native maiden on his arm. ~
would wed me in the church as your
people d." and her. form was shaken
by a passionate outbreak Of grief. n
"Come, come, Nita. don't take it 40
hard; you are something fierce. / will
provide for you and see to It. that
when trouble COPIES yqu viii not
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The sight that met his gaze froze the
words on his lips.
The day the transport Freedom left
Manila for home Capt. Dick Johnston
identified the remains of q female,
which had been fished from the bay
by aapatrol boat, as all that was NOR
tai of "Nita."
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-25
OUR LAWS IN A MUDDLE.

just at present Virginia's statute
Jaws are very much mixed up. The
new Constitution went into effect ON
july 10th. but it has not been pos
sioie TO put into operation the laws
required by it as yet. City councils
nnd that they cannot act for several
months, and no franchises can be
granted to cities. The Legislature
sees the need of legislation to put
INTO effect the new Constitution, aud
rs getting through some emergency
oiils which will ease the situation.
The best opinion prevails that
there is no citizen who is qualified to
act as juror In Virginia today, nor
has there been for the last two weeks
One OF the requisites of jury service
is that the juror shall be a qualified
voter. Under the Constitution none
are yet qualified voters, since no req.
istratlon has been had under the
new Constitution.
Delegate Cation, of Alexandria.
holds that under the provision of the
new Constitution no person in Vir-
ginia is qualified to vote, hold office
or serve on jury. His contention
is that the new registration does not
take place untilOctober, and, therefore
no one can qualify himself to vote or
hold Office or serve on a jury before
that time. This view is conquered
in by most of the lawyers.