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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
HAD JOKE ON HOTEL CLERK
New Trick Played on Functionary of
New York House.

New Trick Played on Functionary Of
New York House.
with all his faults" began Mr.. Fair
child, "the hotel man is a first-clasS
fellow, who will go long way to keeT
his guests from being seen by doubt
full guests. recall an instance which
happened to me in New York not LONG
ago. had registered in the morning
and leaving my key at the hotel, came
back again in: the evening. Finding
the night clerk on, but not on to me, !
asked him, giving him my name, if !
was in. Not knowing the number of
my room, I decided this was the way
to find out.
He looked at me rather suspicious.
ly. Evidently the result of his inspec-
ton was not reassuring, for, after max
ing bluff at feeling in my box, he re-
piled quite stiffly:
No, sir, Mr.. Fairchild is not in |
sat down on the lounge, and said calm.
ly:
"'Well, when he comes in please tell
him that he is here looking for him.
self
''The porter carried the clerk up.
stairs. New York Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
AnuelS Were Moultinu,

The late Rev. Charles Ward, at
one time pastor Of Saint Stephens P.
E. Church, Philadelphia, was once
called to parish at Plainfeld, N. j.,
where, after organizing his Sunday
school, he invited the rector emeritus
of the church to address the pupils.
The old gentleman came, and after a
fatherly talk to the children, said:
"Now, little friends, If any Of you
would like to ask any questions about
the Scriptures I will be pleased to
answer them"
Up went the hand of a wee miss OF
six, who asked:
IF the angels had wings, why did
they walk up and down Jacobs lad.
der?" -,
This was a puzzler, but he extricat.
ed himself very cleverly by remark
ing, -, = T@<,s. 49, -.
'Now, perhaps some other little
boy or girl has thought over that mat.
ter, and can give an answer f.:
= cup went the hand Of little urchin
Of seven, whose father was a bird.
fancier. %x s. q :. .E -s55:S -
.''Well, sonny, why was it?'' By g
/. '"Cause they was a-moulting,"'' re.
piled the boy. s=.gs p ,z 4. 1= @a s ~. 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
BY II. J. MORAN
Copyright, 1909, by Daily story Pub. q

direction, on. behalf Of Colonel Henry
sG..eDe Long. His was an influence
that could not be repressed. The local
agency presided over by the mother
in-law kept the public fully Informed
as to the movements of the CAPTAIN
and his wife, each time Identifying the
latter as ''the granddaughter of the
late Colonel Henry G.. De Long" etc,
etc." One. day the mother-in-law
called at the Office and demanded a
personal interview with the editor-in-
chief, as she only dealt with the heads
OF houses when she went out. To him
she conf1ded this:
"The citizens of Auraria remember
with pleasure the marriage of Captain
Randall Fonda and Miss Hortense
Marie. MacOwen.. AS the granddaugh-
ter of the late Colonel Henry G. De
Long, one Of McGinville's most promi-
nent, influential and wealthy citizens,
the bride will be welcomed into our
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
Lucky DAYS.

The belief in the special luck, bad
or good, attaching to certain days of
the week is as old as the hills. Some
great men have believed that particu-
lar days of the month are specially
propitious to them. Napoleon's day
was March 20; Cromwell's was Sep.
TENDER 8; the great emperor Charles
V. was his star in the ascendant on
February "a; and so with others,
But the belief in specially lucky days
of the sweek has been much more gen.
eral than that in certain days of the
month. The mighty and the humble.
the civilized and the barbarous, have
alike shared in this belief. Louis
XIII. of France set store by Friday,
and when he lay dying on a Thursday
vainly longed for a few more hours
of life, which might have brought him
to his lucky Friday. Pope Sixtus V.
had a special regard for Wednesday.
Other great men have liked or feared
this or that day. Many humber peo.
pie share the same feeling, and prob.
ably every day of the week has it's
votaries. Even Friday, which is
much more associated in the popular
mind with ill-luck than with good for
tune, is lucky day to some good
folk.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
GROWTH. or THE BRASS BAND

First One Was Organized in 1885 by
E~ Adoiphe Sax.
AS antiquities go nowadays the
brass band is q very ancient institu-
ton. That is to- say, it's inventor died
in 1894 at the age of 80 There were
horns before Adolphe Sax, to be sure,
but not such horns as we have now.
for they could not play every tune in
every key. They could not even play
a scale in any key. The very first
band entirely of brass was organized
in 1885, and I doubt if any of. the in.
struments then used could be played
upon by modern musicians without
special practice. 1t is only 119 years
back to 1888, when full regimental
band in the British army consisted of
two oboes, two clarinets, two horns
and two bassoons. It must have
sounded even funnier than Tennyson's
famous combination of flute, violin,
and bassoon.''
How long way we have come since
1888, says a writer in Ainslee's, may
be learned from this ensemble of a
first-class modern band, which give
on the authority of Thomas F. Shan
non, bandmaster of the 23d regiment,
New York national guard, probably the
best regimental bandmaster in the
United States. Note that the modern
band of forty-two pieces has half as
many oboes and bassoons as the an
cient band of eight pieces, seven times
as many clarinets and nine times as
many horns, to say nothing of the sax
aphones, which are part clarinet and
part horn.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09

AND vALUABLEPlPE
Made From Root OF Historic Tree, an
! 81 WONDERFULLY Carved

Made From Root of Historic Tree, and
, 81 Wonderfully Carved.
ss$s M. IN. Silver. Of Philade lphia is the
proud >possessor what is considered
the most unique pipe in existence. OBJ:
v1ously it is the most remarkable for
the workmanship and skill which
were displayed in carving it:N !. 5, .z5s.
In 1861, almost fifty. years ago, j.
Stone of Trappe, Chester county,
which is near Washington's headouar-
ter's at Valley Forge: came across
wonderfully shaped piece of wood.
It was about six feet long and was
root from one of the historic trees of
Valley Forge The root took his fancy
and an idea entered his mind that it
would make a valuable historical relic
II placed in a carver's hands and cary:
ed as he directed. But he never car
ried out his intentions and eventually
the historic root came into the hands
OF Mr.. Silver, who had his own ideas
regarding carving. AS a result it was
made into bunch of pipes and cigar
holders, many in one, although he
calls it a pipe.
Inc work on this pipe took 1924
hours, and if reckoned at twenty
cents per hour, the pipe cost him
ABOUT $500, not considering what was
paid for it in the original transaction.
Mr.. Silver has had many offers for
the pipe, but has declined them all.
the largest amount offered being $500.
He expects to place it in the Carnegie
museum at Pittsburg, if the negotia-
lions which are going on turn out
right.
The exterior of the pipe is carved
out in many faces of grotesque express
s1ons, which give it a very odd ap-
pearance. It has quite number of
large trap doors, from which when
opened, figures made of wood spring
out. 1t has many receptacles for hold
Ing tobacco, and quite number of
men can smoke at the same time, for
the interior is composed of a. LADY,
rinth of small pipes and tubes. The
smoke is pleasant by the time it
reaches the mouth, says the Philadel-
phla Inquirer, losing the hot, burning
sensation, and at the same time de-
posting the nicotine inside the pipe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09

Love = making among the, }dusky
maids of Mississippi is not a difficult
procedure. And thus it came about
also that in months time they had
observed the common law marriage
and had taken. unto themselves two
young women whose faces were black
enough to spot the midnight. Then the
Endeavorers and the foreign boards
excluded them from their. societies
while the negroes threw ;brickbats at
the two sisters who had taken up with
trash so worthless as Cinnamon. But
WI and All went along about their
way. They bought fancy clothes for
their wives and gave them spending
money every evening. For the women
the world was rosy enough even it
they were being preached against by
others of their class less fortunate.
Meantime the laundrymen had added
a few more customers to their list
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
Viceroy NeedIessly: Alarmed.

The ignorance which foreigners have
to combat in their efforts to open IN
trade with China is we'll illustrated bv
an incident which occurred not long
ago. Sir James Mackay is the English
high commissioner to negotiate trade
treaties in China. He wrote to one of
the viceroys, earnestly pleading that
the trade barriers in that province be
removed. He received a reply from
the viceroy saying that he could not
think of removing these barriers for
the reason that if he did the water
would all run out of his province The
viceroy's idea Of the barriers. was that
they were physical dams along the
water courses over which the trade
was carried. (. sy~ @ s1:.,~ 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
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tfCattIe Queen Of Texas y

Mrs. Henrietta King is known il
the United States as the Cattle Queen
Of Texas, by virtue Of the fact that
she is proprietor of the greatest cal.
tie ranch in tbs world. Its variousl1
estimated at froma million to 4 MI.
lion and 9 quarter acres in extent
Twice . year Mrs. King makes an =.
spection Of her vast property, and Tia
long procession Of carriages and wa ].
ons and the retinue Of outriders, coo.
boys, cooks and guides cause her to, n.
to be q sort OF Royal progress. ! 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
WAS 1T A NEW EXPERIENCE?
Tale OF Strange Happening to Party
Of Literary Men.


Sir Wemyss Reds new biography
on William Black, the novelist, recalls
an amusing story of Blacks visit to
America which has never before ap
peared in print. 1t concerns Mr..
Black and three literary men, who,
as they are still living, we shall desig-
nate as Messrs. A., B. and c. It seems
that Black and this interesting trio
were having quiet afternoon at
poker, into the mysteries of which
Black desired to be initiated An &C.
compartment to the game, merely for
was bottle of fine old whisky, which
Black had provided, with pride in it's
high merit. This bottle now becomes
at once the hero and william of the
story; for 1t was so old, and had so
long been undisturbed that the fusel-
oil had collected at the top in deadly
strength. All of the party drank
lightly, but the consequences we're
so unfortunate that one of the liter
ary gentlemen retired and went to
bed, and another, a very abstemious
man, assembled the staircase of his
own home on his hands and knees,
and when bis astounded wife inquired
what was the matter, amiably replied,
'M'dear, wish they wouldn't take the
banisters off the stairs. Why do they
do it, m'dear?" When the four friends
met later and compared notes, their
experiences were found to be singu-
larly alike, and, the trouble being ex-
planned, Black laughingly apologized
for his Internationally dangerous hos.
pitality.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
Statues 81. Three Famous Men.

0SsA9sSS
7 Statues to the memories of De. Witt
Clinton, Alexander Hamilton and ohm
Jay will be erected IN the New York
Chamber Of Commerce, adjoining Its
new home in Liberty street. The three
dead men were associated with the
early history Of the chamber, and the
three living men to perpetuate their
names and looks are Morris K. Jesup,
John s. Kennedy and William a.
Dodge, present members, who defray
the expenses. The cost Of each statue
5is estimated at about 81, 900, and tie
ssculptors doing the work are Daniel
French and Philip Martiny.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09

{ "o eoconu'cIass passengers.
ene next morning and decided upon
things. Ellisville was good enough
Tor them for the present at least.
They opened negotiations for the rent
OF a little pine shanty, bought a stove
and some irons and began = making
preparations for doing business. At
the Ferrill store where they bought
the few groceries necessary for their
existence they induced one of the
clerks to let them do his laundry
work. Thus it came about that a new
establishment was added to the town:
and it came to pass moreover that they
foonr became members Of the -four
fishing Sunday school and were there
Held up as an object lesson ass to Why
more money should be donated toward
tho foreign mission board
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09


most select society upon her return. f."
Front page position, madame -
| said the editor, II shall see personally
| that it gets there
The couple had to return, select a
house, hold reception, and in other
ways keep before the public There
was no escaping the death grip of the
old grandfather in each case, and
it was not long until every reader
took it for granted that the Colonel
| Henry G. De Long was to be found
somewhere whenever Captain and Mrs.
| Fonda were mentioned.
The captain was proud and buoy
ant for a few days, then he began to
walk with slower tread, and the cor
dial smile had left his face.
"No," he would say, there is moth
ing the matter with me-only little
touch of the Ganges fever. It will
soon be over"
Calling into the Office one night,
later than usual, he was taciturn and
uneasy.
"A word with you," said he, Ito be
held secret. I know who Colonel
Henry G. De Long was, but for the
life Of me have never been able to
locate the whereabouts of the late Mr..
MacOwen. Heaven only knows how
can repress my Curiosity"
Winter melted into spring, and sum-
mer came, giving way to autumn. AS
the sere leaves were falling into a
new-made grave the remains of Cap
tain Fonda were deposited therein.
He had died without having his GU
riosity enlightened. The Auraria Ca
zette next day printed notice, the
manuscript of which was in the same
old handwriting:
''The death of the late Captain
Randall Fonda came as a great blow
to his bereaved wife. Mrs. Fonda, as
the granddaughter of the late Colonel
Henry G. De Long, one of McGinville' s
most, prominent, influential and
wealthy citizens, has received the deep
sympathy of those who have had the
pleasure of knowing her during her
brief married life
The years have come and gone, and
silver threads have invaded raven
hair. This old message from twenty
years ago rests uneasily upon my
mind, and in the effort to throw it OIL.
the clipping is dropped upon the floor,
and pick up the McGinville Banner,
just received by midnight mail. Eager
ly tearing the wrapper I turn to the
social column, where a marriage an
nouncement attracted my attention.
Mrs. Ealoner Finchman announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Frances Agnes, to Henry Arthur
Mountserrat.l The notice goes on: -
''This marriage will be notable at
fair, because Of the great social prom
inence Of the bride, who is the grand
daughter of the late Colonel Henry G..
De Long, one Of McGinville's most
prominent, influential and wealthy cit
izens." H.. :ss,. H. =. :. = e.
The paper had dropped from my
hand. The last street car for the sub
urbs was sounding the gong, and l
fastened to leave my ghostly company
behind. Is 8 .ts4@< 2.>> l., 4; ~,
There was too much grandfather.
81 : 60 ~ A .
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09

5passers- by observed that all was still-
ness inside the Cinnamon shanty
The constable came along and broke
down the door. Inside the two wash
}ermen were clasped in each others
arms cold in death.--a plain case Of
double suicide. NJ 1@@5., s@. .s:*s I'M +. I
But they had escaped service in the
Imperial army at Pekin. - IA &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-09
The constable came along and broke
down the door.

uOWu Tue QOOT.
men, young men, clerks about the
town who wore no waistcoats when
their linen was pot-boiled and
starched.
In a months time the Cinnamon
were doing a business the like of
which they had never dreamed would
fall to their lot. The colored aunties
were forced to do the drudgery, that
is to cleanse the quilts, tablecloths
and do the rougher work belonging to
the wash-pot. They attempted to dis
cover the secret the Cinnamon pos
sessed of making the shirt front shine
as the secured bottom of a til" pan,
but they couldn't. ="
Finally a Yankee WHO was in the
South for his health heard that Ellis
vile needed steam laundry. So he
set about to- establish one: Then he
moved his family from Connecticut,
and appealed to the citizens for their
patronage because of his being an
American, and local taxpayer. Be-
sides, he said, if the town treated him
right, he would be the means of bring
ing other settlers to the county, too.
Instantly the Cinnamon commenced
losing trade. Some few stuck by them,
but when Mcintosh, Ferrill and Cham
pencils sent their bundles to the steam
laundry, the Cinnamon got frightened.
They cut the Yankees prices. These
we're met and lowered. Then began a
n yo,~fo
both concerns were doing washing for
nothing. Soon the town loafers were
changing collars every morning.
If the Cinnamon were respondent,
they concealed such emotions. When
the church bells were ringing for
prayer meeting of evenings and the
organs of the various places of wor-
ship were attuned to the harmony of
village voices the puffs of the little
engine of the steam laundry and the
perspiring faces of the heathens went
evenly along. Finally it became a.
matter Of notice that the Cinnamon
were no longer patronizing the gro
Gerry stores except for starch and soap.
The situation was becoming decid-
edly Interesting. Presently the dusky
spouses of the Mongolians seized hoe
handles and left for the bottoms" be-
tween the cover of night. When they
were missed it began to look as if the
ship of the Cinnamon was about to go
under sure enough. But not so. They
worked; they bought more soap; they
smiled in their childish and blandish
way and kept on washing. Now they
had ceased trading at the stores alto
gether. From what source could they
be securing food?
A freckled faced boy of ten solved
that problem. One day he went to the
Yankee and told things; told of the
thousands of rats that made their
homes in the. big. barn adjoining the
home of his hated rivals. Whereupon
the Yankee hit upon scheme with
the result that the Weekly Eagle con-
tanned this notice, set in plea type:
WANTED! - =
One thousand CATS, It makes no
difference whether they are thor
oughbreds or scrubs; fat or lean,
white or yellow. For which the
sum of twenty-five cents will be =
paid on delivery at the r r. ~
r. 81. STEAM LAUNDRY
P. S. Hurry Them Up. b b s. + 81 a..
: In three days time wagon loads OF
cats began coming in and more bows
being thrashed hourly for stealing
their mothers most precious pets than
before in EllisVille's zhisfnrvS4 q ~, =. :,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-02

lowed for the support of Mr.. Dave
Browder. pauper who is utterly un.
able to do any work of any kind. Mr..
Frierson states that this amount is not
sufficient to give him food and raiment,
and that he has not the heart to force
him from his house: and asks that the
grand jury do something in the matter.
We respectfully request that the Su-
pervisor and his board look into the
matter at once.
We would report to the court that
very nearly every member OF our body
visited the jail and, after making care
full inspection of the premises, ask to
say that the jailer seems to be making
an effort to keep the miserable place
clean.
We do think that our county Repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly
have been remiss in not making earn
est efforts to provide our county with,
to say the least, a passable prison
house. 1t is u fact that only by special
Legislative enactment that these desired
and much needed ends can be accom-
plished.
We also, acting upon recommends
tions made by your Honor in your able
charge to grand jury, urge that ade-
.quate means beprovided for the purpose
OF trenovating our courthouse. We would
earnestly urge our Supervisor and his
board to use their best efforts to have
the servants of cur county-the honor
able members of the General Assembly
to make, If need be, heroic efforts to
accomplish these ends and thereby
make it unnecessary for the next pre-
siding Judge to call attention to these
matters.
We would further call attention of
our Supervisor and his board to that
part of your Honor's charge to the
grand jury referring to proximity OF
telephone posts to the public highways,
and where such innovations have been
made either by telephone companies or
By private persons that they be re-
ouired within reasonable time to
withdraw from road limits, and that
vigilant care be exercised to prevent
the public domain, public highways,
from being further encroached upon IN
any unlawful way whatsoever.
In concluding our presentment we
feel that it is our duty to thank your
Honor for the comprehensive charge
delivered to US outlining our duties.
Respectfully submitted,
S. E. INGRAM,
Foreman Grand Jury G. c.
Manning, S. c., March 26, 1902.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-02
Millinery Openings.

One If the most brilliant events that
has ever taken place in this town came
off last Wednesday evening at the store
of Mr.. W. E. Jenkinson. The occasion
was his spring opening. The store was
handsomely decorated with a display
of dress goods and trimmings, and his
millinery department was a picture.
The decorations here were simply
grand and the place was filed with ele-
gantly dressed ladies, who were out in
specting the beautiful stock OF Pattern
Hats. We regret that space forbids a
graphic description of this event, but
suffice it to say that it was equal to any
opening we have ever seen in a city.
The millinery department of S. L.
Till's store was another attraction for
the ladies, and their comments on Miss
Glass work was very complimentary
indeed.
At Hirschmann's the ladies were
taken by surprise at the display of
beautiful millinery. Mrs. Hirschmann
and her sister. Miss Minnie Paget,
were highly praised upon the excel.
lence of their taste in the selection and
arrangement of their stock.