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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Don't Be Secon6-class Man.

You can hardly imagine a boy say
ing: Il am going to be a second
class man. I don't want to be first
class and get the good jobs, the high
pay. Second-class jobs are good
enough for me- Such a boy would
be regarded as lacking in good sense
II not in sanity. You can get to be a
second-class man, however, by no.,
trying to be frst-class one. Thou
sands do that all the time, so tha;
second-class men are a drug on the
market, remarks Success.
Second-class things are only wanted
when first-class can't be had. Yor
wear first-class clothes if you can pay
for them, eat frst-class butter, first
class meat and frst-class bread; or
ii you don't, you wish you could. Sec
Cnd-class men are no more wanted
than any other second-class commod
ity. They are takene and used wher
the better article is scarce or is toe
high-priced for the occasion. Fol
work that really amounts to anything
fcst-class men arc wanted.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Two Bows Who Will Prosper.

Arthur W. Barker, Marysville, Kas,
has completed his eleventh winte,
term of school. Last year he paid hi
tuition in the Modern Normal College
which is eight dollars for a term Of
ten weeks, by sweeping and building
fires. He did the same this year
Arthur is right tackle in the Modern
Normal College Football team.
Fred c. Boston, and a boy friend Of
Wheeling, w. Va, have shop. They
call themselves the Junior Roycrof
ters, after the Roycrofters of East
Aurora, N. Y. The boys make ode
furniture, employing scroll saving
and typography. They have eight
dollars in their treasury, and have an
order for six dollars worth of furni
ture. They got nine dollars for 6
table they recently made.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Won His Way to Fortune.


Once there was boy of the name
sas City in search of work. He found
this at the stables of the street car
company, and the work consisted
largely in currying mules. The curry
ing of mules is not an attractive vo-
cation, but Hugh never grum bled, and
he sent them out to work looking
more fit than they ever had in all
the history of rapid transit in Kansas
City. He curried~ those mules so
faithfully that now he does not have
to curry mules any more. MCGOWAN
is now rich man, with millions of
dollars under his control. He had
reached the age of 40 before he had
earned SO much as 500 month.
No man can rise to fame by the
mere process of currying mules, but
if this duty fall to his lot he can do
it so well as to show what is in him.
Thus did McGowan; he attracted the
attention of his superiors and was
promoted to the driving of a car.
Then he got on the police force; all
stations humble enough. After a
while the agent of a big concern
visited Kansas City and while there
sought to find suitable man to rep
resent his concern. MCGOWAN was
chosen, not merely because he had
currieq mules we'll, but that he hal
gone into every field inspired always
by the motive to do the best he could
He is now 43 years of age, solid
citizen, with long bank account
and reputation that is of far greater
value than any great sum of money.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Spiders That Box the Compass.


If you discover you are lost during
road, first stop and pull yourself to-
gether. The next step is to fix the
points of the compass. When that
is done you will be able to go in the
general direction you wish.
Find a mature tree which stands
apart from it's fellows; even if it is
only slightly separated it will do. The
bark of this tree will be harder,
Grier, and lighter in color on the
south side. On the north it will be
darker, and often at the roots it will
have clump of mould or moss.
On the south side of all evergreen
trees gum which oozes from wounds
or knotholes will be hard and amber
colored; on the north this gum is
softer, gets covered with dust, and
is of dirty grey.
Hardwood trees-the oak, ash,
elms, hickories, and so forth-have
moss and mould on the north. Leaves
are smaller, tougher, lighter in color
and with darker veins on the south
on the north they are longer, of darker
green, and with" lighter veins. Spiders
build on the south side. Cedars bend
their tips to the south. Any sawed
or cut stump will give you the south
side. The heart of the stump is thus
nearer to the north side.
Stones are bare on the south side
and, if they have moss at all. it will
be on the north side.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

however, allowed to go unrewarded,
for Gainsborough presented him with
six of his best works, and some idea
of their ultimate value may be gained
from the fact that when at length they
were sold the National Gallery secured
two, "The Parish Clerk of Bradford
on-Avon," for 500 guineas, and 1.-THE
Harvest Wagon" for &2,500, these
prices being considered low. Later,
1.-THE Sisters" from another gallery,
realized close upon &10,000.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Willy NiIty Wolf.

In the game of willy nilly wolf
usual method by hiding himself. The
others then try to find him, and the
successful boy sets up shout of q
spy!" The wolf" cries "Stand!" and
the boy must rot move until he shouts
! II spy willy nilly wolff" At this the
"wolf' makes after him, and When the
boy is caught he becomes himself "a
WOLF" and must help to capture still
another, until all are wolves" Ap
interesting technicality~ CT this game
. is that, should the boy cry Il spy
willy niuy dog" or horse or any
other name except "wolf,' the wolf
may not stir from his position.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
lHcW Old II the Earth z.

5 Sir Archibald Geikie, In q recent
address in London, said that figuring
from the Titled rocks OF the earth's
crust may range from 9 minimum OF
,000, 600 years up to 9 maximum OF
$50 .O00, 900 years. Dana on the sans
basis figures that the earth's crust
IL IS, 00O. 900 years while Alfred Rus
sci Wallace figures that the earth's
crust has been forning Tor q, 900 900
years. .ss.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
',Run-a.Niie.

In run-a-mile the boys count out
and "it'' hides his eyes. He is then
touched by one boy, who Immediately
conceals himself with the Others
When "it' has counted 100 or so he
starts out to find the TOUGHER"
Each player, when discovered, steps
from his hiding place. but offers nc
information as to j. the whereabouts
of the toucaer"-un unless, indeed, he
be that same, in which case the ex.
citing race to home occurs, and if
.'tit''' gets there first he may set any
task he pleases for the TOUGHER to
perform even to the running OF a
mile. But It is safe. to assume that
this penalty is seldom exacted---or
paid. s f- .s + f, ;.55 Y i,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Joseph Chamberlain will now have
chance to ponder over the cause and
effect problem presented by the Boer
war and his failure to be appointed
premier of England.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
The Dutiful Wretch,

Have you ever met the woman who
goes through life doing her duty, mo
matter how disagreeable the duty may
be-" Dear, misguided woman that
she is, she doesn't realize how much
unhappiness she is causing and how
very much the majority of people
would prefer that she hadn't such a
keen sense of duty, for it seems to
them nothing more or less than de-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

There is truthful ring in the an
nouncement that lectures at the Wis
consin Chautauquas have been at
tended by audiences composed of
hundreds of intellectual persons and
millions of thirsty mosquitoes" ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Interesting Experiments,

A simple experiment that many
boys have tried is the following: Fill
a tumbler with water, and on it placs
a sheet of paper. Place one han6
or the paper and then invert the
glass. Remove the hand from the
paper and the water will not fall
out.
Another interesting experiment i.
thus described: Heat a piece of thict
brown paper before the fire. Plac.
it on the table and rub it with q
clothes brush for half minute The1
sail the piece of brown paper owe,
some small, light body, such as q
little sheet of blotting paper, and thu
light body will Jumps in the mos
excited manner. If the brown pape,
is held over somebody's head thu
hairs will Immediately stand straigh'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

1T is the absurd, short:sighted,
cheese-paring economy which is one
Of the defects of woman that makes a
hotel run by a woman uninhabitab =
declares London writer II other
words, serving prunes during the ber-
~ season is an unpard enable sin. Fl
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

The picture postal card fad is caus-
ing Austrian stationers to fear they
will be ruined, but the tradesmen ap-
pear to forget that love letters will
never go out of fashion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

DR.. Garnault has disproved DR..
Koch's theory that bovine tuberculo-
sis is not contagious, but he finds the
experiment rather trying to his con-
stitution.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Gates is in a new coal deal, but he
says it is only a little flyer on the
side, as he doesn't expect to make
more than $10,000,000 or s15,000,000
out of it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

In some parts of Kansas the people
are complaining of plague Of "ankle
bugs" There are drawbacks, of
course, to the pleasure of going bare
foot.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Chicago proposes to double it's popu-
lation in the next quarter century and
Is setting about it in a systematic
way. Thirty-six brace of twins were
born in the city in the past four
months.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

The words month" and .silver."
long supposed to have no words to
rhyme with them, have now been
found to possess one rhyme each.
"Oneth," a term in mathematics, and
"chilver," a eve lamb. supply the for.
mer deficiency. 49, *.$:( T>T;> W
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Gainsborough and His Carrier.

0aT7oO050U97 dI0 VaTT7eT.
One of the earliest members of the
Royal Academy, it was Gainsborough's
custom to have his pictures conveyed
to the metropolis by prosperous Lon
don carrier, a Mr.. Wiltshire of Shock
erwick, near Bath. This man refused
to accept payment on the ground that
he loved pictures too WE'LL He was not,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

The old joke regarding a lovers an
tipathy for his fiance's pet dog will
have to be changed. A Paris swain,
wishing to communicate hastily with
his sweetheart, scrubbed message
on the back Of her pet pug.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Some papers are surprised that the
new sultan of Zanzibar is fond of Bos-
ton baked beans. It simply proves
the sultan is man of good taste.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

What's the use to worry about the
price of meat now when the chief
concern of the household is the manu-
facture Of currant jelly a1d the pros
poets of peaches for canning?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

An Iowa man has s1o,ooo,ooo which
he says he can not dispose Of judi
ciously. He ought to form partner
ship with Mr.. Carnegie and try the
library plan.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

New York people should always
carry parachutes, so that when they
are blown up they may have chance
to come down easy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

fully understood or appreciated by
those in search of pleasant places to
spend their vacations.
The fine picture shown above is
from photograph of a pleasure boat
making the harbor of South Haven.
Mich, in light breeze. It is one OF
series of views taken by Meyer &
Gates of South Haven.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Sleep After Eatinu,

Sleeping after eating is condemned
by German physician, who has
shown experimentally that stomach
movements are lessened and acidity is
induced
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Now that train robber has been
killed and Tracy is no more, perhaps
Mr.. Pat Grove will have the kindness
to feel a trifle worried.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Each succeeding vacation season
sees more of migration from the
cities of the east and west to the
beautiful summer. resorts that line the
shores Of Lake Michigan. And the
travel will increase, for in beauty of
scenery and charm of surroundings
there are few places in the country to
compare with these ideal recreation
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

A London paper says May Yohe has
arrived in Paris, where she expects
to be joined by her husband" Who
Is Mays husband now?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Mr.. Usual Still is railway conduc-
tor in New York. His parents seem
to have made a grammatical error in
naming him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

A New Jersey politician was almost
eaten by hog. Think how hungry
the hog must have been to do a thing
like that.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

A Louisville boy went insane after
eating a gallon of ice cream. There
must have been other crazy people
around where he got 1t.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

1t was thought at first that Gen.
Kitchener was going to hang up the
sword, but now it transpires that he
Is to get married.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Use of Cordjte Condemned.

Cordite, which has been used in the
British service for a dozen years, has
been condemned by commission ap-
pointed to Investigate it's effect upon
arms.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Carrie A. Nation says her initials
spell Can" But to the man who
drinks they may spell can-can.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

The man who invented the noisy
circus calliope is dead. His invention
does not entitle him to a monument.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
cg-8 sssl ). NJ t3 - & ti:4.,9 - :
Y Mysterious Waters.

Ia the presence or y our company
place on each side OF q table knife.
three waters. Take the knife BY the
H an;dle and turn It over several times
to show that l1e waters are all on.
Request one Of the party to take q
wafer from one side Of the blade, turn
ny knife over two or three times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04
Perhaps Miss" Yohe in Paris can
soothe her grief by buying some new
gowns. ,s.-.' ~- RI ?

No man is smart enough to land
in strange town and pick out good
scent cigar. ;,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

spots. The perfect purity of the air,
and the quietude and simplicity of life
In those places are the magnets which
attract the faded business men of the
great cities. A few days of rest, free
from the cares of the .counting-room,
and amid scenes of natural and artis-
tic beauty, work wonders. The charm
of these Northern resorts is not yet
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

There is talk of an incubator trust.
What scheme will these trust promo.
tiers hatch out next?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Women who bring $4,000 pearl
necklaces home from Europe have a
right to feel aggrieved at the inquis;.
tive manners of the custom house
officers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

Russell Sage is showing signs of
age. He has just collected a dollar
that a man owed him for Is years,
and didn't say word about the in
terest.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

forts SSto render aid tpS sailors ii mis-;
fortune The stat on 4 81 Lake Mich
2igan,,s which sis 80 sub ect to.z sud den;
storms have had IS more than their
share ot hard work and danger IN the
perfot nance sof their dut ties, but onsno5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-04

The crews of the various life-saying.
stations establi shed the y United
States government at points along the
seacoast and on the lakes have time
and again shown bravery of the high
est order la their self,sacrif cing ef,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03

Philadelphia speech and tries to make
out that 1t Is treason ito the teach
ings of the Republican party"
Most certainly | 40 not claim that
all of the good that has befallen us
during the past six years is due sole.
ly to any human policy. All that "a
&c done by the law-maker and the adj
ministrator is to give the best chance
possible for the people of the country
themselves to show the stuff that is
In them"
The Standard very untruthfully says
that the Republican party would have
the people believe that our present
prosperity is entirely due to its pol
icies. No such claim has ever been
made. That it is largely due there
is nc question. Even the Standard
would admit that il it were honest.
Democratic policies brought on a pan
~ anu udiu tinlto NuSh tIOps Wtlo
generally good, mills and factories
running on full time and wage earn
ers receiving good pay. If the Stand.
ara had been looking for more than
it wanted in that speech, or what
the president had to say on that par
ticular point, it might also have quot
ed the following:
mo law can make a fool wise, a
weakling strong, or a coward brave,
but good laws and good aaministra-
ton of the laws can give to strong,
honest, brave men a chance to do
well. President Mckinley was elect
ed in 1896 on the specific pledge That
he would keep the financial honor of
the nation untarnished, and would put
our economic system on a stable ba-
sis, so that our people might be given
a chance to secure the return of pros
perity."
The president states the position of
the Republican party clearly. 1t has
created conditions and opportunities
which the people have taken adyan-
tage of to their own good. An intel
ligent, industrious, frugal people ask
for nothing more.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE,

On another page will be found the
railroad ordinance as finally passed
by the city council. While its YER
bal construction may be somewhat
different from the proposed ordinance,
published last week there are no ma.
terial changes from the original.
1t having been practically conceded
that the Montana company's demand
for a right of way through Eighth
avenue was a reasonable one when
the engineering difficulties of other
streets or surveys were considered,
there were only a few minor points
worthy of contention.
At the meeting of the citizens Sat.
urday evening the various demands of
the road were taken up and discussed
in detail and some fault found with
the provisions of the ordinance which
embraced the ideas and attitude of
the company. While those present
were practically unanimous that there
should be no obstruction offered to
the road entering the city, it was
thought that there were some details
that could be eliminated from the or.
dinance and dealt with ny the city as
the questions arose in the future. A
reso. ution to that effect received the
approval of the meeting.
However, after considering the mat
ter. a majority of the aldermen and
the mayor came to the conclusion that
such elimination would not be salts
factory to the president of the com.
pany, who had made specific demands
before the council.
To remove objections to several fea-
lures Of the ordinance and expedite
matters Mayor Cook communicated
with Mr.. Harlow by phone and got
concessions on three points that met
with objection. The rate of speed
through the city is reduced from ten
to eight miles an hour. and the time
limit allowed for bs'ructing streets
reduced from twenty to ten minutes.
Upon the question of providing a flag
man for streets other than Main street
the company agrees to bear half Of
the expense, If such a necessity
should ever arise.
None of these points were of very
great importance but az they have
been amicably met the council did
well in passing the ordinance without
further ~quibbling.
We are satisfied the citizens and
property owners of Lewistown will
endorse their action. While We all
regret that the company cannot get
through the city by ONE other route
than Eighth avenue, still no one
should deny it entrance on that ac-
count. The wishes and interests of
the great majority should rule in such
matters.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS. DEC. 3, 1902.

should not be denied recreation in The
open air.
win proper precaution 1t is bcliey-
ed that the disease can be stamped
out almost entirely in a brief period
and That the schools can be safely
opened again on the 18th inst.
As there was a loss of thirty per
cent In the attendance at the city
schools. with the percentage increas'
ing, Prof. Busenburg, the principal,
also thought 1t would be wise to
close the school for a short period.
So many being absent greatly inter-
fered with the studies. In closing
down all pupils will be upon an equal
footing In the various grades and this
fact will greatly facilitate the work
of the teachers.
Let parents take every precaution
to prevent the spread of the disease
to the end that the school may open
at the earliest possible moment.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-12-03
WHOLESALE ADVANCE IN WAGES.

The increase of the wages of the
employees of the leading railways has
been general, the thousands of fami-
lies in all parts of the United States
had additional cause or Thanksgiv-
ing on that account. The prosperity
of the railways of the country has
been unparalleled. and the managers
and stockholders have generously de-
cided to turn over a portion of this
prosperity to their employees. This
is in line with the action of other
corporations in the country, many of
the largest of which have increased
wages voluntarily. and some Of them
more than once.
The increase made by the railways
will amount to over $25, 900, 900 a
year, to be distributed among several
hunared thousand employees. The de-