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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
The Mont PeIee Reports.

Every man who has written from
Martinique seized the proposition in a
different way from his fellows way.
The correspondent of one of the morn
ing papers had the singular taste to
treat it as a, humorous opportunity;
his description all revolved around the
fun he had with the geologist who was
blessed with strong individual charac-
teristics and a picturesque name. An
other treated it as literary PROPOSE
ton, and two or three wrecked their
stories on the rock of the mere news
requirement. 1t was found hard to
unite the literary and the news as
poets.
The best story of the actual calamity
yet produced is that contained in an
interview with the priest who, from
his perch in the hill village of Morne
Vert-rising from the slrocco of hot
and suffocating air that had swept
over him, and daring the rain OF
stones that was still falling-sat and
watched st. Pierre flash into sudden
fire when the mountain blew it's breath
Of flame upon it. This supreme mo-
ment will oe the thing that the inter
est of the world will be forever cen
tered upon; and fate has Knocked the
Genius of Journalism, demigod as it is,
by leaving the telling of this tale to
Shepherds or water-carriers or viii
lage priests who CHANGED to see from
afar.-New York Mail and Express.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
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cups, which are covered with glass
or fine wire netting. In the natural
course Of events the fowls become
hungry, and discovering the grain In
the "bait box" hop on one edge Of the
tray and attempt to peck at the GOV.
cred kernals. The weight of the fowl
tits the swinging rod which supports
the tray, and this oscillatory motion
slides the chute: back and forth be.
meath the opening in the hopper, thus
discharging the grain to-5the ground,
to be devoured by the fowls. The
quantity delivered at one time is not
great, but as often as hunger drives
the fowls to peck at the bait the
grain is automatically delivered, and,
as fowls will make little effort to get
feed unless they are hungry, it is
possible that there will be a saving
in the quantity consumed over that
which they might be given if fed by
hand. Zachariah Xevers, Of Santa
Cruz, CAL, is the inventor
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
WHY SHE WAS SORRY.
Unpopular Preacher Regretted Hav-
~ I. ing Asked the Question 49,,

Preacher Regretted Hav-
~ + 1: ing Asked the Question, ss E~, i
A certain author, having explained
the nature of his occupation to an old
Manx woman; was hardly prepared
for the comment: well, well, what
does it matter so long as a body
makes his living honestly p the words
being evidently meant to put him on
better terms with himself. But worse
still Jared an English clergyman, for
some time vicar OF q Manx parish and
from ignorance Of the people and
their ways, not a very popular one.
Having received preferment else
where, he started on "a round Of fare
well visits, but without y hearing a
single regret, says the London Satur-
day Review. Us zss. /;
sSSSS AT last one old woman told him she
was & mortal sorry 81 II his delight the
vicar let curiosity outrun discretion,
and he asked for her reason. Wel1 =, J"
she said, with tolc hing candor, we've
had q lot pass'ns over here from
England, and each one has q been
worse than the last, and after you're
gone I'm afeared they'll be sen "a Us
the devil himse 81
The vicar LEFT hurr rs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Octuplex Teleoraphv,

Experiments have been, made by
the general telegraph department Of
Germany to test the octuplex system
of topographic telegraphy invented by
the late Prof. Rowland Of Johns Hop.
k1ns University. The apparatus to be
regularly used between Hamburg and
frankfort will shortly be installed.
It is claimed that the octuplex sys.
tenn will permit $4,000 words per
hour to be sent over a single wire by
twenty operators. By the Hughes
system now in use in Berlin only
1900 words per hour can be dis.
patched.a The sending instrument re-
sembles 2 typewriter, and any let.
ter can be telegraphed by depressing
Its corresponding key The receiving
instrument prints the message on a
sheet of paper, not on a tape in con
v vel form g for delivery by mail Or
ee44A '" $50 ais ssJ III; n
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

tistic lines, Corticelli silk is used in
the making of this costume. -.
For earlier spring wolfe and silk
and wool material are very much
liked, embroidered, uni, spotted faint
ly or striped, in short in every form
and shape and color these delicate
fabrics still hold their own, the favor
ite color being a delicate yeliowish-
buff tint shading, to cream. Gray is
always welcomed BY the sartorial
powers. just now a faint shade OF
dove color predominating. There ID
another color in vogue In Paris at
present which may also take here
among certain esprits In coming
modes: II is "a very undecided shade
of brown almost running to purple,
a ttrifie heavy perhaps for wear In
summer. but certainly, acceptable for
the variable Samples" Of weather we.
may yet be. treated to. & .zs.f 5:.=2 I,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Safety Valve With Muffler.

gins to blow off" the excess steam
in it's boiler through the safety
valve" These valves are invariably
used on all steam boilers, so as to
reduce to a minimum the danger of
explosions. In the device shown in
the cut, the steam as it escapes blows
up through the central portion of the
valve, but instead of blowing directly
into the air is caught in a little semi
circular hood and detected down
ward, the noise being reduced to a
minimum. 1t is claimed that the de-
vice here shown is used on 131 rail-
roads.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
HAD MADE A DISCOVERY.
But Non-Enthusiastic Friend Made
- RibaId Remarks.

But Non-Enthusiastic Friend Made
- RibaId Remarks.
When speaking "In Praise of Books"
at the commencement exercises of
Bryn Mawr College, Richard Watson
Glider told of good friend of his who
found in almost every new book taken
up something to surprise her. "Some-
thing so very much in the nature of
discovery" he said, that it became
sort of joke among us-these 'discOv-
cries of hers.
"A party of us were making that
ever-wonderful Hudson river trip
once" he went on, land this woman,
whom regard as one of the ablest of
her sex, had a great deal to tell us of
the workings and appearances of the
devil idea in literature, both sacred
and profane. 1t was obviously her
latest discovery, and her enthusiasm.
was such that at Peekskill one of the
party went ashore and wired a mutual
friend in New York:
"'Emma has discovered the devil
'"The telegram did not reach it's des-
tination until quite late that night,
and the recipient was feeling a bit
under the weather. 1t was this combi-
nation, taken with the seeming trivi-
ality of the message, that inspired the
reply: Tell Emma to follow up her
discovery"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Lioht on Precious Stones.

It is known that violet light from
an electric arc lamp excites fluores.
cence in the diamond M. Channel
has proved that an intimate connec.
ton exists between that property of
the diamond and the lustre exhibited
in other artificial lights, especially
the light from candles Tin which the
diamond shows to the greatest ad-
vantage). The diamonds that send
out the most vivid rays are not al:
ways those which are the most regu.
larly cut, but are such as, examined
by violet light, show greatest f1uores.
cence. While diamonds that do not
fuoresce simply show violet when so
Illuminated, the most brilliant stones
auoresce strongly with a clear arl
very brilliant blue radiation. The
test is of practical value and has been
applied to other precious stones-yel.
low diamonds, Burmese and Siamese
rubies, etc.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Steam VS., Electricity.

In a paper read before the Society
'f Civil Engineers of Canada Mr.. G.
Il. Davis has studied the advantages
If electric traction and concludes:
First-That in the near future
steam railways will adopt electric
traction for suburban traffic no mat
:er whether the new service is more
expensive or not.
Second-That for long distance
transport of heavy freight, steam will
continue to be the motive force.
Third-For the quick transport of
passengers between great centers of
population even when widely sep
arated, electric engines will be used,
since they travel at much greater
speeds than steam motors, and pre-
sent certain distinct advantages of
comfort
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
GA lBLER DASHED IN.
PATHETIC TALE OF AN OLD.
4. I'M s N lining CAMP. :. ..ss
Reduced Sport, Old and PenniIess,
but Nothing Behind the Deal,
e1r'avely selns the Ranks Of the.
Il Great Majority. 81 s.=$* 4

Ss In 1897 there were flush times IN
the SLOGAN. The overflow of the;
Rossland boom swished through the.
silver camps and coated them with
gold. The wash struck Sandon the
hardest, and for months the town had
Its Cairo-like streets literally paved
with dollars and playing cards. San
don. is built in a gulch between high
mountains over which the sun occa-
stonally peeps at the burg. In those
days it was a hot locality. All night
long the pianos were thumped "be-
low the dead line" while above it
the booze factories had no keys and
the blinking of glasses kept time
to the rattle. of chips and the cries
Of That's good" I'm pot!" "Put in
with you'll" etc.
These were the days when it often
cost many a PUNK to look at your
hole card and chubbers were under
The table. Gamblers were thicker
than coons at cake walk and
flash of sunlight made the lower end
Of: the camp look like a railroad
switch yard with all danger signals
turned on. The town never closed
up; it was one long carnival of wine,
women and cards. When one shift
went fiowery another took it's place,
and Canada's Monte Carlo never
blinked an eye.
About this time Morris Butterman
hailed the camp. Morris had no
yellow in him and packed more than
sixty years on his broad back. He
had been a gambler for nearly half
a. century. He had faced the tigers
in Montana, shot craps. in New Or
leans, dealt stud on the old Missis-
sippi and peeped from behind tours
in many draw game. So when he
hit the camp he was not afraid of
anything in sight. He dealt faro in
the Bucket of Blood saloon and kept
his shirt bosom ever white For
long time his meal ticket made San
don look like a dirty deuce in a new
deck, and the old gambler went up
the hill to cook for while, but he
did not suit and wandered back to
IO"A again, DlUh6, UuC Sdu, Silent anu
proud.
Several of the boys noticed that he
did not eat regularly and proffered
him aid, but he shook his head and
stood pat One day, about 5 o'clock
in the afternoon, he passed through
the Bucket of Blood to the stairway
at the rear on the way. to his room.
AS he mounted the steps he turned
and took long look at the bar and
Handsome Jack. Late the next after
noon Jack went upstairs to the old
mans room and found him dead He
had put on his best clothes, got under
the blankets, took swallow of poi
son and cashed in.
And thus Morris quit the game-a
philosopher.
Old, broke and nothing behind the
deal, he preferred to pass up rather
than burden his friends. Just dash
Of tragedy in the fever Of mining
camp life.-Denver (B. CO. Claim.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY.
Most Eminent Physicists Unable to
Explain lt Satiaf

Most Eminent Physicists Unable to
Explain Il Satisfactorily.
AT . time when. electricity Is rapidly
Transforming the face Of the globe,
when It has already in great measure
annihi1ated distance and bids fair to
abolish darkness for us, it is curious
to notice how completely ignorant the
plain man" remains as to the latter de-
Velopments of electrical theory. Some
recent correspondence has led me to-
think that vague notion that electric
ity is a fluid which in some mysterious
way flows through a telegraph wire
like water through pipe is about as
far as he has got, and if we add to
this some knowledge of what he calls
Electric shocks" we should probably
exhaust his ideas on the subject. Yet
this is not to- be wondered at Even
the most instructed physicists can do
nothing put guess aN to what cleo
tricity is, and the only point on which
they agree is as to. what it is not.
There is, in fact, a perfect consensus
OF opinion among scientific writer's
that it is not fluid, i. e., continu-
GUS stream of ponderable matter, as
is liquid or gas; and that it is not
form of energy, as is heat. Outside
this limit the scientific imagination is
at liberty to roam where it listeth, and
although it has used this liberty to a
considerable extent, no definite result
has followed up to the present time
The Academy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
! ried IL Inverted.

5s 81 An amusing and somewhat curious
experience recently befelI a certain
French painter, who shall be name
less. He had gone to the Salon .ac.
eompanied by Ia friend no was al
member Of the Committee of selac,zs
ton, and who had been instrunnent
in procuring the acceptance OF the
painters work w hen the artist came.
near his picture he exc claimed, cod
gracious! gu are exhi biting my otes55
tire the wrong al de up t,a .Hus H. .sa
was the reply, 8 the COMMIT ttee reject
ed it the other way up. IS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Timely Fashion Hints.

And AM how they do eat up material!
p tailors stonishingly well.
Maybe comb inations are in high
favor.
Some dress hats show lace insets
in the brim ma
Wells show either velvet 81 en-
.broidered dots.
There's s. piquancy about the til,
5corne chapeaus $s5s
sa Nineteen-karat, sAlexandrite il
priced at 800.
. MORE, satin affEetai and 81 Louisine
Sribons trim hats
Cloth bands are effective on lace
dresses for day q
Broad Dlaited bands ore strapped
onto some tailor rigs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
a STUNNING. Hat.

"A hat recently from Paris il OF
poppy-red chiffon made into close sue
cession Of half-inch wide tucks. IT
10 Coquelin In shape, with big fiat
buffed crown and two wide nat un..
derpuffs for q brim. Between these
nat brim puffs is soft fold of pale.
gray chiffon. Attached far back on
the left side with q. gold buckle is a
huge pale gray ostrich feather that
sweeps round the hat toward the
front, finishing "a little on the right
side. To the left side, back of the
feather, is attached fall Of fine
black, Chantilly lace that droops over
the back hair and upon the shoulders.
In the center Of the back is double
bow OF black velvet ribbon, satin
faced, an inch wide. This bow is
tied tightly in the center and from
1t depend two streamers of the velvet
a good deal below the waist line
This hat is truly picturesque and is
worn with sumptuous carriage cos
tune made of two. shades of gray
crepe de chine, with finishings of
poppy.red chiffon and black lace.
- &. ( 81.
Pongee jackets are quite new and
are especially attractive. An example
in the natural hue is embroidered in
black silk floss. ! It is made with
yoke incrusted with black lace ne
dalions and box-plaited body. The
sleeves are flowing and are finished
at the border with lace medalions.
The jaunty, narrow, rundown collar
has the lace medalions and at the
finish, at the front, are long stream
ers of black velvet ribbon, satin-faced
an inch and half wide.
Box-plaited Jackets recently from
Paris are shown in black crepe de
chine, pale yellow Louisine silk and
taffeta-all these colors showing en-
broidery in black silk, with exception
OF the black crepe de chine, which is
embellished in white silk floss.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Movement of the Bait Box DISCHARGES
the Grain. & s&t,. @,% 4

he amount of labor necessary; in the
ARE of fowls, and possibly economic
,lso in the amount of grain consumed
~ the flock. A hopper, or storage
reservoir is provided. for holding a
arge quantity Of grain, the bottom
being conlical in !. shape, to- feed /. the
grain into an opening In the center.
Beneath the opening is q chute, ar
ranged TO- catch5 the grain and j pre-
vent a&continuous out nov from the
,opper. Suspended fl close prco,xx imity
70 the ground is what the inventor
:alls q bait boz" having q small
''a'a.nttH Of grain placed - fixed
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
af| - = e IS g-Es1.- IS .igTs- d. -
Trimmed Lace 81, Brides Gowns.

:
Trimmed lace is another innova.
ton for brides. One Of the prettiest
brides Of the season wore "a gown Of
chiffon and lace, the latter trimmed
with cords Of white satin applied in
waved lines, which stood out. IN bold
relief against the flmy background.
:Fh y= trained skirt was draped ii front.
with ll this satin trimmed lace. as was.
also the bodice, which, NJ like the.
sleeves, had undulating satin cords
5adorning It. Her veil Il was draped.
tn g d cidedly novel ,tashio It was.
tied in g broad bow wired to- hold
It Sin5 place on her. coiffure. where lit
VAS fastened With = spray 81 orange.
blossoms. b.
Sleeve stucks are leu loose 81 sthet
elbow to give the necessary fullness.
3af the forearm 5s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Live Wood Wall for Levees.

Live Wood Wall for Levees. i
In forming entertainments where the
earth is filed in from sediment from
running water or to hold a stream
in place it is common practice to
plant willows at close intervals, as
these trees are of rapid growth, and
will readily establish themselves to
form live wood wall, and their
roots permeate the sediment de-
posted around them so thickly that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

waists are found too Uncomfortable
and we long for lighter garments to
wear to the theater. A very dainty
waist is Of pale blue liberty silk over
tafReta Of the same shade and is trim.
med with ribbon-run beading. It has
something Of 3 bolero effect. as the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Automatic PouItry-Feeding Device.
If the apparatus shown in the &C..
:ompanying drawing accomplishes
The purpose for which it was de-
signed it will mean large saving in
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

zontal tucks alternating with inset
bands of black lace and below this
the lace and tucks run lengthwise. A
soft rosette of liberty satin ribbon ia
placed at the left side. The elbow
sleeves are trimmed with ruf1es. The
same idea is followed in the skirt
which falls in very graceful and ar.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

Charming Afternoon Toilette.
B. A charming afternoon toilette Is
fashioned Of cream wolfe of the soft.
est quality and the preference for
tucks IL clearly evidenced. The
waist has a deep yoke effect Of hori.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23

A Dainty Theater Bodice.
With the signs of approaching
warm weather our heavy and much
trimmed satin and peau de sole
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-08-23
Home and Eas HONS

ished this makes very attractive
waist. z So 4 sass >ss:=. ..ts Z
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-26
\ n'Iu- ~ C"lIiston.

Til" east and 'Yesthound flyers col.
lided ut TOmk", Il sidctrack about six
miles east Of tarlin, ht 1903 this morn
ing. As near rs we are able to learn,
Engineer Warner Of the bound
flyer had orders to take the
sidetrack. The eastbound flyer
was on tho ma,ntrack waiting
TOR the westhound train. The engineer
OF the e%asthound train saw the other
train WA coming ut a furious pm ~ and
was not taking the side Track. He inn
mediatnly began backing his train, but
had not gained much headway before
the engine oi the w~esthound trim
struck his engine. When the conductor
OF the wosibrund train s,w that the
engineer WIS not going to take the side.
track, ho threw ON the emergency brnkos
and saved what otlIe wise would have
been a frightfuI accident. This saved
his trRin from being u total wreck. Az
il was, tho two engines were driven tO.
gcther with tremendous force md
thrown from The track. Both engines
arc total wrecks.
Engineer Warner Of the wcstbound
train wns fatally Injured. He was taken
to Ogden on the castbound flyer. Fire.
John Plnd0r OF tho We 'tbound train had
his collar bono broken aud Conductor
Harrington was badly scratched about
the face. lilo was iblc to take his train
to Ogden. The passengers on both
trains were badly ekakcL up. but none
Of them sustained scrioua injury. Tho
accident caused Il delay u several hours
Ora, Hood md Eby were summoned
from Elko md did all they could to
make the injured comfortable.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-09-26
Republican Delegates.

Following is the list OF delegates to
he Republican county conven ton as re.
ported by the committee ON credentials:
Carlin- W f. Lineharger, TT Nc.
Kellops, II II Dunn proxy, j Isolu, w
FLinebarger proxy.
COlumbia--Juhn Murphy.
Clover Valley-D G Kennedy, S Il
Steele.
Fort HalIeck-Thomas Henry.
Tuscarora A Ramsey, J Il Patterson
" S Budd, j w Linnell. T f Van
Driellcn.
Bryan-Sam Beirotb, c II Sporule
proxy.
Elko-R II Nnllet. G \ Gardner, G T.
wilson, s Jacobs, T. Dotta, 7 4 Tenant
X II Dunn, } & Harhnson, q S Garcia,
Geo Bruce, f. Reiuhart, II j Jones. l.
Burkhart.
Huntngton-A w Brown, II l. Brnce
proxy.
Halleck-w J Smiley,
Island Mouutain-,J II IIardman, Chaa
Kayser PROXY.
Lamoille-C Griswold. ID Gilmore
Geo Bowers.
Mound Valley-J j Hilton, S a
Mcrkley.
North RUBY Griswold.
North Fork-W T. Mahoney.
Railroad-Chas Brossemer.
Ruby Valloy-Tom Williams, II W
Kelley.
Starr Valley-W J Back. ) Me.
Mullen. 9 T TauTcr, VIM Smiley proxy.
Joe Williams, Tom Williams.
Toano- a J Spencer, NJ S Badt
proxy.
Tocoma-J & Lee. VI S Badt proxy.
south Fork-G W IIardesty, p j
Ogilvic.
Wclls-M S Badt Wm Drake. Yves
Johnson. NJ S Badt proxy, G. Il Vurdy,
W w Angel, NJ $ Bndt proxy.
Edgemoht-Frank COnnel, j W
Linnell proxy.
White Rock-H j. Holt, J W Linncll
proxy,
Sprucemont-W f. Fordham, ID G
Kennedy proxy.
Contact. O'Neil, Mardis and Mountain
City were not represented.