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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
ARE CITIES ONLY IN NAME.
Some Aspiring municipalities Are So
Small as to Be Ridiculous

Some Aspiring Municipalities Are So
Small as to Be Ridiculous.
The recently completed census of
the United States reveals some singu-
lar facts relative to the towns and
cities that compose the nation at
large. There are quite number of
so-called "cities" which are SO ride.
ulously small in population as to
make it matter of wonder and
amazement that they are really cities.
The populations of a few such cities
may be given as illustrations. The
city OF johnson, Kan, has a popula-
.tion OF only fifteen and the population
OF the city of Coronado, in the Same
state, is even less, being only ten.
There are several cities in Kansas
which have very diminutive popula-
lions, as follows: Bird, 80; Brainerd,
70; Ford, 80; Freeport, SO; Horace,
30; Hugoton, 81; Richfeld, 81; Trib-
une, 81; Ulysses, 40. The city of ST.
loan Springs, Mo-, has population of
49, The city Of Brigantine, N. j., has
a population of 80, but, small as is the
population of that city, it is nearly
five times as large as that of the city
OF Lavallette, in the same state, which
has population of only Fl. The
city which exceeds all the others in
the diminutiveness of it's population
is the city Of Rainy Lake, Mimi,
which has a population of only T..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Didn't Know There Was a War.

After " the announcement of the
British success at Tel-el-Kebir the
guns in St. James park, London, were
not fired, and Mr.. Gladstone, who was
prime minister at the time, wrote to
ask his war minister why the guns
were silent. He himself, Mr.. Gladstone
added, had had them fired for the In
dian victories in 1916. There was a
neat turning Of the tables in the reply.
Mr.. Gladstone had told the house Of
commons that there was no legal
status Of war with any recognized
state or power and: his secretary for
war wrote back that. the only excuse
the war Office had was that, relying on
the premier's statement, Eve have
hitherto believed that we have not
been 1t war. 4 III |ts s5j5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Mrs.. Sloane's Luxurious Hobby:

Mrs. Sloane's Luxurious Hobby:
Women have their pet colors and
their pet furs, but few have their ia
vorite materials, as Mrs. VIM. Sloane,
who rarely orders gown unless it be
OF velvet, except, of course, in summer,
when she is literally forced into dain-
tier clothes. At all other seasons,
even in the morning, she wears the
richest of velvet gowns. Her evening
frocks are invariably velvet, and even
when duchess satin was the rage and
velvets were tabooed entirely, Mrs.
Sloane persisted in her wearing of the
questionable goods. She was one OF
the first of the New York women. to
succumb to the panne velvet fad, and
when, three years ago, she appeared
on the avenue in gown of the
crushed looking velvet, she caused
genuine stir. AS for color, Mrs. Sloane
seems to prefer golden brown or the
deeper shades of. blue. She dresses
quietly, but with certain taste and
richness that only generations OF
wealth or else the worlds greatest
cnessmakers can impart.-New York
Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
POWER E:' or / + e iYPNoTIsK..
Scientific al Nfonder& Disconnected BY
%;s Subsequent Happenings: e

Scientific III Wonder Disconnected bv
III. Subsequent happening. }.1S
It was last Friday afternoon, while
I was going up: Columbus avenue in
an electric car, that man entered.
at iStxty-ffth street, and took q seat
directly opposite me-. At the next
corner another man entered, and, for
want Of 9 seat, held to q strap. % I :. !
Fares!"s cried the conductor as he
held his open hand in front of the
newcomer, who shook his head. J..
"Give me q seat, and I will pay"
said the passenger. Nv !
Pay or viii put you off," answer
ed the, conductor.
/ Try it and I will throw you
through the window" replied the pas-
senger. ~
The usual talk INDUCED in under
such circumstances began, and the
other passengers took apparent Inter-
est In 1t. The man who had entered
at Sixty-nfth street got into quite a
discussion with the passenger next to
him, and after minute it ended by
each LOT them displaying a five dol
lar note.
Hold on, conductor!" said the
Sixty-ffth street man. I can put that
brute of without any trouble. Here,
hold these bills, and if I get him to
go they are mine, and if I don't give
them to this man."
The conductor, glad to be relieved,
took the money, and the Sixty-fifth
street man began to make gentle
passes with wiggling fingers in front
OF the non-fare-paying passengers
face. Then he gently beckoned him
as he moved backward, and, much to
our establishment, the man who
wouldn't pay followed him to the
street. Leaving him standing there
in an apparently dazed condition, the
hypnotist boarded the car, got his
ten dollars, and away ne went.
At the next corner I got off, and so
did the hypnotist. He walked down
the street, met the man he had put
OF the car and the two entered a
corner saloon.-New York Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Latest News from tho Front,

Latest NEWS from the 'front.'
At the war Office the other day an
elderly gentleman Of somewhat chol-
eric disposition was making inquiries
after a relative in South Africa. An
noyed at the inability of the Official
to give him any tidings, he began to
charge them with willfully keeping
back intelligence. In the midst OF
his expostulations a telegram was
handed him, and he Immediately asked
the official II it concerned South Az
RIGA. The official replied in the affirm
alive. but said it was not of public
interest. Thereupon the old gentle
man alternately raved and pleaded, tin
at last, to keep him quiet, the official
consented, as special favor, to show
him the wire. It read as follows:
more nose-bags wanted. at the front"
London Express.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Skating, on Water.

It would seem that skating on water
may be successfully accomplished a
German inventor has made l0O-nlile
journey with water shoes on the sur
face Of the River Danube. The shoes
are Cylindrical in shape, and are made
of aluminium to, give them extreme
lightness. They are several feet long;
and are propelled by treading move.
ment, which causes four oar-shaped
wings to revo1ve. The inventor claims
that he can travel on water three
times as fast as he can walk ON land
and that locomotion is as safe on
rough water as on smooth. He hopes
to have the shoes made 4 part of
every well-regulated life-saving sta:
ton. T. - r. j
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
They "Waited" and "Saw,"'

Warren's Corners, N. Y, April goth.
wait and see-you're better now,
'of course, but the cure won't last
! This was what the doctors said to
Mr.. A. B. Smith Of this place. These
doctors had been treating him. for
years and he got NO better. They
thought that nothing could perma-
nently cure him. He says:
my kidneys, seemed to be So large.
that there wasn't nonm for them, andi
at times it seemed as IL ten thousand
needles were running through them.
l could not sleep on my left side for.
years, the pain was SO great in that
position. L had to get up many times
to urinate;. and my urine was some
times clean and white as spring
water, and again 1T would be- high
;colpred anil would stain my linen
The pain across my back was awful
/ was raxennuslE hungry all the
time.
AFTER Z hard taken Dodd's Kidney
Pills for four lays my kidneys pafnel
me SO bad could hardly sit down.
On the morning of the fifth day felt
some better, and the Improvement
continued until + was completely
cured. ~
This is months ego, and as have
had no symptom of 4 return of nv
;old trounle I am sure am perma-
!nentlg cured"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Great Cavalry Leader.

While Grant was cutting and selling
school, there was a man in Memphis
who was having no preparation what
ever for war and yet who was destined
to makeno end of trouble for these able
soldiers. This was Gen. N. B. Forrest,
whose life by DR.. J. A. Wye*h has re-
Gently been issued. Forrest was an
uneducated man and belonged to that
prescribed class In the south known
as poor whites" Moreover, he was still
further handicapped dn any effort to
stand on an equality with men Of posi-
ton by having been slave trader.
But by native force and by genius for
action this unlettered man became the
most successful cavalry leader In the
south. He enlisted as a private, but
before he really went into action had
been made lieutenant colonel. In this
capacity he proved that he could move
men through the country with celer.
ity most remarkable. He knew moth
ing whatever about the principles of
war and probably never read a book on
the subject in his life. It is unlikely,
indeed, that he ever read many books
of any kind. He was essentially a man
of action, and for more than three and
half years he kept the federal com.
manders guessing as to where he was
and what he was going to do next. To-
ward the close of the war FORESTS
wonderful capacity was appreciated in
Richmond, and he was made a lieu
tenant-general and put in commend Of
all the cavalry west of the Mississippi.
1t was too late, however, for him. to
do much. Hoods army had BEEN all but
destroyed before Nashville, Sherman
was marching through Georgia, and
Gen. James H. Wilson was after For
rest with the strongest cavalry COM
mand ever placed in the saddle. He
defeated Forrest at Selma-the first
time, by the way, Forrest had ever been
completely beaten-and shortly after
ward the war ended.-Saturday Even
ing Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Few stoves I'm Uruxuoy.

Few houses in Uruguay are provided
with stoves for heating purposes. No
chimneys or f1replaces arc provided, al
a rule, one house recently built at 4
cost Of $4,000 having for its only
chimney stovepipe from the kitchen.
Cattle Craze in the open" all the year
round, but during the winter season.
from April to October, the d2mpness
is conducive to the spread Of pulmon-
airy troubles. Only one dealer In Nom
tevideo sells heating stoves, and these
are of American make. Oil stoves find
some favor. as coal sells at from SO
to $14 per ton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Stealing "Whileaways."

At a church recently there was a
song service, and one mother took
her little fve-year- daughter to It.
One Of the selections was II Love to
Steal Awhile Away It was draw1ed
out in the good, old-fashtoned way. to
the end, and the little miss, after the
first line, seemed to be. lost In study.
In the midst Of the prayer that fol-
lowed, she climbed up ON the seat BE-
side her mother. and IN 9 stage Wits
per, asked: Mamma, what arc while.
aways,' and what do good people want
to steal them for?'' 4 |.$ ..'. Il 1z:}
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
: HOW'S. 4THIs?.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward "a, any
sCatarrh Cure 2t f.HSS H&j4Es!.. sFr -
.*,, & - CHENEY& CO.. Props, Toledo O..
= We the undersigned. have known F.. ]. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly
honorable ~ all business transactions and fnanci-
ally able To- carry out any obligations made by
WEST q TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
Ohio VVALDING,K INNAN & MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toled Ohio i1'. ~ = ~
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle Sold BY all druggists M if y # n
Halls Family Pills are the best 4 r S 552
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Old Frost.

Zip! IT'S the frost! Like an arrow It
flies
And the hands of the schoolboy are stune
till he cries;
And sometimes the wounds that it makes
are so deep
That the victim forever must sink into
sleep.
It comes like shaft from, a eowardly
foe
And the brave and the young and the fair
are laid low;
Small good are the rags which the begsar
enfold,
For often twill pierce, cen an arnor Of
IT'S time to assemble humanity's clan
And join to give battle the best that we
can;
Well build US fortress in. charity s.
name
And rejoice in victory worthy our fame
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
Suspicious visitors Pho,gtox,ra,;ph,ed

Suspicious Visitors Photographed. II
= The Bank Of France has an inKeni-
Gus ' arrangement BY which suspicious
visitors can be photographed without
their knowledg &c. Behind the desk 81
the cashier is 4 hidden photo a,lphic
studio, and At q signal from any of sthe
employees of the bank 9 picture u III,
/ suspected customer Is instantly taken,
The camera Is also used Tor detecting
q; frauds. an 4erasure on 4 check which
may not be visible 70 the Eve, tbeinR
clearly ceptible S. U photo rap,,l,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
His Time.

Mrs. Jollyman-John, you don't
seem to be in hurry to get to the
office this morning."
Mr., Jollyman-No, and I'm not
obliged to be, either. My time is my
own, madam. ..&
Mrs. Jollyman-I guess that's so
John. II know, it's your time you give
when you come home from the club
for it never agrees with the clock b,
several hours.-Boston Courier. -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30

Miss Cannon, Sec'y Detroit
Amateur Art Association. tells
young women what to do to,
avoid pxin and suffering caused
by female troubles,
~ can coueeientiouslv r.ror,,r-r5
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to those of nv sisters.
suffering with female weakness and:
the troubles which so often befall.
women. I suffered for months, with
general weakness and felt So weary
that had hard work to keep up.. L
had shooting pains; and was utterly
miserable In my distress I was adj
Vegetable Compound, and it. was,
red letter day TO- me when I took: the
first dosey for at that time my restora-
ton began In six weeks I was, a.
changed woman, perfectly we'll in
every respect. I felt So elated' and
happy that want all women who
suffer to- get we'll as: did. Miss
GULA CANNON. $50 Jones; ST.. Detroit,
Corresponding Sec'y Mich. Amateur
Art Association.--s5ooo5o rtsit If o,igtnu, Of
1T IS clearly shown in this
young lady's letter that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
will surely cure the sufferings of
women and when one considers
that Miss Gannon's letter is only
one OF hundreds which we have, the
great virtue of Mrs. Pinkham's medi--
cine must be: admitted by all.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
The PoIyulot Menu.

La MONTH"; is quite an innovation
for that cafe proprietor to have his
menu in English, French and Latin!
La Moyne-t's economy. When an
English dish is left over he gives it
French name; and if it is: still around
on the third day he changes it to
Latin.-Philadelphi Record.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30
x,ver.,y, Convenient.

Little Willie was playing with the
kitten when he iscoYered her claws
for the, first time. urning ITO his
mother, he excl aimed !:
OH mamma, hasn't httie got y
hand pincus hion q little Chronicle.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30

One night of foolish carousal may
destroy the result of a years intelli-
gent labor .-& ,s5.j,.z.. >
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-05-30

The new cruiser Baltimore will be
the first Warship to be fitted With steel
f,lrniture. e.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-13
AN IOWA GRADUATE
Testimony in the Iowa Law School
Court as to Alma Mater
of Hamlet.
States Witnesses Saw the Prince
Plunge His Rapier Into the
Z. Kings Body.
special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Iowa City, Iowa, March 13.--If Hamlet
escapes hanging it will be because the
Danish prince has a remarkably strong
case 'up his sleeve Justice Horace e.
Deemer of the supreme court of Iowa,
who is presiding, has made the outlook
for the defendant very dark
Z 1t developed yesterday in the course Of
the testimony at the state university
trial that the prince was graduated from
the Iowa, not from the Wittenburg uni
&versity. c. f. Stuart of Chadwick, Ill,
averred that he was friend of the de-
.fendant from his boyhood days. Hamlet
always appeared happy and was a noted
athlete until the death of the first king,
but thereafter was stricken with rnelan-
zcholy. Throughout his subsequent brood
ing he laid all his ills, real and imaginary,
to the door of Claudius. The prince con-
fded to Mr.. Stuart many plans for the
taking of Claudius' life, one of which
was to stab him at the close of the
Laertes- Hamlet duel
F. G. Cole of Mason city saw Hamlet
plunge a rapier into Claudius. Prior to
that act the prince had asked Laertes in
the hearing of the witness If it were not
justifiable to kill the king, who had poi
soned Hamlet's father dishonored his
mother, robbed him of his kingdom, and
even threatened his princeiy life. Stuart
and Cole both witnessed the tragedy and
1dentl1ed positively Elsinore and it's en-
Nironments and the rapier with which the
deed was done. 1t was a strange sword
now in the armament of the university
battalion and formerly part of the United
States army equipment during the Mexi.
.can war.
On cross s-exarnfnaton the states wit.
~nesses admitted that Hamlet had simply
-beheld his mother falling helpless, aftel
crying for aid. They conceded the prince
had every reason to believe the queer
was merely swooning. and that Hamlet
If mentally weak. could easily have sup
posed that she was calling him to saw,
her from the excited king. - '1,@.E
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-13

not presume to prophesy what all the re-
suits of the new law will be; but they
do not hesitate to assert their belief that
this application OF the Injunction VIII pc
more effective In preventing secret rate
determinations than all the fines ever
provided.
Must Fight Openly or Keep the Peace.
Assuming that all rate discriminatlons
and secret cuttings will be abolished, and
all roads begin from this time on to live
up to their published schedules OF tarin,
the effect Of the law upon the general
plane Of rates will be watched with IN
terest. Even the experts in railroad econ
omics-members of the interstate COM
merce commission and representatives OF
shipping interests, are not clear In their
minds as to how 1t will work out. 1t Is
assumed that the stronger roads will well
come the change, as it will rid them of
the secret competition OF their weaker
rivals, who, by clandestine rate cutting,
have sought to secure their share Of the
business. On the other hand the weaker
roads will be protected from similar prac-
tices by the stronger concerns, and will
be able to maintain their rates up to a
general published schedule: or, If they
choose, they can begin open warfare by
an open cut. In word, 1t means either
open war and a general Generalization or
rates; or it means more amiable relations
between the roads. and the maintenance
of schedules at level more profitable
than those they have been forced to con-
cede. clandestinely. to the few more pow
erful shippers like the beef grain and oil
trusts. In other words the railroad is
protected. from the powerful combinations
of the few largest shippers and will be
able to hold them up to the rates which
they prescribe for the. general public.
Conversely the general public is benefited
by being able to ship at the same rates
charged to the big fellows.
President Roosevelt is not the least in
terested spectator in the effects to be
worked by the new law.
w. w. Jermane.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-13

Mr.. Rosenwald of Madison is living up
to the reputation Of J. F. jacobson, his
predecessor in the house, as railroad
regulator. He introduced to-day maxi
mum grain-rate bill. which fixes dis
tance tariff for carrying all grains be-
tween Minnesota points, and makes an
average reduction of two cents bushel
in the rate for wheat It places all
cereals on the same rate basis, and the
reduction amounts to one cent a bushe]
on oats on the average, one cent a bushel
on barley, four cents on hax,, and two
cents on rye, corn and other grains.
Mr. Rosenwald estimates that such
measure would save Minnesota farmers
$3.50, 900 year in railroad rates on their
grain.
This reduction in railroad earnings
would reduce state taxes $45, 800 a year.
but Mr.. Rosenwald urges that the whole
amount would be saved to the producers
and shippers of the state. The Minnesota
gross earnings for 1902, local to the state,
were $51.s6S,192, and the net earnings
$23,S60,753. This amount, he says, would
easily stand scaling down a million and a
half without any hardship to the rail-
roads.
The rates fixed are based On carload
lots of 24,ooo pounds shipped between any
two points in Minnesota. They are in
cents per hundred pounds, and are uni
form for all kinds of grain. The rates
are as follows: =" !"
Fifty miles or less, cents; SO to 81
miles. 51a cents: 62atoa 10, s cents; Is to
Ills, ~ cents; 115 to c1S0, cents; 13O to
$50, sM cents; $50 to 10, 9 cents; 17o to
1876, 91a cents; 1876 to 220, 10 cents; 220
to $50, 1O1z cents; $50 to $50, II cents;
! $50 to 315, 11A cents; 315 to $50, IL cents
$50 to 800; 127z cents; 800 to 45e, 1s cents
430 to ATS. 1879 cents; Ats to 525, II cents
525 to SIS, 141A cents. 20
| Any higher rate is declared to be un
rea sonable and unlawful, and when an,
rate in excess is charged the shipper ma!
| bring suit and recover the excess will
damages and costs. There is also a f1nt
provided of $50 to $500 for violating thu
act. A second offense may be punished
by from $500 to $1,000 fine, and thirt
by $1,000 to $4,000. These fines may b,
recovered in civil action. ~.; r.
The bill was referred to the railroad
committee. ..
Board OF Control Fight Thursday.
The Peachey and Morley board of 2con
troll bills have been made a. special Orde
in the house for next Thursday afternoon
The Peachey bill was reported to tn
house for passage, as amended this morn
ing On motion of Mr.. Burns the Morle
bill was then taken from the table, wl1er
it has been for the past week, and bot
were made a special order for Thursda!
Mr.. Hickey of st. Paul announced tha
he could not be present at that time an
asked that the date be changed, but
this the house would not agree. =.. -.
;. Guard Encampment at St. Louis
!, The Burns resolution, granting permis
7 sion to the national guard to hold it's an
. nual encampment next year at the S
' Louis exposition, was adopted unanimous
l ly. The soldier boys will spend thre
Y days in the Minnesota town before goin
I south. --e.
5 Mr.. Hickey Of St. Paul introduced a b