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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Dark Iiuht.

Some five years ago M. LIE Bon an
nounced that when light fell on one
side of certain bodies-a thin metal
plate, for instance, the other, unil-
Illuminated side of the plate gave out
non-luminous radiations, which were
later shown to be identical with cath
ode rays and which are now believed
to be made up of elements of atoms
carrying an electric charge. The
radiations are analogous to the x
rays, and to the rays of radium and
traverse thin plates of metal freely
and discharge electrified bodies in
their path. Similar efluvia are pro-
duced in great number of chemical
reactions, and the phenomenon is, in
fact, one Of the most common in
nature.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Pushing Button eares the Blade

Pushing Button 9ares the Blade.
open the knife, and many finger nails
have been broken in fulfilling the re.
quest to please open my knife for
me-" In the picture is seen a neat i'm.
provement in the manner of adjusting
the blades of a knife and holding them
in place. The blade in this new knife
would swing perfectly free were it not
for the spiral spring connecting the
shank with the central pin of the
handle. The tendency of this spring
is to throw the blade open, as it is al.
ways under tension and pulling on the
shank beneath the pivot pin.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Formation Of Ocean Basins.

Soundings have shown that the
ocean basins are comparatively steep
sided and fiat floored. The greatest
depth yet found is 31.614 feet, in the
western Pacific, near the island OF
Guam latitude II degrees As minutes
north, longitude 145 degrees As min
utes east). Another place of great
depth, S0,930 feet, is in the Pacific,
near the Fiji islands. The deepest
sounding yet. made in the Atlantic is
1886 feet, or over FIVE miles, in a To-
cal depression 100 miles north of Por.
to Rico, West Indies.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

Lever Controls Movement, Of laws.
ward and over toward the front end
of the slot the loose Jaw Is free Ca
slide back and forth and when ad-
justed in position to fit any nut The re-
verse movement of the lever tightens
the jaw by the engagement of the
teeth with the rack. AS soon as the
lever is seated in the slotted arm it
affords a firm handle for turning the
nut. AS the faces Of the Jaws are
corrugated they afford q strong clamp
such as is essential in a pipe wrench.
William ). Quinn, Of saranac, N. Y,
dis the inventor. I, u. ssi.. I+,tZ&E# ! 80 -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Automatic Cutoff for Gas Burners.

Automatic Cutoff for Gas Burners.
two members are in certain position.
The bolt is normally forced toward the
tip by coiled spring, but it is obvious
that when the block is in the way the
rod is held in position to engage the
dog on the cutoff key. This can only
be done by expanding the collar sut1'
GENTLY under the heat of the flame to
maintain the block in line with the
end of the rod, and when the flame
is extinguished the contraction of the
collar turns the block to one side and
allows the rod to draw back from the
dog at the opposite end of the jet
arm. AS the key has a spring to close
it when the dog is released, it is plain
to be seen that this action will i'm
mediately take place, thus preventing
further flow from the jet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Conflict of Opinion.

~0HH1CS OF 0plu1OUs
What a bright looking baby!" com.
mented the male caller.
do you think SOP" asked the proud
father. "You know everybody says it
looks just like me-"
well, you believe what I tell you,
old man." replied the caller, soothing.
ly. '"The others are jealous
what's the matter with them"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Troubles Still Ahead,

WELL" said the lady who was en-.
deavoring to give the widow consola.
ton on the way home from the GENE.
terry, "the worst is over now"
I'm afraid not" answered the at.
flicted one, "the lawyer says there's a
bad flaw in one of the insurance poll.
cies."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
New GaIvanic Cell.

A German electrical journal de.
scribes a new galvanic cell which lin.
hales" the oxygen of the air. The cell
contains in saturated ammonium
chloride solution zinc rod and por.
GUS pot provided with semi-porous
membrane. Within the porous vessel
is placed a retort carbon, and the YES.
sci contains a. special depolarizing
LIQUID. * This depolarizing liquid con.
stitutes a sort Of chemical sponge,
which, when in the air, .absorbs the
oxygen thereof, and gives it off again
IN y the process Of depoplarization. The
depoplarizer consists Of ammonium
cuprate. ~ n X f5.s:.. 4 @>>s= +} &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Might Be She Bumps,

Might Be She Bumps.
f'That man is a phrenologist, Pat"
"A what?" asked Pat, puzzled.
"A phrenologist."
AN sure, what's that, sorr?"
"Why, man that can tell, by feel.
ing the bumps on, your head, what
kind of man you are"
Bumps on my head, is it," ex-
claimed Pat. "Begorra, then, think it
would give him more of an idea what
kind of woman me wife isl"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Prevents Gas Escaping.

The well-known principle Of expan.
sion under heat and contraction under
cold has been utilized by Louis F..
Quicker, of Boston, Mass, in design.
ing the automatic cpt-ofr for gas burn
ers. He says this burner will auto
matically close the valve to prevent
leakage in case the flame is accident
ally extinguished or the flow Of gas
is interrupted for short interval. To
accomplish this end metallic collar
Is attached to the burner near the tip,
one end being connected with a verti-
cal rod, leading downward to pivoted
block on the jet arm. On top of this
arm is placed sliding bolt, which in
terferes with both the pivoted block
and dog on the valve key when these
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Not in Any Rush,

Swing low, sweet chariot" ex-
claimed Deacon Darkleigh. Swing
low! Swing raight,, straight in
ermongst us, en- pick us up w'enst we
amt lookin', en- TEX us off whist we
nevah dreamin' dat yoi' comm at all!
Swing low,> en- swing fast!".
"Hol on dab, Brotheh Darkleigh,"
shouted Elder SNOWFALL. '''Hol' on dab.
We doan' wan no ottermobile business
erbout dis yah sweet Chariot" <*
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

2s5 Farmers that. 80 Into the growing OF:
sugar beets have 6 good many. things
to- look after Il the. expect TO- be sue
cessful. he cost OF growing Is great
compared with other crops, and the
sugar factory 81 tho only place where,
sbeets 90 grown can u disposed of 81
~ profit IS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
The Easier Nav.

1--WE been two weeks trying to coax
my husband to give me $50 to buy a
new Dress" complained Mrs. Gazzam
to Mrs. Whites.
II never do that"
What do you do?"
Il have my new dress charged and
leave my husband to fight it out with
the collector. "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Condensed,

Side Show Man-See here, your
paper said the biggest snake in my
state fair show was twenty feet long.
when it's really thirty-one feet.
Editor-SoSry, but we were crowded
for space yesterday and had to cut
everything down.-Indianapo News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
No Wonder.

No Wonder.
Doris-Yes, she was furious about
the way in which that paper reported
her marriage.
Helen-Did it allude to her age?
Doris-1ndirectly. It stated that
Miss Olde and Mr.. Yale were mar.
ried, the latter being a we'll known
collector of antiquities"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Out Of Sorts.

"See here,' said the conceited
young stump speaker, you promised
to print my speech in full, and you
haven't given more than half of it,
eyes," replied the editor of the
county paper, ''but didn't promise to
buy the extra fonts of capital rs
we found we'd need"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Case Was Hopeless

Case Was Hopeless.
"But he comes from one of the best
families" urged the mother.
"Oh, yes. know she said, YEARLY,
but couldn't he be induced to re.
turn"
And then her parent knew it was OF
no further use trying to arrange the
match,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
parrot
i; GIoveless AZ Prellmlnarles,

lD9inwidd die The governor Of Ken
lucky Is trying Is stop . prize light
SCH duled Tor that state. 4 Ss5Es.83
Van B EE' Z, q, Yes, the Kentucky a..
thoTities I'LL ndeavor to handle de.
glove contest without gloves. S5:E "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

His Sympathetic, Feeling. : !, "
THE days are growing shorter" re.
marked simplemuss.
tThey have my sympathy" remark.
ed the Wise Guy; I have the best Of
them" ~ .~'.
How so?"
Il can't be any shorter than I am
now"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Still Under the Spell.

Mrs. Powers-Hezekiah, If you were
to live your life all over again, and it
came to the matter of choosing a wife,
do you think you would choose me?"
Mr.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
no doubt about it, Maria, provided you
wanted me.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Up Against a@,Frost.

Up RgdInSt 4 r FoSt.
Jack-So you managed to get -ac.
quainted with Miss Millyuns. at the
seashore, Ell?
Tom-Yes. She dropped her hand.
kerchief on the beach, and after pick
ing it up I made a few remarks for
the purpose of breaking the ice as
it were.
Jask-And was your ice-breaking
effort a'success?~
Tom-Oh, yes; but didn't cut any.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
A Sure Winner,

do you think there is any prospect
OF 1nventing flying machince that
will be commercially useful?" -.
Certainly" answered the aeronaut.
II have one which is bound to make
money. All you have to do is to get
people to pay for the privilege of see.
ing it go up"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Giant Spurry.

We illustrate Giant Spurry, a plant
that is being tried on some of our
sandy soils. 1t is a low-growing an
nual, forming a tangled mass. Under
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Bogus Meteorltes.

Genuine meteorites are curiosities
highly priced By museums and scien-
tifc collectors. Prof. St. Meunier Of
the natural history museum of Berlin,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
In "the Smart Set"

III TIC smart Set.
II understand the old phrase about
marrying and giving in marriage is
now considered obsolete in Gotham's
swell SET
'fHow have they changed it,"
"Why, they speak of marrying and
buying in marriage"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

seIf-opening Pocket Knife.
With the majority of knives the
heavy spring necessary to hold the
blade in either position makes it diff.
cult for person with weak fingers tc
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
"A ,chiId's Frankness.

- Little Bobby was Inspecting the new
baby for the first time, and his dictum
was AZ follows ~ rSs f. !, :. :.
9 VI s'pose it's nice enough, what
there Is Of it-but I'm sorry It Amt .
parrot. s. .:a9s HI III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
: Sorry He SPOKE.
mamma.

~ Little Girl az lease, sir, mamma
wants q spool Sc red sill. M" & 55s I.
!Crusty Shop eeper why didn't
your mother have sense enough Is s tell
you the exact shade Of red o.
3s Little Girl She did. lsir;; she; said
about the color Of yonr nose. & "a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
What Did She Mean?

Mr.. Dearone-"Fancy! put my
hat on that wet towel. I wonder on
what ridiculous thing shall place it
2s' =, -, /. - IT,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
Sh1ld, ! / ]. Ahead

s 4. 60, believe in ghosts have
seen at least one = my q. s 81
5sSss.NN elf. have never seen any You
h1yo n a - ths5 best ot NJ : 81 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

Mrs. Dearone -"On your head,
suppose, love-" VII i: !. : = !. : ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

It-Ya-as-1 love music, but
stwange to say l can't carry a single
air in my head.
Shelf is strange. There's room
enough for whole opera?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

His Case Not So Bad After All. :
"Ah. it's sad old world" sighed
the man who had been cheated out of
$50. &c., -. -. Z,
YES" assented his neighbor; "one
OF my horses got his head fast in the
hayrack last night and broke his neck.
I was offered 5000 for him less than
a month ago."
"Pshaw! That's too bad. Looks as
though it was goin' to brighten up,
don't ft?" And he went on his way
whistling cheerfully. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
4 Mllloht E Re VIIVl / :.

IDS Mrs. Paryenl Md then tae whole
awful story got into the pap
.R M]rs. Bssenthe vel, attersI
might 10 3still 4 Worse. &c ;mikht hava3
sbesn dx1matixed. Jud =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
VIE LISTERS I x !
sHuMoR OF TIE e n; "a uI : mi
d 2s .skaAl {. IA kAaEs.
Opening Or the uniting season Duty.
chronlcled Little clrcur,sta
That cheered W unfortunats Man.
In the Smart Set 1.s.$
ADDING Insult to injury.

q T. Adding Insult to injury. II.
~ She had Just handed him the frosty
mitt. but he was game to the last
hurdle. 4. :. ~3,e< 5< 4. %:t:@ @ II 4
!. 8 IT you are ever in trouble he
said, do not hesitate to lift up your
voice and you will find me Johnny
on the spot" @4@ 4 H., !, 3: VIZ. SIS
I'm in trouble now" answered the
human refrigerator with sigh long
drawn out. - ..5s'rsI' /. Wy + r.
( "And behold!"' exclaimed the unsus.
pecting youth, T am here. %, #. !.
= Yes" she, said, !.sthat's the trouble: 3
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14

Rotating Crops to Escape Potato scab.
When the soil has become badly in-
tested with the scab fungus it is usual
ly cheaper to abandon potato growing
upon it for a time at least than to CON
tinue the practice. The best system
Of cropping to purify such soil and
the length Of time which should elapse
before potatoes may be grown again
with safety Is not fully determined.
The evidence indicates that root crops
should be avoided, and that grains, in
Guiding ~ corr, E grasses, and especially
clover, are the best cleaning crops.
The turning under Of . green CROP.
like clover. just before { potatoes are
againsplanted Is especially commended..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
a n q { 81 q !.
Tho J! ) lh!tl'f!1!Il.

Thouo ful. 2.ss5
N lave you any more duns1 Inquired
the sultan Of Tllrk u. 8
Us q. fsw. ' answered the oonrt On.
.cial. n. u.s. So S' n.
Ven, III No have them. 1. 4.
hope your mai sty Il not going
to allow yourself to Be personally
worried By these unfortunate -- Z 8 I. 81.
Not at AL The pearl Of tho harem:
wants them. She is making an auto
graph collection" # 4. >s% * < e .: q 7:
& II: Brought Him to Time. % .@s &
: ss Mary George, i have beard You
spoken OF frequently as successful
business man ! - l:E..~l5 :: T. $: J
~ George am that. y Why?" r:.%E.
ys:s 81 Mary---'Well, considering the fact
that you have been visiting me for
three years, I think you should main.
tain your reputation and talk bust
ness ~. ~ ~ T.
He maintained his reputation.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-02-14
; GIANT SPURRY.
Canada ThietIe.

In all the history of weeds in Amer
lea none has been more complained OF
than the Canada thistle. A century
ago it was regarded by the farmers of
New England as the greatest pest OF
their fields. When the sons of these
farmers moved West the Canada this.
tie went with them. It grows vigor-
ously, sometimes spreads rapidly, and
is always difficult to kill by ordinary
cultivation. It forms dense patches,
sometimes to the complete exclusion
of other plants, and its abundant sharp
spines make it disagreeable to handle.
To these characters are due it's tradi-
tional reputation in the Northeastern
United States as the worst of all
weeds. With little doubt, however, it
causes in the aggregate. less real in
jury to farm products than does bull
thistle, .ragweed, or pigeon grass, and
it's distribution is confined to smaller
area than that of any of these weeds.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago-I


Shaw & SIbley Of the OronocO stables
have dissolved partnership, Mr. shaw re-
tanning the business.
Kerosene oil has dropped 10 % cents
per gallon. Let there be light"
A model livery barn is the new one just
erected by Mr.. POmeroy, and occupied ~
Anderson Il Ellis.
There wac q fire at the shoddy mill of
F. B. Ray last Tuesday, originating 10
the picking machinery and running thence
to the gauza room, and foIlowlng back =
stream of shoddy into each OF the ma
chimes. Mr.. Bessey and his assistants
fought the fire with their force pumps and
extInguishers untiI the Torrent engine
came to their relief, and the fire was
quickly flooded out. Two Of the engines
were about ruined and considerable ma
terial burned, though no damage was
done TO the building. By the help 81 q
pair OF horses promptly furnished by
Charles Ellis the engine Was got To- thu
fire in surprisingly short time. and al
most instant y upon its arrival had two
streams p ay ng upon the building. The
deep snow would have pr W. d an almost
insurmo unts Bile obstacle to getting the
engine TO the spot bv human p w-r
The bell has been hung In thu Metho
dist brlfry ut St"rJrdviIIe III. past w-rk
q III Newton Of Monson sold AIph~u~
StaniOh's farm on Village Hnl. Willing
on, at auction, on Wednesday last, tn
s imu-I Bartlett for SSg5
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26
sYMMEs' HOLE.
The Peculiar Theory That Was Omo@
Advanced by a Scientist.

The Peculiar Theory That Was Once
Advanced by a Scientist.
Probably the oldest idea ever for a
moment entertained by a scientist was
that of John Cleves Symmes concern
ing the condition of the interior of our
globe. Symmes was a jurist, a scien-
fist, or, as the French would say, q
'savant," of international reputation,
an explorer ION his own hook" and an
all round man Of letters, yet one would
think that some of his ideas must have
originated with the king of Bedlam.
He believed and lectured before learn
ed college societies in support OF his
views that the earth consists Of from
five to seven hollow concentric spheres
and that at the poles there Is a round
opening entirely through each of the
several spheres.
According to this queer theory, these
spheres are placed one inside the other,
like a nest of crockery ware, with an
open space Of few hundred miles be-
tween each. Furthermore, he believed
that both the outside and the inside
of each of these bubblelike spheres are
Inhabited, which would give not less
than ten and probably fourteen thea
tiers Of action" instead Of the one hab-
table surface with which we are all
acquainted to greater or lesser de-
gree. Symmes lived for many years
near Newport, KY.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26

thing on the piano"
The younger man turned white. He
began to tremble.
"Let me first offer Mr.. Deery a glass
Of lemonade" she said, advancing with
It and trembling also and as white az
was he.
every proper; lemonade for boys
Hard stuff for you and me, eh?' chuc
/ killed. Holloway, nudging Mr.. Wilson
| who was poor enough to stand the fel.
lows insolence just because of occa.
sional addiction to the cup.
| Mr.. Wilson laughed a little uneasy
laugh, and Holloway roared.
Mary felt herself shrink under the
insult Percy took the glass and, turn
ing full to his employer, said, glaring
at him:
! Eyes, lemonade is for boys-and
/ menu
What was the matter with that New
| Years microbe?
Even politeness could not prevent the
pause and the silence Could it be DOS
sible?
perhaps he'll take smoke,
though" sneered Dick, bent on making
/ Percy ridiculous. "Offer him the box,
Mr.. Wilson"
Percy took cigar. He held it in his
left hand while he slipped his lemonade
and chatted with courteous Mrs. Will
son. He began to grow brilliant and
bold. Mary's eyes frightened. She was
| getting proud of him. Presently Mr..
Wilson said something about politics
to Holloway, and they differed. Hollo-
way grew loud in his disputation. Turn
ing suddenly to him, Percy said:
"Mr. Holloway, stop! You are quite
mistaken"
Even Dick was silent in his astonish-
ment. Mary grew fairly radiant.
Twill you have just a little wine, Mr..
Deery?" asked Mr.. Wilson, rising with
new and joyous inspiration. There
| might be good stuff in this chap, after
all according to his views Of good
stuff.
From Mary's father l will not re-
fuse to take it," was the astounding
reply.
Tears stood in Mary's eyes. She had
been so proud of his sudden show Of
spirit, but now he was going too far.
She shook her head at him secretly. 1t
was enough. AS Mr.. Wilson poured
out the wine for him he arose, took
her hand and, raising the glass, de-
clared that he was about to propose a
toast.
''To the girl love, Miss Maryv' he
cried, and, putting down the wine I'M
der the reminder conveyed with pres
sure of her hand, he took up his lem
onade and quickly gulped it down.
Mary pressed his hand again in warm
approval.
The younger Miss Wilson made a
face to her mother which expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Deery was making
ninny of himself. The younger Miss
Wilson, by the way, had no sweet
heart. ,
THAT'S what l call a down--hic-
right insult to Mr.. Wilson, hiccough-
ed Holloway. "Come, young fellow.
I'll drive you downtown. l guess I'd
better take you home before you make
any more bad breaks" He lighted his
cigar as he stood up.
Percy dropped Mary's hand and
looked grimly at him. The whole fam
lily protested that nothing wong had
occurred. but goodbyS and renewed
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1903-02-26
The Glass We Eat.

"How much glass do you suppose You
consume daily?" physician asked OF
one of his patients the other day, says
the Philadelphia Record, and then went
on, in response to the others interroga-
tive look: "It is a fact that we all swal-
low each day more or less glass, the
manufacturers not yet having reached
the point where their product Is imper-
vious to the action of fluids. He who
drinks beer consumes the most glass.
A chemical analysis of any bottled beer
inevitably reveals some of glass con-
stituents. But the water drinker. too.
swallows his share. In a carafe or in
a glass pitcher have you never noticed
the odd line which marks the level that
the water has had? Well, that line
shows how the water has changed the
appearance of the glass slightly by abb
sorbing some of it's components. And
SO every day, when we drink beer or
water or milk, we consume little glass.
But it does us no harm. l have yet to
hear Of any disease that it has ever
caused"