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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
u gave you the chance ana you
wouldn't take It,"

wouldn't take It."
before received telephone call. The
man at the other end of the wire had
rung me up to let me know the big.
gest coup of the season was to be
pulled off with Bequeath. Half an
hour later I got a telegram from a
jockey friend at the track:
"'Shake the plum tree. Bequeath.'
"That decided me. I was too busy
to run over to the poolroom just then,
but was on hand in plenty of time for
the track betting. So was Douglas,
and when the card came out with Be-
queath a to favorite he scored me
numerically:
"@And got as good as to S third
was one of the shots he sent. why.
man, the race is won before they go
to the post. Aren't you sorry you
didn't take my advice?'
"As matter of fact. l was. But
his tone nettled me, and I angrily re-
piled:
'Bequeath won't be in the money,
you can bet on that. It's only book.
makers string, my boy, and wouldn't
touch it with longs. Here goes a cen.
tur straight on Bill Jackman.'
"T passed the bill to Brand. Jack
man now was quoted at 20 to /. Doug
las sneered, but said nothing, felt i
was making fool of myself, and real
lied this more strongly when my in
formant' Of the morning suddenly ap-
peared in the doorway, hurried to- me
and asked eagerly:
"'What did you get?'
Twenty to one,' said l.
That's funny. He's only to L.
he remarked.
"'Who's only to ~ demanded.
Why, Little Reggie, of course
:" Little Reggie!' echoed. What
the devil has Little Reggie to do with
it?'
Why said he, smiling at me, Il
gave you the tip on him this morning,
you know =. = =
Douglas began to laugh and got
mud - :::@ = s Is: e h:
/ "a little, crowd had gathered around
us. I looked at the fellow In rage and
amazement. Suddenly two men, one
pale and excited and the other big and
burly, elbowed their way forward and
seized the stranger, who struggled
violently for moment and then
tainted. '@. $500 n .~ii i, t t:~.5ze
What does this mean 2 asked. =
Z" Why said the pale man, this
poor fellow is my brother. had
everything ready to take him TO an
asylum this afternoon, but he gave
me the slip. thought could find
him in some poolroom, and i was not
mistaken. He went insane playing
the races. Il i \
There was silence lin the room as
they carried him down airs and .to
the carriage they had at the door. But
asmoment later the crowd forgot about
him, for Brands operator called OUT,
They're OF at New Orleans! i Be
queath In front, Little Reggie second,
Tyran third. 5sss +. s5 g. s$ y. 4, !.
Douglas whispered to me:
III I'm sorry for you, old boy. but
this may teach you : lesson ss5sI
s'"'f BeQueath Ct the quarter by three
lsngths sidtsu1 second Tysran third
B" 'llJsvsr take tips from strangers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
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Beautiful African Turtle.

@sE One of the most beautiful turtles. In
the world is found IN Africa, and q
few fine specimens were recently cap
tureds there and taken to Europe.
That they will sthriv ID "a strange,
country IS by s no means certain,
though g few naturalists, who have
spent some months IN German East
4 Africa and who have carefully studied
these turtles, are confident that they
viii quickly become acclimatized.
&, The beauty Of these torpid and
rather unga inly animals IS - the SHELF
Whfch Scovers and protect. almost tn
3antirs body Unlike that 81 the lortd..
nary turtle which Is sing 1arly lack-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Their. Natural OCCUPATION.

The Rev. DR.. Charles Wood Of Phf1a.
delphia has q story which he tells con
the excellent authority Of Mr.. Booker
T: Washington. !" q negro had "a
dream il which he thought he visited
purgatory. He was telling q friend
about t. next morning hen sstha
friend interrupted him, asking: ssEs..S
Nasthere any niggerss there z, nh q
.'Y aas, sir, there was lots .of them, !.
was the reply. q 49,
!: Any white men = 5 ~!
III III 6 Yaag,s sir, lots OF them K,
/. What were the white men doing q
Every one ct them was holding I
Niger tween him and the fire..s,, said
the dreamer. E53 .Ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
More Conundrumo,

More Conundrunns. Y
Why is a garden sociable place1A
Because the plants have numberlessJ
(s)talks.
What tree is one of the hardest ia
climb? The slippery elm.
Plant stove mandatory and what
will come up? O, ranges (oranges).
Why is a knock at the door like an
overcoat? It is an outside wrap (rap).
Who may be said to have had the
largest family in America? George
bis country.
If a monkey wished to announce
that he was sick, how could he do it,
and at the same time mention the
medicine he wanted? ape ill" Ga
pilD.
Plant a calendar and what will come
up? Dates.
coins pennies? He makes scents
(cents).
Why are crockeryware dealers I'm.
like all other shopkeepers? Because
it won't do for them to crack up their
goods. ......:.... . 49,
Why was. Independence day, 1902,
like the letter Y? Because it was the
last Fourth of July.
Plant gum and what will come up!
What you chew, sir >(choose, sir).
How far is it from February to
June? A single spring.
Why is sheet of paper like lazy
dog? A sheet of paper is an ink-lined
plane (inclined plain), and an inclined
plain is a slope up (slow pup), and
slow pup is lazy dog.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
A "Phony" Tip

Things aren't much like they used
to be-" grumbled the yspeptic-looking
individual, as he made a vicious stab
with toothpick at the stuffed olive
in his cocktail. II had a beautiful tip
this afternoon and couldn't find a
poolroom open in all the downtown
district. When I finally made up my
mind to leave my bet with q hand
book man I was too late. The race
had been in on the ticker ten minutes.
What in the mischief is New York
coming to, anyway"
''And did your horse VIM" asked
the tall man.
"No-no," admitted the other; "can't
say it did. But it's the principle>of the
thing, you know. i"
BLOW the principle of the thing"
said the tall man. MANY a day I'd
have thanked my stars if couldn't
have got into a poolroom. But of
course there were other days. Want
to hear a little story?
"Just about three years ago." he
continued, BILLY Brand had his pool
room in Church street. Brand was a
gambler of class, suave, polished and.
game. He did land Office business.
So brisk, in fact, that he inaugurated
system Of morning betting, both for
the benefit of those of his customers
who might desire to place their bets
during the noon hour, and also in
order to tighten the crush in the room
while the races were being run.
Il got into the habit of dropping
into Brands about IL o'clock to see if
couldn't catch him out of line One
day as was waiting for the cards to
be hung up stranger sauntered up
to me and whispered:
"'You're on hand early. suppose
you got that message of mine? This is
the day for the killing
II was about to tell him that he had
evidently mistaken me for some one
else, but he gave me no time to say a
word.
recognized you the moment you
came into the room,' he went on, still
In a whisper; you can plunge for the
limit. He's ripe
"'Who's ripe?' could not help ask
ing.
"FWhy, Bill Jackman, of course he
said, reproachfully. I'll see you in the
afternoon
with that he departed, leaving me
wondering who in the mischief he was
and for whom he had taken me. Bill
,Jackman was among the entries in the
second race at New Orleans. I glanced
over the form chart hurriedly, but the
figures did not give him a chance.
Just then Brand put up the card. Bill
Jackman was quoted at to l.; any,
thing but q decent price, in my opin.
ION. At that moment friend nudged
me violently.
"'Oh. look at the snap!' he said.
Get aboard right away. The owner
wired me to put good bet down for
him at morning odds, and with to /
chalked, you will notice your uncle
dallying with few yellow boys for
himself
"'What's the horse?' asked.
"fBequeath, of course
"BeQueath was in the same race as
Bill Jackman. At once I told Douglas,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Architectural Swallow.

A correspondent of the Paris Temps
records the. following story. OF q pair
of swallows, probably meaning house.
martins. These, taking advantage Of
a broken pane Of glass over the door.
way, entered and began to build a
niche on the inside. This particular
corner was 4 crossed nv a tbell-wire,
and each time the bell was rung the
building nest was was thrown down.
The birds would j, not leave their
chosen site, and eventually overcame
the Inconvenience in an : ingenious
manner. They constructed a tunnel
round the wire, giving it free play, so
that its movements ceased to affect
the wall of their nest. " =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
The Masters.

Incompatible white galaxy of suns!
o stars Of song whose luster blinds the
day
Aeschylus, Homer, shakespeare-death-
less ones
Holding on high your proud and lonely
way
Rulers Of nights domain Of homeless
space, -
Transcendent thrones. victorious, over
Time!
Staying with splendor from your distant
place
A thousand Pickering satellites Of
rhyme!
God! What are we' that underneath such
We dare to light our tapers! From afar
Tho consultations watch this mad en-
prise;
A puny candle challenging a star!
Frederic Lawrence Knowles in March
Atlantic.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Married the Whole Family.


John Newberry and Patsy Barron
were married at Tullahoma, Tenn,
the other day. About IS years ago
Newberry married the widow Sallie
Barron, who was then the mother of
three daughters, Judy, Martha and
Patsy. Four years after the marriage
with the widow she died. A year later
he married Judy, the eldest daughter
Of his deceased wife. In two years
Judy followed her mother to the grave.
He then took unto himself Martha to
wife, who after living a number of
years, followed her sister and mother
to the grave. So the marriage last
week of Newberry and Patsy ,absorbs
the whole family of original Bar.
roms.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Bottled Moonshine.

Nothing in the world is more like
bottled moonshine" than phosphoric
oil. A light without heat! Astonish-
ing. But it is 50. The light emitted
by phosphoric oil is an unearthly,
spiritual kind Of light. However
near we are to it's luminous influence
it nevertheless always appears to be
at distance. AS it is probable that
light from this source will have a
practical application in places where
the common artificial light would be
dangerous, we shall explain the pro-
cess for making it. For experiment,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

take a thin glass vial, about half fill
it with olive oil, then drop into it a
piece of phosphorus the size of a
bean. Now place the bottle in boiling
hot water until the oil is quite hot,
shake it now and then, and the phos-
phorus will dissolve. Keep the vial
well corked and let it get cold.
Whenever you want a little moon
shine take the cork out of the bottle,
shake the oil and there will be light
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Beetles as Saws.

i Some large BEETLES are as good as
circular saws. They seize a branch
or twig with their deeply. toothed
Jaws and ;whirl round and round un-
til the twig. is sawed OF. They have
been known to saw q twig as thick
as walking stick In this manner. i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

Ing In richness and variety Of color,
this she'll attracts the eye at once by
the beautiful gold, and brown stripes
which run down it and by the little
clusters of crimson which are found
here and there.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

FireIess Smoke a Chemical Feat.
The following experiment is easily
made, and, because of it's peculiar
action and beautiful result, it is well
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Greek Cross Puzzle.
Draw on a piece of paper or card

board the form of Greek cross. yiz
an equal-armed cross.
Then, with two clean cuts, divide
1t into pieces which, rejoined, form
a square.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Mr.. BADGER, the Sauacious

Mr.. Badger, the Sagacious.
A badger which had made it's home
among the granite cliffs dealt with the
fire god with sagacity and skill. A
friend while painting seapiece dis
covered badgers lair, and thought to
play the animal practical joke. Gath
ering together bundle of grass and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

to 6, 2 and even. What's up? An.
other wildcat tip from that Texas
bunch?"
douglas did not hear him, but
urged me to get in on the killing l
was undecided. It so happened that
was in special need of money just at
that time, and could not afford to
lose much. Finally I declined to bet,
on the ground that as had had two
tips I would be certain to choose the
wrong one. So left Douglas growl.
ing at me and returned to the Office
II had not been there five minutes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

- suppose you got that message OF,
- <as g n minor .S zE 81 s:.,s
is my friend WIS named what / had
been informed Regarding Jackman. He.
smiled pityingly. VI, -. p ~ XII. ' =.
"A stout man, who had just entered,
asked Brand il he'd take 500 each
way Bequeath. x, ~ .=ts. .s.;.G + -
YOU'RE on responded Brand.
This stirred up, Douglas and he
srushed to the t ss :; IS: IS: s.. 3
"'Bequeath, h1e hundred across the
Board, Billy 10 exclaimed.
Correct. saldA Brand. but added.
usnins . ~. casA her, 'raA BsQueath
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11
as'kIMlEv,s FAvoRrrE FLOWER

HeW the casnatioN Came % 0e 9e-
Ieeeed By the Late President
"Carnation day" has but recently
been observed al over the country -
. sort OF tribute to the late President
Mckinley. who during the later years
Of his life was seldom seen without
one Of these blossoms In his button
mole. It u related that Mr.. McKin-
ley never showed any particular fond
ness for the earnation until some girls
attending the Lake Erie college 1t
Painsville. O., elected him IN honorary
member ol their class and pinned their
class flower in his buttonhole. The
incident occurred on Nov. -. 1893.
while the president. then governor.
Was In Painsv1lle. . guest OF the Gar
field club. He devoted NO little time
to the college girls who had h0nored
him. and his attitude thereafter show
Cd that he appreciated their admira-
tioo. He often remembered and was
remembered BY them thereafter. Mrs.
Mckinley also took great interest In
the class and its insignia and was &C.
customed to provide . bunch Of carna-
tons for her husbands room each
morning. The first reunion Of the
class took place when Mr.. Mckinley
was nominated for the presidency and
the class sent him . congratulatory
telegram. He visited the college sew.
eral times and was Q member of it's
board ol trustees.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

CUT 3BLEACHIN0 CELERY WITH
BOARDS
development Of each plant. and larger
stalks result In bleaching. the
boards are tipped mp against the eel-
ery and held In position BY wires cut
and bent for the purpose. This meth
Cd Of bleaching h Satisfactory. but ~
Quires quite IN outlay for lumber.
The boards viii. however. last for sev-
egal years II taken care Of.
Our third illustration shows q meth.
Cd now practiced to some extent.
Whether it becomes popular or not
depends on the quality Of the celery
finally turned out By this bleaching
process. This has been termed the
new celery culture" II depends on
the plants being grown 90 close to-
gether that they win shade and thus
blanch each other. The celery u
usually grown In rows only IL inches
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11
SYMPATHY OUT OF PLACE

The oaly V1ay - o0ss ssslp n oeas
0aoeanooo . - 0uY . Pc.
~0ut Wet. . fsW years ae0. While
jouE1eyfAg aEoana with . ffieod a
nine. I overheard . coaveesatioa
WAieA ooeo . show that synpatAy =
Often nisplaeod." sald the rowing
nan. rand tAo moral u not By any
means Q baA 90. The quick Way In
which tAe man turned O. Ais fFisad.
Who he'd offered him aA abundance q
sympatAy, % 1aP % sympathy can be
extended BY mere words. was very
amusing and showed that the fellow
Was Qu1ck-Witted and unusually bright.
despite the tact that he had fallen
into . rather rough road.
The young man had been out West
for some tims. He had gone out there
with the idea that he could win Q for.
tune. but instead o( Anding the vay
10 success . smooth one, 1t Was rather
rough and rocky. marred BY thorns
to prick the feet. pitfalls and Ill that
kind Of thing. Put In plain. unpoetic
language ho was run down at the heel
and bagging at the knee. In order
to make . living he had been forced
to become . pie merchant On q small
scale. He was In this business when
We found him, and had . small NOV
able stand ON the corner Of two
streets In . well known mining town.
Ny friend recognised him 1t . glance,
and rushed up to greet him. The fel.
low seemed to be Just . little embar.
raised and my friend thought It would
Be the proper thing to do to offer .
little sympathy.
Sorry to see you situated - you
are. old fellow. and In this business
said my friend feelingly.
"D- your sympathy. Buy . pie.'
Was the quick rejoinder Of the vender,
and In . few moments We had left
him shrieking out his wares to men
who passed that way.
AT least he convinced my friend
that there are moments In . mans
life when the mere sympathy Of the
mouth. no matter how earnest or how
fervent the words. can not meet the
requirements Of the case. and that the
real and only way to offer help in
such instances 10 to buy . pie"
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11
NEW JUDICIAL DIsrRICTs

Rsoreeentative Owoeay oe Adams 10
completed his blu for the feappotelon-
ment Of the judicial districts In the state
Il makes some interesting changes. Leav-
Ing the number Of districts. fifteen. thu
same. II cuts down the number q Judges
from twenty-eight to twenty-oue. takino
one from the Third district and one from
the Fourth. The Third district - com
posed entirely Of Lancaster county. With
Lincoln - its center. having three Judges.
and the Fourth Of Douglas. Warrington.
0arpy ana Burt. with Omaha ~ its cen
ter and . total Of seven Judges. Thus
Omahas' district would. under the 0Weesy
bill. have six Judges and lincoln two.
Every other district In the state = left
with one Judge each.
The bin contemplates . reduction q
the district court expenses, Including SAL
aries. OF course. Of S5ksoo. and b designed
to give each district. - near - possible.
G.ooo Inhabitants. OF course the Fourth
district exceeds this number very ma
terially. The districts under this bin
are:
-Richardson. Pawnee. Gage.
Second-Otoe. Cass. Nsmaha. johnson.
Third-Lancaster.
Fourth-DouGias. Washington. Oarpy.
Burt.
Fffth-Seward. York. Polk. Hamilton.
Butler.
Sixth saunders. Dodge. Cunning. Col-
.ax
Seventh Saline. Jefferson. Fillmore.
Thayer.
Eighth-Thurston. Dakota. Dixon. c.
dar. Wayne. Pierce. Knox.
Ninth-Platte. Madison. Boone. SAn-
ton. Antelope.
Tenth -Nuckolls. Webster. Adams. Clay.
Eleventh - Hall. Howard. Nesrick.
Nance. Valley. Gree;s1.
Twelfth - Dawson, Buffalo. Custer.
Blaine. Thomas. Heoker. Grant. Logan.
AcPherson. Arthur and the un0rganised
territory adjoiniAg.
Thirteenth-I:ncoln. Perkins. Keith.
Deuel.. Chsy3nne. Kimban. Banner.
0cotts BluR. Sioux. Dawes. Boz Butte.
FourteentE-Kearnsy. Phelps. Gosper.
Frontier. Hsyes. Chase. Dundy. Hitch
cock. Red Willow, Furnas. Harlan.
E1fteenaA-Holt. Rock. Brown. Keya
Pshs. Cherry. Sheridan. Boyd. Loup.
Garfield. Wheeler and the unorganised
territory adjoining.
This 10 Ahe second judicial reapportion-
ment biu before the legislature.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

quirsd to carry tAis invsstigatioa % its
sueooesful teem6na11oa: ana b & 3oEehR
Resolved, That this committee - also
empowered 70 investigato The o0csA
conduct Of e1-0tato Treasurer John u.
lGesssvs regarding his alleged acceptaneo
and retention Of interest collected upon
money bslonging 70 the state which. W
y alleged. b had loaned and DEPOSITED
I'm coftain banks In this state.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

CUT 3BLEACHING ; CELERY By
CLOSE SETTING.
apart. with plants only 8 inches
apart In the rows. This proves . sue
cess only where there Is . rank
growth Of plants. To make sure Of
this rank growth. both water and fer
tilizers are used In abundance. When
this plan Of bleaching Is to be en-
ployed. IL Is best to use what is
known ~ . selfbleaching variety.
The advantage of this system is in its
cheapness. neither boards nor labor
Of heaping up dirt being required.
Boards are used only around the out
side Of the patch.
In the fourth cut 10 shown the
method Of blanching celery by means
Of paper. This was practiced by the
Cornell station when forcing celery
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CUT 1-BLEAC6lN0 CELERY WITH
EARTH
rendering Il moro palatable. The prin-
cipao involved b the exclusioa Of ligAt
One Of the methods Of doing this II
he heaplng Of earth against the eel-
CRY. - shown In our first illustration.
In the celery fields north Of Chicaso
this method u vesy largely the ons
pgaeticed. The soll . thrown up
aGAinst The celery By the use Of .
horse. This MAKES little hand work
necessary.
In our second Illustration We show
The method Of blanching With boards.
Il vim b observed that the rows Of
celery are quite fAr apart. and that
the plants are not vefy close In the
row. This gives room for the full
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

According TO the Railroad Gazette.
S.O16 miles Of new steam railroad
were built in the United States dur.
ing 1901. The figures are exclusive os
secood track. sidings and all electric
lines. Rebuilt mileage II also ex-
cludod, except where the work in
volved such extensive changes In
alignment that Q new route Was estab-
Hshod.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

The birds there are that I do love-
Tho turkey and the eagle:
One walks the earth. one scars above
The clouds. supreme and regal.
Tho turkey. too. can ny. but he
Aims not at elevation:
0ome safe limb Of an apple tree
Best suits his humble station.
BY night. there. from his Willy foe.
Tho f0x. he's safe. and slumbefS
All undisturbed BY any woe
That mortal dreaming cumbers:
BY day. In orchard wandering.
He hunbly seeks his living:
Unconscious Of the Joy hen bring
To gourmands ON Thanksgiving.
And while the eagle. pinion borne,
Doth cleave the vaulted asure.
He gobbles up the golden corn
And gobble0 forth his pleasure.
And. daily adding to his girth.
For man his chief attraction.
% hlls. this bird of solid worth.
His role with satisfaction.
Each in his sphere has riShtful fame:
The eagle first In favor
A. emblem Of the nations aim.
The turkey for his flavor.
But while the eagles chief ren0Wn
Lies In his life. . winner.
The turkeys still. when dead and brown.
Served for Thanksgiving dinner.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-11

A new religion IL born, or rather re-
vived, in France. . full description Of
which is given in IEcole Nouvelle. ed
tied BY NJ. Devinat. chief Of the Nor
nal School Of the Seine. The Sons
Of Sol" aim to convert al Christen-
dom. They want the world to come
back TO the old religion Of light. In
reality the followers Of this new re-
ligion are flre-worshipers and adore
the divine star. the father Of light,
Of warmth and Of life." and according
to the Ecole Nnuvelle. this 10 the flrst
phrase in their prayer: % Thou who
dost dispel the darkness surrounding
lies. Thou who dost annihilate the
evil influence Of prodisies. Of sinister
prosnostications. Of dreams and Of
evil apparitions-Th0u who dost baf-
As the plots Of the wicked. Lord Light
Of the Universe. SUM-"