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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

the combination which we show may
provide a welcome substitute. 1t has
been designed especially to answer
the purpose of the high chair, rocker
and wheel chair, and yet it occupies
no more space in room than any one
of these pieces of furniture would
Only little study will be required to
master the details of construction, and
learn how to convert this piece of fur
niture from rocker to rollor or ele-
waite the seat to the position required
to enable the child to sit at the ia.
BILE. The chair is fitted with four
short legs, rigidly attached to the
seat, and to the end of each leg is
pivoted a rocker, those secured to the
front legs being considerably longer
than those which project toward the
front. When the chair is to be used
at the table the rockers are extended,
as shown in the upper picture, with a
pin driven through holes where the
rockers cross each other. When used
as rocker the curved pieces are low.
cred into the position shown in the
second drawing, where the pin again
serves to hold them rigid. To make a
roll chair the four wheels are turned
beneath the rockers by revolving the
short arms which carry them.
Warren w. Leopard of Otsego, Mich.
is the inventor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

Dealt, Duel
f. Wounded Monster Of He Is Now
atin8 n

MS tail he started for the bottom of
the sea.
He moved just a second too late. He
was not more than three feet below
the surface when the Lindsey scudded
by, and Capt. Dodge hurled his har.
pooh with the unerring aim of an old
hand.
Splurge! - down went the fish.
Whizz!-oh reeled the fifty fathoms of
line in the boat occupied by Norwaugh.
So the fight began. Ordinarily the
blow of the harpoon takes all the pug
nacity out Of the swordfsh, and after a
couple Of plunges he has nos resistance
left in him. Then the man in the boat
slowly hauls in the line, draws near
the fish, and when he is near
enough gives the finishing strokes with
long lance. That had always been
Norwaugh's experience; and he was
rated as one of the best men in the
business.
Nov tell me how it happened your
sell, If you feel strong enough to-" said
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

The next time. Christopher Nor
waugh goes out after sw6rdflsh he
will take care to have the bottom of
his dory covered with sheet iron. He
has learned his lesson, as, with a
smile, he says himself; and he is glad
to be living. At present he is lying
On a cot in one Of the surgical wards
Of st. Joseph's hospital, with his left
leg as rigid as a capstan bar.
Norwaugh is a Danish-American,
stocky, blue-eyed and fair-haired. He
spent his boyhood on the sea, and
naturally enough, when he came to
this country seventy years ago, he%still
looked to the sea for living. With
his family he settled on Block Island.
Block Island Is noted for it's ozonous
air and for it's fishing. The Block ISL
and amateur is proud to, show his
brown arms and his string Of bluef1sh,
but the Block Island professor shows
some pride and pleasure only when he
tows in a swordfsh.
The swordf1sh season begins early
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

Joseph, he came up through the bot
TOM Of the boat. Gee!"
And just here the fisherman shook
his head as he smiled.
''The sword entered my left leg Just
above the knee, in the back of the leg,
and went obliquely up through the
feshy part of my thigh. In second it
was drawn out again, and the fish dis
appeared.
well, it was very lucky-very
lucky, indeed. had strength enough
to make signals Of distress and to
stuff my cap into the hole in the boat.
The blood was just pouring out of the
wound. They tell me that the sword
Of the fish was over three feet long,
and that it tore the flesh all off the
thigh bone Of my left leg. suppose
they know. I know that by the time
the catboat came alongside was fit to
faint; and know that my leg is pretty
stiff to-day.
Il was very lucky. The sword tore
about all the veins and muscles in my
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
WISDOM OF SWISS STATESMEN.
Proved by the Remarkable History Of
the Country,

Proved by the Remarkable History Of
the Country.
Some of the ancient agreements be-
tween the little Swiss states were
very noteworthy. In 1243 Bern and
Fribourg made covenant which last
ed for more than 200 years, by which
they agreed that even a war between
them should not destroy their agree
ment, that no war between them
should be entered on without a pre-.
vious attempt at cancellation, and that
within fourteen days of the end Of
any feud all territory conquered and
spoils of war must be returned to
their owners. Cities which $50 years
ago could agree to such terms deserve
to live in history! Basic, Schaffhausen
and Appenzell few years later were
wise and far-sighted enough to agree
ito sit still and seek cancellation" in
case of difference between them. Just
over 900 years ago the Swiss confed-
Grafton was founded by the three tiny
mountain states, Uri, Schwys and Md.
walden, which, remaining small and
unimportant themselves, have, by the
force of the idea Of union, drawn to
themselves from time to time larger
states and powerful cities, till to-day
the Swiss nation can, in proportion to
it's size and population, boast of a
prouder history and greater benefits
to mankind than any other nation in
Europe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

Needs No Nails to Fasten 1t in Place.
that once in while a nail splits or
turns while being driven into the hoof,
causing it to enter the tender upper
portion and temporarily Gripping the
animal Then, too, the shoes are apt
to get loose on the feet, and may
strain the tendOns of the leg before
the driver discovers that anything is
wrong. If the inventor of the nailess
horseshoe shown in the drawing has
succeeded in designing a shoe which
Will take the place of that which has
been IN use for SO many years he will
be assured of finding plenty of driv-
ers ready to give it fair trial. The
wearing surface Of this shoe differs
from the ordinary kind only in being
minus the nail holes, but at the front
and ends of the new shoe will be seen
metallic straps rising to a common
point near the top of the hoof. These
straps are hinged to the shoe, and are
connected at the ends by a threaded
bolt, which can be turned with small
wrench to clamp the straps over the
hoof. 1t is necessary that the bottom
of the hoof be pared down evenly be-
fore the shoe is put in place in order
that smooth fit may be insured, but
aside from this there is little work re-
CURED to put on set of these shoes,
and this suggests the idea that the
horse may yet have it's shoes put on
in the morning and removed at night
to rest the feet
Josiah Serfass of Hazleton, Pa, is
the inventor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Wireless Telearaphx.

~"ireleSS geography.
The annual report of the superin-
tendent of the coast and geodetic sur
vey says, among other things, that the
development of wireless telegraph sys-
TENS during the year rendered it i'm
portant that experiments should be
made to determine whether it was
practicable to use the wireless tele-
graph for the purpose of exchanging
time signals in the longitude work of
the Survey. The Importance of sue
cessful wireless telegraph system to a
chart maker organization like the
CoastsAnd Geodetic Survey can be un-
derstCod when it is remembered that
the method of determining longitude
by lunar distances is unsatisfactory
from the standpoint of accuracy and
that by the chromometric method the
cost of a longitude determination in
creases with the cost of travel be-
tween stations, and it's accuracy de-
creases as the time required to make
round trip increases. It has been
customary in Alaska to obtain the re-
suits from seven round trips of a
steamer for the determination of the
distance OF longitude between import
ant stations. The errors pertaining to
the two preceding methods are either
abolished or reduced to minimum by
the telegraphic method. It meets all
modern requirements for accuracy and
is comparatively inexpensive Unfor.
tunately for the accurate and rapid
construction Of charts, telegraph lines
and cables do not penetrate every
where.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Why He Bought the Image.

A clergyman who was staying at
the house of an English workingman
happened to see an image of the Vir-
gin Mary standing over the mantle
piece, which struck him as incongru-
GUS. By way Of making talk he asked
how it got there. "Well, you see, sir,
it cum about this way" replied his
host. Il was courtin' O. two sisters
Sally and Maria-an' wusn't just
sartin which l was to ave. One day,
as wor starin' into shop winder,
saw that ERE statoot, with Ave Ma.
ria underneath it. That came. right
'ome to me, so I med up, my mind
right off to ave Maria ;;<san' we was
spliced. She bin, a reel guide wife to
me. an SO I bought the image to keep
it in mind y9@ 49,. <
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

in June and lasts little more than
two months. It is short but full of ex.
element. In eight or ten weeks even
the most reckless fisherman has
enough of wondering whether the at,
tackled animal will rise through the dis.
tant rollers or through the fimsy bot.
tom of the boat. It's only the green
fisherman who laughs when you speak
Of the dangerous swordfish. Mr.. Nor
waugh was rather sceptical himself I'm.
til few days ago. Now he firmly be-
lieves that little imprudence is a
dangerous thing.
Strong, Trusty, Fearless.
At the first of the season Norwaugh
Joined the crew of the swordfish cat.
beat Lindsey, Capt. Edwin Dodge.
Capt. Dodge was mighty pleased to
have so strong and trusty a helpmate
The season opened diseauragingly
In fact, the Lindsey didn't make her
first catch until the Fourth of July.
After the Fourth the fish came around
regularly; and on the morning of the
9th, some six miles south Of Block Isl.
and, the Lindsey sighted her sixth fish.
Sworddshing is much like whaling:
except that the scale is smaller. There
is a lookout in the masthead, ready to
shout the moment his sharp eyes spot
any fish; and there is a man who
stands ready to get into the pulpit on
the bowsprit and hurl, the harpoon;
and another member Of the crew is
prepared to go off in 4 boat after the
harpooned fish. . ,>~' ".s,
b. cts a .whopper!" said the man at
the masthead. Keep her headed SOU.
SOU least" - ~; TX ; -. ILL.,: T.
" on bounded the catboat on the star.
hoard tack The captain took up his
harpoon and climbed into the pulpit.
+ Where is he ?' ~ E59 Il . :s4 UT.
). Straight ahead, cap the lookout
replied you'll see him III a minute. 1
Within the minute he saw the sword.
fish rare monster, at.least ten feet
lopg from tip @of tail to point OF sword
Bat 4he sword flsh also saw the cat.
boat, and throwing up 4 geyser With
- y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
the reporter, sitting by the cot in St.

the reporter, sitting by the cot in St.
Joseph's hospital.
"Of course I feel strong enough"
said Norwaugh, with smile. ''Td get
up if they'd let me. Yes, I'll tell you
how it happened"
He stretched himself by taking hold
Of the iron bars back of his head.
Without doubt, If he had exerted him
self he could have bent the bars. His
exceptional hairiness betokened his ex-
ceptional strength. Which partly &C.
counts for his recovery.
ut was a good fair shot that the
captain made" he related, land I went
after the fish in small boat. There
were about fifty fathoms of line tied
to the harpoon, but not all of the fifty
fathoms was reeled out. I should say
that when the fish came to the surface
for the first time he wasn't much more
than two fathoms away.
II began to haul in the line and to
draw up on the fish. AS a usual thing,
the swordfish is easy enough to take
care of. I had taken in hundreds of
them, and I had never had any serious
trouble before. When you draw up on
him you cut him in the fins and gills
with your long lance, and usually he
gives up the fight just then. He may
squirm around a bit, and make you
look out for his tail, but that's all. :
well, before I could haul up very
close to- this. fellow he began to go
round the boat. Round and round he
went, just as fast as he could swim.
had hard. work to keep myself from
leing tangled up in the line, and, be.
sides, once he came so near the stern
Of the boat, where was standing, that
his tail flashed by my. head. After that
|, had an idea that he would give me
some trouble, .s'cr !: >.G S..
5NorWaugh paused to smile. Though
powerful, he has a gentle manner: and
d kind, .disarming smile. You'd think
that his life was one long, sweet, soft
smooth song. $G. !. @ >zs. 4 ..}= h,
After fgoing round about 4 dozen
times he plunged down for the ,second
time. Then, before you could say St
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
An Overworked Monument.

An Overworked Monument.
She followed him to his grave,
And reared a marble rare,
And ch1seled on this sentence sweet:
MY grief I cannot BEAR
She mourneu year and then was wed
And they chiseled on that stone
A single word, and now it reads:
MY grief I cannot bear-alone."
But soon she wore her weeds again.
And they turned that stone about,
And on it traced this touching line:
MY life's light has gone OUT
Not long she walked in darkness lone
Around that marble patch;
The bells rang out, the sculptor wrote:
tive struck another match
She's happy now with number four,
But all the neighbors say
That she will be a busy girl
On resurrection day.
Eng!and's Oldest Rocking Horse.
The rocking horse here sketched
was made more than two and hall
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

centuries ago, and rude and rough al
it is, it's first owner was the little Eng
lish prince who afterwards became
Charles I. So strong was it's construc
ton that it still exists, and is pre-
served with many other strange and
curious things in a museum near Ches
hunt. 1t is about four feet high; and
apparently, no stirrups such as nov
used in connection with modern rock
ing horses were ever thought OF IL
those days, so the rocking coul<
scarcely have been very enjoyable t.
the young rider. The museum which
contains this curious plaything of thu
past stands in a park close to Theo
balds, which was favorite residenc.
of little Prince Charles father.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
A Thrifty Mourner.

A Cumberland county, Me-, maj
lost his wife, and erected good head
stone at her grave. Later he remar
ried, and last year his father ane
mother died. He went to the loca
cemetery, took the headstone from
the grave. of his wife, carried it home
Ind cut off the lettering and raised
work. II thought" he said, "that my
wife could get along better without e
headstone than the old folks coult
and I could make one stone do fol-
both of them.''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
ORIGINAL Japanese.

The Anus, the original inhabitant
OF Japan, live in the island of Yezzo
The race has become so reduced tha
there are now not more than $1,000 O:
$1,000 of them left in the country Thu
most noticeable popularity about Ain,
women is that they have tattooed upol
their upper and lower lips what re
sembles mustache. The women ar.
not considered attractive and thei:
matrimonial prospects are quite in
sured without this curious decoration
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Iron Girders in Use Forty Years,

Well preserved iron Orders and
beams are exhibited by the floor franz
ing or building, now being demol,
ished, at the corner Of William street
and Exchange place, New York City.
This building dates back of the civil
war. 1t has brick walls faced with
marble, and floors of earth filling on
all iron framing. This arrangement
and details of the floor construction
are notable. The beams and Orders
show only spots. Of rust, the general
surfaces showing either the original
paint or, where the paint has scaled
of, the oxide scale of the rolling mill.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Remarkable Birds Nest.

A curiosity in the shape of birds
nest Of an unusual sort was found il
East Machias, Me-, hanging from al
alder branch on the edge of a now
ing field. 1t was pouch-like affat
a little less than two inches deep, AM
was made of straws and bits Of birc]
bark glued together in some mysteri
Gus way, and firmly dashed by cob
webs and vegetable fibers to the lim]
and twig between which it was sus
pended, So strongly built was it tina
all the storms of winter had not al
fected it,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
All Smoke in Cuba.

In all the cars of the railroad traiI
in Cuba everybody smokes. More
over, the Cubans specially favor ,
cheroot, which often is nine inche e:
long when they begin on it, and which
pours forth smoke like locomotive:
stack. The conductor smokes whe1
he comes through the car to collec'
the tickets; the brakeman smoke:
when he runs through the car, for NJ
ostensible reason, as brakemen do
and even the newsboy smokes as h.
sells his wares.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

it on the floor of his stall, or on the
pavement if being fed while on the
road. The horse has no chance to
swing it's head away from the recep-
tacle in which the feed is placed and,
consequently, whatever drops from
it's mouth falls directly back into the
receptacle. 1t will also be seen that
the feed is not poured directly into
the eating trough, but is placed in
tubular hopper depending from the
animals neck, finding it's way slowly
into the trough through pocket at
one side. AS the feeding apparatus is
suspended from the neck and does not
depend on the bride for support it
will not interfere with free movement
of the animals jaws while eating.
George H. Nissen of Brooklyn, N.
Y, is the inventor.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
P[2l1EIZ 40
SZZEzVZE@
Atlantic Liner Turbine Predicted.

Atlantic Liner Turbine Predicted.
In the English Channel on June q
Ihc new turbine steamboat, the Queen,
made her final trip before being
placed in commission. The average
speed was upward of twenty-three
knots. Expressions Of satisfaction
were general. The vessel afterward
took her place on the regular schedule
from Dover to Calais in connection
with the London-Paris service. Per-
sons who were on board on her trial
trip predicted turbine Atlantic liner
within two or three years. c. A. Par
sons, the inventor of the turbine en-
gine, is confident he can clip full
knot off the best Transatlantic speed
record whenever he shall have a
chance to make a test Of his invention
on so large g. scale.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

thigh, but the arteries escaped. How
that happened is the miracle. If an
artery had been torn, would probably
have bled to death before they could
get me back to Block Island. You see,
the wicked fish had two chances to kill
me, once going in and once coming
out. don't know how I escaped. But
you won't find me taking any more
chances with q swordfsh." boston
Journal
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Horseshoe Clamps Over the Hoof.

There is just one good reason why a
horse should have steel shoes nailed
to it's hoofs to prevent them from
wearing out rapidly while the patient
animal is covering the miles of streets
and country roads which it's owner
compels it to traverse for his own
business or pleasure. That reason is
the failure of the inventor to discover
a more practical means of attaching
the shoes to the feet 1t Is we'll known
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Force Of Habit.

q .Editor-This is a very singular nov:
Ell of your friend, Griggsby. He has
simply lauded everything in the book
from the characters to- the breakfast
food to the very skies. j. S* NJ. = ~
~ Griggsby's Friend Griggsby cannot
help writing like that He does it I'M
consciously You see Ne used 70 bs .
theatrical press agent. i 3 Is .3 ,2:z i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Tunnel to Aid IRRIGATION,

The Gunnison irrigation tunnel is to
be begun within a month, according
to report. The tunnel will cost ST.
100000 and will be in two sections,
one two miles long, through spur in
the cliffs, and the other four miles
long, through the ridge dividing the
waters Of the Gunnison from those OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19

the Uncompahgre Valley, Col. Eighty
five miles of irrigation canals will be
fed by this tunnel. The section of the
tunnel will vary somewhat, but will
average II by IL feet. The Reclama-
ton act, which passed both houses
and was signed by the president a
year ago, provides for this great work.
The tunnel will start at point in the
Gunnfscn canyon, about twelve miles
northeast of MOntrose.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
For Irrigatinq Texas Lands.

A project is on foot in Laredo, Tex,
to install an electric plant at the coal
mines, twenty-five miles above Laredo,
Of sufficient capacity to convey power
up and down both sides, Of the river,
to be used In irrigating many thous-
and acres Of valley land. IS. :5s = !,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Convertible Chair. for the Baby.

People who are blessed with plenty
Of money can afford to buy any num-
Der of chairs for their children, the
latter generally having their own lit
tie rockers and high chairs, entirely
independent of the ones used by the
older people. This is we'll enough for
the family with plenty of cash and
room to place the furniture, but for
the poor man who has little Of either
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Feedbaq for Horses,

The horse fancier may advance the
argument that an automobile has to
be fed at frequent intervals as we'll as
the horse, but the auto "fiend" will
reply that his machine does not waste
its feed, as the majority of horses are
sure to do. If the horseman should
chance to have one of the devices
which we here illustrate, with which
to feed his horse, he can easily prove
that the argument is false, for it is
the special purpose of this invention
to save the grain instead of allowing
the animal to throw a large portion of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-19
Dwarf Elephants.

...H Dwarf Elephants.
The skeletons of dwarf elephants
have been found on the island of Nal:
q; zone Of these, whose teeth and
bones showed that it belonged to !
:u1l-grown. specimen, was less than
TWO feet six. inches in height, and
could not have weighed over sixty
pcr~ds IN the flesh. y 1910 =. s ,ss. III: S
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High Chair, Roller and Rocker Com.
bined.
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WALL. PAPER FOR NEW AND LATEST DE-
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FOR sALE-!TO BUILDERS AND INVESTORS
2OO0 TT, fronting on three streets. three squares
from Capitol and Library; car line passes. Can
be sold ut large profit. Price low, and easy
terms Apply WM. A. F0Y,
mhlSSt Room los, Columbian bldg.
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ATLANTIC CITY. N. j

SEVERAL FURNISHED COTTAGES ARE FOR
rent at Gapand, Nd. 80 miles from Washing
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Address by letter. g. A., TOWNSEND, 229 LIST
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