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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-26
The Grand ! Old Hartford.


Those who delight in war and blood
shed, with their, accompaniment Of
thrilling stories of heroic deeds, or
those, even, who would have all inter-
national and domestic controversies
settled by arbitration, have reason to
rejoice that when Congress, "a few
years ago, had inserted provision in
the naval appropriation bill that re-
pairs to all wooden vessels should be
discontinued, it excepted the famous
old ships, Hartford and Kearsarge.
Since then the Kearsarge has met the
fate OF so many other ships, having
been wrecked on reef in the Carib-
bean sea. But the old Hartford, in
commission, with her officers and
crew on board and in their distinctive
and fascinating uniforms, and the ship
with her lofty and symmetrical masts
and spars and her sails furled, and
every rope in place, has been most
interesting to visitors during her re-
cent visit to the navy yard. She is
now on the records as doing duty in
the coast squadron and has left the
navy yard and gone to Annapolis.
The old ship is a different looking
vessel, SO far as the interior is con-
cerned, from the one which Farragut
commanded at the battles or the
Mississippi river in 1862, and at Mobile
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-26
ALL HE WAS WORTH.
He Was Willing That Waiter shoulA
Keep the CHANGE.

He Was Willing That Waiter Shout.
Keep the Change.
One Of the stock stories about tip
ping is that of waiter in a swell no.
tel sneering at quarter, and remark.
ing to the giver: II beg pardon;
haven't you made mistaken"
A few nights ago, in the main dining
room of the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York, where tips range from a quarter
to SIS, Westerner mot John Watch
Me Gates this time) said to his two
companions: Watch me paralyze this
waiter. He amt worth a cuss. He
has Mt shown us any extra attention
and doesn't deserve a cent, but here
goes"
The bill being paid and change being
placed before him in a plate, he hand
ed the waiter a copper cent. As he
expected, garcon turned up his nose
and said: II beg pardon; haven't you
made a mistaken" mot at ALL" was
the reply, mot at all. You are quite
welcome. I never give less" Waiter
duly paralyzed.-New York Press.
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Rabies in Far-Off Siam.

When Siamese baby is born the
mother is removed from the bed and
laid upon long, narrow fiat board
BY her side a big fire is made in a
portable earthenware stove. The SER
wants or friends scatter round the
house a certain kind of fruit which is
supposed to be eficacious in prevent
Ing the entrance of evil spirits. A cord
also encircles the house. This cord
has been blest by the priests, and is
another barrier against supernatural
visitants.
AS matter of fact, what with the
heat Of the fire, the heat of the eli
mate, and the presence of so many
people in the room, it is so stiflingly
hot and uncomfortable that it may be
doubted whether evil wanderers from
below would care to sojourn there.
There are always three old women
present on these occasions, whose
business it is to solicit for the little
one the patronage and protection of
sundry guardian angels. They make
three balls of rice and throw them in
lucky directions, and so insure a GER
tain amount of good fortune for the
babe.
All babies in Siam have the same
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s. 81! 81 DRY Is [ Or {, SCENERY {; n ~
The Beauties Of California Are a Con
%%t tinual Inspiration.

81 ne 6eautteS OF CaIlf0rnla Are a Con
~ tinual Inspiration. !
% 81 AS long as. there remains the love
OF beauty in, the human soul SO long
will the glory Of California scenery,
and that of the: whole Pacific coast,
prove a source of Inspiration to the
poetic mind. Descriptive verse mas
been from the beginning a marked
feature of the literature of this region.
In fact, the term landscape poets"
may be properly applied to this bevy
of song birds which seemed to the late
Maurice Thompson to have taken
complete possession Of the whole
Western seaboard." Suffice it to say,
that if a volume of verse were written
by a Californian which reflected moth
ing of the states scenic beauty or it's
wealth of color, it would not only
come as surprise to most reviewers,
but the loyalty of the poet might be
seriously questioned. While
all this display of local color may seem
too apparent an effort on the part of
Californians to place on their work
the stamp of a definite locality, and
may be considered by some a cheap
form of art, it is this very sensitive
ness to the beauty and grandeur with
> which nature has clothed the West
that offers the most promise of it's
rapid literary advancement-a sensi:
tiveness, moreover, that will become
more and more acute with the cult.
walton of the higher faculties through
increasing educational growth.-Atlan.
tic Monthly.
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Bay in 1864. And yet, although there
is little left Of the old ship beyond her
keel and; frame, she hastnot lost her
outward identity, and any Of those
who were familiar with her in the
days of the civil war would recognize
her now. She was originally steam
vessel, or sloop-of-war, Of 1900 tons
displacement and was built at Boston
in 1858. She has the same graceful
and symmetrical lines that she pre-
scented on that hot summer day when
she led the wooden fleet past the guns
of Fort Morgan, in 1864, at the battle
of Mobile Bay, when Farragut won an.
other of his great victories and coined
the phrase that has gone down into
history, when he called out to the
commander of the Brooklyn (who had
hauled his ship out of the line when
he saw one of the monitors go down
by an explosion Of a torpedo. Damn
the torpedoes;z go, ahead" The ia.
nous old ships have all gone except
the Hartford, and she is destined to
remain, afloat so long as she can be
kept in. a seaworthy condition, 50 as
to remind the present and future gen
creations Of the kind of ships and the
manner Of men their ancestors were
III he;ssdays when men and ships we're
needed to preserve the nation.
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mark: you're fatter than when you
were here last
1.-THE repetition made me rather
angry, SO a month ago I got a seat just
by her and watched her closely. There
was a good deal of kneeling done and
confess that I dreaded the attempt
80 much that the first time didn't get
upon my knees. Then I happened to
notice Mrs. Prattleton. She wasn't
kneeling either and I suddenly real.
lied that this was simply because she
could not. When the time came again
to kneel I got down the whole way,
hard as it was, and then looked
sQuarely into Mrs. Prattleton's face.
She blushed and squirmed and at once
tried her level best to follow my ex-
ample. But she had to give up; 1t
was no use; she was too fat. From
that day to this she hasn't told me I'm
growing stouter-in fact, she hasn't
spoken to me at ALL"
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name when they are born. This is
Dang" which means "red." 1t is a
silly name to give, for though SIAM
csc baby is a trif1e like raw beef in
color, it is at once covered over with
a yellow paste, which gives it the ap-
pearance of suffering from a highly
concentrated and expansive form Of
bilious attack. This yellow paste is
made of turmeric powder, and it is sup
posed to keep away mosquito bites.
The baby wears no clothes, and
continues to appear in the same lack
of apparel for several years. Boys
and girls alike do withuot clothing for
a comparatively long time.
This undress uniform, it may be not
ed, possesses certain distinct advan-
tages. 1t is COOL sanitary and econom-
ical.
Children are frequently adorned
with massive gold and silver bracelets
and anklets. They wear little silver
shield fastened in front of the body
by string Of beads. This shield is
purely ornamental, playing no essen
tial part in the child's costume, for 1t
is often lost and not replaced, the
string of beads remaining maybe for
several months longer.-Queen.
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Dance Of Fijian Girls. !

The wave is dashing up the barrier
reef. The girls spring forward and
clap their hands, and then drop to the
ground with a long, musical cry. The
wave has surmounted the reef and
emptied itself into the CLASSY lagoon.
The dance is over.
Every movement, of the wave
meke' is graceful. and refined. The
best ballet girls in your American the
aters are not better trained than these
young Fitian maidens, who spend a
good half a. their happy, careless, lazy
lives dancing their 'Wekes' or playing
in the surf. There are no finer dane
ers in the world. Nearly all their. bal
lets describe the scenes around them
or the incidents of their daily lives.
Other 'mekes' picture the palms sway
ing in the breeze, the canoes tossing
in gale. and the clouds sailing across
the sky
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Pick of the Stock.

George Lawder vouches for this, but
he balks at the telling the name Of the
doctor: A small boy was told by his
mother that there would be a new
baby for him to play with, as the doc
tor was going to bring it in his black
bag. That afternoon the youngster ap-
peared at the Office Of the family ply
stefan and said:
"Are you going to bring a new baby
to our house?"
Eyes, my little man. replied the
doctor, highly amused. -
"Then," returned the small boy, '1et
me have a look at the kids you have in
stock, and I'll pick out the one I think
I'll like best."-New York Times.
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Her Revenge Was Sweet.

"'1 don't mind being told I'm stout
she said. I am stout and I might as
we'll acknowledge it. But there is
wrong way to do everything and there
is way of telling person that he or
she is stout which always CRATES on
my nerves. The speaker paused and
looked over her auditors in a manner
which plainly indicated that this re-
mark was but the moral to fable
soon to follow. Nor were the listen
ers disappointed .
"'Every once in a WHILE pursued
the narrator-who there was no deny
ing really was Stout haven't time
to go all the way to my own church
and SO drop in at the one across the
street. There always see Mrs. Pratt
Teton. She weighs fifty pounds more
than I do if she weighs an ounce, but
she seems serenely unconscious of it
and always greets me after the service
with q honeyed smile and the re-
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"Dancing?" said the old traveller
scornfully. "You folks at home, with
your two-cent waltzes and ,polkas don't
know what real dancing is. You should
see the girls dance in Fiji as I have
seen them.
"They call their dances 'mekes,' and
the best of them all is the wave
meke' A lot of pretty girls, in two or
three rows, act the movements of the
sea as it rolls in upon the reefs.
First of all, they bend down in uni
son and sweep the ground slowly with
their hands, waving their fingers in
order to represent the little wavelets
flecked by the wind. Then they sway
their bodies to and fro to show the
long roll of the tropical wave; and
presently their figures rise and fall as
Go the breakers. The action of the
dance becomes more and more violent
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-26
ABOUT COMPLExlONS.
Food Makes Them Good or Bad.

Food Makes Them Good or Bad.
Saturate the human body with
strong coffee and it will in time show
in the complexion Of the coffee
drinker.
This is caused by the action of cof-
fee on the liver, thus throwing part
of the bile into the blood. Coffee
compilations are sallow and muddy
and will stay that way until coffee is
given up entirely.
The sure way to recover rosy cheeks
and red lips is to quit coffee and drink
Postum Food Coffee, which makes red
blood, II had been for more than 20
years an inveterate coffee drinker
and it is absolutely true that had
so completely saturated myself with
this drug that my complexion toward
the last became perfectly yellow and
every nerve and fiber in me was
affected by the drugs in coffee.
For days at time had been CON-
PEELED to keep to my bed on account
of nervous headache and stomach
trouble and medicines did not give me
any relief. 1 had never consulted a
physician in regard to my head
aches and terrible complexion, md
l only found out the cause of them
after commenced the use of
Postum, which became known to me
through Grape-Nuts. We all liked the
food Grape-Nuts and it helped us so
we thought Postum must certainly
have merit and we concluded to try
it. We found it SO delicious that We
continued the use altogether although
never expected it to help my health.
after a few months my headaches
were all gone and my complexion frad
cleared wonderfully, then I knew that
my troubles had been caused by cot.
fee and had been cured when I left
off coffee and drank Postum in it's
place." Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich. - -.'
Postum will change the blood of
any coffee drinker and rosy cheeks
and health take the place Of q yellow
skin and disease =: =. %>sl : :
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PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
James P. Appleby, Hopkins, Mimi,
molding machine: Ora H. Bunger, Da-
Wis, S. D., pipe-driving head; Benja-
min F. Fowler, Minneapolis, lamp
burner; Albert F. Fuller, St. Paul,
Mimi, paste; Fred L. Gray, Minneap-
oils, Mimi, travellers draft; Anna
Heitman, st. Paul, Mimi, baby jump
er; Frank L. Monson, Christine, N. D.,
car door.
1othrop & Johnson, patent lawyers Oil
and 912 Pioneer Press BLDG, st. Paul
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Reporter With a Nerve.

?, =. :,
"Mr. Blank of the Daily so,and.so."
II cannot be disturbed now" called
O'Rell. "You will have to come again.
| cannot see you now. 7 am in bed" r
Notwithstanding this injunction, the
humorist saw the door pushed open,
the chair fell over on, the floor, and
the reporter entered the room; threw
his hat on the table, sighed and helped
himself to chair. ~: E7 u |,5 z%sz !.
"Well, well, well!" exclaimed the
now angry Frenchman.' 4 ",rhis is un-
precedented. What will you have,
sir? What II you have?" Il 2>=
Thank you. ;" replied the reporter,
tanning himself. '.Ill have q gtn-d !. !"
~ New York Times. ~ "a ZEE
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MISS NELLIE CURTAIN, 646 Pearl
AVA street. St. Paul, Mimi, head sales
woman in department store writes:
81 have charge of q department In a
dry goods store, and after standing
tho larger part of the day, would go
home with q dull ache, generally
through my entire body. I used Pc
runa and feel so much better that
walk to and from tho store now.
know Peruna to be the best medicine
on the market for the diseases peculiar
to women. ''-MisS Nellie Curtain.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus
Catarrhal Inflammation of the mucus
membrane produces an excessive forma-
ton of mucus. Whether the mucus mem
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"cAsH" CLAWS -BLAcKEsT,sLooK.;
- NV 81 I5EF3t g
How It Moved a Court and Jury for
His Client. &C..

His Client J. f>x4 =. =. =,
The following story is related Of
Gen. Clay's power as an orator: |s~"'"
A man was once being tried for muir
der, and his case looked hopeless, in
deed. He had, without any seeming
provocation, murdered one of his
neighbors in cold blood. Not a law
yer in the county would touch the
case. 1t looked bad enough 10 ruin
the reputation of any barrister.
The man, as q last extremity, ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay to take the case
for him. Every one thought that Mr..
Clay would certainly refuse. But
when the celebrated lawyer looked
into the case his fighting blood was
reused, and to the great surprise of
all, he accepted.
Then came a trial the like Of which
has seldom been seen. Clay slowly
carried on the case, and it looked more
and more hopeless. The only ground
of defense the prisoner had was that
the murdered man had looked at him
with such fierce, murderous look
that out of self-defense he had struck
first. "A ripple passed through the
jury at this evidence.
The time came for Clay to make his
defense. 1t was settled in the minds
of the spectators that the man was
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Clay calmly proceeded and laid all the
proof before them in a mastery way
Then, just as he was about to conclude
he played his last and master card.
Gentlemen Of the jury" he said, as
Stunning the fiercest, blacklist look, ana
carrying the most undying hatred in it
ever seen-"gentlemen, if man
should look at you like this, what
would you do?"
That was all he said, but that was
enough. The jury was startled, and
some even quivered in their seats. The
judge moved uneasy on his bench.
After about fifteen minutes the jury
filed slowly back with mot guilty,
your honor" The victory was com.
plete.
When Clay was congratulated on his
easy victory he said:
1t was not so easy as you think.
I spent days and days in my room be.
fore the mirror practicing that look
1t took more hard work to give that
look than to investigate the most oh.
truse case" louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
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Max O'Rell used to tell story about
his first experience with Chicago
newspaper reporter. The genial
Frenchman had just arrived at the
Grand Pacific hotel and had retired to
his room to rest after q fatigu
ing journey. In order to get the
most possible out of the short
siesta he .stok off his clothes and
got into bed. The day was a OF
one, and TO-. better circulation Of air
he left the door slightly ajar, placing
! chair against it for security. Shortly
afterward he was awakened from his
nap by a. knock at his door, and he
drowsily inquired who was there ?. s. 3
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"ReisediIder,"

How long has this affair been build
ing?" asked the American tourist. as
he looked at Cologne cathedral.
about 500 years." answered the
guide.
Five hundred years! Why, over in
Chicago we could put up a building
like that and have it all to pieces all
within five ears."-London Tid-Bits
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Force Of Habit.

Towne-There's new baby out at
Popley's, isn't there?
Browne-Yes, and it's shame the
way the boys are teasing Popley.
Towne-How?
Browne-Whenever they see him
hurrying along the street they sneak
up behind him and say "Sh!" and he
Immediately begins to walk on tip
toes.---Philadelphia Press.
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A Question Of Precedence.

Gushington-I wonder what's the
matter with Starr, the tragedian; he
never notices me any more.
Crittick-Didn't I hear you tell him
his style was very much like Booths?
Gushington-Yes, but surely
Crittick- where you made
your mistake. You should have said
Booths style was very much like his
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DEAFNESS CANNOT Be CURED

0E1TNE0o V%NNVT DE- VOnEO
by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion OF the ear. There is only one way
remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition Of the lining OF the Eustachian Tube
When this tube is infamed you have a rumbling
sound o! imperfect hearing and when it is entirely
closed deafness is the result, and unless the in
dammation can be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever: nine cases out Of ten. are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an infamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness tcaused by catarrh} that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send Tor circulars,
free. F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ST. MARY'S< ACADEMY
MnYRE. nAAE INDIANA

Most beautifully and BEAUTIFULLY located. Conducted
by the Sisters Of the Holy Cross Chartered 1855 En-
joying q national patronage. Thorough English,
classical, Scientific and Commercial Courses, ad-
yanced Chemistry and Pharmacy. Regular COL
legiate Degrees. Preparatory Department trains
pupils for regular, special or collegiate courses.
Physical Laboratory well equipped.
The Conservatory Of Music Ia conducted on plans
Of the best Conservatories The Art Department 10
modelled after leading Art Schools. Minim Depart
ment for children under twelve years. Physical
Culture under direction graduate OF Dr. Sargents
Normal School of Physical Training.
The best modern educational advantages for fitting
young women for lives Of usefulness The constant
growth Of the Academy has again necessitated the
erection OF additional nne buildings, with latest
year begins September 9th. Mention this paper.
For catalogue and special information applyto
The Birectress Of ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
" u Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Ignorance.

Reporter meant my article to be
pathetic, sir.
Editor-Pathetic? You don't know
the rudiments of pathos, sir! Here
you have written "baby"-
Reporter-What should I have writ
ten, sir?
Editor -" Babe" - always "babe"-
when writing pathos.-Judge.
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-. Agood disposition can be cultivated,
but it has to be carefully watched, like
any other dollhouse plant.
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It is sometimes easier to apologize
than to explain how you happen to
acquire that black eye. " *':s7
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Out at First.

Generally speaking" began the
feminine end Of the sketch, q
eyes, interrupted the villain in the
play, chats what you are."-Chicago
News.
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Battle of1exicon.

Battle of1exicon. -@.--
( Bruiser-Ih heard you were laying for
snoozer to make him fight, Did you
succeed?
Broncobuster-No. I called him ev.
erything 17could lay my tongue to. but
there was no fight in him.-Bosron
Transcript. *
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In ShantytoWn.

Stubb-What in the world is all that
racket in the house next door?
Penn-Oh, the girls parents are not
so we'll off, so they have a quiet we'd
ding.-Chicago News.
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Cucumbers, college graduates and
numerous. other green things are now
in the market.
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EDUCATIONAL,
THE UNIVERSITY OF N0TRE Dame
NOTRR DAME, INDIANA.

NOTRB DAME, INDIANA.
FULL COURSES IN Classics, Letters, Eco
nomics and History, journalism, Art, Science,
Pharmacy, Law, Civil, Mechanical and Elec.
trical Engineering, Architecture.
Thorough Preparatory and Commercial
Courses.
Rooms Free to all students who have com.
pleted the studies required for admission into tho
Sophomore. Junior or Senior Year Of any Of tho
Collegiate Courses.
Rooms to Rent, moderate charge to students
over seventeen preparing for Collegiate Courses.
A limited number Of Candidates for the Eccle-
siastical state will be received at special rates.
St. Edward's Hall. for boys under 13years, /.
unique IL he .q q its
Catalogues Free: Address p. O. Box 200.
RHV. A. MOPRISSEY. G. s. c.. President.
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The girl in the case knows the mans
in love long before he tumbles to the
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r Stops the Cough and
Works Or tho Cold ;~s,H:
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Pric>2Sc.
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" Ptso's Cure is the oess medicine We ever used
Tor all Affections Of the throat and lungst-WM
@. ENDsLEY, Vanburen. Ind. Feb. 10. 1900