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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
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st<YLAR KS LIVE III ) OREGON
Only State il tho Union In Which
B. ....s &. iz They Flourish

- "a
Z The ve1ed: quest i g I 6.
skylarks hyAye.-ebeassos,fs:d
tract in Hawthorne avenue: OF not has
been definitely and satisfactorily set
tied by T.. l.. Hawkins, who made. an.
investigation Of the tract. He found
one pair Of skylarks with pair 3aof
young ones, and also some horned
larks, another bird imported FROM
Europe when the skylarks and other
song birds were brought over. There
is mo longer any need for dispute
about this subject. and Oregonians can
rejoice that their state is the only one
in the union where skylarks flourish.
It has been discovered. that the
reason why the skylarks have deserted
one Of their haunts near the city linn
its u.s.. that the tract where they used
to nest has been leased to Chinese,
who have started a six-acre cucumber
pctch there. Under such circunistan-
ces the 1arlls' cannot be blamed for
going further into the country. as the
cucumbers grow SO plentifully that
there is no room for the lar ks among
them. AS long as the vines are kept
well stripped and none of the cucum-
bers are allowed to ripen, new ones
are produced in great numbers, and a
single hill of vines will produce four
bushels of "gherkins' People cannot
live without pickles, but they can get
along without music, so the larks must
go.--Portland Oregonian.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
The Stars Of MidnI0ht

With jeweled spur and dazzling crest
The belted warrior guards the West.
And waves his mighty sword tn snan
From Sirius to Aldebaran
With him I wa ch the MIDNIGHT skv
And see the glittering hosts 20 by.
Till all my heart is one desire
towards those glorious sons of fire.
Yet beauty such as mortals know
yam dwell not In that fervid glow. =
Nor kindred life to that we claim
Abide within the orbs Of fame.
But circling round each fiery spark
are worlds to us forever dark,
Nor eye of. man, nor optic glass.
1hose bounds of distance may o'erpass.
m, -
The beauty Of the sunbeam there
WAY ran as genial and as fair
1aI,u tnere may Life, from primal, cell,
Repeat her long-drawn miracle. b
With "A fewer and fruit, with bird an
May kindly Nature spread her feast,
And starry dust its worth avoW,
Iransf1Sured into breast and brow
O"dark and silent though We be- =.
Great ships that sail the heavenly sea.
It is for YOU our hearts should yearn:
- wards. you our straining vision turn,
Far, off. or near by day. by nights;
We find ourselves the fools of sight
Pursuers of Il fruitless quest. ga
Who seek the brightest, not the best
b: Paul Neuman in the Spectator.
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GEORGE WAS ALL RIGHT:*,
Such Circumstances Justified Him IN
Breaking His Pfedue.

Such Circumstances Justified Him IN
Breaking His Pledge.
T knew your husband wouldn't keep
the pledge" said the woman who is al
ways trying to make trouble. "You
were little goose to- believe him
when he told you he'd never drink
again. Only last night saw him COM
ing out of the corner saloon on his way
home"
Il know all about it," replied her
friend. 81 detected it the moment: !
kissed George at the door. But it's
all right. George really couldn't help
breaking his pledge just this once
You see, some one was mean enough
to pass a Canadian 10-sent piece on
him. and when the conductor wouldn t
take it on the car the only thing he
could do was to spend It at Kerri-
gan's. New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
Barba|ra Bl B, 4 !! $
( e'n,Ambit,ion > =.
CHAPTER xxii-centinued.

CHAPTER xxil-centinued Z
"Gtve her up? Are you mad, Travis?
know now what all my theories of
birth and name are, worth. Perhaps,
If I had known. of this long ago, it
might have been different; but now
have no thought that Avice does not
share. This little absence has taught
me something Of the height and
breadth and depth of my o'ermastering
affection for her. Do you think so
1neanly of me that were this even not
SO. as to suppose would throw her
over for an accident of which she is
not only innocent but ignorant? 1t
has been cruel deception-1 should
have been sharer in this secret; but,
thank God, it will be my name my dar-
ling soon shall bear, and let any man
resurrect this, then, at his cost!
Travis. she must never know this
thing"
"Milton"-Travis covered from the
pain he must inflict, as he spoke, in
that same hoarse, changed tone-"God
pity you and pity US all! Avice is I'M
worthy of your noble love and gener-
Gus devotion. She has betrayed you
and given her heart and hand to one
whose equal treachery made him it's
meet possessor."
His name?"
From Lennox's white lips the cues
ton Kissed forth in the midnight still
ness.
His name" Travis answered, "is
Richard Hayes"
Whittier and whittier grew A.ilton's
face.
Go on" he said, presently, Il would
hear it ALL"
But when Travis had fms he'd the
sad story that the last few hours had
developed, he shook his head.
There is double treachery at work
somewhere, and by the God above it is
to me the traitor must answer! Once
more will I look into the girls eyes,
on whose pure faith l would have
staked my soul-once know if indeed
she is the willing instrument in this
most foul wrong-once stand face to
face with the man who has despoiled
me. when it shall be life for life, his
blood or mine!" ":'
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she begged tdal for s..eness.i
perhaps it was strI Iperha ps she nae
never loved him & III but: even at the
L thought, SO fraught with misery to her.
heart, q thousand tender recoll Elections
of&little, loving acts and whispers rose
up to prove, It false, and once again he
vowed silently that only from her lips
would he receive their proof. III ~
For the sake OF a better self. which
must lie dormant somewhere under so
beautiful an exterior" he said In a
last appeal by the memory Of a far,
Off time, when a baby head was pill
lowed on your bFeast----I ask you once
more to tell me. if you can aid me in
my search for*thisg girl?,''5
Barbaras face grew ashen to her
lips ~ $,::#y
S"I know nothing-nothing!" she said
TREMENDOUSLY. Leave me"
With a low bow he obeyed.
"Richard!" H.,
One gasping cry escaped her lips,
then she sank back on the couch, the
strange~ery Of suffocation she had
lately felt creeping about her heart;
but the physicians quick ear had
caught her cry and ma moment he
was kneeling by her side, forced some
drops he had lately always carried
down her threat, and slowly, very
slowly, the faint color came back into
her cheeks.
"You are very good" she whispered,
laying her hand caressingly upon his
hair. do you want very great re-
ward? will go back with you tonight
and help you nurse this girl"
"My darling!" he said tenderly.
'take care you do not need the nurs-
ing. Once more I must leave You.
Your heart is paying the forfeit to
your will" -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
The Modern Way.

E1yth--"That horrid old man
Blinks, who has one foot in the grave,
actually had the nerve to propose to
me last night ,..>:' -:
Mayme--'tThe idea1 OF course YOU
gave him the frosty: ::djgit?", Z:
Edyth-"Indeed + didn't do anything
of the kind. Just to punish him + for
his audacity, accepted him. He's
worth at least half a million, :-'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
A New ENGLAND Sandwich,

" Nc" E"g7dVto odHeWEcn' q
AHow many children have your
asked the friend of his boyhood. =:
Il have three. The oldest and
youngest are girls and the second
child is a boy. My wife calls them the
sandwich"
"Huh!" said the boyhood friend.
That's the first time ever heard OF
sandwich with the tongue on the
outside. New York Times. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
As to. It's Cause,

II am much interested in the cause
of inebriety," said the solemn-faced
man with the white lawn and the
dandruff on his coat lapel.
Som t. responded the individual
with the purple proboscis.
What" exclaimed the other.
''Shert'nly," responded the man with
the breath. "1shn't boozh tn cause OF
y?"-Baltimore American.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
The Sayings OF an Eminent.

TIC oayT1gS OF al EWlneFt:
bella is a great admirer OF Mark
Hanna"
Els Sl1e?"
Eyes. The other night Charlie
Green tried to put his arm around her
waist and she cried. Hands Off,"
What did Charlie say?'
'*He said, Let we'll enough a1one!' "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
CHAPTER XIII.
Avice's Despair.

What do you mean?"
From Avice's trembling lips broke
the question in answer to the strange
proposition DR.. Hayes had made to
her, =,
us it SO hard to comprehend?' he
said :"surely you would not wish to
bury your young life in that old con-
vent? I would save you from your
self, and have brought you here to this
pretty, quiet place that you might
learn life was not yet dcspoiled of all
happiness" e
''This must not be-" Avice cx-
claimed, trying to start to her feet,
but sinking back through weakness.
My brother may seek me at the con-
vent. What will he think when he
learns am not there?'
you forget you have no brother"
the man answered, with something
like taunt in his tone.
True she said, YEARLY. II had
forgotten; but he is my brother in all
that is good and noble and true
should, perhaps, have confided in him
at once. Oh, DR.. Hayes, how far am
from the convent? Take me there at
once, beseech YOU"
"Avice, you are but child, and you
have learned the full treachery of the
man who swore. to you his vows of
love. You would have married him in
obedience to your fathers dying COM
mands. You could not have loved
him. Will you not let it be my pre-
cious task to teach you how sweet the
lesson of love may be made?"
He laid his hand softly upon hers,
but she threw it off as if it had been
the touch of a reptile.
"Sir," she said, II came here trust
ing to your honor, your generosity,
your protection. If they are all worth
less, tell me so, that may pursue my
way. home"
The man. laughed softly.
- ::'The trail ends here" he replied.
This is your future home, Miss Mere.
dith. 1t is for you to content yourself,
or beat your wings against your: silded
cage .as it please you"
..::"You cannot detain me here against
my will"
49, 1T is sorry task. believe me-; but
I hope in time you may grow recon
ciled For the present, however, you
must remain here"
=, But there must be some people in
this house. can appeal to them
There are two servants, engaged by
me to assist in the care of my ward
who is temporarily afflicted with aber.
ration of mind. owing to an unlortu.
nate love affair, and wishes at any cost
to rejoin her lover, who. by the way
has thrown her off. She must be. care
fully watched, carefully guarded, all
her whims INDUCED, her vagaries new
err contradicted. In fact, but one OBJ
stacle is to be placed in the way OIL
her perfect freedom-she is to take
no exercise except in the spacious gar
den in the. rear of the house. Miss
Meredith; can you see any similarit,
between my unfortunate {. ward ant
yourself?" .~.-,.. ~: r, 49,, ~ :
The girls wide.distended eyes wer.
fixed upon the mans face, as though
seeking to read there some sign q
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20
Pasteur Treatment.

The annals OF the Pasteur institute
state that during last year the num-
ber*of persons under treatment at{the
Institute in Paris was 1,1o6, ofswhpm
only three. died, one of whom, had mot
completed the treatment when he sue
cunt bed, to VI 80 s X =:
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CHAPTER XIV,
Unrelentinu.

Barbara, if you would not add MUIR
der to this cruel wrong which have
helped you in, you must restore this
girl to her friends!" @@za% q ,-, q i u.
..t 4 z. i ,
It was Or. Hayes who spoke, his
travel.stalned garments showing him
to have. come straight into Barbara
Bretton's presence from some long
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20

What on earth is the matter with
your husband ?" inquired Mrs. .Naybor.
You should have heard all the mean
things he had to say about President
Roosevelt this morning, and he used
to admire him so.."' -. " 80 -.
g.. = Eyes, =" replied Mrs childs,> poor
John started TO talk: that, :: way \ last
might, after walking the floor with the
baby for: three hours" = philadelphia
Press. NJ III, ,5.s !. IS =$ :. s
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TAKING It Out on the F,u;,v

VT s'S dlHHy:
Mrs. Ferguson-George, what par
ticular failing of yours, did the preach
er touch on in his sermon this morn
ing? .'.:''
Mr.. Ferguson-What do you ask me
that question for?
Mrs. Ferguson-Because, you have
been as cross as bear ever since you
came home from church.-Chicagc
Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20

*::. osNot Tax .coionists...
IS; The number Of ;white-sknned men in
Ihe British colonies IS about Il, 100000.
they pay !, no As imperial. take not even
9 part Of The xpenses 81 the Great navy
Nh Oh protects them
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20

cheerful. lace Il lmost Is good fo,7
al, invalid IS. asdose. OF me dIelne. n his
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-20

could"
Both were standing. She drew a
step nearer as she spoke, her eyes
resting with seemingly a divine pas
sion on his face. One hand she laid
lightly on his arm. 1t was her last,
GROWING effort to waken in him one
kindling spark of the old tenderness.
He drew back: her hand dropped,
and she knew that she had failed for
ever.
"You refuse, then, to tell me any
thing? You would have me believe
that you are in ignorance of all that
has happened-thaty you do not know
Miss Meredith has forsaken: her home,
and that, although a week has passed,
we can discover, mo trace: Of her? For
the last time, madame, I2come to you
under a flag of truce. Refuse to an
swer me and it shall be eternal war
between us!" IL
"Can 1 tell you that l do not know ?
But why should you seek to persecute
this girl? She does not love you. She
would have married you only in obedi.
ence to her dying fathers wish. Sure.
" it is better that she discover the
truth before It is. too late" 81 sZ.5S. 5s5
VI Milton wTithed under her, words.
They stung him like = scorpion lash,
had shown him from AYdce.,I IN which
lrecalling sas they did the letter TraY1a
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
Satisfaction ar MARX

Indianapolis Journal: TOO often the
worker gets mere wages. out OF his oc-
tupations aud nothing more. The. work
Itself does not appeal to- him or satisfy
him, &andswithout knowing just what is
wrong he becomes restless and ready to
Join In strikes or other movements to inn
prove his condition, movements that. lie
successful, In one sense do not give him
what hssreally needs. Workingmen are
themselves to- some degree responsible for
this Their union rules give no scope for
ambition or the exercise OF highest
skill. AL are held to q monotonous dead
level of achievement, and the rewards of'
lab thai are above and beyond the
wages paid by their employer-the SUI
preme satisfaction Of doing their best for
their own sake and the works sake-iss
lacking and a great incentive thus taken
9uts#Sof life. Newspaper work a have
sertain inherent peculiarities tina give It'll
Especial charm, but n work well done
may afford Its nv share of satisfaction
apart from the mere. involved.
Money wage are o necessity, and IN
themselves serve as a measure OF achiaye-s
naent, but there must needssbe more than
his If the worker is to be content. II At
mar will he can find pleasure In any
honest thing his hands are#set to do.
out when he is fortunate enough to have
Tor his life,s occupation HE thing for
which he is best adapted and which he
most likes to do then he is indeed truly.
Favored by fate and may well obey the
poets injunction to those Who have found
their work. asLet him seek no greater
alesgedness:s,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
q coLLEcTIoN oE MANeERs.

one fthesgatsabh New RaVariasns
NaskionaE Museum ~ s. IA d
EroniEEmma Ernestiass Porterss ssChrsst
mas Managers. December Century:
heEreaEAesarnaMef@tls nes ASEassser I'M
National rauHsHun tsMaanLelMnaihaps lies
lin q thai It's collections WersSfnade
Arsta ii d 81 its Hildingaftefsvard Thse
method has#resuIted IN NntisnnlSKharTlony
and surprises at every turn. 18th Sarcht4
tect Observation-Disclosures e28be borne By
stone from early RonaSsi Bavaria
dsre & be csilsdg by,gens1ins PANELS
from 4heHHaiddle ages he8has " door
ways xoshtgthe worm doors ct his com
Marlds has built Wanted chapelSt oi hold
the wealth ecclesiastical reaslres
AInonEthe many Observation-Disclosures
of the use BY farthe most original
as tha so-called sKrippenaammlungs's pr
aeslIectIon Of managers. thesseass q
sProtestantsA america this expressess little az
nothing and seems 70 be more appr0s
pirate department for county fair than
anSart museumsBut the roman Cath
Ollie church. la Its constant appeals tD4ths
eyes q ears of ITS followers has,
through long centuries, invented some
Wery#beautiful methods of teaching little
children. as we'll as @those chtldren Of an
older growth the uIlIettered aldlthe nm
taught@s1Thus IT is that the holy sepulcher
IS still butt an Good Friday In many for
seigngchurches while son Christmas eve
t story Of Holy8Night Is rsPresentedSto
the Y By group Of little figures gath
erred about a
Whoever has ha2pened oI. such a scene
att Christmas timsASin 8 Catholic church
in our oWncountrV as8@dDubtless been
more Impressed With Ink OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the method than with any artistic merit
in the figuressS butsia the land#of artists
across the sea, much skill and beauty
nave been wrought Into the little Christ
mas managers: Th~eseS have been part
Of the equipment O churches and mon
asteries for centuries. bltSin times OF dis
establishment and poverty man ofgthem
we're scattered abroad, About ~aathousand
scollectton at Munich, which represents
German. Austrian, Neapolitan and Sici-
Han Workmanship, and forAYariety and
interest leaves nothing to be desired.
Imagine, if you cam, hundreds of little
sigures--dolls IL you choose but rather
men and nmen for most Of
them are carved with2a skill which
amounts to art. Sc fullSof life IS every
Hllne&and feature that one-half expects to
see themSmoYe. Some are of wax, but
s11iostsof wood or blsqueS; a few are only
two or three Inches tall, sbut8the majority
are from eight to sixteen inches. The
coloring Of the features IS lifelike, n
posessof the figures are natural: the
costumes are elaborate, n Would charm
the d~oilFioving little girl, while the sol
diers, clad in full armor, would delight
her brother as well.
Many of these fascinating figures are
p In cases which fill several
rooms. but the most interesting part OF
the collection consists of scenes actually
sarTangedSas they were every Christmas
In h churches and inconsistencies for
IL h ~ IA NJ IA nrr ~~xIN TEG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-01-15
MUNICIPAL GYMS
Or. Ward Urges Their Establishment
forsWorkinu%GirI

Observation-Disclosures - a4s NJ r4AN3R5
e York.%TTibune: DR.. Frances
sWaTd,Ifnedical adviser to the Women
Workers council of London, England.
has been In theScity for the last few
weeks studying the condition OF work
ing girls. She is the guest OF friends at
the Buckingham and will leave for
England on Saturday. During her stay
here DR.. Ward has toured the east side.
looking into thG&aWeatshop conditions
existing there, and also many OF the
large factories where Wolne are chiefly
employed.
I find the condition@ef&the working
girl here much the ANS as 1t Is in Lon.
DON said DR.. Ward Yesterday to a Trib-
une reporter.&s.sII,here is much room for
Improvement of her condition gener-
ally, both heresand in England. What
the working girl needs most is more
cheerful and heaIthful surroundings
and better food. She should be allowed,
too, opportunities, as well as given
encouragemectSso gosin for systematic
physical exercises. That could be nam
aged here by forming an athletic club
or assoGintion:aInong h working girls.
InsLondon we already have sue an Or
~ganization, which is called the Work
ing Girls Drill company, and displays
or drills take placeSthree times a week
in two large halls built especially for
the purpose by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE girls of ths%@company number
8,900, IND were drawn from tn elve
clubs composed exclusively Of working
girls In London, most of whom are emr
ployed in factories. The girls while at
drill all wear gymnasium dress, each
club having distinctive colors. Under
the direction OF experienced teachers
the girls are put through a series Of
exercises, including dumbbells and Tn
dian club drills, and sometimes horn
pipe dancing. 1T is needless, of course.
to mention the benefits the working
girl derives from membership in such
an organization.
From what 4 hare seen of them i
must say that the workingsWomen here
a. whole, while a little brighter men4
tally than their class i London, are ils
Sferior In s%rhysiqus and stamina.
1.-THE small wage which the majority
the working girls earn here aawell
rs In London does not permit them to
spend oyernluah on food. They have I'd
consider ~eheapness first irrespectivegof
quality, and they certainly give prece5.
dence 70 bulk quite regardless of nutri-
tive value. The dietary Of most OF them
here seems to be made up of coffee or
tea, bread, pastries, pork, bacon, timed
goods, fried fish, cheese and too often
condensed milk. The standard aimed.
slat is satisfying anG stimulating
Sdiet. Coffee isg taken because it is
stimulating and one or more OF the:
bulky articles to Fill up,
AS TO future generations" DIR. Ward
added. lis IT reasonable to look forSsuch'
children as your country requires if the
parents become weaker every year?
SSucbfaAsaEospect is worse than race sui
lQG.rS4Gh