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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
WILL DELAY SAILING SHIPS.
Belt Of Calm Sea at Eastern End O.
Panama Canal

Panama Canal.
AT the eastern extremity Of the
canal the difficulties which a sailing
vessel may expect to encounter will
arise from a superabundance of wind
rather than lack OF it. At the west
ern extremity, on the other hand,
these conditions will be completely
reversed.
Upon emerging from the canal into
the Pacific ocean a vessel will enter
an extensive belt of Gains and light
airs, which render navigation by sail
more tedious than in any other fire.
Quented portion of the sea. The width
OF this region varies some points
wide, at others narrow. In that por-
tion of the North Pacific included
between the American coast and
the meridian of 120 degrees west
it reaches a maximum, extending in
latitude from a point one or two de-
grees north of the equator to Cape
San Lucas, the southern extremity Of
Lower California. In both approach
ing and leaving Panama, irrespective
of the port from which or toward
which bound, a sailing vessel must
of necessity navigate greater or less
width of the belt of Gains, and in es-
timating for given voyage the saving
of time effected by the use of the
canal the delay arising from this cause
must not be neglected.-National &c.
ographic Magazine.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
EAGLES FIGHT Or IT'S MATE.
After a Brave Battle It at Last Was
J. " Lost in the Darkness.

After Brave Battle IL at LAST w Az
T. r. " 4 Lost il the Darkness. 3l
4 A. vicious attack was made upon
the rerew of the %.1ifesavings station at
the mouth of, the Chicago river re-
Gently by a wild gray eagle, measur-
ing nearly six feet from tip to tip. :
Perched on the foremost of the
steamer Langdon as it entered the
other night was a gray eagle which
had alighteds there when the ship was
still some miles from shore. Twice
it left it's perch as the Langdon neared
the harbor, but each time returned.
Close astern of the ship its mate fol-
lowed.
When the .Langdon reached the
mouth of the river there was a rush
for guns among the crews of the wait:
ing tugboats. Thomas McGinn, mate
of the tug Perfection, fired the shot
which brought the eagle tumbling to
the deck of the Langdon.
While bringing the dead bird
ashore, McGinn was forced to fight
off it's mate, which swooped down
upon him repeatedly.
Again and again it swept down out
OF the darkness and f1uttered for a
moment just above the heads of the
men on the wharf. Half a dozen guns
were blazing at it by this time, but
it was moving two swiftly to be hit.
A dozen times it braved the shot
guns leveled at it, to swoop down as
near as it could to the body of the
great bird lying on the wharf, until
at last, baf1ed and desperate, it
swept straight upon the deck, and
with beak and talons attacked the,
marksmen
For more than two hours it circled
around the station. Suddenly it
dashed straight at the little group
surrounding the body of it's mate,
claWed and pecked at the nearest vi
clously for moment, and then flew
lakeWard and was lost in the night
Chicago News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

My Lady Disdain was brilliant,
queenly southern girl. She was
motherless; had "a father who only
and splendid horses to ride. She was
an heiress to immense fortune. Her
real name was Gabrielle Ransome;
but one of her admirers called her My
Lady Disdain, and Gabrille was proud
of the title. She treated most of her
lovers with unconditional disdain
when she happened to be in the mood
for thus rewarding their devotion.
He who had thus named her Jared
no better than the rest. It had hap
pened in this way: Gabrielle was
queen and goddess of a certain water
ing place one summer, and Eugene
Valmy was there She had met him
in New York and was pleased with
him because he was handsome and
looked distinguished, and had
French origin, and was, in short,
parsonage somewhat out of the COM
mon. But he was poor; a literary
scribe of some sort or other, she
hardly knew what.
Gabrielle was really attracted by
Valmy's brilliant talk and his vivid
alterations of humor and thoughtful
ness; his varied experiences and
knowledge. Those of her circle some
what looked down upon him for his
poverty, which made her take him up
all the more eagerly. So Valmy found
himself during the season at this
watering place distinguished in a
manner which surprised, enraptured
and almost, if not quite, bewildered
him. Anyhow he made wild love to
Gabrielle Ransome, asked her to mar
ry him, pressed and besought her,
and received at last an angry, vehe-
ment, disdainful refusal. He learned
by bitter experience how justly applied
was the title he had given her. She
sent him from her with scornful,
stinging words.
He left the place that evening.
Gabrielle locked herself in her room
shortly after, and wept bitter and pas
sionate tears. Who can explain why
she felt miserable, and yet wholly un-
repentant? Who can explain why the
place and the society around her
seemed now utterly barren and hate
full, and yet were Valmy back at her
feet, she knew she would reject him.
Gabrielle was as brilliant and at
tcactive during the remainder of the
season as ever. But there was a
strange sort of anxiety every now and
then in her eyes, as if she was always
expecting someone who never came.
Yet it was not much evidence of a
developing soul which Gabrielle Ran
some gave when, toward the close of
the season, she consented to promise
her hand to the richest and least in
tellectual of her admirers. The thing
was done suddenly. She seemed to
act as one does who, having desired
duty to do, suddenly starts and rushes
at the doing of it to get rid of it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
MY LADY DISDAIN
From the German of Hans Beth&e

They rode along YEARLY until thew
came within sight of a pretty little
cottage which looked upon the sea,
and near which boat and some nets
were lying. Gabrielle's quick ear
caught sound of wailing within the
cottage. She checked her horse and
listened. Yes, there was the sound of
weeping and her heart impelled her
to go in. Her lover, unable to under
stand her emotional impulse, obeyed
her orders and lifted her from her
hor7e. She gently opened the door
and entered.
An old woman was there and was
kneeling in sobbing prayer beside Inc
bed. Gabrielle advanced and touched
her shoulder with gentle, compassion
ate hand. At the same moment Ca
brielle saw what was lying on The
bed.
A dead body, the corpse of what
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Gen. Lew Wallace is ".

Gen. Lew Wallace, the hoosier "sol.
der, diplomat, author" to whom a
loving cup was presented recently by
literary friends of the west, celebrat
ed his seventy-seventh birthday ami
versary recently at the home of his
son, Henry Wallace, in Indianapolis
The day was not marked by any spe'
cial ceremony or celebration, but the
general was the recipient of many
congratulations from friends and ad'
mirers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
A Ieuend-

There comes to my mind a legend,
A thing l had half forgot,
And whether l read or dreamed it,
All! we'll it matters not
1t said. in heaven at twilight
great bell softly swings
And man NAV listen and hearken
20 the wonderful music that rings,
II he puts from his heart inner cham
Der
All passion. pain and strife;
Heartaches and weary longings
That throb in the pulses Of life.
II he thrust from his soul all hatred:
All thoughts of wicked things.
He can hear in the holy twilight
How the bell of the angels rings.
think there is in this legend,
II we open our eyes to see
Somewhat Of an inner meaning
WY friend. for you and me.
So, then, let us ponder 4 little;
Let us look in our hearts and SEQ
If the twilight bell of the angels
Can ring for YOU and me-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
A Headache Cure.

Headaches very often come from
over-tired nerves, and can be relieved
by hot applications to the back of
the neck. If you have that "tired feel
ing" and it affects you so that you
cannot sleep, try bathing the neck and
temples with hot water. This treat
ment seems to relax the tired muscles
and has soothing effect. Lie down
to sleep in peace, for it will come
surely.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

The Tibetans who visited the Brit
ish camp at Chumbi took the maxim
guns for "comical toys" No "uncivil-
lied race" that gets in John Bulls way
is permitted to remain long in that de-.
fusion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Manager Conried has gone so far as
to talk of producing "Parsifal" in San
Francisco. And If the horror-stricken
widow of Wagner lives long enough,
she may even hear that it has been
produced in vaudeville.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

carnegie's Autograph Collection.
Andrew Carnegie has the best COL
lection of autographs of crowned heads
and famous persons in contemporary
history. There are frequently not
only signatures, but also letters writ
ten to him on various subjects.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Marquis Ito a Proficient Linguist.

Marquis Ito, the Japanese states
man, is described as an indefatigable
reader of Europenan and American
literature. He reads not only the
standard works, but the new publica
lions and the current periodicals OF
both hemispheres are devoured. He
reads German, French, English and
Chinese as easily as he reads his OWE
language. He has been accustomed
to give five to six hours day to read
ing,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Two hundred and ninety-seven men
at Silver City, New, are yearning for
wives. It might be well, however, for
iris who desire to annex the joys of
trimony, to try again before start
or Silver City, which il a hard
get away from. ~ -. - r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Poor Thjno.

Maud-Just think, read the other
day about lady who had just died,
who was the daughter of a duke, the
wife of duke, the sister of duke,
the mother of duke and the grand.
mother of marquis.
Ethel-My goodness, what a poor
dull place heaven must seem to her.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

The Chicago Judge who has enjoin-
ed a Boston man from working must
have political ambitions. There are
many patriots who would like to vote
for him, upon assurance that he
means to follow his own precedent on
ell occasions,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Says John l.. Sullivan: tTd like
to get into Office SO some decent laws
could get passed." Meanwhile John
might focus his powers on a revised
version Of the Marquis of Queens
berry code.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Some Peoples Luck,

Mr.. Citicus-"Well, Uncle Henry
how did you like our new church SOLO
list? He gets $4,000 a year."
Uncle Hi-"Waal, he gifts tew much,
then. wy, Harve Perks, who leads
aour choir, only gifts $14 year an
he kin boiler twicet as loud as this
feller.''
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

That insane tramp in Connecticut
who recovered his reason through be-
ing struck on the head with a brick
does not represent an isolated case.
Many a man has come to his senses
by receiving a severe Jolt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

She flung herself into the engage
ment with ,Gervase Trenchard in Just
that spirit! of despair which makes
many a poor girl deprive her life of
all happiness.
Gabrielle rode out with her f1ance
one day on q road which ran along
the margin of the sea. It was an ex-
quisite day in early autumn. How
glorious the scene, and how dull the
pair who rode along. They hardly
spoke. Gabrielle was quite out of
humor-sick of the scene, of herself,
Of life: and her good-natured lover,
after having tried to amuse her, and
having failed utterly, began to dis
cover that she preferred to be. left
alone, and meekly endeavored to con.
sulk her pleasure accordingly b. 3 j. si; 81:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Philosophy and religion have
thrown many fits in endeavoring to
explain the nature' of human happi-
ness. It is very simple. Good health,
financial independence, and love are
its ingredients.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Conservative estimates place the
winters cleanup of the Alaskan gold
fields at million and quarter Ours
was something like that; at least, we
cleaned up about a quarter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Fine Finish.

They had bought an upright piano
on the pay-weekly plan. "John,'
she said one day, II want you tc
stand off and take note of the exterior
OF this piano. Can you see it's finish?'
Il should say so,' sighed John,
when the installment man comes"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

The Washington girl who visited
heaven in a trance says she saw
great many people there. Let us have
something more explicit-did she see
any ex-congressmen there?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Presiding Elder Palmer must be a
lively preacher. At all events he told
the conference in New York of the
difficulty of supporting sealskin
wife on muskrat salary"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

We should like to see that school
teacher who is boasting so loudly
about being the champion speller of
the world go up against a few of the
words that wriggle through the cen
SOr.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews has fig
ured it out that no family ought to
have more than ten children. But
suppose the problem is complicated
by twins?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Protection.

Eyes" said Miss Passay, "Mr.
Shrude' has called upon me several
times lately, but he always brings
some other young man with him."
Il suppose he thinks a young man
cant be too careful in leap year," re.
piled Miss Speitz.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
The Truth of Il.

II hope, Johnny" said the visitor,
that haven't disturbed your pa and
ma at dinner.''
NO." replied Johnny; 1--WE was just
going to sit down, but pa seen you
from the window. an he told ma not
to have dinner till you went"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
What Papa Said.

Daughter-Papa, dear, hope you
are not angry because George is going
to marry me and take me away from
you?
Papa-1 should say not But if he
ever does anything that will cause you
to come back to me I'll do him bodily
harm.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

It is comparatively easy to discover
the germ that produces disease. The
real trick is to prevent the germ from
discovering his victim.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

When Charles M. Schwab opens his
palatial new residence in New York
it is said that champagne will be serv-
ed in buckets. Why not in a trough?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
The Aspen Tree,

The little aspen tree stands high
Upon the hill that guards the lane;
Her leaves are green as emeralds,
Her prattle is like dancing rain;
She gossips to the wind, the sky,
And we are comrades, she and l.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

do not drink whisky it you wish
to avoid typhoid fever" urges DR..
George w. Webster. DR.. Webster is
a spendthrift of words. What's the
use of the last seven?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
American Teaches Chinese

American Teaches Chinese Forces.
Lieut.. Charles NJ. McIsaac, Of the
Eighth Massachusetts, Regiment, has
received an appointment as instructor
in the new Chinese imperial forces.
with captains commission
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Something Easy.

q: can give you some cold meat
said the housewife. ~ - 1 f..
"Ain't you got any broth or mush?*.
asked the t1amp. @t>.@ .@..: is ~. =.
=. ..Do you prefer that to meat?'' Ii
! t.Sure. 1t amt so much work 4
eat 1t. t.% d I: . H.. .' =s,s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Bad news for the pesky moths. The
price of camphor gum has dropped
from ninety-three to seventy-nine cents
q pound.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

A Yale professor is credited with
saying that the masses eat too much.
He said this, doubtless, for the benefit
Of the classes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Some people will not consider vot-
Ing machines success until they
shell out two dollars when the right
button is pressed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

A Kansas paper states that New
Jersey man while getting out Of bed
"broke two legs" Job for the oarpen-
ter?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

A New York man is learning to
talk without tongue. This is new;
but many people have learned to talk
without. brains.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

At Handy, the mountain capital of
'Ceylon, is the famous temple of the
Tooth. Sweet tooth, doubtless. Must
be a paradise for dentists.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Not Sure.

, Il suppose that picture is one Of
your choicest works of art?" -.
Mr.. Cumrox. you see, mother and
the girls have ideas of their own, and
they won't let me keep the price tags
on EN-" 49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

The British are learning something
about Tibet, and the Tibetans are
learning great deal more about the
British.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

Some men, Mr.. Carnegie, acquire
the title of hero only to have it en-
graved on their tombstones.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

A scientist claims that he has dis
covered that fish can talk. Good gra-
cious, what lies they might contra
dict!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

The photographers who have been
Joking about the Petropavlovsk disas-
ter do not realize it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
sUnouestionable Evidence,

Are those girls really friends?"
oh, yes, indeed. Why, there isn't
yeven string. to the compliments they
pay each. other .ss s3s Z s. IS us
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Leap Year QUERY,

Here's one for you,'' said thu
ANSWERS correspondents editor.
What 'tis?" asked the horse report
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

A Cleveland man drank q quart Of
whisky On a wager. The undertaken
won out. -. =. ID: H. I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
Fighting a Wronu.

Fighting, Wrong.
thinks (angrily)-1 understand you
sald my face would stop clock.
f!unks-1 never said it, old man.
fnnks-Then I have been misin-
formed.
flunKs-That's what. Why, instead
OF stopping at sight of your face anv
reputable clock would increase its
speed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
I climb the hill at eyenfall:

I climb the hill at evenfall;
She stands SO high she may look down
And whisper me if you have turned
The winding highway from the town,
And in the winds arm bend to see
And murmur that you haste to me.
And with her hundred voices tell
Each step you take to reach my side,
And laugh in merry mockery,
Pretend to scold, and weep and chide,
And stand a moment mute in grief
Then laugh with every rustling leaf.
And when at last you take my hands
And call my name in mimicry,
She chatters it a dozen times,
And then, in gay and elfsh glee,
Attunes her happy leaves to this
The isping cadence of a kiss.
-Theodosia Garrison.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18
I'll! : E FL
. What He Really Needed.

:, "What.."1 need" said the young.
man who had just returned from col
lege to the little town. .'is a wider
sphere"
What you need" replied his faith
er' is pair of boots you can stick
your pants into, instead of them gait
ers you've cotton. You git the boots
ana i guess your spherell be wide
enough"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

"A chap writes to inquire how much
rope he should give spinster who
shows symptoms of proposing" re-
joined the other.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-06-18

81 thought your doctor wouldn't let
you drink
Il know, but I changed DOCTORS"
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-17
The Vote to Wednesday Evening
For Peoples Party Organization .... $40
For Cooperation with Democrats ...... 80
For blank ballot for voting see page 10Y

to be heard from and they may not
t.rndorse his populist platform. There
is John 5haEHyYi Williams of Mississippi,
there is Joseph w. BaElnv.sef Texas,
there is Senator Ben Tillman of SOuIE
Carolina, there is Senator Morgan Of
Alabama, there is Senator John W.
Daniel of Virginia, in fact there are
quite a number of distinguished demo-
Gratis who claim the right to put in n
word before the next national demo-
cratic platform is fixed. They may not
be willing to take, for instance, Mr..
Bryan's forty-seven different systems
of government railroads; they may not
be in favor of some other planks in his
platform. Be that as it may, Mr..
Bryan has no more right at the pres
ent to say what the democratic plat
form shall be in 1908 than any other
distinguished democrat For the next
four years the democratic creed must
remain what the ST. Louis convention
of 1904 made it, and the machinery of
the party must remain in the hands
of the man who now holds it. The air
which Mr.. Bryan endorsed the can
didate of the st. Louis convention,
spoke of him as the Moses of democ-
racy, spoke of Parker's Ideals as his
own ideals and proclaimed the sin
cerity with which he was advocating
both the platform and tn, nominee of
1904. Mr.. Bryan himself viii remain
for four years as much. bound to The
action of the ST. Louis convention as
he was when he made his whirlwind
trip through Indiana. If the action of
the convention bound him then it binds
him now. The election did not release
him. He can only be released by an
other nation-l convention and that ma
tional convention will not meet till
1908
Therefore when Mr.. Bryan cuts
loose from platform which he so re-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-11-17

that pressure. 1t is immaterial to me
who does the work which the reformers
want done. so that the work itself is
done. | have no faith with the belief
that reforms will be accomplished by
the democratic party. 1t is discredited
in the eyes of the people by series
of crushing defeats. but it has been
so vaccilating in its course. it has
changed it's principles SO often, has
run from one extreme to another so
recently; had such magnificent op-
portunity in 1892 to work out the re-
forms to which they stood pledged
and made such wretched use of that
opportunity that it can not inspire the
confidence which leads to success Since
1892 the democratic party has almost
entirely boxed the compass in political
profession of faith. 1t has been for
pretty much everything until this year
when it stood for everything or moth
ing according to the Interpretation
which the voter chose to put upon it's
ambiguous platform.
Mr.. Bryan, while a great democrat
Is not the democrat There are other
dfstingu gufshcd democrats who are yet