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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

fectly still, for IL he attempted to
move. he might stumble over some
thing; and while thus quietly waiting
for his host to appear with match,
he heard a curious shifting at different
points around him, and' then some
thing cold; like the nose of a-ydog.'
touched him on one hand, after which
he was brushed by what seemed to be
long and heavy mass of hair. On
the bare floor he heard the mufI1ed
taps of heavy paws. !.
He perceived the odor of the breath
of beasts. He knew that he was
standing there in the dark surround
ed by lions, moving freely about him,
and shifting and smelling at him to
find out whether they knew him or
not.
the tragedian, but he did not move,
he did not call out. AS if he had been
statue of a man he remained
n1otionless, feeling that if he showed
the slightest sign of fear the beasts
would be upon him.
Presently-it seemed many, many
minutes to Forrest-Driesbach ap-
peared with match. The gas was
lighted, and the. pale tragedian saw
near him three or four large perform
ing lions who had been quietly liber-
ated from an adjoining room.
You are a brave mani" exclaimed
the lion-tamer. You have proved
you have 10 fear'
The reply of Forrest cannot be set
down here. but he speedily left that
house and never entered it again. The
friendship between the two men was
at an end. Such an unwarrantable
test Of courage could not be forgot
ten.-Nontreal Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
1rick With a 1umhIer.

Cut an orange into halves and from
one half remove the pulp, leaving. the
peel entire in the form of a hollow
hemisphere or cup. With renknife
or a toothpick bore two holes in the
bottom of this cup and put it into
tumbler, forcing it down about half
way.
The tumbler should be a little
smaller than the orange used, so that
you will have to squeeze the peel
cup little in order to get it in.
Then it will press firmly against
the glass and stay where you put it
instead of dropping to the bottom.
Tut the cup in right side up, that is,
with the yellow peel below, and pour
red wine into it. The wine will run
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

must look after YOU" And, she said.
Eyes, Alexander, you are man at
last" but he only weighed ninety
pounds, after all. ~,
Pretty soon that little dried-up. sick
ly man said he wanted to go to con.
gress, where nearly all the great men
of the country used to go, sooner or
later, in those days. "Why, sonny"
said one of Alexanders friends, "how
can you all go to congress? You
amt much bigger nor a jackdaw!"
"Why don't you send Kane Free
mans big hog if you want size?s He
weighs 400 pounds!" said the little
dried-up man.
Then everybody laughed. Then thew
stopped to think. And ever after that
Alexander kept people laughing or
thinking. He went to congress and
became the greatest man in his state
He served in congress years and
years, and was governor of Georgia
when he died. His full name was
Alexander H. Stephens, and he was
wonderful orator.
Don't give up because you are little
or ugly or dull or weak, because Won
never can tell-you never can tell
what will happen when you do your
best.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Call of the City

Save that the rumblng wheel recalled
your shame
Save that the mill brook mocked-reit-
Grated:
You f4iled-you failed!'
And memories of the earnest, hurrying
masses
Were in the weakest and the falterjng
Purpose
Sank meath the Flail-stirred new De-
sire.
And the City called again.
And yet again the mill
But with a subdued tone DER Time-w
rocks.
You tried-you failed-you won!'
And now?
The three-score years and ten are all
but past
And briefs the span that ends by the
ivied tower,
Where still the wise old owls the story
tell:
He tried-he failed-he WON'T
And now.
See how he comes, dragging his three
score years.
Thinking to spend the rest with us,
Who long have ceased to know
him.
Why does he watch that grumbling, fall
tering mill?
He hears it even by the ivied tower
The City call.
New York Times
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Why was it,
When. as a boy, you assailed the nested
thrush
And stole her young.
You gloried in such proves?
Why was it,
While yet your Day was dawning,
You paused beside the brook
That drove the mill.
AS one entranced by sound and scene,
Hearing .naught, seeing naught, save but
distant vision,
Filled with vain spires.
Earring the clamorous noon
With bells that stirred the yearning in
your steps?
The City called you then.
The City called, and you
Desiring in one GU lex draught
Life's measure OF Joy and Pain,
Turned to the City,
And. fired by Ambition sped
Over the meadows, scOrning the raViShed
And past the ivied tower, where old owls
Wonder why Youths Fool.
And when the spires and deep-throated
bells
Clamored again and Life was all around
you,
Vain was Regret The City called
The old mill once again
And you the same unseeing, unlearing
thing.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Story Of the Wood Told.


A boy was sitting near the stove
watching the fire burn. All at once
he fancied that he heard a voice
speak to him and he thought it was
a piece of wood. The wood said:
"Once upon time was a seed that
had fallen off a tree. I lay on the
ground for week. Then some clouds
spread over the sky and it began to
snow. The snow covered me and
lay on the ground all winter in the
warm snow. When spring came l be-
gan to grow. I grew until l was fiji.
teen years old. One day a woodcutter
came along and cut me down. He
put me into a wagon and rode down
to the woodward. I lay in the wood.
yard about month and then your
father came and carried me to your
house, This was all the piece OF
wood said.-Ed Simonson
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

firmly into the hole in the deck, and
your boat is almost complete.
Now comes the novel feature of
your boat. Get one Of these toy bal.
looms which are so often sold by street
vendors. You can get f1ve-cent one
at any toy store. Fasten a light cord
about four feet long to the balloon,
and tie the other end of the cord to
the screweye in the bow of your boat
and you are ready to launch her.
The balloon will fly at the end of
the cord, high above your boat, which
will skim over the water like a swal-
low. AS soon as the wind changes
the balloon will yank around the bow
of the boat, and she will head on a
new tack. Then the square sail will
fill and she will be away at a surpris-
ing speed. z st. 81 s !, @1siss> .=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
The SURGEONS Patient.

1t happened that bulldog saw its
masters broken arm often dressed by
a surgeon. One day the same surgeon
was surprised by a paving and
scratching at his door. When the
door was opened he beheld two dogs
his friends bulldog and another
The latter held up one of it's forelegs
to the surgeon, who saw that it was
broken. He set the broken limb in
splints and in due course the bones
reunited and the leg became whole.
On another occasion this very same
surgeon was summoned to his door
by the persistent yelping of a dog
standing on three legs. The doctor
examined the fourth limb and found
pin sticking in it, which prevented
the animal from using it without
great pain. The pin was extracted
and the dog went away in ease.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
The Citv Of Silence

~ wy W ouVu(Cs
Ancient Greece, hundreds of years
ago, was divided into several indie
pendent states. One of these was
Sparta and the men of Sparta were
wonderfully strong and brave, and 50
:Narlike that all the neighboring cities
and states were much in fear of these
fierce men, who fought for the love of
fighting.
Now, about twenty miles south of
Sparta there was another city, called
Amyclae, which was still free, al.
though constantly in dread of being
captured by it's northern neighbors.
There were constant reports that the
Spartans were coming, and the peo-
pie were in such an excitement every
time these false reports were spread
that at last the leading Amyclaeans
passed a law forbidding any one to
mention Sparta by name on pain of
death.
But at last the Spartans did come,
and, although some Of the Amyclae-
ans heard of their approach, they
were afraid to give warning to their
friends, for fear of the punishment
threatened.
So the Spartans attacked the city,
which was, of course, not in a state
OF defense, and it was taken and the
people made captives to their ene-
mics.
That was time when strict obedi-
ence to a law caused dire results,
was it hot?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

through the holes, and you must keen
on pouring until the level of the wine
in the glass just touches the bottom
Of the cup. Now fill the rest OF the
glass above the orange cup with
water, and await results.
~: Soon you will see thin red let
of wine rising like fountain through
the water from one of the holes. At
the same time, though you cannot see
it so well, a colorless stream of water
flows downward through the other
hole.
The. two liquids do not mix much,
but merely exchange places, so that
in few minutes the lower part of
the glass, below the cup, will contain
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Tiny Man Whose Pluck Won.

h"y "Iol VvuOS0 TIuCN "Ons
Everybody cannot be big and strong
and handsome, or even smart, but al
most anybody can try to get ahead in
some way, even if he is homely and
freckled and awkward. Once there
was little bit of dried-up boy who
lived down southeast somewhere, in
Georgia, I think, and everybody but his
mother said he never would be of any
account. His folks were very poor,
and so if he had not been too sickly
and too little to earn anything out at
work he might never have got a
chance to go to school. But he went
to school and kept getting older,
though his head was about all of him
that got any larger. Finally he fin
ished school and graduated from COL
:ege and the day he was p he said to
his mother: Tn a man now and I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Still more advice as to the carp:
When you catch one don't throw it
back into the water. Chloroform it.
This will give the respectable fishes a
better chance to live. And there will
be one less carp.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The Hartford Courant urges that
teaching swimming should be a part
of the work of every public school.
!, The Courant's reform is a long way
sYQf. Too many mothers still have the
idea that their boys are safer if they
D don't know how to swim. i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
The Boss Was Suspicious

Tommy has just obtained his first
position as office boy. His salary was
not large, but his hopes were. He ex-
pected to learn the business, and lives
of great men all reminded him that he
might do great things. A friend of his
met him about week after he had en-
tered upon his new duties.
"How do you like the job?" inquired
his friend.
"Oh, I Dunno said Tommy, doubt
fully.
els the work hard?"
mo, the work amt so hard and the
hours amt so long, but-say, the
measly old cuss l woik for makes me
tired
whats the matter with him."
Hes so blamed suspicious. Why,
if l git him a bill busted, he'll count
the change, just as if I'd take any OF
his measly old money"
'He does, eh?"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Hetty Green recently moved be-
cause her rent was raised 81 month.
It's certainly very unwomanly in the
old lady to keep on trying to butt into
the Russell Sage class in that way.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Those Newport society girls who
have taken up the habit of playing
leapfrog on the beach will, of course,
Ue seriously shocked when they see
their pictures in the papers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

1, A California surgeon operated on a
patient while the house IN which they
were was burning. It's simply impos.
sible to stop some surgeons when they
get their patients down.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

John L. Sullivan is to become the
manager of New York hotel. Owing
to the fact that there will be a bar
attachment, people who wish to see
Mr.. Sullivan will always know where
to find him, without wasting valuable
time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

King Edward says he takes no
physical exercise. Evidently he is one
Of those people who would like to
know what would be the use of &C.
to work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Co.., Younghusband's column took
Al icy pass in Tibet the other day. 1t
appears that the icy pass was the
only thing which could be taken at
the time
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Now comes another expert who says
the Panama canal excavation cannot
be finished before 1850. The beauty
Of a. prophecy of this kind is that it
may take at least six or seven years
to prove its falsity.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

II published figures are not at fault,
the consumption of beer in Germany
has fallen off during the last twenty
two years nearly 40 per cent. Vat der
matter iss?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Pugilist O'Brien made the mistake
Of trying to knock Pugilist Fitzsim-
mons out by hitting him on his invinc-
'ble mouth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Inventor Holland says men will
soon be able for $40 apiece to buy a
set of wings with which it will be pos
sible to fly 100 miles an hour. Get in
your order early and avoid provoking
DELAYS,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The annual reports of hailstones
as large as hens eggs are at hand
from several sections of the country
AS yet, none are reported as small
as rOasts of beef.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

r. recent writer wants to know "how
far away are the stars?" The theatre
cal sort are generally to be found in
close proximity to the front row.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

A grand daughter of Jefferson Davis
is to be married to relative of Gen.
eral Grant. Let US have some more
peace.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

1t. seems that they really have "soci-
ETY. journals" in Japan. Those peo-
pie have not advanced so much as we
imagined.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

You can hear fly walk by the use
of the microphone. In the absence of
this instrument his presence may be
detected by the possession of a bald
head
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The divorce industry is the only one
where an increased number of partner
ship dissolutions marks an increase in
the volume of business.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

AS a boil weevil exterminator the
Guatemalan ant is failure The boil
weevil is proof against both ants and
cussins.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
When Poisoned by Ivy.

When Poisoned by Ivy.
The leaves Of poison ivy often
change to beautiful tones of yellow
and red in the fall and are sources of
great temptation to any one who, is
out hunting autumn decoration.
Poison ivy has three leaflets, and
Virginia creeper has five. The for
mer has white berries, the latter pur-
pie. ~ Dial ~, 3. .-... NJ. rs:
u. All the drugs in the. world are of
no use in preventing bad case Of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

There's no denying that Col. Young
husband will be able to write a very
interesting book, if he reaches Lhassa
and then gets safely out of Tibet.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Secret Of a Water Liuht,

II you were to announce some even
Ing that you could stick a lighted
candle. into a glass of water until it
was submerged almost up to the
wick, and that the candle would not
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

There is a boy in Boston who has
mastered nine of the dead languages,
but he can't look at statue of Venus
without swooning.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The man who shot himself because
he couldn't get, drink could only
have been half shot" -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The New York woman who was
tickled under the chin wasn't tickled
bit, and she had the fellow arrested.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

The sweet girl graduate can never
hope to put anything better into her
GO commencement paper" than she al
ways put into her curl paper.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Position Of the Oranqe.

filed with water.
This is as it should be, because
water is heavier than wine and nat
urally goes to the bottom. The curl.
GUS thing is that the wine and water
do not mix, but each selects one hole
for itself. 1t is like the trick with the
candle burning in a lamp chimney
with a partition at the top, so that
cold fresh air goes down on one side,
while the hot air and smoke escape on
the other
Oil may be substituted for the wine,
or you may fill the bottom of the
glass with water. and then pour in
milk or some thin-colored syrup.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

poisoning, unless one begins to do
something as soon as the telltale
itching begins. When the pustules
break open, one is almost sure to be
in for three days or week of suffer.
ing. 1t is well to have a little bottle
OF extract of grindella in the house
all the time. Rub it on the affected
parts every five minutes until the
trouble is averted, and be sure to lose
no time in beginning Country Life
IN America. 4 +. &.. s4s=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Inventor Holland should go to some
reliable medium and call up the late
Darius Green.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24
Thus far the war has cost the Japa
nese 576,000,000 yen and 5000 men.

For neutral powers another correct
definition of war is that it is a nut
Sance.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

IncombustibIe Celluloid.
Incombustible celluloid is a French
invention.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-24

Yes. And the other mornin' he
went out and forgot to open the safe.
You see, there's only me and him in
the Office. Well, as soon as he went
out: in came a man to get some papers
there we're in the SAFE I knew the
boss wanted him to get them, but
there was the safe locked, so what
could l do? And the man said he
couldn't come back till the next day.
When the boss came in, I told him
about it, and he cussea himself for
bein' out; so 1 says to him, Why
don't you gimme the combination of
the safe, SO the next time you're out
I can git anything that's wanted?'
Say, you oughter seen him. You'd
think he was goin' to jump down me
throat. I thought I was goin' to lose.
me job, an, between you an me.
wouldn't have cared much if I did.
I'm gittin' tired of woikln' for such 4
suspicious old cuss, anyhow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
YORK COUNTY CASES.
Most Of Supreme Courts Attention
Occupied by Liquor Matters.

Alfred. Nc. oct. TIL" criminal ,ln..i.-
=; MaN taken vi IL line SlIprt me colt.
Thursday Judge Wi>wrll presiding.
ThrmaS Clcavrs "f old Orct}ard. inc O.: .
rd f"r hrcring a liquor nuisance. plead, ii
guilty ANA paid a fin" of 500
Cherries {. Haley of Eidd.forl ItnI! on
tWr search ard enc -riZur" ard nlI,. nlII--
"hiN I.Hirtmcni. u traOt''I his fu:I.,:'
l,i"A q not guilty. pleaded Suilly = II
threw tinlSolf on tn, mercy Of TIE. ecu:
liz Wls : lltent cd =" Gn days in jill 81
~" nnis.lr.t Indictment. Tn other cas- <
Wcr' ruHti,:u"d
john tilr, nwoad. indicted for pocket
p"idllnG. pleaded guilty and W:.S son
t"n,td to 10 days in Jail and a tine OF 800
and costs
tirer i.ctourn"au, who was before the
court on three liuI.nr cases alipcaIpd from
The Sanford municipal court. rrtra,tcd his
former plea Of not guilty and was alloy Il
To - ~ his own person cncl.iZlrcc in
The sum of $l:t'. ettCl case being comtin-
utd for Srnt"nc,.
\ search ANA seizure ease against Phi-
;Hudn Porell of Sanford. was '.ol pressed
~ the county attorney. George Kicker
~ sanford. was up on two appealed sin
Il" sale CnS,'S and one search ana Sc-iZ-
ne case appealed from tn" Sanford
CONT. IiI$ c,iS>'* wcr" disposed of in the
sam mHnft Z a. those Of I-"tourlrau.
Th''N;.- Smith Of Sanford. was in ON
tw" sinGI" sales :Ird one search ard :, IL
u.s. 'i> p. II" changed his plea of not
guilty I" guilty His cas-" was disguised
Of ~ n ~ crdins one. being contin-
l"d tnr sentence.
John N,ruiu. = Hiddeford druggist who
"P"e'lod from fines in the Biddcford ml-
niCipal court Of 800 and costs in q search
ana seizure case. and 80 and costs in
each al ~ .insl" sale CASES changed his
lt'a from Tot guilty to guilty. and the
:, n'"nc' "f he lower court was sustained
r. Judge NiSwclI.
In Worcester. proprietor of the Sarn
linz
nuiSHn," aGlc"d /" 20 oUt of the mistress
and stay out and to pay Il fin" Of son
Mray INN Cassidy of l'iddt ford. inIict-
81 for T." !"rcenv Of $lol. pleaded guilty.
Sentence Mas suspended in tn, ease of
Fh":nIS Ga i;,@ntr. a small SacG boy. IN
dict"d for tn" larceny OF "A watch. City
Marshal i:radhHry vi Sa"o. SPOKE favor
AMY nt IT," 10y. who WAS told i,y til.
court t" 'stnn owing and try /" he 4
good boy il thc future.
This years lavender crop in England
* Oh" nf TIM most abundant III wears
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
BoWDolN COLLEGE.
TWO Football Games. Today-Frater-
nifty limitations, Friday.

brunswick. Me-. Oct -,cno.;,h
''"Na'"h W'h Play a practice game. Of
;""th.;H Nfh the Fort Mckinley. PORT
Land h"rbor, am. AT 80 tnnnrr,,,.
afternoon. 1T the Whittier field THE
"lme was not on the schedule and If
Was not Known that it would he nIaya1
until within Il day or two. the Eovdni,,
management completing the arrlrge-
N utS III snort order.
f.oN:d"in Will play somawEara ra,r
the regular first team. as nona of tho
men lrc in especially bad shane ,s ~,
r"sul; nt tie Harvard game Iud.ad
it is :. surprising fact that the te,m
i i'll excellent shape after ne game
with tha big ;eHnl. The men say that
the gam" was not :" hand rs that with
Exeter of last Saturday. the Harvard
team being slower than the Exeter
eleven. and some of the Rowdoiu mon
are Of the opinion tGat Exeter will he
kelly To- !tfeat tie Harvard team. pro-
NiH"', both teams Continue in their
present form.
The Fort Mckinley team is likely to
give RoWioin Il good game as they ara
considered equal t" that of Fort Preble
they having played Il tie game viii;
th.'i team 4 snort time .lgo
The sppEomnres and freshmen will
Play their second game Of baseball oI,
The Delta. AT 9 4. NJ. tomorrow. and
the game viii! ieIppablv be more iltDr-
tStina, tiiaN that of last week Tn"
Auphnlu"r.'s have lbs; three men OF of
their team :iG ~ result of ir,.r1,,n,, r.,,.