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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

We're laid out, and settled themselves
for an evenings convivality.
The convivality chiefly consisted,
however, in listening to James. He
took good care to see that every mans
glass was constantly replenished, that
fresh cigar was always to his hand,
and that everybody was comfortable.
And he talked-talked Well and
easily, not in any braggart fashion,
fashion OF man who knows that he
has proved himself.
He told them of his adventure, of
his work, of the coming ofssuccess, of
the building up of a great business; !;
and, at the request Of the parson, he
entered into learned, but simply
worded disquisition on the prospects
of demonstrating in South Africa.
and displayed such marvellous knowl-
edge of it in it's scientific and finan.
cial aspects, that his audience broke
up in amaZement at his ability and
cleve1ness.
Next day MIR. James Rutherford had
many callers. Each caller had the
same story to tell. He had saved
money and money had come to him
from his forbears (they were a thrifty
and a Woodworking. self-denying peo-
pie. the Slowford folk). and they
would like to know if Mr.. Rutherford
could not invest it for them in his
own concerns or in something similar,
that would bring in heavy interest
And with each Mr.. Rutherford talk
ed carefully and in businesslike fash
ion, and each went away feeling as.
sured that he had been conyersing
with q master-mind in finance, and
that his money would be safe. and he
himself rich man. And he natural
ly told all his friends what he was 60
ing to do, and everybody applauded.
because everybody was going to do
the same thing.
There were good many people of
means and resources in and about
Slowford, and there was scarcely one
that did not entrust almost the whole
of his savings and property to James
Rutherford during the next few days.
The vicar had small private fortune
invested in railway stock, paying 81
per cent; he realized and reinvested in
James Rutherford, with notions of get
ting at least 80 per cent. The wears
wife also had a nice little capital ir-
vested in gilt-edged securities-that,
too. flowed into James Golfers
And at the end Of ten davs Slnwfor :
had entrusted some $4,000 in ! hard
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

the clay off his trousers; and worse
luck, the tide is running out. hope
he'll remain here until It comes in
again, as it will save us the trouble
of finishing him. Hello, Mr. Hard
ing: addressing me, are you here?'
Il asked the meaning of all the ex.
citement. and as | spoke the crowd
gazed curiously at me, and some of
them audibly remarked that had
been fooled. too.
Well, it means that your twin
brother, as he' was called, is not Mr..
Chatlern, but Jake CASTOR, the most
bloodthirsty and relentless villain in
the states. You needn't look alarmed
| don't blame you. as know You never
suspected him-neither did l, for he
has been hiding here Tor years. He
dispatched a message down the coast
this morning to send a vessel up, for
he smelled a rat; but we were too
quick and made raid on the house.
Confound the fellow! He slipped
through our fingers like an eel and
made for the coast. Finding himself
closely pressed. he went down these
rocks like a monkey, and now sits
below out Of reach awaiting the vessel
By heaven! there she is and he sig
nails her!' and he pointed to a schoon-
er that swept around the point under
sail and anchored half a mile from
the shore
THE excitement was now intense,
and bets were freely taken about the
result. They of the schooner saw
that they dare not approach nearer to
the shore, and were evidently afraid
to send a boat through such treach-
erous reef.
THE sheriff danced with, glee at
their discontinue. and, turning to me,
said:
"'Would you obEge me with your
rifle, Mr.. Harding. as my revolver can
not reach him? have instructions to
take his body, alive or dead
II politely declined to part with my
rife for such purpose, much to his
astonishment, as Chat1ern had never
wronged me and had no wish to as
sist at llfs death. ..
When matters We're at deadlock
a skiff shot out from the coast, describ-
ing a crescent, spoke to the schoon-
er, and skinned in to the rescue of
the prisoner. All eyes were turned on
the fragile boat, and as it drew near
TO the rocks below I saw, with horror,
that the occupant was the sherlff's
pretty daughter. . .5 81 Il S
& S53. f1' Nearer and nearer crept the little
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

@,~&ESs .iss ss*5 y -
boat, t.odging through the network o,
rocks TIL at hast it was so near that
l could distinguish the golden locks
an :. ,H hite, set face Of the rover. Poor
girl. she loved him despite his wickea
career, and could not but admire the
unselfsh devotion of the unfortunate
girl.
THE sheriff was beside himself With
rage and vexation al. being cheated by
his own daughter, and as the skin
shot out, Chatlern, or rather CASTOR,
stood Up and waved him an ironic
adieu. Eva stood by his side, the
tears streaming down her face But
they were tears Of joy.
I'VE watched them till the boat was
a mere speck on the bosom of the
ocean. That was the last have ever
seen of my twin brother Like Bar
kis, he went out with the tide 80
Henry @. Barrison in Chicago .our-
nal
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
GOVERNMENT AS A BREEDER,
Department Of Agriculture to Raise
Fowls and Domestic Animals.

Department Of Agriculture to Raise
Fowls and Domestic Animals.
The government is going into the
horse-breeding business. Plans are
now under consideration by the de-
partment of agriculture for the ex-
penditure of the $25,0OO appropriated
by the last congress for the purpose
OF breeding domestic animals and
fowls. Especial attention. it is under
stood, will be given to the raising Of
horses. both for cavalry and carriage
purposes and preparations to this end
are being made at the Fort Collins
experiment station, in Colorado.
At other stations in various parts OF
the United States experiments will be
conducted with full-blooded chickens.
COWS. sheep and hogs, and Secretary
Wilson is determined that the limit
OF excellence in each class shall be
reached. The progress of the expert
ment is being watched with interest
by breeders and cattlemen throughout
the country.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
cash to the man whom it had once re
garded as a hopeless ne'er-do-wee1
On Ntha LAST dav Micu poro1,

cash to the man whom it had once re
garded as q hopeless ne'er-do-weel.
On \the last day Miss Panel,
SpTiggs came to see Mr.. Rutherford
He remembered her as middle-aged
spinster who had always had kind
word for him in the day when all
other Slowford folk had looked at him
.askance, and who earlier in life had
given him tarts and apples. He caused
her to be admitted.
Miss Spriggs had grown ancient, bu4
she was still shy and nervous and old.
young in manner. Mr. Rutherford
made her drink glass of port before
he inquired her business-he guessed
what it was before she spoke.
II wished to speak to you, Mr.,
Rutherford. about little business
natter said Miss Spriggs. Il
have come into money since poor Jane
died-$10, 900 it is, Mr.. Rutherford,
and it's lying in the bank just now,
and hearing of your good fortune,
thought perhaps"
Mr.. Rutherford rose from his seat
and paced the room, apparently deep
in thought. He came up to Miss
Spriggs' side and spoke rather
b1usquely.
Pm sorry I can't do anything for
you just now, ma'am," he said, my
hands are full-quite full. But as
soon as hear of a good opening.
will write to you about it. Good day
ma'am."
He bowed her out, and came back
to mis- desk.
It'll be a long time before she gets
that letter. he said, laughing sardon
ically. 'No, no-not old Spriggs! The
others are fair game, but she isn't"
The next day Mr.. James Rutherford
LEFT Slowford. He was accompanied tc
the station by nearly all the popula
tion of the place, and was given q
hearty send off.
But Slowford had never seen OF
heard of him again. There have beer
no dividends; there has been nothing
indeed but weeping and wailing ant
deep curses-always excepting thank
fulness from Miss Spriggs, who fire
quently remarks that it was very for
tunate that Mr.: Rutherford was toe
much engaged to deal with her little
affair, and who is firmly convinced
that he was a good man who must
have been murdered and robbed or
his arrival in London.-Black and
White.
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James Rutherford had come back
come home-to Slowford, and the
countryside rang with the news. There
was more excitement and commotion
when it was known that James had ar
rived than if the village crier had
gone round to herald the approach OF
circus or a menagerie.
No one had ever expected to see
James again. unless in hopeless pow
erty and t1utterings rags; but here ne
was, and it was obvious that poverty
and James were not even acquainted.
) Ten years previously James RutEer'
ford, at that time a young man or
three and twenty, departed from Slo"
ford, leaving behind him the prett:est
of bad characters.
He was a wild, bad lot. said every
body Except some Of the women
whom he had deluded with his hand
some face and wicked eyes). and he
would end his days in the workhouse
or on the gallows. When he finally
cleared out it was with no regret on
his part, and with good deal of relief
ON his neighbors'. And nobody ever
expected to see him again.
He went OFF, rather down-at.heei.
mccking, daredevil lad; he returned
a very carefully-attired. prosperous
looking, well-fed gentleman. with
sober manners and an air OF distinc-
ti0n.
The truth soon leaked out. James
Rutherford had drifted to South At.
RIGA, had struck oil in the shape of
diamonds, had seized his chance with
the tenacity of genius. and was now a
millionaire. A millionaire in ten years!
There was no doubt of 1.-THE Darson
and the doctor had seen his name in
the papers.
Mr. therford-plain James no
loEger-went around the neighborhood
and paid off numerous debts which he
had contracted during his youthful
days-paid them with handsome in
te"est. He further discharged some
obligations incurred long years before
by his father; who, like the pre-re-
formed James, had not been very par
ticular about money matters
James did things in great style: it
was evident that there was nothing
mean about him. And the apotheosis
of his glory was arrived at when Re in
vited all the principal folk # the vii
lage-parson, schoolmaster. farmers.
tradesmen-to dine with him in the
big room of the Red Pig, while all the
rest of the folk, even down to the
babies, were regaled with supper in
the coachhouse outside.
Everything was done handsomely: ::
gentlemen were invited to take appe.
tizers-sherry and bitters, gin and bit
ters, and what not-until dinner was
ready, and all at Mr.. Rutherford's ex-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
The Road to Success.

The world is overfull to-day .
Said the discouraged man;
I'm sure I can't see any way
My destiny to plan;
The pictures are all painted now,
The songs have! ali Been sung,
There's not a mission left. vow,
For hand or brain or tongue"
''Ill make a mighty bid for fame:'
Said the persistent man:
IN paint picture and my name
Shall future ages scan.
And while I work III sing a song
OF rol]icking good cheer
To help the tagging ones along
And keep my soul from fear"
His. picture hung on castle walls,
Fame knew him for her SOD:
His song was sung in stately halls
Twas earnest labor won.
And il you want to move the world,
Make no abject appeal,
But with your strength against it hurl
ed,
Put shoulder to the wheel
CHICAGO Record Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
K HE1lRT QhAA25Qy

below. rushed up GREATNESS and
saw them gazing into the roaring sea
hundreds Of feet below, straining their
eyes to catch glimpse of some object
beneath.
He has escaped!' roared a big,
burly man whom I recognized as the
sheriff: but, by heaven, he shall never
leave there alive: Would revolver
reach him, | wonder?' and, throwing
himself down, he crept to the edge
Of the cliff and fired several shots to.
ward the sea.
"'Missed!' he groWle1 as be wined
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

little sheepish at returning so
early. and empty-handed to boot; so
I determined to take stroll by the
shore until night fell, when could slip
dnnoticed home. l struck down by
the shore road, but soon quickened my
pace, for l. observed a crowd running
in the direction Of the Black Rocks,
the most dangerous point on the whole
coast, and Immediately concluded
that some wayfarer. had fallen over
the rocks and was dashed to pieces
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
A Midsummer Dav.

o easeful day.
Upon thy breas: lie
In the repose
A tired child knows
To a kind heart held nigh.
0 easeful day!
SilVeT-gray clouds
Veil the oppressive spH-
A soft-toned screen.
Restful. I ween.
TO an o'er-wearied one.
Silyer-gray clouds!
.Mellifuous airs :. S.--
The dreamiest bards I know
With soft embrace
Oft kiss my face.
Voting / love them SO j..
Mellitluous airs! =,
O sweet, gray day. =..>. -. -. . .
TO me it never. seems !.
Thou se1nber art; s@ @.,. y iEss w. IN :: r
.ho!1 thy heart :..z :.35z, 7 Z, 81. fryz.#*. q
With iloving-k;ndress teens, >:s,gE.
@ sweet gray day Fl y ss. ts5s s 5
s 3 8. II s..s,l II 52= Boston. Transcr,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

There we're speeches by Mr. Ruther-
ford, who spoke very modestly and
feeingly; and by the vicar, who voiced
the pride Of the village in this, it's
distinguished son, and by the oldest
man present. who said that he'd seen a
many amazing things in his day, but
this was the amazingest of I'll.
Then came a visit to the cOachhouse
where there were more speeches, ar
some songs, and singing of For He's
a jolly Good Fellow" from the assem-.
bled company, and then James and
his guests returned to the great room,
where cigars of the best brands, and
spirits and similar creature comforts
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
White WAS THE BLACKS NAME.
He Came from Virginia to New York
With Slunushot.


In the line of prisoners waiting to
be sentenced by Judge Cowing in
General Sessions, was a coal black
negro, says New York dispatch.
Capt. Hugh Coleman had been assign.
ed to defend him. Capt Coleman
locked over the line and spotted the
negro.
Are. you Whlte?" asked Coleman.
mo, suh," replied the negro. 'Ah m
not white KANT you see l ain't?''
George White?' persisted Capt.
Coleman.
The negro hesitated for a moment.
Then his teeth glstened through his
smiling lips.
"Yas, sub; yas, sub; dat's NAH
name,' he said; least ah'm called
that tem'rarily."
George White pleaded guilty to car.
rying slungshot. He said it wasn't
any crime in Virginia, where he came
from. Judge Cow;rg suspended sen.
terce.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
international PIayqrounds.

The model playground at the worlds
fair is attracting a great deal Of at.
tenticn.. Every day one may see Span
ISL. Polish, Japanese, Chinese, Turk
ish, Eskimos and American children
playing side by side in the sand piles
and other & attractions offered the
Young folks. S# So 5 5s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
Thinus of Birth.

Last fall Daniel J. Sully, the de-
throned cotton king, was down South
making personal inspection of the
condition of the cotton crop.
He travelled quite a little and visited
one plantation after another. Driving
along the road with a planter one
afternoon. Mr.. Sully noticed a swarm
of negro children playing. They had
sufficient clothing on them, but not
one wore shoes. Mr.. Sully then re-
marked:
Il thought everyone was getting
rich down here on thirteen cent cot
ton. Now, not one of those children
has shoes on. Do they always go
barefoot"
Yes said the planter, they were
all born that way"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
A wild, bad lot.

pense. And everybody did, seeing that
it cost nothing and tongues wagged
freely.
Never had such repast been served
in the history of the village. There
were dishes which the simple Slowford
people had never heard of, and wines
which they would never taste again.
There were delicacies hard to procure,
and liquors and coffee that mace most
Of them wonder of they were dream
ln1 .@ Z p - =. s.a ,.>
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12
Would Display a Star,

Representative Charles F. Lands,
CT Indiana, one evening sought rest at
a rural inn the proprietor of which
was opposed to him politically. While
seated on the veranda a Star fell and
elected from the landlords wife this
comment, Another soul has gone to
heaven"
MADAM" asked the Statesman
good-naturedly, will star fall at my
death and. indicate that I, too. have
gone to heaven?"
mr. Landis,'' said the woman
kaughtily, Ito make room for such,a
big nan as you in heaven star must
fal1."-New York Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-11-12

Q groWled as he wiped
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

THE old lady screamed until you
could have heard her a mile. | was so
scared and bewildered that l could not
get up at once. 1t was warm weather
and l was quite scantily clad
when heard the girls snickering 1t
made me mad, and jumped up and
rushed out of the door.
"On l started for the barn, and when
half way through the yard the dogs set
up howl and went for me.
when l got into the barnyard l had
to run through a flock of sheep, and
among them was an old ram who
backed off little and started for me.
With one bound l escaped his blow,
sprang into the barn, climbed up the
logs into the NOW, and threw myself
upon the hay.
After John had slid down the porch
into hogshead of rain water, he came
to me with one Of my boots, my coat,
and one of the legs of my pants. He
found me completely Frustrated. Part
of my shirt, my hat, one leg of my
pants, my vest, stockings, necktie and
one boot were left behind
Il vowed then and there that l would
never go to see another girl, and I'll
die before l will.''-Family Journal.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

Friarpoint, Miss, Aug. % (Speciab
Cured of Bladder and Kidney Trou-
Bile after rs years of suffering, Rev. H..
Il. Hatch, of this place, is telling the
public the good news and shouting the
praises of the remedy that cured him
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Row. Mr.. Hatch
says:
81 have been suffering from Bladder
and Kidney Trouble for 20 years and l
have tried everything that people said
would do me good. But nothing did
me any good except Dodd's Kidney
Pills.
haven't felt pain since | took
Dodd's Kidney Pills. They gave me
health and / feel like new man alto
gether. Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best ever had"
All Urinary and Bladder Troubles
are caused by diseased kidneys. The
natural way to cure them is to cure
the kidneys. Dodd's Kidney Pills
never fail to cure diseased kidneys in
any stage or place. They always cure
Backache and they are the only remedy
that ever cured Bright's Disease.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure dea ness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by An in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when 1t Is entirely closed, Deafness Is
the res ult, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken ont and this tube re toted to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an infamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, Toe
Halls Family pills are the best.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26
OREGON ITEMS.

Plumbers in Portland are on
strike
Work of surveying the route of the
Sumpter-Bourne railway is progress
ing rapidly.
The fourth annual excursion and
reunion of the "old folks" of Baker
and Union counties was a great sue
cess.
Howard F. Haley. a brakeman on
the o. r. & NJ, was run over and
killed at Careys station Saturday
morning.
Postmaster General Payne has ap-
pointed William NJ Brown postmaster
at Lebanon, and C. w. Parks post
master at RoseDurg.
The romantic marriage of Superin-
tendent Thomas w. Potter to Mary
]. Smith, pupil at the Chemawa In
dian school, has been announced.
The survey of the ground for tie
Baker County Fair association has
been completed and the work of con-
structing the new speed track has be-
gun.
The work of building the foundation
of the $4,000 l. o. o. f. and Knights
of Pythias temple at Athena is in
progress. The contractors expect to
complete the building before winter.
To the top of Mount Hood in record
time, with a single cheese sandwich
as her only ration, was the feat of
Miss Clara Webb, a well known soci-
ETY. young woman who lives at Port
land.
Sumpter was closed last Sunday.
The community obeys sheriff's order,
although objecting to its enforcement.
A large number of Baker City bust
ness men will resist move to close
that town.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

by dishes, pans, coffee pots, etc, and
turned it over with a tremendous
crash.
THE girls had not retired, and we
could hear them laugh fit to split their
sides. | felt awfully shamed, and was
scared until my heart was in my
throat. for l expected the old man ev-
cry moment.
Il extricated my leg from the con-
founded hole just in time. for the old
lady looked into the kitchen from the
room door and asked what all that
noise was about. The girls put her Off
as best they could and | went to bed,
while John was strangling himself UNI
der the cover to keep from laughing
aloud.
I'VE soon went off into the land Of
dreams with the hope of waking early.
l wish could tell you my dreams, but
1t would take me too long One mo-
ment | would fancy myself by the side
of my Sadie, and the next | would be
flying from the old man, while he
would be fiourishing his cane above
my head. This came TO an end by
John giving me kick.
ION waking up and looking around
saw Johns eyes as big as my fist
while the sun was shining in at the
window.
what to do, we couldn't tell, for we
heard the old man having FAMILY pray
er in the kitchen.
John looked out of the window and
said we could get down over the
porch.
"'Get out and dress as soon as pos
sible,' said, he.
$50 In my hurry my foot got caught
in the bed clothes, and out tumbled
head foremost, turned over, and down
the steps until l struck the door, which
was fastened by a wooden button, anc
1t gave way, out rolled in front OF the
old man. He threw up his hands anc
cried:
lord save usv for he thought Il
was the devil.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-08-26

Silk cocoon cultivation is becoming
one of Servia's national industries.
Last year there were collected in that
kingdom $4,000 pounds of silk CO.
coons. and the Servian government is
distributing large quantities of eggs of
the silkworm free of charge