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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

The plates in it make well acquainted with
what both men accomplished
The personality of James Ward was so
strange as perhaps to justify Mrs Frankau IN
placing it in the foreground of her study. Born
amid the obscurest surroundings, he could eX-
pect nothing from his father, fruit salesman
who was a Settled sot-' He was only hVe
years old when he set to filling bottles IN a
cider cellar. William Ward. the elder OF the
two brothers, was vouchsafed some schooilhg
but poor James started life with practically no
educational advantages. In his youth, how
ever he escaped from the cider cellar to the
studio of John Raphael Smith. where his brother
was already at work. and henceforth he de-
veloped slowly but steadily into the artist We
know He ought to have found happiness in
the career which opened auspiciously before
him soon enough. and was marked. indeed. as
time went on. by abundant success. but Mrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
THE YARDS.
TzOo English Artists of the Eigh-
teenth Century.

WILLIAM WARD A. r. A. AND JAMES WARD.
r. A Their Lives and Works BY Julia
Frankau eighteenth Century Artists and En-
gravers) In one illustrated SvO volume. PIP
xvi 1893 and a portfolio of forty engravings
The Macmillan Company
Mrs Frankau continues in this publication
the work she began q few years ago in her
stately volume Eighteenth Century Color
Prints" That book, which gives a general sur
vey of the subject. contains a fine array OF
prints, but the author proceeded In her task
she decided to make even more of her reproduce
tons The volume she wrote about John Ra-
pbaeI Smith was accompanied by large port
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

A HIGHLAND HOLIDAY.
BY EIINOR ESTIER-
Why did We gather me.
Lad wi the bonny cen,
Pluck me ava frae the sweet mountain side?
Mony a garden
Haze blossoms more fair to see;
Why could ye no let the wild flower bde7
Why did We gather me,
Lad wi the bonny Gen.
Throw me ava the pitiless tide?
Moo l am drifting
Doun to the open sea, ..
Far frae my hame on the sweet mountain side
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27

That queer episode in the life of Rossett the
burial of his manuscript poems In his wifes
coffin and their eXhumatiOn for publication
seven years later, has cropped up again. Mr..
Hall Caine has adapted it to his own purposes
in The Prodigal Son. some of the critics have
fallen foul of him for doing so, and in long
letter to The Daily Mail" he has attempted to
Justify itself. 1t is n wordy screed, in which
the novelist has much to say about the affec-
tOnate intimacy between himself and Rossett,
cites the cases of George Eliot and Dickens to
prove that he is not the first person to have
made use OF a living character in the pages of
fiction, and argues that what he has done in
The Prodigal Son. is not a violation of his
dead friends memory anyway. What Mr..
Caine fails to perceive is that there are some
things which it is best FOR novelist to let alone
The greWSOme incident of the buried manu-
script aforementioned is one of them 1t is
for phase of ROsSetti'S history which no one
can regard with admiration and it is only com
deccncy TO leave il, so far as is possible, in
oblivion. 1t would be taSteleSs enough for 4
chapter out of his private life and to put it into
Il story. 1t is d0ubly offensive for the deed to
be done by one who boasts that the poet was
his dear and intimate comrade" when he was
"a young man, quite unknown and untried. and
on the very lowest rung of the literary ladder"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-27
EliZabethan SOnnetS

an SIDNEY
In
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
I. HER ! e; !. REWARD Il ! \ !:
No Wonder the Bride Was Angry Witt e
-.5- z &slG Her Ausban nd, 4@ s* AK

No Wonder the Bride Was Angry with e
II &. :. 7. II Her Husband. 5%$,ss35s
- The brute" exclaimed the bride q
Have a cup of tea, DEAR said her
fondest friend, and tell me all about
IT.: What has he been doing now? e&E
You know told you he has been
encouraging me in learning to cook;
has praised my nice little entrees,
takes me to the theater as an occa-
s1onal reward, and all that" %E55
No good ground for a separation
IN that, L imagine" said the dearest
friend, with slight sarcasm. "
Your sympathy is worse than your
tea, retorted the bride, who was OBJ
viously out OF sorts. But am going
to tell you, anyway. Not long ago he
promised me surprise if would turn
out nice dinner, cooked all by N.Y.
self, from soup to coffee. Last night
I did so. Everything pleased him.
My pet he remarked, I believe I
promised you surprise on an occa-
sion like this
eyes, darling ansvered. oh, do
tell me what it is?'
"T shall: discharge the cook at the
end of the month"; he added" New
York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Emperor Gave Up Power

policy bequeathed by his ancestors.
Following that policy, the Consti-
tuition was drawn up with close ad-
herence' to and careful preservation
of the fundamental principle of the
imperial government from time i'm
memorial.
In form, however, it is similar to
western constitutions, with this diff
ference, that the text of our consti-
tutions contains only the fundamental
principles of state-namely, the pre-
negatives of the Emperor; the rights
and duties of the people; the powers
OF Parliament; the powers and duties
OF ministers Of state and judiciary and
finance.
These are all embodied in seventy
six articles. Matters of detail, such,
for example, as provisions relating to
the rules and proceedings of members,
the national budget, etc., are separat-
ed from articles enunciating funda-
mental principles, and are embodied
in laws supplementary to the consti-
tuition and enacted at the same time.
Century.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

He stammered through few sen
fences, hesitated, made another at
tempt and came to dead stop.
whats the use, brethren?" he said,
sitting down. II can't preach!"
Brother Thompson saw that the
case was one in which heroic meas
ures were necessary.
Young man." he whispered sternly
in his ear, you get up again and
preach that sermon or I'll take you
out in the grove after this meeting is
over and give you hard spanking, as
sure as your name is Smith"
An electric shock could not have
operated quicker. Brother Smith rose
to his feet again, his hesitation e
gone, and in ringing tones he
preached a sermon that is still re-
membered by aged survivors of that
old time congregation as the most
fervid and eloquent discourse they
ever heard so young man deliver
Youths Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
THIS HOLDS THE RECORD,
Southern Men Tel! of Some Wonder
full Railroad Travelling.

Southern Men Tel! of Some Wonder
full Railroad Travelling.
A group of railroad men were talk
ing about the fastest rides they ever
experienced, says the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. One man in relat
ing his experiences, said: across
bayous and through marshes we rush
ed like mad. When we reached the
Rigolets the most remarkable think
ever saw took place. The train was
travelling so fast it sucked the water
up behind it as it rushed across the
trestle, and I could hear the fishes
groan as we flew over this neck OF
the gulf. Most remarkable thing
ever saw in the way of fast runs
And he lapsed into silence.
II am glad you reminded me of tina,
run said another member of the
group. II had forgotten the incident
can vouch for all you say, for was
on the back end of the last coach
and the water which was sucked in be
hind the train by the vacuum almost
washed me overheard, but I held or
all right, and when we made the cross
ing and the waters had receded,
picked up on the platform of the real
coach the finest bunch Of fish evel
saw. They, were no doubt the fish
you heard groaning."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

She had gone to feed her swans.
sure of, hearty sympathy, told his tale
with great feeling even
with a little anger. His grandfather
listened patiently to the youths i'm.
patience, but he did not answer ex
actly to his expectations.
my Joris," he said, 80 hard it is
to accept what goes against ou1
wishes. If Cornelia Moran you had
not met, would your fathers desires
DO so impossible to you? Noble and
generous would they not seem"
But have seen Cornelia, and ]
love her."
I'm too great a hurry are YOU Miss
Moran may not love you. She may
refuse ever to love you. Beside this
in his family her father may not wish
you. A very proud man is Doctor
john
Faith, sir, I had not thought OF
myself as so very disagreeable.' \
mo. Vain and self-confdent is a
young man. See, theny how many
things may work this way, that way
and if wise you are you will be quiet
and wait for events. Now l shall just
say word or two on the other side
II your father is so set in his mind
about the Hydes, let him do the jus.
tice to them he wishes to do; but it
is not right that he should make you
do it for him."
He saws that only I can give An.
ME JUSTICE"
But that is not good sense When
the present earl dies, and she is left
an orphan, who shall prevent your
father from adopting her as his own
daugh liter, and leaving her daugh.
ter's portion of the estate? In such
case, she would be in exactly the
same position as if her brother had
lived and become earl. Is not that
500"
(To be continued.)
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
" minutes General Hyd,

He watched his sons angry carriage.
remained silent, then he said with
much feeling. Peace to the old Tory!
He was once very kind to me and
my family. Who told you this news?"
II was walking on Broadway with
young McAllister and Doctor Moran
stopped us and sent word to Elder
NcAllister of the death of his friend.'
"Was Doctor Moran his physi-
cian?"
Eyes, sir. I had the honor of spend
ing an evening at Doctor Moran's
house this week; and if you will be-
lieve me, sir; he has daughter that
:shames every other beauty"
"ln love again, George?"
''This time desperately and really,
in love. It has come to this-1 wish
to marry Miss, Moran, and + never
II wished to marry any other woman %
, You have forgotten And by
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

There is an important difference be-
tween the constitutions of western ma
tons and that of Japan. The former
are the outcome of popular uprisings
against the tyranny of rulers-in
other words, of demand, as of nat
ural right, by the people. Conse-
quently, even in monarchical Europe,
constitutions are drawn in such terms
as to lay the greatest stress upon pop
ular rights, while at the same time
curtailing the power of the sovereign:
The Japanese constitution, on the
other hand, emanated from the EN-
peror the fountain head of all power.
Before the people dreamed of popular
rights or of Parliament the Emperor
had already marked out the grand
policy of establishing constitutional
government in the future, because of
his evident desire and purpose to ele-
vate the country to an equal place
among the civilized nations of the
world, not only because he wished it,
but also because that course was in
strict accordance with the national
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
4 30 you know, Cornelia, If Grand ~

30 W; YOU know; ID cornelia, Grand:
moth 81. s.,, #sss 7.z
''Well, then, I have seen her; more ore
than: once. & a great beauty | think
her, Il and Doctor John has money! .,,
plenty of mon ey--aId very good
family, are the Morans.$ Now, then,
thy grandfather IS coming; thy trou.
BILE tell to him Good advice he will
give thee" .'1'> =. ~,>st3' ~. -.
Senator Van Heemskirk, however,
went first into his garden and cath.
ering great handfuls of white mar
cisses and golden daffodils, he called
slave woman and babe: her carry
them to the semple house and lay
them in and around his friends cot.
fin,
With these preliminaries neither
Joris nor Lysbet interfered: but
when he had lit his long pine and
seated himself comfortably in his
chair, Lysbet said:
where hast thou been all this
afternoon?"
81 have been sealing up my friends
desk and drawers until his sons ar
rive. Very happy he looks. He is
now one Of those that know
Il wonder, Joris, if in the next life
we shall know each other?"
my Lysbet, in this life do we know
each other?"
II think not. Here has come our
dear Joris full of trouble to thee. for
his father has said such things as I
could not have believed. Joris, tell
thy grandfather what they are"
And this time George, being very
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
RACE DONE?

Not a Bit of 1t.
A man who thought his race was
run made a food find that brought
him back to perfect health.
lone year ago I was unable to per-
form any labor and in fact I was told
by my physicians that they could do
nothing further for me. I was fast
sinking away, for an attack of grip
had left my stomach so weak it could
not digest any food sufficient to KEEP
me alive.
There I was just wasting away,
growing thinner every day and weak
er, really being snuffed out simply be-
cause could not get any nourishment
from food.
Then my sister got after me to
try Grape-Nuts food which had done
much good for her and she finally per-
suaded me and although no other food
had done me the least bit of good nv
stomach handled the Grape-Nuts from
the first and this food supplied the
nourishment I had needed. In three
months l was so strong l moved from
Albany to San Francisco and now on
my three meals of Grape-Nuts and
cream every day I am strong and Wig.
orous and do fifteen hours work.
II believe the sickest person in tina
world could do as do, eat three
meals of nothing but Grape-Nuts and
cream and soon be on their feet again
in the flush of best health like me.
'Not only am l imperfect physical
health again but my brain is stronger
and clearer than it yer was on the
old diet. hope you will write to the
names send you about Grape,Nuts
for 1 want to see my friends we'll and
strong. ..r
"Just think that year ago l was
dying, but to-day, although I am over
IS years of age, 1dost people take ma
to be less than 40, and I feel just "a
young as Hook" Name given by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek. Mich. s., 81
There's q reason. . +S5sss. szI 5;l:4s: I
Look for. the little book, "The Road
to Wellville.' in each pkg. e. az.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Bible Still in Demand

younger American Bible society and
the unknown millions printed and sold
by private enterprise 30O,O0O,OO0
copies of the scriptures, in whole or
separate books or portions, have gone
into circulation during the last CEN
fury.
Amusement attends the study of the
Bible, whatever the point of view or
the course pursued. But nothing
about the Bible is more amazing than
it's continuous, universal and utterly
unparalleled popularity. In nearly
every, if not every, country on earth
where books are sold more Bibles are
sold than, any other book. Last year
the British and Foreign Bible society
alone distributed 5,943,775 copies, the
majority by sale, in $40 languages,
covering every part of the globe. And
the issue by the American society for
the year amounted to 1882 1858. Bibles
land PORTIONS a ~ 41l.@:= z, n.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Proved Beyond a Doubt.

Middlesex N. Y, July 25.-(Spe-
cial. )-That Rheumatism can be cured
has been proved beyond a doubt By
Mrs. Betsy A. Clawscn, we'll known
here. That Mrs. Clawson had Rheu-
matism, and had it bad, all her &C
quaintances know. They also know
she is now cured. Dodd's Kidney Pills
did it. Mrs. Clawson tells the story
OF her cure as follows:
Il was an invalid for most five
years caused by 1nflammatory Rheu-
matism, helpless two-thirds of the
time. The first year l could not do
as much as baby could do; then l
rallied little bit and then a relapse.
Then a year ago the govt set in my
hands and feet. I suffered untold
agony and in August. 1903, when my
husband died, l could not ride to the
grave.
II only took two boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and in two weeks could
wait on myself and saw my own wood.
/ dug my own potatoes and gathered
my own garden last fall. Dodd's Kid
ney Pills cured me-"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid
in the blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put
the Kidneys in shape to take all the
uric acid out of the blood.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
f2kA 22nv'
81 SB IS B 8 & BR s e
BY Earl NJ, Pratt. Oak Park, Illinois.

A Virginian writer's way of wording
his thoughts interested me so much
that l. took time to write him about
his. skill: His reply contains this SEN
tence: Il got the ability to write by
long, close practice in the effort to &C.
quire ease and clearness together
with force of expression"
It is natural for some people to use
few and short words while others are
born to express themselves in many
and long words. Brief takers and
writer's must practice to be able to en-
terrain and those people who are
voluminous must practice in order to
secure clearness and directness.
A young editor gave me this clip
ping for my collection and you may
wish to put it by for future use:
In clever manner the use of short
words and plain English is set forth
in the following article: Short words
are sharp tools for writer's. Some of
us remember the following advice CIV
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Source of His: El0QuenCe

In the early days of Methodism in
the West a circuit rider, if he had a
large field to cover, was sometimes
permitted to have colleague just be-
ginning to preach. The Rev. John
Thompson was circuit rider in a
somewhat thinly settled part OF cen
trail Illinois more than fifty years ago.
The colleague assigned to him was
Brother James Smith, an excellent
young man, but with very little expert
ence as preacher.
One Sunday Mr.. Thompson had an
appointment at small meeting bouse
in the country; but having a severe
cold, he asked his young assistant to
go along with him and preach the SER
mon; and the latter, as in duty bound,
oEeyed orders.
Brother Smith had never undertake
en- to preach in the presence of his
more experienced colaborer, and
when, after the opening services, he
arose and gave out his text he was
visibly embarrassed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

On Wednesday, March Z, 1904, "a
numerous and respectable meeting Of
persons Of various denomination"
was held at the London tavern, and a
society formed Ito promote the circu-
lation of the holy scriptures in the
principal living languages
At that time the Bible, or portions
of it, could be obtained in about forty
living languages, spoken by two-tenths
of the race. During the century
since the meeting at the London tav.
ern adjourned, and very largely from
the machinery then and there start
ed, the scriptures have been trans
lated into $50 languages and dialects,
understood by seven-tenths. Of the
race. - - .s-,4.,s r.. -. .~g,
7 By the London society alone $780,
900 900 copies have been distributed
at an expense Of $4,000, 900. Il. to
this total is added the 70, O0O, 900
/ copies already distributed BY the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

en- some years ago by a wise father
to his grandiloquent son at college:
In promulgating your esoteric cogi-
tatio2ns or articulating superficial SEN
tlmentalities and philosophical or
psychological observations, beware Of
platltudinous ponderosity. Let your
conversation possess clarified concise
ness, compacted comprehensibleness
coalescent consistency and concatinat-
ed cerency. Eschew all conglomera-
tlons' f1atulent garrulity, jejune bable-
ment and asinine affectations.
Let your extemporaneous descant-
ings and unprecedented expatiations
have intelligibility without rhode
montade or thrasonical bombast. Sedu-
lously avoid all polysyllabical profun-
dity, pompous prolixity and ventrilo-
quail verbosity. Shun double entendre
and prurient jocosity, whether obscure
or apparent. In other words. speak
truthfully, naturally, clearly, purely,
and don't use big Words
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
To the NameleSS Hero

There are countless heroes who live and
die.
OF whom we have never heard;
For the great. big, brawling world goes
by:
With hardly look or word;
And one of the bravest and best of all
OF whom the list can boast
Is the man who falls on duty's call,
The man who dies at his post.
While his cheek is mantled with man.
hoods bloom,
And the pathway of life looks bright.
He is brought in moment to face the
gloom
Surrounding the final night,
He buoyantly sails DER sunlit sea,
And is dashed on an unseen coast
Till the ship goes down at the helm
stands he
The man who dies at his post.
Who follows the glorious tide of war,
And falls in the midst Of fight,
He knows that honor will hover DER
And cover his name with light:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03

But he who passes unsung. unknown,
He hears no applauding host;
He goes in the dark to his fate, alone
Inc man who dies at his post.
Who bears with disease while death
draws near
Who faces his fate each day,
Yet strives to comfort and help and
cheer
His comrades along the way
Who follows his work while he yet may
do,
And smiles when he suffers most,
1t seems to me is hero true
The man who dies at his post.
There are plenty to laud and crown with
bays
The hero who falls in strife,
But few who offer a word of praise
To the crownless hero of life,
He does his duty and makes no claim;
And tonight l propose toast
To the silent martyr unknown to fame,
The man who dies at his post.
Liverpool (Eng) Mercury.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Three Times and Out.

Three Times and Out.
Little Eddie had just returned from
a juvenile party, to which he had been
allowed to go after promising that he
would endeavor to restrain his appe-
tite while at the table. His mother
questioned him, and Eddie assured her
that he had behaved becomingly.
when Mrs. Brown asked me to
have another piece of cake, replied
No. thanks" he said.
did she again ask you?"
Yes. Then told her had enough.
After awhile she once more asked me
to have piece"
what did you answer?'
Il said what dad always says-I told
her to take the darn stuff away
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Too Personal.

Mrs. Nexdoor-Our church choir re-.
signed in a body last Sunday morn
ing. ..:,:~<l :: F..
Mrs. Homer-Why, what was tho
trouble? ,>.:s> !. :. ~ &C. :
+. Mrs. Nexdoor- They objected to the
minister's personal remarks. After
singing the first hymn he opened the
Bible and chose for his text, Acts. Xxx:
And after the uproar had ceased"
&c Ne a4 FL. .aH.zIl .Sfta
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Had Only a Tablecloth.

Eyes, that is statue of Virgil. He
was great Roman poet
WAS that the reason he couldn't af-
ford to wear pants?" asked little Wal
do.-ChicagO RecOrd-Herald
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
A PHILOSOPHER,

Elder Dippem-Brudder Sniff, what
TO- yo' allus a-singin'?
Brother Smith-To keek nah mind
FUN dwellin' on nah thoughts
Judge.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-09-03
Financially TANGIBLE.

Sam-Don't you believe in anything
connected with Spiritualism?
Dan-Yes, I believe you can gull
lot of people with it.-Exchange.