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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Human Sacrifice In Ceylon

"A very grewsome-and, at the
same time, very inconvenient-
scare is going the rounds in the north
ern suburbs of Colombo, in Kota-
hena and Mutwal," says the Times
of Ceylon in recent ISSUE accord
ing to a current rumor there is some
insurmountable difficulty in the build
ing of the new Craving dock Every
stone and concrete block put down
disappears, goodness knows where.
Mr.. Bostock has had experience of
harbor works before, and, SO says the
man in the street, he knows what is
to be done when stones and blocks
disappear in that mysterious fashion.
1t is the work of the devil and the
devil must be propitiated by human
sacrifice! There are III pillars to be
built, says the man in the street, and
accordingly III human lives must be
inundated. Every second man in Ko-
tahena believes the story, and wives
and mothers live in trepidation, let
alone their husbands and brothers.
Little children who go to school are
waited for by their parents with the
utmost anxiety, and the scare is
working much distress. One awkward
result Of the scare is that servants
will not go out after dusk.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

I '~.%.s%%=y :. T
! In. St. Petersburg Bastiles
49,,

as in the case ,of that splendid intel.
lectual reformer, Dimitri Passareff,
they can be reported as harmless
Some prisoners here were relieved OF
their senses quite. gently and almost
politely. They were shut up in COM
Portable cells we'll lit by. electric light
and for mental pabulum they were sup
piled with only religious and technical
works. When insanity or suicide
supervened the appointed end had
been secured. But the doom of 9TH
els presents even greater features of
horror. Imagine dark, damp cell,
measuring about 10 by 6 feet, be-
meath the level of the surrounding wa
tiers, in which the chained man or
woman is condemned to lie in abso-
lutte idleness, studiously isolated from
any intercourse with human beings.
For ten minutes every second day
the miserable wretch is allowed to see
the light and breathe the air in the
prison yard. For the rest intolerable
loneliness, absolute silence, occupa~
ton of not the smallest kind; no
books no writing materials, no instru-
r?ents of manual labor. Madness
comes to such gradually with the
passing years. In the majority OF
cases the mind rots slowly in the en-
feebling body. Suicide and madness
are the two great weapons in which
Russian autocracy puts it's trust
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
The Man Worth Erwin &

envy him, who, with crust of bread,
Surveys the highest armament Of hope,
Who yet can lift his oe-benighted head
And scorn the depths where kings in
folly grope;
Who, in his rags, aspires to honor's
Shrine.
And worships there, in silence, with his
soul,
Who still can say, "The fruits of life are
- mine.''
Tho Time and Tide efface his every
I envy him.
envy him. who. in the field Of strife,
AttainS the halo of a sinleSS brow.
Whose thoughts go Godward from the
MOL of life,
The while his hand is fettered to the
Who, from the furrow of the common
herd
Hath fixed his eye upon the astral
plain
Whose soul is like the spirit of the bird,
Whose heart is void OF bitterness and
I envy him.
I envy him, who, with no gift of gold
Can bride the favor Of untOWard Fate.
Whose honor, truth and manhood are not
sold
To gain the key of Fortunes magic
Who Stands alone-above, apart, away
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An Englishman writes in the St.
James Budget of ST.. Petersburg pris-
OBS: "Yet more horrible than the
fate of the workers murdered in the
streets of St. Petersburg is the doom
OF THOSE hapless men whom the ten
der mercies of the triumphant bur-
e;4ucracy have consigned to the dark
fortress OF st. Peter and St. Paul, and
the inferno of the Schlussenburg in
Lake Ladoga. Well may the 4nhabi-
tsnts OF st. Petersburg shudder as
they glance beyond the Neva at the
dark fortress whence, each hour, the
north wind brings across the river the
discordant sound of it's melancholy
bells. Melancholy, indeed. for MOTH
Ing but memories of suffering and o.
preston sit upon it's granite walls.
Here Peter 1 tortured and mutilated
his enemies. Here he slew his own
son, Alexis, and to this dungeon. dur
ing the reigns of the expresses. om-
ripotent favorites consigned aspiring
rivals. And since then whole genera
t1ons of men and women for no other
crime than love of their oppressed
country have entered these gates Oft
EN- to leave them no more.
"A special refinement of the Rus
sian prison system in the case of
political prisoners and suspects is
continued solitary confinement until,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
NEAT SCHEME or REFoRMER
Bids Fair to Discourage Workers for
"Charity"

Bids Fair to Discourage Workers for
"Charity."
One OF the addressing companies
has a special list of names to which
are sent all appeals for charity, says
the New York Press. This includes
the almost weekly receipt of tickets
to unheard-of affairs, to which the
recipient is invited" with the request
to send S. or $40 with his acceptance,
or else return the tickets.
Jones, who has spent several dol
lars in the past few years returning
tickets he cannot afford to purchase,
has gone on strike. A return envelope
always accompanies the tickets, but it
is never stamped. He slips the tick
cts into the unstamped envelope and
drops it into the nearest mail box.
In the course of time the postal,
authorities send the patroness a card
notifying her that there is a letter ad~
dressed to her upon which the requi-
site postage has not been placed. AS
the letter may contain money, she
sends the stamp and pays out another
as postage for the first, with the re-
suit that there is received a pair of
tickets instead of the anticipated re-
mittance.
Jones hopes, in the course of time,
to completely discourage the prac-
tice.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

From all the masses that would mock
his aim.
Who only fears his Maker, and the Day
When God shall view the glory and the
shame.
I envy him.
envy him. wha te'er his lot may be,
Who lives the part by Destiny assigned,
Who does his given duty, spirit free.
With callOuS hand. brave soul and STAIN
less mind:
Who still can love when all but God be-
tray,
And VINO. i'll DEATH goes smiling to his
With sweet conviction of the Coming
Day,
I envy him.
envy him. who can be strong and true
Des!itr the myriad forces that may
Who knows the Right, and does not fear
Whose mind and soul are from the ban
exempt;
Who lives his life contentcd with his part,
Nor seeks to solve the puzzles of the
Plan.
Who thrice is blest with but an honest
heart.
And lives and dies a nere-contentcd
man:
I envy him.
+ Shelley Sutton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
The Way to Do It.

women generally go against their
own best interests, don't they?" a
blond girl asked reflectively, slipping a
hot drink Her companion at one
Of those coy little tables in down
town shop that give one a chance to
rest a few minutes after the matinee
and talk over the play over a cup of
chocolate. only smiled, and the blond
continued. do you see. that little
one-act comedy at the table across the
room? Madame over there came liz
with her husband and a cross frame Of
mind while ago. Perhaps it was a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

80, this prehistoric belle was good
to look upon, more especially now
with her hair tastefully smeared with
cave bear oil and the wishbone of an
ostrichosaurus stuck jauntily through
her nose.
"Ah, Miss Yaya," exclaimed Cholly-
wog Stonehatchet admiringly, you
look beautiful, and SO young, so very
young!"
At this Miss Yaya burst into tears
and coquettishly SHE'D a rock at her
admirers head.
II know I look young" she pouted
petulantly, "but I'm worrying about
the future! I have premonition
that thousand aeons from now some
bald headed American professor will
dig up my fossil remains and say to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
CAN THESE BE CALLED
. -. MERE CONDOLENCES?

tr-ii"
There are more things in heaven
and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt
Of in your philosophy" remarked
Hamlet to his friend. And this quo
tation from Shakespeare, which has
become stock saying, impresses the
deep and widespread conviction of
the vast mass of human beings in the
face of the most aggressive material
ism, mock. merrily as it may. The
ordinary man suspects that the skep-
ticism is not more than skin deep.
Years ago remember there was an
inhabitant of Maine fishing town,
who gave himself airs of superiority
over his fellow sailors in the matter
of ghosts. His name was commonly
known as Billy" He had read a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

new hat she couldn't have, but, any
way, she wouldn't talk to him at all,
and he made innumerable efforts to be
pleasant. was thinking what a goose
she was, when another man came in
the one she is smiling at now. Both
bowed to him and Madame's husband
Invited him to their table, and Mad
anne, for the sake of appearance, of
course-she couldn't afford to be dis
agreeable before him-began to chat
brightly. Chances are she really does
not care a straw about this newcomer,
but she is nice to him. If she had as
much wisdom as T." continued the
blonde, "she would have been as sweet
to her husband-much more worth
while. '-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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called her-get out of bed and totter
towards the fireplace, where she fell.
"Then," said she, Master Charley
came into the room, and, seeing his
grandmother, knelt down, put his
hand under her head, and drew it
away at once, for it was wet with
blood"
The scrub woman expressed herself
in her own way; but have given the
substance of what she said The fam
lily made merry over the whole affair
and chaffed the scrub woman about
her dream, and by the time she left
them in the evening, owing to pre-
occupation with the days duties, had
forgotten all about the matter. After
she had gone, however, Master
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Wouldn't Break His Promise

but this day he wanted a sack of
flour, and he said, following his pecu-
liar method of repeating: II can't
pay to-day; can't pay to-day; pay next
time I come in; pay next time I
come in"
They let him have the -four, more as
an experiment than for profit. One
or two months went by and Dan did
not come in. One day the man who
sold him the flour met him on Main
street. "Hullo, Dan,'' said he, when
are you going to pay for that -four?
Didn't you say you'd pay next time
you came imp
Eyes; yes" replied Dan, grinning,
next time I come in, but hail't
coming in; hain't coming in"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
A Strange Disease.

Champ Clark tells of conversation
between two village gossips concern
ing a farmer who was very i'll. One of
them said:
"The doctor told his wife this morn
ing that he may live for some months,
but he will never get well.''
did the doctor say what the dis
ease was?"
eyes, he said the poor fellow has
chronicles, and has 'em very bad in
deed"
II never heard of the chronicles. I
suppose it must be one of the lung
diseases, amt it?''
II don't know about that. He didn t
say nothin' about any lung diseases;
only the chronicles.
But where in the body is the chron-
icles?"
II dunno. The doctor said he has
the chronicles in his chronicle tubes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Residents of Bangor, Me-, and those
living within a radius Of twenty-five
miles of the city have heard or seen
Daniel .Tompson, known as "Old
Dan" Tompson, or Bangor's giant.
He was the tallest man without
doubt in that city, and always walked
with huge cane.
"Old Dan" was not supposed by
most people to be very bright He
made himself a privileged character
about the city, walking at will into
stores and other places OF business
Of any kind, school houses and private
residences.
Dan called at a grocery store one
day. He sometimes bought small
articles there, and had paid tor them,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Meant for the Undertaken

and they are the worst ever They
have seams down the soles, and at
most kill me-
But, they are not intended to be
worn, as supposed you knew very
well,' was the reply of the dealer.
What, then. were they made for?"
inquired the captain.
tAin't you an undertakcr?" was the
serious inquiry.
certainly not" was the indignant
reply. Il am an army officer
Then I was mistaken in my Gus
TONER blandly answered the dealer
II supposed you were an undertaken
All dead people are buried with socks
on; and the undertakes buy that
brand
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Congressman Kyle of Ohio tells of
an army officer who never was known
to have "cold feet" but he was ten
der-footed, albeit not ''tenderfoot' in
any sense of the word. He couldn't
even wear socks which had been
washed, because they rubbed and
chafed his delicate cuticle. Wearing
new socks all the time was exceed
ingly expensive; and he kept look
ing for cheaper socks all the time.
Finally, he found a place where he
could buy a. dozen for $3.50, and he
bought two dozen to begin with. Two
days afterward, he limped into the
place and threw down the bundle, say
ing:
sTve. worn two pairs of those socks.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

his class: This lady was of the
jurassic age!'"
where's the. harm in that?" asked
Stonehatchet innocently.
"Harm!" shrieked Miss Yaya. do
you know that the jurassic age covers
a. million years? The idea of exag-
gerating lady's age in that manner!"
But then the prehistoric maiden
dimpled again sweetly when Stone.
Ratchet, tactful society man that he
was, consoled her with the reflection
that scientists would not refer to her
as an "old maid," but rather as a
"bachelor girl.'-New York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

clock began to go up and down, and
the hands to go round till weights and
hands stopped as suddenly as they
had begun to move, at the hour of z.
The next evening, recisely at the
time indicated. the uncle died. My
informant was quite clear as to the
details of the incident. He was as
honest and matter of fact person as
any that walks, and merely mentioned
it in the course of private conversa-
ton as being strange.
am not going to argue the Why
and the wherefore here. That is i'm
possible, because the only data I pos
sess I have given.
One Dream Which "came True"
The following occurred in a Boston
suburban house in which resided a
much respected middle class family.
There were father and mother and
eight children, the paternnl grand
mother, an old lady, occupying room
upstairs at the top Of the dwelling. A
scrub woman, who came to work regu-
larly at the house, arrived one Satur-
day morning full Of q dream she had
had on the previous night. She had
seen the srandmother-'*old lady, she
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Sold Her Chance to Win Out.

One Ct the mourners in Washington
on Inauguration day was woman
who recently sold out her hotel on
lower Pennsylvania avenue. The no.
tel had not been profitable specula-
ton, and when a stranger offered her
a reasonable price for her lease and
furniture she jumped at the chance
to get out with still existent bank
account That was in January.
Last week when the local papers
began to quote rates for windows along
tho route Of the parade. she figured
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

If you find your wife, In the middle
Of that spring feeling, meditatively
looking over your thin underwear,
quietly but firmly hang up in some
prominent place the good old motto
stick to. your fannels till your ian
nels stick to you" ...4.,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

out that had she held on for couple
of months she could have cleared
something like $4,000 from the rental
Of the windows alone, to say nothing
Of the crowd which would have
packed the hotel for the week proceed
ing the festivities.
The fact that she was a Western
woman who had never been in the
capital during, an inauguration &C.
counted for her blunder.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

The Princess OF Wales is reported tt
be jealous of her mother-in-law and
mad at the king. Some people can
never get too high to exhibit theea
little failings that seem to be but
natural parts of the human equip
ment.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Real Consideration.

Mrs. Blank, coming suddenly into
the hallway about 10 o'clock one even
ing, discovered Bridget on her knees
with her eye to the keyhole Of the
drawing-room door.
why, Bridget, what are you
about.?" she exclaimed, Indignantly.
Don't you know my daughter has
company"
AN that's Just it, NUM-" was the
somewhat reproachful reply. II list
wanted to make sure If I'd better
knock before goin' in-it's time to be
lookin' afther the fire."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Russell Sage's secretary has gone
into bankruptcy with liabilities OF
$77,105 and assets amounting to 500.
It is evident that he has had some
valuable lessons in high finance.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

1t is claimed by woman who has
tried it that man can be fed for nine
cents day. Gentlemen whose wives
are taking in washing will now 81
wanting to know where the rest OF thu
money goes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

The line fence continues to be &
deadly thing. Evidently the command
ment Love thy neighbor as myself
will never be taken as seriously as
it should be.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

A Baltimore policeman threw a Jiu
jitsu professor without half trying
And, by the way, it was the same
professor who thought he could Sub
DUE Col. Jim Jeffries.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

family the munificent allowance Of
fifty cents a week seems to be rare
specimen of an organism operating
without a heart.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Rockefellef's Vast Wealth.

John D. Rockefeller's wealth in sill
yer dollars would, some one has esti-
mated, weight as much as two first
class battleships; in one-dollar bills
it would make a double girdae around
the earth and leave = remnant 1850
miles long. %.~ 2 =. 4=f::7 Fl. mi ,5%St ant
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

A Pennsylvania man says that the
world will last only three years more
But don't you Try to run up any board
bills on that prediction.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

A New York man who recently got
married says he and his wife cant
live on $350,000 a year. They ought
to hire a business manager.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Sig. Tittoni has declined to form q
new italian cabinet. Sig. Tittoni may
be strong man, but if he is, his
name bellies him.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

If you will look over your collection
of checks signed by Andrew Carnegie
you will discover that the Carnegie
Chadwick check has the appearance
of being a clumsy forgery.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

A London daily paper has opened 9
joke department. It is accommodate
ing enough to explain that the para
graphs contained in the department
are all humorous.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Bishop McFaul of New Jersey says
society is soaked in alcohol. Perhaps
society feels the need of doing some
thing to keep itself from spelling.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Mrs. Stanford leaves 100000 to
her relatives and $4,000 to the serv.
ants. Problem: Which will try to
break the will?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Having taken a good look at her,
Andrew Carnegie is positive that Mrs.
Chadwick is no long-lost daughter Of
his.
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A New York man proposes to sue
drug clerk for taking away his
Gag" The victim has not. decided
whether to charge petit or grand lar
ceny.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

It has been shown in court that
Mrs. Chadwick once deposited money
in a bank. She must have had reason
to suspect that there were burglars
around.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Although the strike of the house
servants in Warsaw has collapsed,
they may get even by breaking some
extra dishes.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Why do bachelors marry butterflies!
asks the New York Herald. Perhaps
it is because the butterflies have .
habit Of alighting on them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
SOME MILLION YEARS AGO.

Two Ornaments Of Society Had Fol.
lowing Dialogue.
Miss Yaya Cliffdweller was primp-
ing herself proudly before a mirror
formed by a crystal spring. Though
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

A Connecticut woman killed herself
because the weather was bad. She
probably desired to visit a warmer
cline.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

TO the average person the furious
dispute as to the correctness of ''golf,' -
govt" or '*gof" sounds a good deal
like "guff."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

1t is suggested that the German
custom Of using fruit trees for shade
trees along the public highway:
should be adopted over here. The
boys would like it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

The premier of Italy being Ill, the
rest OF the cabinet has resigned. Sort
Of sympathetic strike.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Sir Hiram Maxim claims to have
solved the flying machine problem. All
that he has to do now is to fly.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

To appreciate rhinoceros steak pre-
sumably one should have cultivated a
taste for railway restaurant spring
chicken.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

Gaynor and Greene, who wept when
bail was refused in their cases, have
few more weeps coming to them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06

We note that the standard of spring
poetry this season is quite as high as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-05-06
Charley Tells the Story.

Charley Tells the Story.
I had the whole story from Master
Charley's" lips just after it occurred.
He did not. moralize about it. 1t
struck him as strange, and he told
me. And there it is 20 mock at or
ponder over, as you please. The
grandmother never rallied from the
shock, but died thirteen days later
Chicago Tribune.
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Charley" who had been out all day,
came in and went upstairs to see his
grandmother. On entering her room
he was shocked to find her lying on
the floor with her head against the
fender. Kneeling down, he put his
hand under her head and then with
drew it quickly, for it was wet with
blood,