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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
TONNAGE" At INLAND PORT.
Deputy Collector Evidently Had New
erEDeen 3eafarinu Man. =zz,i-s -

Deputy Collector Evidently Had New
er=1een seafaring Man. =. ss5ss-
Appraiser Whitehead in discussing
the other day some of the peculiari-
ties OF the tariff law, told the follow
ing story of newly appointed deputy
collector at SUPPORT on the Cana
dian border. The port was in the
woods, and hundreds of miles from
the coast.
The customs officials are furnished
with blanks on which to make their
reports, and in cases like the one in
point there are many items on the
blanks which it is never necessary to
I'LL. The new deputy collectors re-
port contained the information that
he had collected 81 for tonnage"
dues on vessels.
The treasury department had Wis
IONS OF tidal wave which had chang
ed the face of the map on the north
ern frontier and made the little ''port''
IN the woods a veritable seaport. An
agent was dispatched. to the scene to
Investigate. He found no change in
the physical characteristics OF the re-
gion, and the first question which he
asked the new official was how he had
managed to collect 81 for tonnage.
Il collected duty on two tons of hay
at 81 a ton," he replied, "and If that
isn't what you mean by tonnage on
your old blank I'll be id If I know
what it is."-New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
Wanted to See the World.

John Guild, II years old, son of a
wealthy ship builder Of Hilo, Hawaii.
ran away from home several months
ago, and has just arrived in Phila-
delphia on board merchant vessel
with which he shipped as stow
away, The elder Guild is immensely
rich, but the boy was tired. of staying
home amid Asplendid surroundings.
He wanted to see the world, but his
father would not let him leave home.
so he hid on board the merchant yes
sci. = The captain, who knows the
elder Guild intimately, will take him
back on the return voyage. S 14x*7=t. ~=7=s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
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r. A good many things had happened
before the bees swarmed back OF the
house on that June day.
/ Dick Scott, son of the hard-headed
and hard-hearted old Farmer Scott
had fallen in love with the. widow
Lapham months before. He was
sbarely 21' years of age, and working
1or his father as hired hand, while
she was 80 and owned the next farm
on the east. ~.
n It was easy to get up an argument
on their respective ages, showing
that the disparity was too great and
son the wrong side, and the father
used it for all it was worth.
I Farmer Scott had called upon the
widow and charged her with seeking
TO trap his guileless son, and had
been promptly turned out doors. The
Eneighbors had mixed in after that,
and the affair was the leading subject
of conversation for five miles around.
II Dick Scott was no talker, but he
IfWas a good hand to think. He was
very much in love, and he was as de.
ternined to marry that widow as he
was to i've, But he couldn't stand sup
against the arguments Of his father
nor witness the tears of his mother,
so he kept quiet and waited for an
earthquake, cyclone or some other
dispensation Of Providence to help
him out.
Whenever they were working in
the fields together the father would
look at the sky with squint, take a
farewell glance around the farm, and
then solemnly remark:
Dick, it seems awful that I've got
to die in my prime and leave all this,
especially before them young pear
trees begin to bear, but I'll have to
do IT'LL have to do it,
whats the use oo' dyin'?" Dick
would ask, knowing that he must say
something.
81 don't want to, but I've got to.
Can't live a week after you've went
and married to the widder Lapham.
The idea that my only son has gone
and married his grandmother, and a
women with feet like an elephant at
that, would break my heart and send
me to my grave"
Didn't you marry who you want
ed to when you married MAJ"
''That was different. In them days
women didn't set traps for young
men, and widders wasn't schemin'
day and night. Dick, gol durn ye,
what dye want to make hyena of
yourself fur and send my gray hairs
down to the grave in sorrer?"
Dick would change the subject or
refuse to talk back any further, and,
after muttering to himself for half
an hour longer, the father would get
tired out.
On this June day, however, when
the two were repairing the rail fence
between the corn and the potato
field, and all nature was reveltng in
the balmy sunshine, the usual discus
sion opened with a different prelim-
mary and became red hot at once.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04

And Miss Edith?" he said eagerly.
"You remember, Mr.. Whyard, that |
love her, that I hope to marry her
some day. Last year was poor, but
now l can support her as you would
desire. I have property worth eight
hundred thousand dollars" he added,
modestly, "and l have a practical GER
tainty of more than ten times as
much"
Whyard wheeled his swivel chair
and looked the young man in the face
with very evident amazement.
'"Ten times eight hundred thousand
dollars!" he cried, incredulously.
what is this property of yours?"
Platinum said Marriott. "You
see, sir,'' he went on quietly, "I ran
across sample of dust from South
America last winter; nobody else
knew about it, so went down at
once and discovered the place. only
brought up few thousand dollars
worth, but I have half a ton in dust
and nuggets all ready down there, and
the rivers are full of it.. But what's
the matter, sir?'
Whyard had turned pale, and sank
back in his chair. He reused him.
self, however, and questioned the
young man quietly enough. in what
part of South America is that?' said
he.
southern Patagonia, not far from
Magellan Straits and near the coast.
But will it be all right about Edith.
sir?"
''Well, guess I might as we'll give
in, Mr.. Marriott" he said. "As you
say, things have changed. Call on
Edith if you like. AS soon as you
show your mine is as rich as you say
it is, she can do as she likes about
marrying you, but not before"
He held out his hand and Marriott
grasped it gratefully.
The three weeks he was Obliged TO
spend turning his pounds of platinum
into ready money and negotiating for
coasting steamer for the return to
lis treasure passed like pleasant
dream. He spent part of every dav
with the Whyards, and although he
saw no more yof the father, who, he
was told, had been suddenly called
away from town, he always saw Edith.
and he was more than content. When.
after the three weeks were over he
sailed away again in the tramp steam.
er Montevideo, which he had char
tered and manned especially for the
voyage, he was already counting the
days before he could return for her.
He carried q picked crew of twenty
men, and in view Of the wild region to
which they were bound and the valu.
able return cargo, shipped q few Win.
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ing. They put out by the thousand,
flying around and around, like a cork
screw, and as farmer Scott hesitat-
ed which way to run, the whole cloud
began settling down on him.
His straw hat was covered in an in.
stant, and then the little workers
roasted on his shoulders, clung to his
shirtsleeves and covered him down
to- the knees. He reached out his
right hand and grasped young
peach tree to support himself, but
that was, all he could do.
Dick came swinging along about
the time the last bee had settled
down, and he stopped short with a
look of amazement. Then the look
changed to a. grin, and he sat down on
the frame of the grindstone, crossed
his legs and said: :. - - -,
Dad wouldn't be in. your place
for three of the best COWS in Hills
dale county!" = - ~ / = ::
! Dick, I'm: a dead mani replied
the father in a hoarse whisper.
You surely are. You amt gofn' to
die of q broken heart because marry
the widder Lapham, but because
about 100000 bees are goin' to jab
their stingers into you at the same
time. You'll feel Wuss'n that peddler
5did-fur w1ss.' Il .::s IL. Se:. il ..s # .5s. S.
Dick. continued the father, '''you
must sit one O them new hives and
put some fresh honey around it and
try to coax them bees OF. They may
begin to sting me any mini. : . &,
e, dad, they may, and they'u
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04

There is little taxidermist's shop
on Fourth avenue which is a curious
place. 1t is very dusty and very full
OF strange fowl, tucked in, one behind
the other, on shelves that cover all
of one side of the room, and on the
other q wizened little old man sits all
day long beside a pile of most evil
smelling skins and dispenses words
OF Ueadom to whoever cares to listen.
O1o day when Marriott ran into the
shop before dinner he found the old
man In ecstacies over new birdskin
that has just been brought in. 1t was
large and dirty and exceedingly ugly
and it had a particularly evil smell; !;
but it was rare, and Marriott looked
it over respectfully.
Where did you say this bird came
from?" he asked.
The old man stopped washing the
birds legs and began to recount it's
history. The skin had been brought
to him by sea-captain, he said-Cap-
tain Tourjee, of the Mary Ann Salters
from South America. Yes, he was
sure he was still in town; would Mr..
Marriott like his address? Mr. Mar.
riott, it appeared, would like 1T very
much indeed. He took it down care
fully, wrapped the lump of dirt in his
handkerchief and walked swiftly away
down the street, leaving the little tax
idermist staring after him with won
dering eyes.
Paoipo1d Erpoo% Norr;o+% ro+ 11~r
since graduated as a mining engineer
from the College of Applied Science,
had his own way to make in the
world and nothing to make it with
but brains. It is true that he came
Of an ancient family, whose name had
survived its prosperity, and that this
connection let him into as much New
York society as was good for him:
but nobody felt called upon to assist
him in any more practical way than
by inviting him to dinner, and this,
as it happened, was a very serious
matter, for there was woman in
the case. It was Edith Whyard, the
only daughter of Mr. G. c. Whyard,
who lived on Madison avenue and had
an Office on Broadway and was report
ed to be a multi-millionaire. Though
no one seemed to know exactly the
source of his income, his style Of liv-
ing bore out the assertion, and on
the strength of it Mrs. Whyard was
making an attack upon the portals of
society. Naturally, when it became
apparent to her maternal eye that
her daughter was allowing her affec-
tions to drift in that Improbable di-
rection, she looked with extreme dis
appreciation upon young Marriott, and
her husband had for him the pro-
found contempt of the practical man
for the man of schools and theories.
Matters were in this state when
the young man paid his visit to the
taxidermist's shop and saw the bird
with the muddy feet. That night he
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
A Social 1radedv.

Then changed it for purple one:
Then changed again, in her distress.
TO One 'twixt chestnut-bay and dun:
And yet once more she made change
And put pale pink rigging on;
Her husband growled things strong and
strange
His patience was completely gone.
They went to call upon some friends
That she was anxious to impress
'Tis ever thus when woman spends
A lot of time upon her Dress
This time her plan succeeded not
In stunning folks, for o, alas!
Her hostess said: "It's quite too hot
To think of turning up the gas"
IS. w. Gillian in Baltimore American I.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
GRAND MARzIs MINNESOTA, 4 1905
chester rifles and plenty. OF ammuni.

tion. % \ 4, 4. {..: ... 5>..i >1s
Az the inner bay came In sight
there was cry of surprise, for there,
anchored close inshore, lay q small,
,gray-painted steamer. Marriott exam.
ined her carefully through q power
ful binocu1ar. Her decks seemed de-
serted, but natives could be seen
swarming around the vessel, canvas
tents pitched on the beach and men
moving about among the rocky hill.
locks where the platinum was con.
cealed. If not already discovered, It
was in great danger. =. d. T.. j
Marriott stood on the bridge, anx:
ious but determined. There was evil
IDENTIFY good deal of hurry and hustle
on shore, but the strangers deck re-
NAMED empty and the Montevideo's
salute remained unanswered. Appar-
entity she had been left at anchor and
her crew disembarked for work on
shore. Marriott thought he had best
Inquire first on board for some one in
authority, and he had a boat lowered
and manned. AS it approached the
forward port hole.
Throw us line!'' cried Marriott,
and rope was presently thrown from
the deck, by means of which the young
man scrambled aboard, leaving the
sailors in the boat with ready rifles
There was no one visible but the man
who had thrown the line, and to an
inquiry for the captain he replied by
jerking his thumb toward the after
deck-house. Marriott knocked on the
closed door, and then pushed it open.
Two men were seated at the cabin
table. One was evidently the cap.
tain; the other was-Mr. G. c. Why.
ard Of New York!
What does this mean, young man,
boarding peaceable ship in an armed
boat? It's an act of piracy!" roared
the captain.
Then Whyard stopped him. This
gentleman's all right, captain. If you
don't mind I'd like to talk with him a
few minutes" And the shipmaster
su!kily retired.
well, my boy" he resumed at
length, in as parental manner ~ he
could command, Il didn't look for ou
quite so soon. Perhaps l ought to
have told you at once in New York
that I am the American representa-
tive of a combination that practically
controls the worlds supply of plati.
mum. The tons of it you talked OF put
ting on the market would ruin the
price, you see." 55a@.
Thanks for the hint, replied Mar.
riott, dryly. 1T really hadn't occurred
to me. l think you need not fear
that your own stock will depreciate
that is, not very much. But shall
have to trouble you to see that your
men do not load ny property into the
wrong vessel"
When Marriott was married to
Edith, some three months later, he
was president of the Magellan Plati
mum Mining company, and the BRIDE
as her father beamed upon them, won
dered that his dislike for the groom
had been SO quickly overcome, but
she will never know anything of the
little drama, SO intimately concerning
her, played in that lonely Patagonian
bay.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
life's Sunshine,

Let in q little Sunshine = s:>Hss.... =. +
Each day on some dark life:: ".
The worlds in need OF: light, let thint
Clean brightly through the strict!
A gentle word Is better 3zs q MI r.. {; /: !:
Outlines than gift of gold: I @; 5 55a$ss%%%
A smile, may break the fetter j %,&.szG
That long some heart did hold. .
Few rarer gifts are ours %sz # sEt Z:
Than $hand-clasps warmly given: ,8s
And kind deeds are the lowers - tszss55
That make Of earth heaven. :Sf ne =
So let each passing day I: 55s
4 Record some kind deed done: s. s@3ss s3ss l.zSSf
Go smiling, giving, all. thy wy: s sf|
ESs Be Of thy world the sun. - ms.
n 81 y Leigh Mitchell a1lGoa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
Princess Has Many Godfathers.

. a Prtnco3S Has Many GodfatheF8. y
Probably no person in the world had
as many godfathers as did Princess
Irene Of Prussia, wife OF Prince Hem
~ When she was born her father re-.
squested the members Of the Hessian
regiments forming = portion oe lis
cavalry brigade to be sponsors Tor the.
baby. When she was chrfstened
about 4. .o0e soldiers stood for her q
snnnsor1 *ss .s5 &.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
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CAPE HORN
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ight 1s99 shortstory ( rights reserved)
By [z4INT ZIZZN ALNIOW

uD. %: H7-11 IeSeIVeU-J
York harbor in a south-bound steam
er, with hope in his heart, a wisp OF
blonde hair in his watch-case and a
lump of black mud in his coat pocket.
1t was a year after this and the
grass was green again on Madison
square before news was heard of him.
Then, one April morning, he present
ed himself at Mr.. Whyard's Office on
Broadway
Marriott asked after Mrs. Wizard.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04
All In the Game

Makes the bet with
Quiet glee.
Bet is raised
Quarter more
Seen-then raised
Same as before.
Dealer stubborn,
First man drops,
Second hand just
Calls and stops.
Pat hand? Caesar!
What a blun!
Pair of queens to .
Win the stuff.
Two-card draw
Rakes in the pile
Sevens up were
Worth his while. .
First man silent
Not a frown-:
Three good deuces
He threw down.
New York Times
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-02-04

hOul VI 1l11u1l1SlL,
Poker game,
Quarter limit
Rather tame.
First man antes,
Second stays.
Dealer promptly
Names a raise.
Age considers,
Then makes good
Second trails as
Player should;
= ge draws three
Cards to pair.
Second holds up
Kicker. there.
Dealer plays
Cards he's dealt
Waits until his
Pulse is felt,
Man who drew two
T. Cards to three
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
WHEAT CORNERED
BY FASTENERS
May Product Fell Two Cents at
Chicago Yesterday
DEALERS FRIGHTENED
SOME TRADERS DECLARE PRICE
MAY GO TO Sf50 a BUsHEL
MANY RUMoRs IN
CIRCULATION.

Chicago. April 10-May wheat,
which is said to be cornered by east
crn spectators, was in a totterng
condition ca the Chicago beard Of
trade today, The price fell to $114.
decline of two cents from Saturdays
close Small dealers became fright
ened over talk that the deal would
find It's way into the courts If the
eastern clique persisted in maintain
ing he corner, and sold freely Sell
ing was scattered but IN the agkgfe
gate was heavy There was a small
rally near the end The price for
May at tAe close was $1.14B
Ru-nors of all kinds were n ciIcu-
laticn Concerning tad possible cut
come of Jhe deal Some traders were
predicting that there Will be a wAlI
wind anisa with he price rang ng
anywhera heWeen $3.50 and $3.50 q
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
AMERICA TAKES
PRECAUTIONS
TO GUARD AGAINST VIOLATION
OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS
BY EITHER RUSSIAN OR JAP
ANEsE FLEETS.

Washington, April 10.-Admiral
Train, commander in chief Of the AS
iatic station, has eabled the navy de-
partmont that he mas dispatched the
cruisers Raleigh and several torpedo
boats 10 the Island Of Palawan to
observe movements of the hostile
fleets which must pass through those
waters
Th direction was not given as Q
result Of any special orders from the
department but under broad instruc-
lion rent come months ago to take all
proper steps TO guard against any
violation Of neutrality by either bel
ligerent in the Philipp nes There is
no dock in the Philippines big enough
to handle any of The great Russian
battiesa ps so that for unately ii will
not be necessary for The state depart
ment to decide whether or not Rus
sian vessels can dock in our ports TO
clean their bottoms Naval records
show there is a dry dock Saigon
which would accommodate the Rus.
an ships. 50 that the French govern
men. is liable to be confronted with
this question.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
OFFICERS S|EzE
TRUSTS TRUNKS
EIGHT MYSTERIOUS CHESTS
THAT MAY CONTAIN VALU.
ABLE INFORMATION TAKEN
FROM VAULTS or A BANK.

Chicago. April 10.-The contents Of
eight mysterious trunks. unearthed by
government secret service men, II
the vaults cf the National Safe Dc
posit company, occupied the attention
today Of the federal grand jury In.
yestigating the beef trust The
trunks were taken from the vaults on
the courts order. They were taken
to the office Of District Attorney Nor
rison. where it is said they We're open
ca aud their contents examined
As 10 what the trunks contained,
and what their connection with the
present investigation may be IS un-
known outside the jury room as gov
eminent officials absolutely refused
TO discuss the matter, declining either
10 deny or confirm an explanation cur
rent that the trunks might belong 20
tac packers
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
WARNER AFTER
PENSION GRAFTERS
NEW COMMISSIONER CITES MEM
BERs OF PENSION REVIEW
BOARD TO SAY WHY THEY
SHOULD NOT BE FIRED"

Washington, April 10.-Conmis-
sioner of Pension Warner has cited
ten members Of the board Of pen
sion Review 10 show why their SER
vices should not be dispensed with
Tls action was taken because OF the
discovery of serious delinquenc. .es in
the allowance of pensions 10 members
of a Pennsylvania regiment organ
lied in 1861 but never participating
in service. Commissioner Warner
sa d today that he was determined
such praet ces should De stopped in
his term OF Office.
Errors made in the case Of the
Pennsylvania milidamea were mex
cusable. he said. because the records
Of the pension bureau show The mem
bers Of that regiment are not pen
gionable and should not have been
given the slightest attention by the
board of review and consequently ne
intends to make an example Of mem
bers wno have been found delinquent
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
WARM REPLY TO
LAWYER DODD
DR.. GLADDEN. SAYS MANY LAW
YERs GROW RICH SELLING
THEIR TALENTS TO SHIELD
BIG LAW BREAKERS.

Columbus, o., April 10.-The Rev
Or. Washington GLADDEN. made n caua-
tic arraignment last night of the law
yer who used his talent to protect "gi.
gantic pundeTers." He said:
when we thing of the manner In
which some lawyers have sold their
legal talent TO gigantic plunderers.
how they have put their vast learning
at the service of men whom they
knew to be bent in preparation of
colossal wrongs. it is hard for any
honest man to stand in their presence
and hold back the flaming word of in
dignation.
1T is the pcrversion of law. the
abuse Of law, in the sheI.e-ing of
naIefactors from its penalties by
which many lawyers enrich Them
selves.
"As there is no service more sacred
than that to which the administration
of law invites all good men, so there
is no mischief more diabolcal than
that for which the bad man finds, in
the same calling, his opportunity.
There is no class of men in our
society more hateful or more danger
GUS than unprincipled lawyers"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
STOLE A MARCH
ON THE POLICE
nd Socialists at st. Petersburg
Held a Congress"
PASSED RESOLUTIONS
DEMANDING IPOLlTIcAL FREE
DOM FOR RUSSIA AND A
DEMOCRATIC CONSTlTU-
TION-WERE THEN
DISPERSED.

st. Petersburg. April 10.-The first
Pan-Russ.an congress Of attorneys
took place today The police, how
ever, entered the hall and dispersed
tho delegates. as the meeting had not
been authorized to assemble. Before
the police actually interfered the con
gress adopted resolutions providing
for the formation Of an association 10
foster social and professional inter
course and to strive for the political
freedom OF Russia on the basis Of
Democratic constitution and also TO
combine with other association having
the same aim.
AS soon as the resolutions were
passed the chief Of police demanded
that the meeting disperse because it
had not been sanctioned by the au-
thorities The delegates refused to
leave the hall except under physical
force and he chief of police entered
the hall with two hundred men. The
delegates protested, but eventually
left the building hooting defantly ami
with the police behind them. Mount
ed troops were Immediately posted as
sentries at the entrance to the hall.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-11
FRIEND OF MoRMoNS
lsI Roosevelt, DecIsrep the Son Of
Precedent Smith.

Salt Lake, Utah. Auril 10.-Hyrum
Mack Smith. son Of Presiden, Smitl
and youngest of the Mormon apostles
in a sermon at the conference today
paid a ribute to President Roose-
yel: He said:
In President Roosevelt We have
2 fir end and he has friends among
the Latter Day Saints. and we will
be true 10 him and true to Old Glory,
for we are true people President
Roosevelt has the courage of his con
victions and is not moved by prejG-
lice He will give US a square deal. ="
Apostle Smiths statement concern
ing Roosevelt were made incidental
to an attack plainly directed at for
mer Senator Cannon and c. a.
Smurthwaite. who have been bitterly
censuring Pres dent Joseph F. Smith
through local newspapers.