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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
LIGHTHOUSE A WONDER.
New Building on Diamond Shoals
Coast Embodies Very Latest
Ideas in Construction.

The new Diamond Shoals lighthouse
will not only safeguard a dangerous
coast, but will be in itself model in
construction. Livingston Wright, in
the Technical World Magazine, de-
scribes it as follows:
''The lighthouse is to have eight diff
ferent floors, besides the lantern gall
lery and watchroom. The first will be
equipped with three lifeboats, with a
crane for hosting or lowering on the
outside. The second floor will be d.
vided into four rooms, and contain the
fog signaling apparatus and two oil
engines. The third floor will contain
the hosting engine for operating the
crane, two large provision rooms, and
bedroom. The fourth and fifth floors
will each have two bedrooms, a
writing-room, and Bathroom: One
half of the sixth floor will be devoted
to the dining-room, the other half to
the kitchen, pantry and refrigerator.
The seventh floor will have double
sitting-room or library and laundry.
On this floor also will be placed tank
holding 1000 gallons of fresh water.
The eighth floor will be properly
equipped for the lighthouse service
ROOM The ninth floor will contain the
watch room and will have gallery
extending all the way around it. The
floor above this will contain the light
itself, visible in storm or calm for
about 20 miles,"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

inc my surprise to see my pet snake
playing yankee Doodle upon the
Mandolin. He was using his rattles
for pick and was "fingering'-which
in this instance might be called thead-
ing'-the instrument with the sharp
part of his head. 1t was quite laugh
able to see his head bobbing back and
forth over the frets: but what was
strangest of all, he never made a mis-
take, even in most difficult passage.
After while he played himself to
sleep and I took him and put him in
his den.
One day he hit upon. quite a novel
way of making music. He went out
into the yard, where; there were two
small shrubs growing about foot
apart, and, wrapping himself around
one of them, he stretched himself over
to the other and wrapped himself
around that one also. Then he beck
oned to me with is::head, but it was
quite a while before I could under
stand what he meant. At length +
made out what he wanted, and taking
smooth stick from the yard I went
to him and commenced to strike him
gently. He drew himself up tighter
still and then the vibration of his body
which my stick was making began to
be heard. He seemed to be highly
pleased, for he waved his head with
glee. Finally he found that by con-
tracing and relaxing his body he
could make different sounds.
One morning while was playing my
"snakeophone" he began to expert
ment in making different sounds. In
short time he had. learned how to run
the scale, and in about an hour he.was
able to play blue Bell' in a very
heartrending manner Such fine LIQUID
sounds cannot be produced by. any
thing else in the. world that know Of
1t Is source of much pleasure to me
that l have graphophone record of
the fine work Of my snake, which is
now dead.
My pet met hiss'death in a very ne
culiar manner. I took him, with me to
a near by town to hear an Italian harp
which was to be played by an expert;
performer. He enjoyed the music very
much until the man began to- play I'll
Trovatore" and then sawxthat he was
going into: a trance: tried, my best
to keep him from it, but could. not. I
took him home il that condition and
he never came out from under the in
f1uence.,. He died, very :peaeefuI death
and buried tim in the family lot In
the graveyard. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Her Practical Gratitude,

"A rare example of discerning graft.
tude is given by the late Marchioness
Isabella Lucini, of Pavia,, who has left
4. legacy: Of $4,000 to a local comic pa
per: to which she had been a ::life-long
subscriber. Deceased's will also di-::
rected that $500 in addition should be
spent on a sumptuous banquet to
which the staff of the, paper should be
entertained, Gin recognition b, b So the
viii textually reads, S''of the 81 many
pleasant hours spent in perusing Its
humorous columns. fE = i:S.:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
PINK POPULAR COLOR.
Il Dressy-Details Of Some Of th> "a.
vored Pink Costumes Nov .
So Fashionable. +

Pink in cool pastelle shades. seen
best in linen and rajahs, is to be tho
seasons favorite. There. is a dressy
look about pink that. makes up for a
great deal OF trimming. One pale pink
linen Elton suit was da1nt1ly trimmed
IN narrow embroidery insertion.
strips OF it were run from waist down
TO different lengths about the hips.
Inc belt was deep turned down one.
pointed and fitted and marked off in
little sections by strips of the en-
Droldery that exactly correspondent to
those below
A cream batiste edge an inch and
half wide was run all around the
nttle jacket and up the front of each
sleeve to where it struck the arm
seam, and then it turned and glanced
on again down the front of the Jacket
10 the edge without being cut. Strips
OF the narrow lace insertion were let
IN from the shoulder, and a tiny frill
OF Valenciennes was gathered around
the edge OF the embroidery around the
jacket.
COMBINATION dresses keep coming,
anu one young girls suit was of q
pastelle pink, rajah as to the skirt.
with Elton jacket of exactly matching
pink broadcloth. Rows of the broad
cloth were laid about the skirt and
the dress was gathered extra full
about the hips.
Pink can be worn by the older COM
plexion in the evening, hence it's prac-
t1cability in tea gowns, but even in
day gowns brilliant shades of 1t are
seen: One in pink poplin taffeta had
belt and pipings of black and white
striped taffeta. There are squares cut
to turn up and down alternately
where the bottom of the skirt Joins
on the upper part. Each tab buttons
down on to the other part with a but
ton and buttonhole, and it is around
the edge of the tabs that the stripe,
Is used. It is new fashion to join
the two parts of circular skirt in
this way, and the division is some
times made below the knee and some
times we'll above. Black ribbon Is
run under the tabs in this gown and
also under those around the edge of
the waist. There is a lawn chemisette
underneath, and the ribbon is tied in
bow at the bust.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
.s-ss..tIT r. -! 2. = >,
Sectional fPetticoat..

; 7 The pettlcoats made, with detachable
.founce= has, many. advantages. IT. al,
lows the use Of clfnging materials
above . the knees, where such are de-
ssirable, and 81 silk or any. preferred.
fabric below. 1T makes possible the
snug habit back In combinat ton with
. generously dared hounce. 1S'ithal=
II s. economical as one upper portion:
can be made Is TO ss serve for several
hounces, SO, i'll owing change OF color.
nm. appearance with, the minimum #of
cost, orao ]. several ;}{washablel founcesz
onesskiIt ounces Is ways
Ans tia pertshabl,j 1 portion. Sc.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

In Japan in 1895. AS is usual with
natural curiosities in Japan, there was
a small shrine with stone lanterns,
and across the road tea house for
pilgrims. The trees were so curious
that We stopped and had cup of tea
and gossip with the voluble old land
lady, while / made the accompanying
sketch from point of view from
which it would have been difficult to
have obtained photograph on &C.
count of the bad light
I obtained photograph from the old
woman, and I wrote up the data she
gave me on the back of the photo
graph.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Original, "Old Glory"

According to good authority, the
United States flag was named "Old
Glory" in 1881, by Salem skipper,
that time captain of the brig Charles
.Doggett. Capt. Driver was success
tul deep sea sailor, and was preparing
the brig for voyage to the southern
Pacific.> The story is thus told by the
compiler of the genealogical memoir
of the Driver family, Harriet Cooke
"Just before the brig left Salem a
young man at the head Of party of
friends saluted Capt. Driver on the
deck of the Doggett, and presented
him with large and beautifully
made American flag. 1t was done up
in stops, and when sent aloft and
broke out to the air, Capt. Driver
christened it old Glory He took it
to the south Pacific, and years after,
when old age forced him to relinquish
the sea, he treasured. the flag. Capt.
Driver removed to Nashville, Tenn,
in 1887, and died there in 1886. On
February ~, 1852, when Brig Gen.
Nelson's wing of the union army ap-'
peared in Nashville, Capt. Driver pre-
sented it to the general, to be hoisted
on the capitol. 1t was run up, and
the captain himself did the hosting.
He watched it through the night, and
a heavy wind coming up, he took it
down and sent new flag up in it's
place."
This flag is now on public exhibit
ton at the rooms of the Essex insti-
tute, Salem, Mass.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

Uncle's stern. old race 5auivered when
mother had gone. S5s:. !: I: 81: !: * s.:Es
! wasn't her DOING he said stc
himself; She's a; kind-hearted wo-
man, and IT hadn't heard what they
said with. my own ears -: Come in! - &
E Bob entered. smiling ,cheerfully.s<
II thought you might be inclined to
walk down to the Office with: me-" he
said, '''just for a stroll. Beastly rough
luck your-your news this morning
Look here, uncle, just wanted to tell
you r OF to worry about me: I know
the sort of fellow you are, always
thinking Of other people before your
self, and--well, you will have done
something for me. I-it-you-1 cean
1t makes me better sort of chap hay
ing you here, because-because when
people are. decent, you have to be de-
cent, too, don't you see? I'm awfully
glad you're going to stop; and thank
you fer what you meant to do, SIR"
Bob's voice grew suddenly husky.
and he l>olted. Uncle watched him
through the window as he strobe away.
Thel1's good , in the fellow ne
groaned. 1T must have been Marian
who was at the bottom of it. Marian!"
!. He buried his face in his hands and
did not hear Marian's soft knock, or
know that she was in the room: till he
felt her arms round his neck.
Uncle" She whispered, uncle,
dear! You haven't lost everything
You've still your little niece"
This time uncle broke down COM
pletely. It was full minute before
he recovered sufficiently to wipe mis-
face. They were Marian's tears, he
said; and she was a very silly little
girl; and he was very silly old man.
He repeated the latter statement at
luncheon. He had stupidity misread
the letter, he told them; and he hadn't
lost his fortune, but found-them!
So&father ceased to be worried" about
business, and mother had the brand
.sew house with brand-new furniture;
and Bob went to Oxford, and is doing
wonderfully we'll; and Marian had the
dresses and went to the ball-and the
reason she wanted to go proposed to
her there. So they are all very happy;
and If anyone is happier, it is uncle:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

pretty mercerized threads would be Sc
lected.
The. petals of the flowers and the
leaves are entirely in satin-stitch, with
knot-stitches in the center. For the
stalks cording-stitch is worked. yell
low Of a pretty light shade should be
used for the flowers, a darker shade OF
yellow or brown for the knots, and two
shades green for the leaves. The whole
design might, however, if preferred, be
worked in one color, or shades OF one
color.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

= Phenomenon i. Proves Possibility Of
!" One Growing Inside the -
r.. III Trunk Of Another,

l.. Writing; in the. Scientific American
F. NJ Barber, late United States naval
attache at Toxic; relates the following
fact:
: 1~inclose herewith a singular proof
Of your opinion as expressed in the
accompanying cutting concerning the
possibility of one tree growing inside
another.
{ My wife and I%discovered this phe-
nomenon while making a walking tour
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

TuckiuR..

Tucking is indispensable this sea-
son, and it is employed nowhere to
better advantage than, in a blouse Of
striped 1inen-black and white being
the combination: The waist buttons
at the left side, but has stitched straps
turning back toward the right. These
straps are bound with dark tubab1e
braid The tucks are set In at the
shoulders and stitched almost to the
bust line, where they are released to
give the required fullness.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
EMBROIDERY DESIGN.
What Shades to Use If the Work Is
to Be Done in Various Colors
About Materials.

Here is a pretty spray OF marguerites
that will come in for ornamentlng
many fancy articles. The material
selected for working it with must de-
pend on the article to be ornamented,
and the material it is made of. Silk
would be- used for working on silk,
velvet, or wooden materials, whilst for
cotton or lined fabrics one of the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
New Guinea Population.

1t was stated recently in the Reichs-
tag with reference to German New
Guinea that out of total European
population of 466 there were 174 mis-
sionaries, and that for every two
farmers there was German officer
This meant that every farmer there
cost Germany $500 a year. The
speaker remarked that it would be
cheaper to bring the farmers home
and give them pensions.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
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Queer Pets of Soldiers

= The Lancers o. New South wales
have an emu and#a: kangaroo, $:s Peter,,: !,
the goose, became q pet Of. the Gren-
adltlers while In Canada. The lame
bird u limped up :toa sentry, one night
and held up a hurt foot for: his insspec-
ton: 6 He attended to the wound Il and
the bird thereafte efuseds Is leave
the camp, SO theSsoldt ersA adopted it,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
limiting.

33A31 t3336s
ut may be growing little late"
said the bore, ''but that cuckoo in yon
clock shall tell me4 when it is time to
leave" ~, :"
''Cuckoo!" yawned the beautiful girl.
"Are you sure the cuckoo will be the
bird?"
eyes, my dear. ? Why should you
ask?"
"Well, thought perhaps it would
be the sparrows tomorrow morning"
Chicago Daily News"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Wet Gloves;

ST II ones hands are inclined To- per-
,spire, 1t is we'll to lay the wet gloves
in q sheet Of tissue paper and then
put them under heavy 8 book s; or
weight for several hours. When they
are taken out they viii be soft and !
=pliable again. /.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Famed, Lover of: Flowers.

Anthony Cook, so:years- old, a kind.
iy old wizard Of; flowers . who said
he il introduced the geranium into this
country from his native land, Ger
many, and also propagated the famed
American beauty rose; died the other
day at Baltimore, with the odor: OF his
beloved. roses blowing at his chamber
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
{ still Believe z jBla =, Il

Il The astonis hing tact has just come
light that chard & Garnet,
librarian of the Brlt fish museum who
died srecently (, :1for ears had devoted
much time ITO a lack art, Of as
t$trQlogy Even more extraord inary 3is
the circumstances ii tsy usiness menAof
orl cities ,gl,u,larly
consulted him Ing cont dated
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Positions Sent to Gar,

II: 1T is. said that tne' car of Russia.
receives from his subjects through the
post o no. few eer than over 90 petitions
every day: 81" his life::=1sThe majority
55of; these documents before. reaching
The monarch's hands are examined ~
fidential secretary: .:s=..; a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
Rest When You Can.

When you have any kind Of work to :,
do that will permit you to sit, bring:
rocking chair out into the kitchen. !:
I Lean ca back and rest yourself. 1t pays
to zgivethe muscles q chance to relax
now and then. Don't keep them keyed
up all the time. =: L. s...s..sS:.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
.IndiHArence..; Z

3s$ Visitotlr The gil III the next nat
is#3 rather an Indifferent former 81
piano, should III 81
2ssDeniz .ent! q. She positive
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04
OF | ! ND |! TO. HOSTESS ! 8 |:
SUGGESTIONS FOR NOVEL AND
PLEASING ENTERTAINMENTS.
A Guessing Contest That Is Not Hard
German Booth at a Bazar-The
Hour for Luncheons and
Proper; Decorations.
A Good Guessing Contest.

A Good Guessing Contest.
This. is guessing contest quite out
of the ordinary; Provide papers with
numbers from one to 20, with pencil
for each guest. On a. table have 20
objects. Tell the. company that they
represent prominent men. Allow
stated time for devining who they are.
For prizes small bust of one of the
men represented, book by one Of the
authors or a framed photograph are
suitable. Il
. !. A steel pen-Penn.
"A piece of earth.-Clay.
3. A chestnut burr-Burr.
4: A slice of bacon-Bacon.
5. A dinner bell-Be1l.
s. Bones-Bonaparte.
Z. Map Of Italy showing the Pc river
Poe.
s. Porter bottle-Porter.
8. Picture of Red Riding Hood and
the wolf-Wolfe.
10: Oyster shells -shelley.
II. Lady's hood-Hood.
H. How.LLL-l1cwells.
IS. A coat showing a revere-Revere
IL. Advertising pictures of houses
for 'sale-Holmes.
Is. A column of figures and a toy
bus-Columbus.
Is. A small tent fixed as if for ba-
zar-Booth.
17-II-Twain.
18-A coffee mill and box marked
20 cwt.-Milton.
10. A bag or toy wagon marked 1000
Fulton.
20-A letter L on toy boat-Elliott
e. yacht).
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

A reader who shows much interest
in the department desires to know the
proper hour for luncheon, and If the
entertainment scheme should follow or
precede the spread?
The luncheon hour Is froD one to
half after or even as late as two, and
the musicale or whatever the hostess
may have provided should follow the
meal. 1t is customary to have every
thing in readiness to serve Is minutes
after the hour designated, allowing the
usual Is minutes of grace for the
guest who may be belated; but it is
an objectionable offense to be tardy
when an hour is stated In the invi-
tation for the serving of repast. One
late arrival can put the most self-con-
tanned hostess out of humor and COM
pletely upset punctilious cook. ::
In serving luncheons and in decorat-
ing during the next three months, try
to have the menu as seasonable as DOS
sible and use the delicate pastel shades.
reserving red and heavy dishes for the
winter months. Change the somber
draperies and elaborate pillow covers
to ones of washable fabrics and make
life as easy and as bright as possible.
MADAME MERRI.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-08-04

A correspondent asks for some ideas
for decorating German" booth at a
bazar, and what would be appropriate
for souvenirs; also what to serve in
place Of beer.
Have bare wooden tables and chairs;
decorate with the German colors, cred,
black and white) and palms to make
it look as much like an outdoor gar.
den as possible. Dress the walters in
peasant costume, hair braided, white
caps or the very becoming large Alsa-
tian bow; short skirt, velvet bodices
and white waists. Any or all the va
rieties of soft drinks may be served,
such as root beer, ginger ale, lemon
ade, seller, and phosphates. II no 9th
er places provided, tea, coffee and
chocolate may be sold also.
Small stems, corn-cob pipes and tiny
German flags would be suitable for IA
vors, or they could be sold for a trifle
and thus make another source of rev.
enue. A guitar or mandolin orches-
ira: would add much, or. al strolling
band of students to sing the always
popular college songs for which the
Germans are famous. This ought to
be one OF the most attractive booths
at the bazaar.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1906-05-01
THE SALOON VERSUS LABOR.

The census of 1900 gives the number
Of persons engaged in gainful occu-
patiOns who were unemployed during
any portion of that year as about
6,5OO,O0O, or nearly % per cent. of the
working population. In 1904 it was
said that an astoundingly large num-
ber of men were unable to find en-
plOyment. In New York alone it was
get work.
Mr.. Leroy Scott, writing in The
Worlds Work, casts considerable
doubt upon these statements. After
first-hand investigation of men out of
work in New York, Chicago, Phila-
delphia, and Boston, he comes to the
conclusion that the problem is not SO
much to find work for the unemployed,
as to find men who will work. A
A large number of men have difficulty
in finding and holding positions, he
says, even when they look for them,
because they are unemployable. can
almost universal fault with the men in
this class, is that they desert their
jobs after payday, for spree, or if
they do work for a considerable time,
they spend their earnings as fast as
they are secured"
Prohibition will aid greatly in solv-
ing the problem of the unemployed, no
matter wheter the greater need is en-
ployment or employable men. Re-
move the saloon from before the face
and eyes of the lazy and the dissolute
and vastly larger proportion of them
will both seek employment and be
able to "hold down job" when they
get one. Their earnings, added to those
of millions Of men who are more tenn
perate and industrious but which are
now Largely spent in the saloon would
go into the till of "the butcher, the
baker and the candlestick maker" and
every legitimate indu stry and trade
would feel the tremendous impetus.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1906-05-01
WHY PIGS DON'T LAY EGGS.

Did you ever stop to think why a
pig does not lay eggs like hen?
That is not what pig is organized
for. A pig could not lay eggs if it
would, and would not it it could. It
is not that kind of {. bird.
A rig was made to eat swill and
slop and finally to get itself eaten
by other pigs-and human beings.
A pig is all right in it's place, but
if one wants eggs, he does not con-
suit the pig.
It is just as difficult for license
party to enact Prohibition laws as it
is for a pig to lay, eggs. Such par
ties were formed to enact license
laws, and they have been doing what
they We're organized for well and
faithfully.
Prohibition laws are not to be
found in a license hens nest.
If you want eggs, deal with the
hen, and not with the pig.
If you want Prohibition, deal with
the party and the men that carry
Prohibition in stock.
Don't go to the millinery store for
Fertilizers and horse shoes.
Don't vote the pro-whisky ticket il
oder to bring about Prohibition
New Voice.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1906-05-01
Glad TO Renew.

Enclosed find postage stamps for the
amount of your bill. Keep the good
work moving. "-Hypatia Burley, Mime
sofa City.
The first renewal received after mailing
the April number containing statements
of accounts was from Prof. J. ]. Dow
Faribault who paid to date and four
years in advance. We could stand it if
that sort of conduct should become con-
tagiOus among our subscribers.
Has the hand-car run over L. L. Stew
art, the station agent at Huntley, or was
it the depot truck that disarranged his
anatomy? He writes, Here is your
quarter for the renewal of my subscrip-
ton to Backbone. I must have it if it
breaks me. 1t is about the only bone
have left
Mrs, e. G. Maechler writes from Camp
STAMPS Stan in renew renewal of nv subscrip eH I
need your paper as long as 1 am able to
work for temperance. I cannot express
how much 1 enjoyed the State Conven-
ton banquet, and the monster rally at
the Auditorium. I had no idea we had
so many men interested in temperance
work in Minnesota"