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theif. His .Lordship crept silently along the long, hall and the first door he touched wielded without a creak to his hand. He found himself in a large bedroom dimIy lighted by dying fire in the grate. But 1t was not the bed room of the mistress of the house the little girl whom he had seen at supper lay asleep in the big old-fash- toned bed. And hanging from the high old-sashioned matelpleee was long empty stocking,
 It was characteristic of His Lord ship that he instantly forgot that he was there for money and veageance. The. thing that made him what Ee was --it, may have been ina ginatlon, 1t may have be, sympathy. 1t may have been an ability to look at people and events from manifold view points, 1t may have been an unusual knack at putting himself into somebody e.se's place whatever the thing was, 1t reve lled to him the tragedy Of virginia's empty stocking. That same quality, the one weapon Lif, had given hmito fight the
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Sz I3I a " E l sS .X sla =l X F z

One letter in a child's handwriting signed Virginia. The postmark was so blurred that no one could make it out, but the letter was addressed to man named Armstrong.
 Nobody blamed His Iordship: if never occurred to His Lordship to blanc himself.
 But now he stood motionless. Vir- ginia's present to santa Claus and the little piece of paper In his hand He looked down the years and saw the child. a helpless. dependent, neg Iected. forlorn little figure. The stock ing that had hung there empty while the whole household slept was an eto- quent prophecy covering her future An intolerable remorse, an unspeak- able yearning surged like wave of the sea over him. The intensity of his emotion stunned him--he felt like man knocked flat.
 The next moment he was On hia feet, for the purpose which was ta reedem hir. was luminous tn his nina "All right, little kid. all right" hA
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royal house of Orange which both the pride and patriotism of Holland have long counted one of It's chief hOnOrs. Though the young queen has been mar ried for several years, she has no chill dren; and if she should be snatched away by death, having no issue, the crown would by the present law of the realm fall to a foreigner. Will holmina's husband, Prince Henry of Mecltlenburg- -Schwerin. No Dutch blood, and especially no Orange blood. runs in his veins, but he is by birth and hereditary sympathies a German, The Hollanders have so long been proud of their national independence, under their native rulers, that they contemplate with both great Jealousy and fear the accession to the throne of a ruler of German stock who they sus- pect would be so under the controlling Influence of the restless and ambitious Kaiser Wilhelm II. as to bring Holland in practical vassalage to Germany. The Kaiser is said to be watching with
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keen interest the possibility of the Dutch crown falling to a German prince. In view of such a contingency. the Amsterdammer one of the ablest anG most influential journals of Hoi- land, urges that a revision of the con- sutution which would enable the peo- pie of Holland to elect for their sov- ereign whom they please. Is a press- Ing necessity. And the same Journal declares 1t to be incomprehensible how the government should allow the ex- isting condition of uncertainty to re- main. Moreover, Dutch writer in The Bibllothlque Universelle points out that the practical control of Holland by Germany would involve a life con trol over ports of the Scheldt the Mouse the Rhine and without doubt eventually of Belgium, and as a con sequence of the Congo.
 The present would seem to be a fine opportunity for Holland to so revise it's constitution that in the event of the house of oranEe becoming extinct. in-
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fearful battle she had thrust him into. had carried him fifty miles through A binding snow storm to watch beside A sick cowboys bunk had made him quick to defend weddings and gem erous to a fault had been a kind of guarantee to the world that in spite of flaws and warpings of the. stuff. the goods would wear well. Perhaps 1t was that imperious quality and his whole -he@rted yieldings to its demands more than his handsome face and easy bearing that had given him the nickname that had followed him from ranch to camp. from camp to ranch. "Hls Lordship.'N
 Poor His Lordship! With never chance to be what he ought to have
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
Lnnd In Portugal.

serious attempt is being made Q bring back into cultivation e large tract of land in the south of Portugal Some engertic men in the district og Serpa in combination with the munlc- ipal authorities, have set to work on 100. 900 acres dividing 1t up into al- Iotments of fifteen acres, and letting it at nominal rent, free of loca1 rates and taxes for ten years. A Heterogeneous mixture of settlers has already taken possession of tenements. Carpenters, masons. doctors, chemista barbers, seamstresses, tailore and even beEEars figure in the list.
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said in a solemn whisper, 'T'li manage it--property left behind, that sort of thing. It's up to me and I'll make good"
 As His Lordship dropped from the ding room window a clock on some steeplo finished striking the hour of twelve. The whole town slept--not q sound broke the stiffness to proclaim that Christ was born In Bethlehem. So silently the day of days was come.
 For the last time His Lordship paB- sed down that well-to- o-be-romember- cd street. No soul was stirring, not even a tardy santa Claus, but no sense of loneliness oppressed him. The bright stars seemed to move along with him. as if for company.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-16
THE DILEMMA OF HOLLAND.
It Is Time For Her To Become a Re-
 public.
Rochester Post-Express.

Holland is much agitated over a oustion which is not likly to trouble England for many a day. This is the succession to the throne In ease of the death of the reigning monarch. Thanks to Queen Victoria's numerous descen- dants, there is a long line of more than fifty persons whose royal blood, if the hereditary principal should be pre- served, would qualify them, in noar or remote degrees, for the English crown. England is as rich in available ma terial for the monarchy as the Republi- can party in the United States is for the Presidency. But Holland is as poorly off for desirable kngly possi- bilities as the Democratic party with us Is for available Presidential tim Der.
 queen Wilhelmina Is the last of that
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stead of accepting aSsoreign ruler a republic should be established The Dutch are a very intelligent. stable and orderly people, and are unusually well fitted to pass without shock from their present limited monarchy 60 a republican form of government.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Saved from, Suicide by Bath.

0avcO JFOSn .0NlSIuS n.y. oaIfs
A keeper at the county jail in Jer
Esey City made the discovery a few
days ago that Nicola Murdaco, a con
demned> Italian murderer, was in neet
of a: bath. . -: -. ).
+ The tip was furnished by Edward
Tapeley, a negro murderer, who i:
under sentence to hang one week be
fore the date set for Murdaco's execu
tion., Tapeley said he strenuously oh
jected to confinement in the same
cell with the Italian unless ."'the dagt
had a wash" \ y.
Murdaco was ordered to- get into th,
bathtub. but, refused: -. He. said hi
would die first, and then six attend
ants syanked his clothes off and wash
ed him. Z .Murdaco,s yells were heart
in every part. Of. the jail Three o.
four men held him down while other,
scrubbed him from head to foot: .
Murdaco< tried to kill, himself ,<th.
other day by twisting and pulling hi
tongue until it bledsIa the ROOTS, The
keepers believe the ltalian: had ::;;a1
idea that he could commit suicide: ID,
allowing the pores of his skin to Sclost
up, and for that reason refused t
wash himself =. :s.A@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Not a Matter Of Speed.

DR.. w. w, Keen, the noted surgeon
of Philadelphia, was praising speed
in surgical operations. The best sur
geons, he declared, were always the
swiftest.. Speed was one of the great
essentials of fine operating, since, the
.briefer the period passed by the pa
tient under the knife, the greater the
chance for his complete recovery. =
"On this head" DR.. Keen continued
smiling, there is a story of a dis
tinguished English surgeon. .s 4.
He performed successfully a diff
cult and delicate, operation on a.: mil
lionaire bankers wife, and naturally
the bill that he rendered. for this
operation was large one: It was MOI
exorbitant,> but it was enough-a rea
sonable and just bill. ,.~
''The banker, though, thought other
wise. With an imprecation he de
clared the bill to be an outrage.
"'Why'' he cried, the operation
only took you ten minutes
''''The surgeon laughed.
"*Oh,' he said, If that is your only
objection, the next time any of your
family needs an operation, I'll keeI
them two or three hours under fthe
knife.'" >. -:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Progress in Steam Turbines.

:. That: the actual displacement of the
reciprocating steam enginef by the
steam turbine for many purposes is
proceeding at rapid pace in this
country is indicated in the statement
that a single company, manufacturing
but one Of the several types of steam
turbines in the United States, took
orders within the last half year fol
turbines. for generating electricity hav
ing: capacity of $4,000 kilowatts, OF
nearly 100000 horse power. Three
Of these engines are for a Brooklyn
power station and will be the largest
ever constructed. It is interesting tt
note in this connection that Wonderful
as is the transformation in power
mechanism, there are engineers who
predict a still more radical change il
the not distant future in the9deVelop
ment of power from gas engines. This
form of engine has. been developed
to marked extent in Europe, espe
cially in Germany, and American ant
English engineers are just beginning
to awake to the possibilities in >thiE
direction. According to one author
ity, 1--WE may yet see steam enginei
and turbines sent to the scrap heap'
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
When HadIey's Reign BEGAN.

A few years ago, when Timothy
Dwight was succeeded as president
of Yale university by Arthur T. Had
ley, the exercises attendant upon the
transfer of authority were< marred by
a heavy fall of rain, which drenched
the column Of people moving across
the: campus in honor of the event. i,
President Dwight and Prof. Had
ley; the former old and bent and gray,
and the latter comparatively. young,
erect and strong, were at the head, OF
the column, walking arm. in arm.
Some one handed the couple an .um.
:brella, and Prof. Hadley was about
to open it, when the older man, who is
noted for his kindly heart and witty
remarks, as well as for his profound
learning, took it from his hands and
said, as she unfolded it and placed it
over their, heads: H.. - =: = - IL. Z
':Let me- carry 1T, professor. Your
reign will begin tomorrow. 49,. l.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
TO SEE STARS IN DAYLIGHT.
No Trouble at All, if You Followed
Professors Advice.

No Trouble at All, if You Followed
Professors. Advice.
The astronomer, who was to lecture
in the town hall, rested contentedly
after his monday meal. His peace of
mind, however, was soon disturbed by
the reception committee, who had
called to make the day pleasant for
him.
This committee was handicapped by
having on it's membership young
man Of the impressionistic class. He
would talk deliberately and persist
emily on some deep subject: give ut
terances long All d comp. icatede@se
tences;@ sprink tlssa iissssss:axr.s;e..
words. and then conclude his ,1n-
wieldy effort by convincing, his hear
ers that he had said absolutely moth
ing. -
Professor observed this man
severely, "it has been said and fire.
quently reiterated in my presence,
that it is possible to see the glittering
stars in their scintillating glory in
daylight. Can you convince me of
this unusual phenomenon
The astronomers eyes twinkled mis-
chievously. Eyes," he answered,
chuckling merrily; *tif you'll come to
my Office in New York with the price
of two matinee tickets, I'll point out
some of the leading stars of this coun-
try before dark
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Thought Aunt About Due,

Sir Edward Monson, the veteran
English diplomat, who is now visit
ing America, served under Lord Lyons
on Washington under Lincoln's ad
ministration, and has many interest
ing stories of Lincoln to relate.
"A distinguished old woman" he
said the other day, 'once called on
Lincoln and rallied and stormed over
some fancied wrong that she had Ssuf
fered at the governments hands.
''Mr. Lincoln listened to her po
litely, he talked to her in the kindly
was he>talked to everyone, and then
after she was gone, he turned to me-
and said: '.'.-
Little Edith heard the other day
that neighbor had shot his, dog be-
cause it had grown old and cross
She: studied. the: matter out awhile
and then she. looked up in her moth:
er's face and said:.., :" e,
Mamma, when do you think papa
will shoot Aunt Martha ?,.s'w
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Not ..Guilty..

= * IN Paris,''' said; a lady who had had
the. bitter experience of being knocked
down by a cab and then brought to
book for being in the way they run
over you and make you pay for the
privilege Perhaps the old colored
man was, sufficiently travelled to fear a
similar outcome. .ss .ssg : s. M 3*
!: There had been a railwayscollision
near q country: town andESa shrewd
lawyer had hurried to the scene OF
disaster: He. noticed this. Old u man
with "a badly fractured head and hur.
5ried up to him where he lay moaning
on the ground .5s .,f ss., s.>= .:..,
\. Wa How about damages? p he began. J
But. the: sufferer waved him &o1ft. 81 b. J :.
Il 5:..t. way, boss, way, : heN said Ah
:nebersh hit de- train |: J II nebb done
such d ting in all NAH # life! Yo
>cyain, ,tSget,no damages out Oh mel, -
Valentine Dem ocrat: !: 35 ts q: I.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Mo Other Cotton Fields.

! The attempt in this country, or the
talk Of it, to restrict the cotton; acre
age because of a heavy crop, follow
ing several short years, has naturally
given new impetus to the movement
set on foot several 50 ears ago by .Eu-
sropean cotton mill owners to# find q
q new5z source sof supply that would rem
der them less depen ndentS than at pres
$ent upon the Ame erican suppl En-
I5couragingS reports have been received
from time to time of this. q that cor
zner zsof the earth, but: on the whole
.thezprospec oft 8 Sconside cradle increase
from new flelds Is not enc cQuraging
and American growers apparently viii
not have Sst worry, for several years
over he mat ter 1 of foreignA d competi.
Etionl. :CCleVela Plain. .Dea lel.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
:, John HAY. No: Faddist.

tl'The late John Hay" said a ,Chica,
goan, ":had no belief IA fads:4: He zSheld
that we Americans in our impetuosity,
we're given: toi fads overmuch. Il It. was
this one trait*:in us alone that would
ever suffice to shake. Mr.: Hay out 81
his. exquisite equanimity y z.s. 7 /, y
= T. 8 HE was walking with me !; one. day
in Fond lon: : At. Hyde. Park corner 8
vegetarian Nfrom Frisco Joined us, and
as we strolled onward; this vegetarian
talked hotly 4 bout the evils Tofs meat
eating, rying,, @it seemed, toS;s convert
<Mr. Hay and me to- his fad Il ,st=
Mr.: Hay y listened patiently fol
quite half an our ). T hen sud denly
he stopped short. He sthumpe Esthe
pavement witt SIS va king stick. 4: IL
point eastward # s .: 3s S
|*s' There, he said, Stands Piccadilly
There II flas1& been 4 / 3for hundre eds ! 81
years here II IS,
and our potato Be liefs IRE forgot
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
) Acidity of Plant Roots.

It has long been question as to
the manner in which plant roots take
up food from the soil. The very great
rapidity with which plants grow
would seem to indicate that the root
of each plant exudes some kind of an
acid that has the power to set free
latent plant food. This has been so
firmly believed that it has become an
accepted ,tenet with many agricultural
students. 1t will be interesting to
many Of these to learn that expert
menters in Italy have demonstrated
beyond all question that the tip Of the
root does exude an acid. It was found
in Italy that when blue litmus paper
was placed in contact with the points
of the roots of sugar .beets the paper
at. the point where it came in contact
with the roots changed to a red color.
This could be due to nothing less than
the diffusion of an acid. It's present
value in agriculture is considerable, as
it gives us some information relative
to- the availability of plant food in the
soil. -. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
Cabman Was Not Literary.

The vetetan circus actor threw his
pink silk tights over a black velvet
cushion.
tBarnum?" I said. *I knew Barnum
we'll"
He took brown book out of his
pinewood chest.
'Barnum's "reminiscences" he said,
''Barnum's book. Never read it, eh?
No, expect not. It's out of print.
"When those "reminiscences first
were published Barnum was proud
and happy man. He gave away free
copies to everybody he knew. One
night, when I was with him, he
thought he would give a copy to the
cabman who was taking us. home. y
r "'Like. reminiscences?' he said to
the man. " ,@r
".Thank ye,' the cabman answered.
Thank ye, sir. But it's so late, I'm
afeared the saloons is all closed"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
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Roots Of Plants.


For a long time the roots of plants
have been studied, and the longer the
study is carried on, theymore surpris-
ing are the results All the theories
as to how plants should root have
been destroyed by the actual facts
being brought to light. Thus, it has
been assumed that plants that bear
pods and are assisted by tubercles
on the roots to gather nitrogen from
the air would be rather shallow root
ers, but would have large root
system. On investigation, we find
that this is true in some plants and
not true in Others There seems to
be as great a divergence of processes
OF roofing in the leguminosae family
as in any others. Thus the alfalfa
plant sends down it's roots to an i'm
mense depth, sometimes 80 and even
40 feet. The clover root also goes
deeply, often and 4 feet, while cow
peas and soy beans have very small
root systems. The clover will have
three times the amount of root that a
COW pea of the same volume will have.
When corn plants were dug up, all
the roots being saved, it was found
that they had a surprising volume of
roots. Corn has always been consid-
cred a surface rooter. It sends out
its roots near the surface, and it was
known that it sent down other roots
as far as the depth of the plowed soil,
generally seven or eight inches. But
when roots Of the corn plant were
followed, it was found that they went
down as far as four feet, and that they
ramifed through the soil in all direc-
tions
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
! SECRET !. PoLfcE::SoF PARls. 4 .lI,. + !:
-Four Branches Of; reanization, with
!. i s. 5*s Varying Duties. i: = 81

Four Branches of: Organizations: With
:: !. III ts ,:*.; 5 varyng Duties \. ..3
! *.':.You cannot go> anywhere III Paris
without meeting the secret police, all.
though you would never. recognize
then, y X observed aS4 Briton familiar.
with the French capital. There are
four divisions of these uniformed
crime detectors: The first division is
known as the *surety the business Of
which issto track down known: scrimi:
mails and capture them. They are dar.
ing, willy and resourceful fellows, and
it is a clever: malefactor indeed who
can evade them: Another body of this
plain clothes police looks after the
tenants of: lodging houses and hotels.
They take note of alI5the arrivals and
departures, and gather statistics re-
garding the workmenIin the factories,
the sick in {: hospitals and private
houses, and so forth:#IIA third. division
occupies itself >with4political plotters;
agitators and gamblers. At meetings
of a seditious character they mingle
with the crowd, andSl(to disarm sus.
.ricion) applaud as loudly as anybody.
and join in denunciatlons of the gov;
ernment.: They .appaar in gambling
dens as gamblers themselves, and
they also keep quiet watch< on the
regular police. The Iemaining divis.
ion consists of. elegantly dressed per:
sons who watch over the president
and protect him not only from assas.
Sins, but also from bores and cranks." I"
-CasselPs Saturday journal. 80
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
GIRL FAsclNATEs A ,LloN:>
Fair Dancer Patted Atfectionately, bu
= Her Face Is ssScratched. #

Fair Dancer Patted Affectionately, but
Il Her Face ls:seratched.
So great was the impression which
fascinating dancer made on a lion
while she. was payingEa visit to mu.
sic hall where it wasp that
the animal, after ! contemplating her
for some time, got on it's legs, moved
off in her direction, Sand, putting its
paws through the bars of its cage,
took hold Of, her head and patted her
face affectionately.'@.E +
Unfortunately, Samson had reckon.
ed without his claws; which tore the
tender skin of the pretty dancer, in.
fiicting scars, the traces of which will
in all probability, never disappear
This result of what would otherwise
have been regarded las a good joke,
not being likely to enhance the pro
fessiona1. attra etlYene the grace.
full Spaniard a; she haS taken legal ac'
ton against the proprietor of the
place of entertainment, putting. in a
claim for damages to the amount OF
$4,000. -
The case has just been brought be-
fore one of the Paris courts, but, as
the defendant is abroad on business
the hearing has been adjourned until
November, when the judges may have
a better opportunity for forming an
exact opinion of the injury which the
charms Of the fair plaintiff have sus
tanned at the paws of the susceptible
Samson. 80 '.>.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-14
FIG la. .- Poison hemlock (Ooniuna esaeulastfnA
showing upper portion OF plant With flowers au6
aeed. ope-third ustura1 si1e.

FIG ia Poison hemlock (Ooniun. snaeullasuRA,
showing upper portion OF plant, With 6owess su6
aeed. opethird ustural si2e.
seed is prominently ridged, and has
on its inner surface a deep, narrow,
longitudinal groove. The fresh leaves
have a nauseating taste and send out
a mouse-like odor when bruised.
This plant is a native Of Europe and
Asia, but has become naturalized in
the United States and is now common
on many of our waysides. 1t is seen
frequently in Michigan, but is not yet
often met with in Illinois and Wiscon.
sin.
The poison is the alkaloid CONNIE
and is found chiefly in the seeds when
formed, but before that time in the
leaves. The root is nearly harmless
during March, April and May, but is
dangerous afterwards, especially dur
ing the first year of it's growth. 49,
Domestic animals are frequently
killed by eating the plant It should
be destroyed by hand pulling before
maturity. This is not a great task,
as it is not generally found in large
numbers. -