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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
Careless Nurse D,smissnd.

Acting Commissioner Of Charities Baker
yesterday said that after an investigation
made in the CAGE Of the fatal scalding Of
Jacob Rasner on Friday last in the Children's
Hospital OF Randall's Island, he had ordered
the discharge Of Kathleen ,o'Donnell, the
nurse In charge Of the six-year-Old boy.
Mr.. Baker aid that he started TO look into
the AFFAIR the ext day and discovered that
the child was scalded in a bathtub through
the cArelessness OF the nurse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07

WANrED for U. S. Army: Able bodied unmar-
ned men between ages Of u and IS. citizens Of
United States. of good character and temperate
habits. who can speak, read and write Enriish.
aE9r information apply 70 RssSvising onnceL =
row. 70 CortlAndt st., New York: or s6s Fulton a.
Brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
N TROTTERS STEP TO FORM.
Only One Upset for hackers when Sweet
Marie Loses q Heat.

HARTFORD. Conn, Sept. e.-Only one NJ
the nine heats at Charter Oak Park this after
noon went contrary to the expectations OF
me experts. Bonnie steinway. after taking
one " the heats in the 32O pace ON MorSs.
10 2neI, looked like the only safe nrono.i,
tionfn tho ?1s pace to-day. nj this forscast
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
HlckA-Mnnen.

MEsN Mabel Mullen. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mullen OF Harrison street.
etapleton, Staten Island. was married last
evening 10 Lieut.. George b. Hicks, United
States Coast Artillery. stationed At Fort
WadBworth. The bridesmaid was Miss Bes-
ale Mullen, aud the best man y. Halliday
Hicks. Only the relatives Of tne bride and
bFtdegroom were present.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07

The Vim beat the lilly I minute az seconds,
the Caramba 7 minutes % seconds, the Wann-
see q minutes 10 seconds and the Gluckauf 10
minutes 10 seconds. There will be no race to-
morrow, and on Saturday they will sail q
windward and leeward course.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07

proved entirely accurate. The unforaesr
happened In the free for all trot. Sweet
heats handily, but a break by the mSra 80
some sort footing gave Wentworth A ohS nca
70 go py ~ the third heat and he hnished q
nose ahead under the whip. Summarize,
2ie class. pacing: purse slyOoO:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07

uORKVILE. East soth. MatineeTo m ", Csc. 4
VBilly n Van, The New Errand Boy Sunday
Mt Wk--In New York Town. Concerts.
METROPOLIS, 142d&3d Av. Mat. To W Csc.
n HORSE TOWN. sunday
WI Next eek.-Panhandle Pete. Concerts.
N HuRTle q izsth nj. 7thAv. Mat. Daily Sunday
sealsnu,e PARTISAN WIDOWS lConcers|
scHMoN M Wk Greater New York Stars. /
Nuyvsv Hill Thea. LeX. Av. &f2d 81. lPop. Prices
WS''ey Ladies' Mat. Every Day. 1Oc. Sunday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
PRISON LOCK PICKING FEzELE.
KEEPER SPOTS SOMETHING UN.
DER HOUDTNPS TOES.

Reporter AT n PeephOIe sees what Seems
70 he q Key slipped Into Yale Lock
of CeII in WhIch Escaping Expert 10
'sManacled" -WOuIdn't Be Searched.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07

New York and Boston Boats IN Nip and
rue Contest for Roosevelt Cup--Gers
man Yacht TIlly Finishes Second but
May Lose Place for q Foul At the start.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Worship of Stones an Ancient Custom

Kaaba, the holy stone of Mecca, is
worn and polished by the kisses of the
crowding pilgrims; while the Do-ring
of Lhasa, Tibet, marks another cen
ter of the universe.
There are other stones of legendary
or historical interest which have
played a practical part in national or
civil life. The Stone of Scone was
originally supposed to be the ancestral
god of the Irish Scots. 1t was kept in
the gray old castle of Dunstaffnage un-
til it was carried to Scone, and the
Scottish kings were crowned upon it.
Edward I. carried it to Westminster
abbey, and it forms the seat of the
coronation chair used by all the Brit
ish sovereigns.
The London Stone marked the meet
ing-place of the Roman roads which
ran through the kingdom, and from it
all distances were reclzoned. It was
supposed to have been brought from
Troy, and is mentioned in very early
records. To-day a fragment Of it is
embedded in the wall of st. Swithin's
church, London, and protected by a
strong iron grille.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Local. Watch Repairer Made Time
piece All Right. but Could
Not Regulate tho Striking Part
of His Handiwork.

In my travels in Mexico visited a
city which has town clock in a high
tower, and this clock does not run,
says writer in the Kansas City Star.
learned it's history from the inhabi-
tants. It appeared that one of the
leading citizens of the town had visit
ed the United States, and when he
returned to his native city he insisted
that the town ought to have public
clock. He called a meeting of citi-
zens, laid the plan before them, and
they subscribed $500 for town clock.
They engaged a local watch repairer
to Guild the clock and gave him or
ders that it must strike the hours.
He had never seen town clock, but
he sent to coast town and secured a
small marine striking clock, and with
it as a model he constructed, by
mathematical expansion, a large clock
and placed it in the tower. It was
advertised to begin running at 8
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Preferred "Coney" to Lonu,"


Capt Prayer of the North German
Lloyd steamer Breslau was constantly
annoyed on the last voyage over by a
mischievous youngster, who shook the
foundations of the captains peace OF
mind till at last his patience gave
out.
The boy had been hanging around
the captain all day, worrying him with
his naughtiness, till finally the skip
per let loose the Walls of his wrath.
IF you don't behave yourself, YOU"
he roared with the voice accustomed
to obedience, ''l'll put you ashore on
Long Island and let you stay there
But he had not counted on the ma
tive American wit. AS quick as flash
the youngster replied:
''Oh, captain, please, I'd much rather
be put ashore. on Coney island"
And when they reached port the cap
tain wanted to know why one should
be preferred to the other for maroon
ing urposes.-Baltimore Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Will Willing, Wind Weak.

Mayor Story, >of Atlantic City, was
condemning those Menhaden fisher
men who dredge the Atlantic at points
illegally near the shore for fish that
is only used for fertilizer. At the
same time the Mayor pointed out the
difficulty of catching and Furnishing
these fishermen. He said:
ION account of the sinful waste of
good fish that they cause, we would be
only too glad to prosecute these men,
but the means to detect and identify
them are not often at hand. We have
the will but not the power to punish.
We are like the trumpeter in an At
lantic City band.
This man, a native of Germany,
was practicing one night a trumpet
obligato, but he did not play anything
like loud enough.
Louder, LOUDER said the leader.
"And the trumpeter redoubled his
efforts. -
Louder, louder
"And he put on still more steam.
"'Louder, louder, louderv
1.-THE trumpeter banged down his
trumpet and glared at the leader with
!. eyes. that started from their sockets.
"1t's all ferry vell,' he spluttered,
to say louder, louder" but ware iss
de yind?'"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
SHOCK TOO MUCH FOR eRulN.
Hugging Bear Evidently Did Not
Know the Summer Girl.

Huggtng Bear Evidently Did Not
Know the Summer Girl.
The great performing Russian bear
had escaped from the captivity under
which he had chafed for so many
months: but he was finding that liber-
ty had it's drawbacks. For many
weary hours he had prowled, but moth
ing in the shape of food had he seen.
Suddenly he gave a growl of delight,
for, sitting on stile.he espied tooth
some little lady, who was evidently
awaiting the coming of a young man.
Bruin did not stop to ponder upon
his good-fortune; he seized her in a
mighty hug. For a while she said
nothing; but as he exerted more Of his
tremendous strength she murmured:
II don't think you are quite so
strong. as you were, Gerald"
Then once more melancholy settled
upon Bruin. He had done his best;
but the young ladies of this country
were beyond him.
With roar Of despair he retraced
his steps to the menagerie, and gave
himself up without struggle.-Lon.
don Answers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Devil Clock" in Old Mexican Town

o'clock, and as it was a great event
in the towns history most of the popu-
lation gathered in the plaza to see the
clock start and hear it strike. When
the hour came the clock struck cor
rectly and continued to strike correct
ly until l o'clock, when it struck up to
sixty-ones When o'clock came the
clock struck 113 times. The whole
town rushed out to see what was the
matter. 1t happened that the builder
of the clock lived at one end of the
town, and when he heard it striking
up to 113 he leaped out of bed, seized
a wrench and ran down the middle
Of the, street to the plaza, climbed
the tower and stopped it. Thereafter
he was to be seen every hour running
down the street with a wrench, the
whole town cheering and laughing.
while he climbed the tower to pre-
vent the striking apparatus from run.
ming away. The poor man put up
with this only a few months, and then
he ran away and never returned
Since his disappearance the clock has
never run. It is called the devil
clock.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Words of Kindness That Mean Much

occasion to make it obvious?
In the course Of our lives there
must be many times when thought
less words are spoken by us which
wound the hearts of others: Ind
there are also many little occasions
when the word of cheer is needed
from us, and we are silent. ..
There are lives of wearisome monot-
ony which a word of kindness can
relieve. There is suffering which
words of sympathy can make more
endurable. And often, even in the
midst of wealth and luxury, there are
those who listen and long in vain for
some expression Of disinterested kind
ness. =
Speak to those while they can hear
and be helped by you, for the day
may come when all our expressions
Of love and appreciation may be un-
heard. Imagine yourself standing be.
( side their last resting place. i Think
Of the things you could have said OF
them, land: to stltem,' while they were
yet living. Then go and tell them
now. - =. =" ~ ~.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Coachmat1 as Collector.


1t is related of Dean Gilbert Stokes
that once, when influenza had inca
pacitated his verger as well as the
two churchwardens, he consigned the
duty of collecting the aims to neigh
boris coachman.
stake the what, sir?" queried that
worthy.
,'Take the offertory," explained the
Dean. "The collection-the money
from the people in the pews."
The coachman seemed satisfied and
even pleased with his new dignity.
But when the offertory hymn was half
through a noisy alteration was heard
in one of the transepts, and the Dean
at once called the collector to the
rails. 49,.
"Whatever is the matter?" he in.
CURED. :, .:r 81;
The coachman, red OF face, and
wrathful of eye, then explained. He
was no half7and=half individual, i, and
/ when a sttking was given him to do he
did it, and did 1t thoroughly. He said:
"Why, sir, there's two men in the
best seats as won't pay."-London An.
sWers. :. j. .'.:,' ''' 49,: J.: :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
The Sturdy Spirit Sof i the Northwest

awaited their coming. They are still
pushing. 49, - =:
There are the men who have made
that three-ffths Of the nation which
lies west Of Chicago SO safe that the
cliff jewellers of Manhattan have
grown richer by. selling them their
wares-from steel bridges to maya
zines; from life insurance to Massa-
chusetts state bonds. Their one care
is a constant watch for opportunity
and their rule of honor is respect for
every other mans right to try.
They laugh when they win because
success in successful country need
not be taken too seriously. They laugh
also when they fail, because failure
amid so many opportunities is ludi-
crous. They are crude and they must
meet their social problems in their
wives names. Their optimism is the
optimism Of plenty; their conceit
grows out of their achievements.
The New Yorker scornfully says:
''|Why should I go west? have
everything that is worth seeing right
here in New York.
To this the American replies: Eyes,
everything except the United States
of America"
"You think you are the whole ma.
tion." says the New Yorker
NO." says the American. Pm
| only a part owner. But I know my
country and my partners. You DON'T
Worlds Work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
The Late Mr., Fessenden,

Out in one Of the north shore sub
urbs there is a negro church which
besides doing good work furnishes no
end of amusement for large number
of the white folks" because of some
of the eccentricities of a few of it's
members. One of the latest of these
is in the form of a church notice
which the colored brethren inserted
in a local paper not long ago.
A certain Rev. Mr.. Fessenden had
been dropped by his flock when they
thought they had found better man.
One Sunday the better man was un1
able to preach, so Rev. Mr.. Fessenden,
who still resided in the town, was.
called upon to fill the pulpit for the
time.
One of the deacons, wishing to make
the change known to the congrega-
ton, inserted an advertisement in the
local paper, announcing that owing
to Brother Jones' poor health, the pull
pit will be filled tomorrow by the
late Mr.. Fessenden. Rec
ord-Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
That Spooky feelin'.

When we're goin.. home at dead O. night
an ever thing is still.
An sorter heshed an solemn an We feel
a kinder chill
A-creepin' up yer backbone an a-fillin'
We with fear,
Say, don't We step right lively when tn
graveyard's near?
Tn trees. they look so ghost-like as Their
branches round they fling.
An tn MONUMENTS seem waitin' Ter
somebody or something.
An tn air is damp an cold-li1s an We
hear mournful cry.
I'll bet ye. hustle lively when th' grave
yards nigh.
Ye kinder look across to see If ever
things all right,
An over there, beyond tn fence. CLEANS
somepin' ghostly white;
Te sWaller hard-a awful lump-an' gasp
fer breath an sigh,
An guess We sorter hustle till tn grave
: = yards by.
Ye take a BACKYARD look, right quick, to
see what's comm there,
Ye thought ye heard tn rustic of a step
benin somewhere,
An when We see it's. nothin' an ye're
= 3 Well beyont at last,
Ye sigh with glad relief becuz tn grave
80 = yards passed.
IN Grace S. Bostwick.
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unmindful of the keen scrutiny Of a
fellow traveller, who eyed her first
with puzzled look, then with a salts
fed air swung himself off at the same
stopping place.
Next morning. bright and early,
Miss Beulah made an amphibious
toilet and started for the frog pond.
Stepping carefully on the floating net
work Of branches and logs she spied
the bright, green head and notified
body of a splendid great fellow and
crept cautiously close to him.
1--WE got you now!" she exclaimed,
putting out her hand and making a
tremendous grab. But he was too
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Adaptable Energetic and Opt:
~ !. mistic. 1t Has Created Great
Wealth Out Of tho Unbounded
Opportunities; of Nature. So .

! -
The horseback era followed the
navigation of the streams, and then
the railroad came to hang the great
spaces of the west with. cities like
long circuits of electric lights waving
along boulevard.
With the railroad the westerner
passed away, leaving the American
citizen proud of his section: With the
railroad came the period of town
building and town booming wherein
the men from the west, travelling
westward in Pullman, endeavored
to make fortunes overnight in real
estate gambling. 1t took the collapse
OF the boom and the awful years that
made Kansas bleed to teach them that
they had found new empire.
In these men are now blended the
traits of the cowboy and of the real
estate man, of the vigilante and the
student Of law, but added to all these
is the conservatism Of the capitalist
and the responsibilities of success.
They plunge" less now, since they
have more to protect. But they are
the same adaptable, energetic, opti-
mistic spirits who pushed the pioneer
ahead and created for themselves
great wealth where only opportunity
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03

1No4ACS OF IT'S PRACTICE 0IInd All
Over the World-Some of tho
Most Prominent of known
Instances.
When the Japanese captured Muk-
den they found the black stone or the
Manchu dynasty, regarded by the Man
chus as marking the center of the
universe. Even without possession Of
the sacred rock it looks as If the Jap
anese were putting themselves pretty
much in the middle of things, and max
ing the rest Of the world spin about
their island kingdom.
The worship of stones was an an
cient and universal custom, and relics
of it's practice are found all over the
world. Up to me end of the nine
teenth century the peasants of the
Norwegian mountains cherished round
stones, which they kept in comfort
able bed of fresh straw. Once week
these stones were carefully washed,
smeared with butter or stepped in ale,
and they were treated with great re-
spect in order that they might bring
good luck to the house.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
5 40. 5: $$l ZEEi ~ 90
GOOD AND 2at+uMoR Gus EXCUSE;
Debtor Really Deserved Grant =of E.
r.. i, tension of Time. ~ = =.

Debtor Really Deserved Grant $of Ex.
r.. 4, tension of Time. s.
~ A prominent business house In Bal
timore placed a bill in the hands OF q
collector, who, in response TO- re
quest for settlement, received the fol
lowing in reply:
my, Dear Sir. Absence from the
city prevented my writing in answer
to yours of recent date.
1T will be utterly impossible for me
to settle the claim you mention at
present, for the very simple but good
reason-I haven't got it.
II lost every penny had in the
world, and considerable I had in the
future, in a theatrical venture last
September. Up to the present time
have not recovered from the shock.
II think if you lay this fact before
your clients they will not advise you
to proceed harshly against me. From
their past experience with my modes
OF procedure in days gone by do not
think they can recall any suspicious
mannerisms which could lead them to
suppose am a debt dodger.
Il have simply been Initiated into
the Lodge of Sorrow, Hard Luck Chap
ter, Fool Division No. SO.
my picture, hanging crape-laden on
the walls of the Hall of Fame, bears
the legend, Sucker No. 33876493.'
my motto is briefly: T would if
could; but haven't, so can't
Fortune may smile, however; up to
the present writing it has given me the
laugh. I have hopes.
directly am in a position even re-
motely suggesting opulence. I assure
you your balance will receive my very
prompt attention. '-Montreal Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
PARIS A WELL LIGHTED CITY
Strange Contrast With Conditions If
Most American Cities.

strange contrast WHIT AOnultionS III
Most American Cities.
Paris offers strange contrast to
London (and to most American cities}
in the matter of street lighting. London
is woefully somber at night. except
at certain points where concert halls
and ''gin mills" are numerous, where
as Paris is brilliantly lighted every
where. Nothing so astonishes the
American visitor as the long lines Of
brilliant gas lamps (incandesant burn
ers, all of which function perfectly
reaching down each and every street
to sparkling perspectives Of diamond
strings. Do you feel disposed to
shrug your shoulders and cry out that
it is garish and unrestful? Please
don't. It is a grand success and a JOY
forever. If you doubt it, come over
here and see for yourselves. I have
carefully observed the placement Of
lampposts and find that in some places
there is one every twenty feet; in less
favored localities, one every forty or
fifty feet, while the little streets have
them at intervals of about 200 feet.
In the case of the poor little streets
the lighting is, at the worst, admirable
not to say magnificent What does
all this cost? 1t costs too much, from
our enlightened Cor unlighted) point
of view. We are content to grope
about in the dark streets. The Par
isian abhOrS darkness Gas he should)
and is willing to pay for light, even
though he may pay pretty dearly for
it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
ITS the Kind Word and the
Thought for tho Deed Done
and the Doer. Out of Which
tho Good 10 Wrought

Cultivate kindness of heart; think
we'll of your fellow men; look with
charity upon the shortcomings in
their lives; do good turn for them
as opportunity offers; and, finally,
don't forget the kind word at the
right time.
How much word of kindness, en-
couragement or appreciation means to
Others, sometimes, and how little it
costs us to give it.
We do not need to wait for some
special occasion, says the Philadelphia
Inq,hrer. When calamity overtakes a
FRIEND words of sympathy and en-
enlargement are offered sincerely
enough, yet in certain respects, as a
matter of course Such an occasion
calls for expression on our part, and
we naturally respond. =: ButNwhy wait
for an occasion? Why not speak the
kind word when there is no special
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03

Dond."
quick and dashed back into the water.
"I1l have you yet" she cried, and,
bending eagerly forward. lost her BAL
ance and fell splashing among the
frightened frogs.
Hold on, I'll help you," shouted q
masterful voice, which thrilled her
hear, and a tall, athletic man came
resolutely toward her and lifted her
dripping form.
"Come, Beulah-hold tight-don' t
be afraid-come with me-"
Amos Hathaway! I'd know your
voice at the North Pole!"
Eyes, Beulah, I was waiting for the
proper time in the day to call. and
came around by the old pond. You
know, dear, vowed I'd never ask
you to come to me again, but I've just
said it,
Don't say another word, Amos, I'M.
til we get ashore 1 don't want to be
engaged in frog pond"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
Byron. Lament on Downfall Of Greece

For standing on the Persian's grave. =
7 could not deem myself slave. y, *@,:>
= King safe on the rocky brow .s5 SIS. h.
Which looks DER sea-born Sa1amfs: X ! 4
And ships, by thousands, lay below, KIP i
And men in :nationsall were hist $s FIJI ID
He counted them at break OF day. -,
And when the sun set where were they1
And where are they? and where art thou.
j; NY country? On thy eless shore E58.
The heroic lay is tuneless W., y, X 81,
\ The heroic bosom beats no more g sE FIX 4
Aid must thy Tyre, i So long divine, aj<
Degenerate into hands like mine Il
Though link d among ~ fettef,d race. 4ss55
To.sfeelfata least a. patriot q sh4
Even as JIS sing. sun use ce
|. For what poet here #s
8EorSC sresKyf blns h; Greece aFtears
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-03-03
] JUST: y ! S Fl y JOKES & ,li|:
SHORT ITEMS MEANT TO CAUSE
g A SMILE.
Sac End Of the Once Noble Ranger Of
the JunaIe-Writer Was Holding his
:: own-The Appropriate Thing for
It 800
Nuritch's Baby.

A Suggestion.
Mr.. Sloman-Now, you're Joking
again, aren't .you?''
Miss Waite-Judge for yourself; you
should know me pretty well by this
time.
Mr.. Sloman-But you puzzle me
sometimes; don't know what to make
Of you.
Miss Waite-No? BY the way, did
you hear about Jack Brown and May
Long? He made her his wife yester-
day.