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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

for they were little more than girls
began to laugh.
Tell her, Nassarah.' said Tsakran,
tell her. And then little 11assarah
began, after the manner of the Turks,
in beginning to relate story: The
beginning Of the tale-good evening,
most honorable company. When 1
married Hilmi Pasha I was so much!
in love with him I was nearly luna
tic with delight and happiness I
could not sleep, but just lay there, and
watched him. while he slept, and"
Here the other wife broke in the
narrative. You must see him. she
said. He is an ideal lover, so tall, so
handsome, blue eyes, and how be
walks, So and she began to stalk
across the room after the manner Of
her. lord and master. Nassarah
grabbed her quickly and sat her on a.
cushioned divan. Keep quiet she
said. This is my story Then the
girls giggled for moment, when Mas
sarah continued. Soon my other little
girl came,' she went on, and suffered
greatly. The doctor said should not
have any more children And had no
boy for Hilmi Pasha. It was then I
thought of plan. Tsakran came to
see me. She was young, beautiful and
ready to marry. She knew how noble
and good Hilmi was. So we laid our
plan. That night put my arms around,
my lords neck and told him he must
marry Tsakran. At first he thought,
and then I told him he must not think
at all about it. Tsakran has brought
us two sons, and Hilmi is just as hap
py as we are Both women laughed
with delight.
what is done,' I said, in cases OF
intidelity? Does the law punish?"
mo. Such cases are very rare.
When they do happen"-with an ex-
nressive shrug of the shoulders-"the
result usually. is a. little poison in the
tea. Sometimes the man disappears,
sometimes the woman, sometimes
BOTH
"And is there no Investigations"
''None. You see, the law requires
immediate burial. There is no official
reports of deaths, and never is there
any inquiry into the private affairs of
the household. But you see there are
SO few opportunities for intrigue. Per-
| haps the practice of part Of the Turk
! ish system would be disastrous. But
in it's entirety it seems to produce a
very happy people. The Turkish hus-
band is always a lover. He is always
counting. He does not spend all of his
time with one wife. And somehow or
other, love seems to last longer than
it does under the European system. I
have told you before, however, I do
not endorse or condemn. simply re.
| late facts and results"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Great Stunt by Geronimo.

In a single day Geronimo, when in
his prime, ran forty miles on foot,
rode 500 miles on one stretch, as fast
as he could change horses, and so
completely wore out the column which
finally captured him that three sets
of officers were needed to finish the
chase, and not more than one-third
of the troopers who started were in
at the, finish. i. . -. =.
= ! :Wrinkled and crafty and cruel is
his swarthy face today, but the fire
Of his Internal energy has died and he
IFS no more than a relic of the Geron-
mo; Of whom Gen. Miles said after
their first meeting. = !: y.-l :<:l..@:*
.::He rode into our camp and dis
mounted, a:prisoner. He was one OF
the brightest, most resolute, determin
ed men I ever met, with the sharpest
.clearest dark eye. Every movement
showed power and energy. I'D y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

and Of the best families: l: found them
extremely happy in their new condi-
ton, far happier7in fact than when1
had left them, for they had accom-
plished the one great ambition: of the
followers Of Allah-of9th were moth:
ers: My welcome was. warm and sim
cere. Yet I had hardly removed the
dust of travel and enjoyed the luxury
of a bath before Nassarah said to me
with the usual Turkish candor: Silver
cloud of the sky we are so happy to
see you, but you have changed so
much; your facets not as beautiful as
it was; the cruel people you have been
with must have Acaused you much az
ony of mind. You do not smile as you
once did-and see we are so happy"
"*Tell me- I said, how you came to
marry the same husband Both girls
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
HELPS CLERKS EvADE DEBTS.
Peculiar Ruling of the National De-
partment of State.

The department of state at Wash
ington is we'll known for it's exclusive
ness,' remarked an official of another
department to a reporter, "and that is
particularly the case with respect to
changes in the classified force of the
department. There were a number of
promotions there last week. [ heard a
newspaper man ask for the changes
for publication. He was told they
would not be given out. Knowing that
such was contrary to the practice of
other executive departments, I asked
one OF the officials the reason for Sc
crecy, and what do you think was the
explanation? Why, simply that some
of the clerks were in debt to local
merchants and did not want them to
know that their salaries had been in
creased for fear that they would be
called upon to settle. Some people
may think that a good reason for Sc
crecy, but to my mind it was a good
reason for publicity. The heads of the
departments have been frequently
urged to compel delinquent clerks to
settle their just debts, and while, as a
rule, they have declined to interfere,
never before heard Of an instance
where the department thought it neces.
sary to assist the employees in the
evasion Of their financial obligations, u
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22


will vote soon, 4 know. Then all this
wickedness will be swept away. You
cannot keep advanced ideas down in
America, I fancy, any more than you
can in Turkey.'"
But, Mrs. Brown" said, "is not
this the reasoning of ignorance, and
surely ignorance is not happiness?"~
II suppose it isl was the reply, "but
it is not the ignorance you mean. 1t
is an ignorance of the manners, GUS
toms and viewpoint Of America, but
see how little you know of the man.
ners, customs and viewpoint of Tur-
key" And then she laughed, rip
ping, silvery laugh that smacked of
merriment rather than mockery while
she gave me time to think it over"
Some of the most refined women of
Turkey are not educated perhaps in
the American sense continued Mrs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Improvement on Plated Skirt.

The plated skirt, while smart in
the extreme and popular beyond the
dreams of even it's most ardent advo.
Gates, is so generally used that most
of us will welcome any departure
from it's somewhat conventional lines.
The only thing that looks like sue.
cessful rival of plated skirt popularity
is the side-front-closing skirt. This
mode is to be noted in the latest cos.
tunes of several women known for
their cleverness in dress effects. A
yellow tan broadcloth had the skirt
so fastened on the left front, the fast.
enings being accomplished by broad.
cloth buttons set in black rims. The
little coat, half-ftted effect reaching
just to the hips, was buttoned on the
side also, with buttons similar in style
but a size smaller. Still another side.
front effect was noted in buff lans.
downe costume in which the plain
waist was attached to circular skirt,
and both fastened with large covered
mold buttons of brown silk. Two
three-inch-wide bands of brown silk
trimmed the skirt, and one finished
the loose sleeves.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
PROCESS KEEPS GARMENTS IN
FRESHNESS.
Fatal Mistake to Allow Lines and
Wrinkles to Show-Proper Way
to Clean and Press Skirts
Wash Frocks.

A clever girl with more taste than
money always puts away her ribbons
and laces to rest. This is not so much
TO freshen them, though they are i'm
proved by it, as to have something
which is apparently new to her friends
when she rewears them after their
'rest cure''
Nothing induces shabbiness in coats
and gowns more than the lines and
wrinkles which show that they have
Deen worn and reworn. Walking
creases make garment old before it
has done it duty.
Men know this better than women
and this is why a man is we'll dressed
with a small wardrobe, because every
week Or so he makes a change of
suits, sends the suit he has been wear
ing to the tailor and never by any
chance allows wrinkle to become
fixed in his garments
Here is plan that has been tried
with success for cleaning and pressing
skirts: Brush them first, then whisk
off with a clean brush dampened in
ammonia and warm water. Any stain
can be removed if rubbed out at once
with a mixture of equal parts of am
monia, alcohol and water.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

literature of their own. Many of them
are clever writer's. They don't jam
their heads full of Henry Jameses and
Laura Jenesses, of course, but really
they are not to be blamed for that.
The European literature shocks them.
They can see nothing but wickedness
in the American women-for, they
say, does she not force all sorts OF
vice by refusing her lord to obey the
will Of Allah. She wants her husband
to'love her and her home, yet she
drives him to desertion and deceit"
'sThe seemingly logical arguments
and the wonderful views of the new
woman of Turkey show clearly what
an amazing influence environment and
custom have on life. The new Turkish
man is totally different. He is moth
ing more than the Turk of deprayity.
He has discarded his religion and he
finds his: delight in parading French
and other women of lax character in
public, much to the general disgust.
He is: generally stunned And usually
he dies quickly. Drink kills him. The
Turk is not used to alcohol. Allah for
bids it. Alcohol is rarely seen in.
Turkey, and when the Turk becomes
a New Turk":and runs to license he
gets crazy and dies. The Turk brought
to manhood in the faith of his fathers,
and then reformed is doomed more
surely than the murderer in his CELL"
"RVf tho hoor+ ochoc,. Tho 61111 1cio1x
en1ng pain Of love: that is lost, that
must ll be felt at least in some in
Stances said, what Of ::these?" r. -
f LET me tell you, said Mrs. Brown;
of my first visit to. the harem after
my return to Constantine where
found e lllp that two of my..gir1 friends had
= married the same husband n assarah
!; and I q 4 T'sakran. They i were beautiful
girls, natural come dians, int llectual,
-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

choose another. Think of the beauti-
full husband one might have if she had
not allowed to have more than one
husband--that is, one at time-she
said that seemed very silly. Yet this
woman was quite intellectual, and her
new idea of freedom did not seem to
shock her sense of refinement in the
least.
"You see, there is tremendous
simplicity Of nature to be considered.
The Turkish women are just like chill
dren, considering them in connection
with moral viciousness, as we under
stand it. The Turkish new woman
cannot see why a woman is not justi-
fled in having four husbands when
man is justified in having four wives.
The justification Of the man is never
questioned. Her Turkish sister of the
old school explains in vain that Allah
has not so intended-that man and
woman are differently constituted.
The thought of bringing into the world
large number of children is not
shocking to her. On the contrary, to
be mother is the supreme happiness,
and she cannot seem to conceive that
children cannot be disposed of in
Americas Just as they are in Turkey.
Surely, she thinks if they cannot be
sold into Slavery, then the state will
make an allowance for them.
81 continued the conversation with
this young; girl just to gather her view
point. When told her the state in
America never takes charge of chill
dren and that parents have to accept
this financial and moral responsibility
of their rearing, that this is regarded
as private and not government af-
fair, she said, oh, dear! What wick
ed government'-and then, as if sud-
den inspiration burst upon her-'But
all this will be changed, won't it, be-
cause you elect your own government,
don't you, and they will put new
ruler in power?' l told her that the
American men had no idea of chang
ing their laws in this respect, and this
seemed to delight her greatly. 1t came
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
BEAUTIFUL EFFECTS SEEN IN BRALDS

purpose. Additional effect is also
given to goods striped broad by sew
ing soutache along the edge Of such
strips. Considering all this without
what may be hereafter devised, the.
demand for soutache is likely to con-
tinue through to fall, if not for an
other whole year or so.
We might be threatened with "yel-
low peril in the world of dress if
fashion had not given first place to
brown, for it is not easy to recall
year when SO many lemon shades have
been handed down to us-no slang in.
tended. For thin summer frocks,
moutarde and lemon-tinted NOUS
selines, muslins, batistes are displayed
in bewildering variety, and they are
unusually pretty trimmed with fine
silk soutache braid, which is fire.
quently combined with a delicate bit
Of embroidery carried out with chine
or very narrow satin ribbon For sum-
mer gowns, cable shirrings of satin
are also much used, and the heavier
the cords the more effective.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
No Occasion for DISPLAY,

A congressman was addressing a
large audience a few days ago and
told the following story on Represen-
tative Longworth:
Zone day this winter Representa-
tive Longworth, son-in-law of the
president, met Speaker Cannon and
invited him to dinner couple of
nights from that time Speaker Can.
non had heard from another source
that President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were to be at the dinner, and he hest.
tated for minute.
"As the house is meeting late these
days, am afraid I will not have time
to get home after adjournment and
get my clothes changed in time for
your dinner" he said.
"Oh, we'll, that's all right replied
Representative Longworth. "You need
not worry about your clothes. There's
just going to be some of my wife's
folks around to- dinner
"Uncle Joe" went to the dinner.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Giving Clothes a Rest

After the skirt is thoroughly clean
ed, brushed and dried lay it on the
pressing table or board, pin each plat
down in it's proper fold, cover the skirt
with piece Of dark, wooden goods,
which had been previously dampened,
and then press.
After it is pressed hang it up care
fully and leave the plaits pinned:
down until used
To remove dust from silk skirts do
not use brush, but wipe them with
a piece of velveteen, which will not
wear the silk and will remove the dust
much better than a brush
Silk or ruffled skirts should be fitted
with tapes sewed on the lower ruffles,
by which they can be hung upside.
down. This prevents the skirt from
sagging and the ruffle from dropping
Gown of delicate material should be
put away in long boxes or bureau
drawers, each skirt being folded in the
plaits into which it should fall when
worn. The bodices should be stuffed
with tissue paper, the sleeves and
trimmings filled out with tissue paper
Also q
Wash frocks should always be put
away in trunks, boxes or drawers,
whether they have been worn or not,
for in hanging they grow stringy, are
more easily affected by dampness and
lose freshness.
Suits and frocks should be carefully
gone over and mended and repaired
before they are put away for rest.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
TOOK COLD PLUNGE
PRESIDENT ADAMS WAS FOND OF
WINTER BATHING.
That He Would Break the Ice in the
Potomac to Get His Uusal Swim
Is a Well-Attested Fact.

Before the cheerful glow of we'll
illed latrobe stove one evening last
winter in a Washington residence sew
aral gentlemen were having sympo-
SUM. They we're talking over all
sorts of matters, including, of course,
the overcoming topic of the
weather.
Il expect" remarked one of the
party, man from Boston, If that
rugged old gentleman from my state,
John Quincy Adams, was with us now
he would have chance to indulge in
what we have often been told was one
of his favorite habits-that is, going
down to the river on cold winter morn
ings and breaking the ice preparatory
to a plunge in the Potomac. I have
never believed that yarn, however"
continued the New England man, "but
have always looked upon it as one of
the usual fables that crop out in this
city every now and then"
We'll, you might as we'll believe it,"
said Washington man, who is pretty
we'll advanced in years, "for it is a
well-attested fact I knew in my
younger days gentleman of this city,
one of the most prominent physicians
of ante-bellum days, and later on
distinguished officer in the confed-
crate army, who has assured me and
others as we'll that when he was a
mere lad he has seen President John
Quincy Adams break the thin ice in
the Potomac on winter morning and
take a plunge into the water
IN my younger days." further re-
marked the Washington man, Il have
seen a number of people baptized in
the Potomac when the mercury in the
thermometer was below the freezing
point. But don't you make any mis-
take" he said to the gentleman from
Boston, about John Quincy Adams
swimming in the icy Potomac. There
are men living in Washington to-day
whose fathers and grandfathers have
seen him in the act. Maybe that &C.
counted for his long life, for he was
so years of age when he had his fatal
stroke of apoplexy in the house of
representatives of which he was a
member at the time of his DEATH
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Life in Capital Is Cos+Iv

Senators and members of congress
are rebelling against the cost of living
in Washington. Elaborate entertain.
ing was inaugurated during the Cleve
land administration and the power OF
millions was felt and set the pace,
Thirty thousand dollars a year is con.
sidered a very moderate outlay for the
maintenance of a family of high-fyers
in the national capital.-El Paso
(Tex) Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
TRIMMING FOR THE JUMPER.
White Lace and Light Embroideries
Cunningly Used.

Many of the new cloth frocks de-
signed with jumper bodices show a
tendency to introduce about the neck
and shoulders a trimming much dark
er than the tone of the dress material,
but this is combined with quantities
of white lace and light embroideries
which, of course, are admirably set
of by the dark background of braid
Of silk bands. There is no embellish-
:ment, no matter how elegant, where
buttons do not fit in nicely, and many
of the most successful = decorative
schemes owe much of their merit to
the introduction of various little nov
elites in the way of buttons. =
Nothing is more effective upon a
dark brown or black dress than a
touch Of yellow, and a good way. to In
troduce q little vivid coloring into the
fashionable jumper blouse Is to make
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

little shield for the front, starting
at nothing on each side and gradually
broaden out until the greatest width
is in the exact center. The sleeve car
ries out the same idea by the intro
duction of a little colored embroidery
in the seam just at the wrist, the en-
broidery being carried round the
wrist,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

Brown, yet they are intelligent, and
tell you they are happy. I don't
think American education absolutely
necessary to happiness"
"But do these women read?"
Eyes. And they have very sweet
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

within hailing distance of her new
found hobby: I see,' she said. And
that is why the American women want
to vote! Isn't that noble-and they
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22
Bridal Couples Scarce.

7'V31 000P10S 00d1CS.
The hotel people say there are not
so many bridal couples in Washington
as in previous years. They give MO
reason for the change. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-22

Collar of white linen, tucked and
embroidered; unique jabot of embroid-
cred linen, and plated Swiss edged
with lace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
Hartman to Restore Coal Lands.

Washington, April Sit has been
learned that the Hartman corpora
tions, whose ramifications extend to
coal lands and other vast interests in
the far west, are offering to restore to
the government properties they have
heretofor claimed as theirs by good
and ample title. They prefer to do
this rather than be prosecuted. Coal
lands worth in the aggregate millions
of dollars are to be restored to the
public domain as a result of recent
activities OF the interstate commerce
commission.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-04-05
OTHER HEARTS ARE TO ACHE
Hartman Letter Brings Trouble ON
the Man Who Sold 1t.


New York, April 5.-Frank w. Hill,
stenographer. has been arrested
charged with having sold to a newspa-
per a personal letter of e. H. Harri-
man. The warrant was sworn to by
Alexander Millar, secretary of the I'm
Ion Pacific Railroad company, of which
Hartman is the president, and was
served by detective from the dis
trict attorneys office. Hill was locked
up at police headquarters. The letter
IN question was addressed by Harri-
man to Sydney Webster and was first
published here by The World last Tues
day morning. Statements therein con-
tanned called forth reply from Presi-
dent Roosevelt Tuesday afternoon.
Hill is 81 years of age and lives in
Brooklyn. Action against him was tax
en- under the section of the penal code
which defines as a misdemeanor the
act of "a person who willfully and
without authority either takes a letter,
telegram or private paper belonging to
smother, or a copy thereof, and pub
fishes the whole, or any portion there
Of" Assistant District Attorney Paul
Krotel has charge of the case. and it
is said that the arrest will, it is be
lieved. discourage the publication of
letters of another prominent man
which, according to report, recently
had been offered for sale.
A copy of the Hartman letter in
which the writer stated that the ma
tional executive had appealed to him
for funds for the campaign of 1904
made, it is alleged, from Hills ste
nographic notes and in his handwrit-
ing. was offered for sale to a Brooklyn
paper and later to a New York paper,
both Of which declined to purchase.
The New York paper subsequently
turned the copy over to the district
attorneys office.
Hill was employed in Harriman's Of
fee for twenty-one years. About a
year ago he was discharged because.
it is said, of friction with other en-
ployes. Recently he entered the brok-
erage office of De Coppet & Doremus.
He has a wife and two children. When
asked whether he cared to make any
explanation Hill replied that he was
too greatly perplexed to discuss the
matter. Neither Hartman nor any one
connected with his office would com
ment upon the arrest