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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
Froo Builds STRANGE Nest.

South America has a frog of pc
culiar habits Dwelling in the viz
gin forests, at the tops of the highest
trees, it chooses as. the site of it,
nursery some hollow stump and the1
proceeds to line it with rosin procured
from trees in the neighborhood. Thi.
lining serves to catch and hold the
rainwater with which it quickly be
comes filed. AS soon as this takes
place the eggs are laid therein, and
here they undergo development into
tadpoles. How the rosin is collected
is mystery, nor is it yet known how
the separate pieces become welded t.
form the watertight basin necessary
to insure the safety of the treasure,
deposited therein.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
BELONGED 70 HANNAH DUSTIN,
Old Chair Has Many Interesting His
toricaI Associations.

The chair represented in the sketch
Is very old and Of historic value. It
was once the property of Hannah
Dustin, famous for her thrilling ad-
venture with the Indians. She gave
it to one of her daughters as we'd
ding present.
1t was passed down from genera
ton to generation, until at last it
came into the possession of one Of
the direct descendants of Hannah
Dustin, an old lady commonly known
among her neighbors as "Aunt Sally"
She was a spinster and lived alone
on farm near Sanbornton, N II.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
The We king
i.
:S'erUant
Problem
BY Mary E. wilkins

Brains More Necessary Than
Physical Strength in the Kitchen
Society to Blame for Servants
Wrong Estimate Of Domestic
Service Mistress Needs Com
plete knowledge. of Housekeeping
to Direct Blind Willingness and
Bovine Obedience - Position of
Domestic Servant Should Be
Made More Attractive - Time
Needed for Solution of the
Problem.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
Advanced Woman in India

NVVd1ICSU WOMAN III InoIa.
A Rangoon (India) lady recently
purchased a bicycle for her own use
So far as is known, this is the first
5 purchase of its kind by lady wear
ing the orthodox Buddhist dress
About six years ago Rangoon i'm
porter offered q prize of Rs5O0 and Z
cycle to any Burmese lady who would
ride round F'ytche Square Gardens
but the oker wassnot taken up.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29

!: TO him that. hath it shall be given
1 (to>get out Of paying his taxes) but
from him that hath not shall be taken
/; directly 81 Indirectly even that
which ne zhath Puck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
eINIaT

Bini women carry their trays tt
market on their heads. The body OF
the tray Is made of pieces of the mid
rib Of the raphia palm and the side,
composed of stout pieces of calamus
The sides are movable and can b.
turned down fat on top.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29

So long as we love, we serve. So
long as we are loved by others I
would almost say we are indispensa-
>ble; and no man is useless while
he has friend.-Robert Louis Stew
epson.y ~ 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29

Although often urged to sell this
chair, she always refused and kept
it as long as she lived.
After her death, her property was
sold at auction and the chair was
bought by Mrs. Eastman of Sanborn-
ton, who previously had made several
futile attempts to secure it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
CRUSHING RICE.

The rice is placed in large bas
ket and crushed with a wooden pole
which is guided with the foot.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
Being Searched For by
the Mccormick Heirs.
Supposed TO Be In Some Frisco
Safe Deposit Vault.
Deathbed Attempt to Dlvulge Ito
Whereabouts Failed.

San Francisco, Dec. 29.-Hiddcn away
in safe deposit vaults and in banks in
San Francisco there Is at least S20n,oG0
for which a search has been made for
more than a year by the relatives Of
the late John Alexander Mccormick
former proprietor of the Mccormick
Chemical Co., one of the largest on the
Pacific coast Mccormick died i'll San
Francisco in November, 1906.
Since that time the widow and her
son, his sister Mrs. Mary Doyle Of San
Mateo, to whom the bulk Of the proper
ty is supposed to have been left, and
his brother, William Mccormick, have
been trying to find his bank books and
the large blocks of government bonds
he was known to possess.
Mccormick made every effort to keep
secret the location of his fortune On
his death bed he attempted to reveal
its place Of concealment to his rela-
tives. but before he had concluded his
tale he lapsed into unconsciOuSness and
death left the mystery unsOlved. The
6. arch for the fortune has led the at
torneys into a labyrinth. involving A
deaf and dumb attorney, a half-dOzen
aliases. and another Mccormick estate,
also surrounded by a mystery which
bears no relation to that in question.
Mccormick was native Of California
and established the chemical company
in 1884 His business netted him large
sums In 1891 he was divorced from his
first wife and she obtained large sum
from him. He was compelled to pay for
his vifes support.
1t is thought that his trouble with his
first wife led him to adopt the scheme
of hiding his property. He was again
married about 10 years ago. and five
years afterward he and his wife became
involved in trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30

dt several points along the river there
are also other places where there are
good fields of ice. although of course
1t IS Yet thin. Commencing as far up
the river above this city as ice is har-
vested there is open water in front of
the Rich house at Farmngdale, but III
front of the Chelsea, Old Orchard, RAN
dolph and Smithtown houses there are
good fields of ice, the freeze being a
good one. At the Lodges houses, which
were formerly the property of the Great
Falls Ice Co. of Washington, D. c.,
there is open water, while at the indie
pendent houses, the next block of
buildings below those just mentioned
tWo-thirds of the field is closed and
the balance open. At the Nahumkeag
houses the field is open, and below that
place there is a jam at TrOtt'S Point
The river is open from the Hathorn
houses to the sea.
The present capacity on the kenne-
bee river is between 100000 and SOC, 900
tons, and II is estimated that more
than half Of this capacity is now emp
ty, Tho places at which there is avail
able space for the storage of ice this
winter are as follows: The Rich houses,
the Old Orchard houses, the Chelsea
houses and the stack at Randolph are
empty. also one-half of tho south
houses at Shutdown. AT the Lodges
the houses are empty. also the south
| Independent houses. the Nahumkeag
| and Hathorn houses. At Cedar Grove
the houses are two-thirds empty and
at Icehoro the houses are half full
| The Modoc houses are empty and there
| is an empty capacity Of 10000 tons. at
the Stearns Point houses. The Under
wood houses are empty. At Swan Is
| land the houses are two-thirds empty,
and the Hodges and Sagadahoc houses
are empty
| The places at which there is ice are
| Randolph. Smithtown, independents.
Berry, Cedar Grove, Iceboro and
Stearn's point.
At the other places in Maine where
the company operates, there is an emp
| ty capacity Of 10000 tons in the Arctic
houses on the Penobscot river at Ban
gor, and the houses at BOothbay. Bris-
tol and Portland are about half empty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
Will CUT ICE THIS
WINTER ON kENNEBEC,
Manager l. c. Ballard Expects to Have
$500 Men at Work by the
First Day Of March.

Gardiner. Me, Dec. 29-(SpeciaD.-
From statements made by L. c. Ballard
the Maine manager for the American
Ice Co, Saturday, it does not appeal.
that the outlook for the ice harvest
on the Kennebec river this winter is
nearly as dark as some of the dis
patches which have been sent out from
this city would have it, and while of
course the crop will be great deal
more dependent upon conditions than
it was in the days when the Kennebec
furnished the bulk of the ice used in
the Atlantic and Middle States. still
there is every indication at this time
that there will be busy times on some
of the ice fields before the winter is
gone.
MIR. Ballard said i'll speaking of the
outlook that judging from present in
dicationS he expected to have $500 men
working on the river by the first Of
March. With the exception of such
houses as are already filled with ice,
the different places are ready to run
and men are now at work making lays
and such other parts of the equipments
as are needed.
The company, he said. is fortunate in
having quite an amount OF ice on hand
which was carried over from last sea-
son, and in view of the continued ab-
SCncc of winter weather this ice may
prove gOdSend. The company will,
however. cut what il needs IL supply
its market, which comprises the cities
of New York. Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington, d. G., and if there is
demand for ice from outside markc t.
a sufficient supply will also be cut for
that purpose.
Tho talk made about the ice machines
in connection with the harvest. he said
was idle. as the machines could nc
more produce the supply than they
could two years ago, and would have
no more effect on the amount cut Oh
lie river.
Another matter which was taken III
was the statement that the river was
clear of ice to the sea, which is inCOr-
rect, for while there are open places
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
THAW'S SECOND TRIAL
Will BEGIN ON JAN 6.
Insanity Will Be Plea, Without Men,
tioning Unwritten Law---Eve|yn and
A|ieniStS Will Be Storm CenterS.

New York, 29-One week from tomor-
row Harry X. Thaw will be called
second time before a jury to meet the
charge of having murdered Stanford
White. There have been several post
ponements of the second hearing of
this noted case, but it is now said there
will be no further delay. Thaw and
his attorneys are actively preparing for
the trial and the states case has been
ready for presentation for some time.
It is announced Mrs. William Thaw,
mother of the defendant, is expected in
the city by next Saturday. Mrs. Thaw
has been in very poor health it is said
but believes she will be able to be with
her son during the opening hours of his
second effort for life and freedom. Other
members of the family circle, including
Mrs George w. Carnegie. Harry Thaw's
sister, and Josiah and Edward Thaw,
his brothers. are also expected to reach
the city during the week and will re-
main throughout the trial.
The Countess of Yarmouth. the de-
PENDANTS sister, is in England, and is
not expected to attend the second trial.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who has
been daily visitor at the Tombs ever
since the mis-trial on April l. last will
be in the court room next Monday. 1t
is not yet known whether the rule eX
Guiding all witnesses from the court
after the jury has been empanelled will
be invoked at the coming trial. 1t is
presumed it will not be, for the testi-
mony brought out at the first trial is
too we'll known to make the separation
of witnesses of material advantage to
either side.
There have been many rumors as to
the plans of the defence for the second
trial, and it has been reported that an
entirely new line of action would be
followed.
1t can authoritatively be said, how
ever, that the defence Will be same.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will again relate
her story to the jury and that an i'm
posing array of expert alienists will
again undertake to establish the con-
tention that Thaw was insane at the
time he killed Stanford White in the
Madison Square roof garden. but has
so far recovered his mental balance aS
to be no longer menace to the com i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
Against the Estate Of Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy.
Son and Other Heirs viii Again
Try For The Property.
Her Million Dollar Gift TO the Poor
Leads to This Move.

Boston. Dec. ga new lawsuit in
volving the fortune of Mrs. Mary Baker
G. Eddy. the aged head of the Chris
tan Science church, and far broader
one i'll legal scope than the original bill
in equity which was voluntarily dropped
last August by the next friends" is to
be entered at Concord. n. H., soon by
counsel for Mrs. Eddy's son, George
". Glover. Of Lead City, S. d.. and
other heirs.
1t will be directed against the three
trustees of Mrs. Eddy's estate appoint
ed under the terms of her famous deed
of trust of March g. by which she turn
cd over every bit of her property to
their care for life, reserving only the
right to use the income and certain
realty.
Mrs. Eddy's recent announcement Of
her plan to set aside 81 900 of her
estate to found an institution where
worthy poor might be schooled in
Christian Science inspired the latest
litigation. which promises to revive all
the points and technicalitics that ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30

munity and therefore is entitled to
freedom.
1t is declared that no mention will
be made of higher or "unwritten
law" but the defence will adhere strict
ly to a plea Of legal insanity at the
time the act was committed-a defect
of reason which rendered Thaw in
capable of knowing the nature o. quail
ty of his act. or that the act was wrong.
1t is such defect which under the
New York statutes excuses the COM
mission of an otherwise criminal act.
Mistakes made at the first trial Thaw's
attorneys will studiously try to avoid
during his second trial. In the matter
of expert testimony for instance. they
will offer only that which proved most
effective before. And having once felt
the sting of District Attorney Jeromes
skillful cross-examination as to all
phases of all diseases affecting the
brain, several OF the Thaw experts will
be in a much more secure position than
they We're at the first trial.
EVELYN Thaw, II has been variously re-
ported, would and would not take tho
stand in defence of her husband. There
is no longer any doubt that she will. 9th
erwise il would be difficult for the de-
fence to predict n plea of insanity. With
out her story as the moving cause for the
mental state which spent its fury in the
death of Stanford White on the gaily
lighted crowded summer roof garden.
Harry Thaw's plea for immunity from
punishment would have little to back it.
Evelyn Thaw again will be the storm
center of the trial and the next in i'm
portance to her testimony will be the tes-
timony of several a liens who testified
before. District Attorney jerome. OF
course. will be prined TO combat the tes-
tinony Of the alienists.
His formidable hypothetical question,
which was put to nine state experts to-
gcther and upon which they based opin-
ions entirely different from those held by
the experts for the defence, will be pol
ished up for use in rebuttal. The states
direct case will again be very brief. II
will be augmented by the testimony of
James Clinch Smith. brotherin-law OF
Stanford White. who met and talked with
Thaw the night of the tragedy. Mr..
Continued on Page T'n.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
Attempts to Wipe Out En-
tire New York Family,
SatMates House with OIL and
Fires Il In The Might.
Father Anglers the Society BY Rs.
fusIng to Be BlackmaIled.

New York. Dec. 29.-Angered by the
persistent refusal to be blackmailed.
members of the Black Hand Society at
tempted to burn Salvatore Scarito. his
wife and five children to death Satur-
day by saturating the large tenement
in which they lived. S Irvington street.
with oil and setting fire to it.
To reap their revenge on this man
who hal defied them these Black Hand
members risked the lives of IL other
families in the house.
This is not the first time Scarito has
been attacked in the dark by the MUIR
derous gang. He began receiving let
tiers from the society in the summer
of 1906
Send us $500 or we will wipe out you
and your family" one letter read.
Scarito was then barber with a good
business in Second avenue. between
First and Second streets. He turned
the letter over to Police Captain Nc
Dernott, then in command of the Fifth
street station and was told to keep a
tryst with the Black Handlers. The
next letter told him to meet man at
149th street and 10th avenue and have
the money with him.
Followed by two detectives Scarito
kept the engagement. but the tip that
he was to be followed leaked out. and
the society men were not there to meet
him. That night Scarito's barber shop
was blown up with dynamite and his
wife ard five children had narrow es-
canes from death.
Continually bounded by the gang
Scarito was at last driven out Of bust
ness. Recently he leased the tenement
in Irvineton street from Emanuel Ram
helm. He had rented quarters in the
house to other families and in the past
fcw months believed he had escaped the
gang
SATURDAY mornings fire was discover
Cd hv Philip OPrier. a fire ratrolman,
stationed at IrvinEton street. where n
sn,nU tlaze occurred several NIGHTS ago.
0'Pricn acted rronntly that the
nar,nS ~0t little hna1wav.
Chief Cro"ker and his men found tre
cellar Of tho hn'idIne 50 turated with nii
and can Of the same had been placed
in the path Of the flames
Tho incendiarv had got into the cellar
through the coal shnte. The police sav
there is no doubt it was the work of
tho RIack Hnud. and that Scar'to and
his family. who live on the third floor
were tho intended victims.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30

New Orleans, Dec. 29.-Thcrc Is
,ouch mystery in Honduras as to the
destination of a steamship load OF gro
ccries which has gone ashore.
According to a cable message re-
c.ivcd ut the Office Of the United Fruit
70 In this CITY. the steamer Alps is on
C,Iovcr's reef. about 80 miles from
puarto CortcZ on the coast of Spanish
Honduras.
II was the Alps that carried, from
this city eight days ago, William Adle''
president of the State Nationai f'anh'
Moses Schwartz. president Oh the
schwartz Foundry Co. and large
s,nn,v of groceries from the firm 81 a.
,,i,er A. Co, of which Adler was ais"
the head.
As the Alps did not reach Puerto
Cortcz on time. much speculation as 10
tho steamers real destination Fiat''d,
,a tho consul for Honduras capIed
liz. government from here the tuil he
tni1. of the Schwartz-Adler affair ana
asked if the large cargo OF stores was
lily intended for his government
nh, cable message received ny 'nc
rnitnd Fruit Co. was brief. simply
.tatinr the position of the steamer "''''
,..,,.,ng that aid had been sent from
Port Belize.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30
Aged James Mcbride
E|opes With Lady Love.
Family Feared That Wealthy
Father Might Again Marry
But No One Suspected His Choice
Would Be "Aunt Winnie"

New York. Dec. 29.-JameS Mcbride.
Sc wears old. a wealthy retired dairy
man. has elopcd with Miss Winifred
O'DonneH. 40 years his Junior. and is
now with his bride at Colorado Springs.
Miss O'Donnel had been invited to
family Christmas reunion at the home
of Mrs Rose Mcbride. sister-in-law OF
the eloping bridegroom. She was like
one Of the family and the young folks
called her Aunt Winnie" Miss O'Don-
nell sent word that she would be very
busy and unable to leave her home.
McBridcs son and daughter had
feared he would marry some day. ana
had been careful 10 keep possibly de-
signing spinstcrs and widows at dis
lance; but no one suspected Aunt
Winnie"
Soon the tip got around the neigh
borhood that Mr. Mcbride had mar
ried The McBrdes found the cab
man and he showed the jewelers.
box which had contained the wedding
ring. He told how he had driven Mr..
Mcbride to Miss O'DonnelrS home on
coles street. Jersey City. There was
only one stop on the way, and that
was to purchase a bouquet OF req
roses.
Investigation showed that the cere-
mony was performed by FIR. Duffy at
st Nichaers church, Ninth street, Jer>
scy City, on Dec. is,
on one Of several postal CARDS rs
ccivcd by Mr. McBride's FRIENDS an"
relatives the bridegroom had written:
winnie and l are married and are
having the time Of our lives. we are
coming back in about three months
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-30

cited the interest of the world at the
former court proceedings.
1t was learned last night that George
W. Glover and his daughter Mary
would soon come East and attempt to
take possession of the household Of
Mrs. Eddy. even If haheas corpus pro-
ceedings had to be resorted to.
Formal notices were yesterday served
upon Trustees Mcclellan. Fernald and
Baker ordering them not to make the
81 900, 900 or any other approximation
from Mrs. Eddy's estate pending the
outcome of the litigation. Senator
hard at work in Concord all week. He
expects to leave for Washington to-
night.
Yes. the entire litigation Is to be re-
opened" said Former United States
Senator Chandler Of Waterloo. N. H.,
at the Parker House last night, land
Mrs. Eddy is herself responsible for II.
She has declared war this time. and by
her attitude has indicated that she IN
prepared to fight her heirs. 80 there
was nothing left for us to do but ar
range to institute new proceedings.
I'VE shall bring a straight lawsuit.
one of wider range and one atfording
us far more rights and privileges than
was conveyed by the bill in equity
brought to determine her sanity. We
shall not have to hurry this time. There
will be ample opportunity to make all
the arrangements we desire and to get
whatever dispositions We please even
those of Mrs. Eddy and Calvin A.
FRYE"