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Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

knew that certain alderman in
certain town on Long Island was bitter
ly opposed to granting franchise to an
electric line, and soon after | heard that
the franchise had been granted, and that
he had voted for it, l met him on the
train and said:
'"Then you changed your mind about
that franchise?'
Yes, | had to-" he replied.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

She battles in the morning, plays tennis
at noon,
And dresses six times like bell,
She dances each night until daylight has
come
While she rests" at the summer hotel.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-11

FIXED FOR 1T.
Bessle-Do you care for roller skatngf
Tom-Not me! The only time ever
tried it skated beautifully on my head.
Bessie-The wheels must have come in
handy.
SUMMER GIRLS LOVE.
And hast thou ever loved before?"
He asked II pray thee, speak,
She bluohed; her sweet eyes sought the
floor,
She answered: mot this week."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

the hope of. the nation that as a com
promise, Republicans and Democrats
would unite and return Gray to his
place.
It is significant of Gray's whole
career that his ability has always COM
handed respect entirely divorced from
partisanship. When the time came for
the settlement of the war with Spain,
the first man whom President McKin-
ley selected to be a member of the
United States commission to make a
treaty was George Gray.
Gray disagreed with the policy OF
taking possession of the Philippines,
but when, President, Mckinley cabled
that it was his desire that the United
States take the whole archipelago,
Gray signed the treaty with the ex.
PLANTATION that Uncle Sam could not at.
foord to present divided front to the
enemy.
Judge Gray was appointed Justice OF
the Third circuit of the United States
court Of appeals in 1899, and had paid
him the unusual compliment of a
unanimous endorsement Of the justices
of the United States supreme court,
who wanted him because of his excep.
tional powers as lawyer.
"A still further honor came to Judge
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

lovely In a soft white dressing gown.
Bob, who had been cautioned not to
talk to her, sat gazing at her in mourn
full silence. Presently she began to
laugh.
!. Il know this is solemn OCCASION"
said she, but I'm not quite dead. It's
nice though, Bob, to know just how
you're going to look when you attend
my funeral. Why do you keep your
hands in your pockets in that absurd
way?"
ITO keep them warm"
What, to-day! When it's almost 80
in the shade? Take them out this in
slant. Why, Bob! They're bandaged.
Are they burned?"
Nothing to speak off," said Whar-
ton, clasping them behind him. "Your
mother said she'd turn me out If
let you talk"
Let me see your poor hands. Oh,
Bob, I'm so sorry. But I'm so glad you
saved me, Bob, even if you were so
rough and that rug was so horribly
dusty. OF course you didn't have time
| to pick out nice clean rug, so I
| shouldn't have been cross about it. I
have only two really bad burns, both
| on my left arm. The doctor says it
would have been so much worse if you
hadn't been so quick I'm ever so
much
There, there said Bob, taking pos
session Of her fingers. "You know I'd
gladly have been burned to a crisp if I
could have saved you from being
scorched, but you're not to talk any
more. Il don't want your mother to
send me home"
Cant I say anything at ALP"
Suppose 1 should want to say Just
one little bit of a word-just so long?"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
LandIubbers' Anchor,

Capt. Sealby Of the Cretic was talk.
ing about the nautical ignorance of
the average tourist.
II once overheard tourist he
said, TASK her husband where their
daughter was.
In the blunt end of the ship,' the
husband answered.
Still worse, though" Capt. Sealby
continued, twas the nautical ignor.
ance Of a couple of landsmen who
went sailing.
These greenhorns had for anchor
lot of stones tied up in burlap
bag. When lunch time came the skip.
per called to his mate:
Cast anchor!'
The other heaved the anchor over.
board, but in the act the burlap split
and the stones sank to the bottom,
while the bag foated.
Shipper said the man, after
watching the bag little while, the
anchor won't sing. What's to be
done?'
Here, said the skipper, capably,
take this pole and shove hec down. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
"Why Do You Keep Your Hands In
Your Pockets in That Absurd
Way"
Governors Salaries.

Illinois is going to have the highest
paid officials in the country. The new
salary bill just passed by the legisla-
ture raises the salary of the governor
from $4,000 to $4,000 a year, which
will make him the best-paid of Amer
lean governors.
New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania pay their chief executives $10,-
900. Massachusetts, and Indiana pay
$4,000.
Most of the other states pay $4,000.
Vermont pays the smallest guberna-
torial salary, the amount being $500,
or clerks hire. New Hampshire and
Delaware are on a $4,000 basis. South
Carolina pays $4,000.
Texas and Connecticut are $4,000
states, although Texas is more than
so times as big as Connecticut.
, Georgia is in the $4,000 class.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

Gray from a Republican president
when Roosevelt, in 1902 named him a
member of the commission which set
tied the fifty million-dollar coal min.
ers' strike of that year. Gray was
named as chairman. and the miners
gave him a large share of the credit
for the satisfactory outcome Of that
now celebrated conference.
The man himself counts it no mis-.
fortune that he halls from Delaware.
In fact, it is doubtful if even tho
definite promise Of the presidency
would make him change his home.
Like most other citizens of the Blue
Hen State, Gray is very proud Of his
nativity.
The Grays are an old and honored
family. The father Of the. judge was
a distinguished lawyer and fnancier,
who might have had high political hon
ors had he been willing to take them.
But he steadfastly declined.
Much of this same mOdesry marks
the son, who has never done the first
thing to adoance himself as a political
candidate
The judge has the advantage of a
magnificent appearance. He is more
than six feG tall, shapely, square.
shouldered, Ind above all, manly
looking. His head is large and finely
proportional, his face benignant and
winning. Despite his sixty-five odd
years; he is sturdy in youthfulness and
vigor, and his smile is so winning that
the man who once basks in it ever re-
mains friend.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

Quay and Jones were persuaded to
join the Democratic opposition, the bill
being shelved by close vote.
Gray was given the credit of the
bills death, and gained an immense
popularity in the South therefrom.
Of President Cleveland Senator Gray
was the bulwark Of the Democratic
body in the upper house. The sound
money element looked to him for
leadership, and when Delaware went
Republican, and Gray was defeated,
Republicans as we'll as Democrats re-
GREETED his passing. During all the
long battle in Delaware, which Addicks
waged for the senatorship, it was ever
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
rs 1T A CRIME TO -
LIVE in SMALL STATE?
Politicians Agree That if Judge Gray of Delaware
Lived in New York He Would Long Ago Haze
Been Democratic Nominee for President

Is it crime to live in a small
state?
Should residence in common
wealth. whose population is not in ex-
cess of 100000, bar a man from aspir-
ing to the presidency of the United
States?
1t is the friends of Judge George
Gray of Delaware who are asking the
questions.
For the last ten years, on the eve
OF every national convention, he has
been prominently mentioned as a can
uldate for Democracy's nomination,
and the remark has been made a thou
sand times that if he hailed from
New York or Indiana, nothing could
keep him out of the nomination.
The convention of 1904 that put
Alton B. Parker in nomination selected
a man who was virtually unknown.
The country over, Gray had twenty
tive admirers to one for Parker All
that could have been said for Parker
could have been told a hundred fold
more forcibly for Gray, whose ability,
blameless life, touch with modern
policies and grasp Of Democratic doc
1rine would have enabled him to make
a stronger running
But every suggestion of Gray met
instantly with that deadening re-
Spouse conveyed in the one word:
'Delaware''
The state is little. You can ride the
greatest length it has in about four
hours. The last census showed a pop
ulatlon of about 1874 900, of which more
than half are centered in Wilmington,
leaving only sparse population for
the remainder of the little common
wealth.
Others before Gray have shared his
misfortune of suffering from the COM
parative unimportance Of their home
state Some of the great line of Bay
ards would have gone into the White
House had they been New Workers.
Thomas F. Bayard was the leading
candidate of three Democratic conven-
lions Of 1876. 1880 and 1884, but was
beaten by Tilden, Hancock and Cleve-
land, the last named of whom was
successful in going to the White
House.
It was while nominating Bayard in
1880, after that stormy convention in
Cincinnati had all but ended in riot,
that George Gray first commanded ma
tional attention.
He made a notable speech on that
occasion, one that caused wise politi-
clans to predict that time would
come when he would be political fac.
tor Of first Importance. Bayard failed
but Gray became famous.
After Clevelands election, when
Bayard took his portfolio as secretary
of state, George Gray was elected to
succeed him in the United States sen
ate.
This was in 1885, but Gray did not
Immediately come to the forefront. It
was not until the Harrison administra.
ton when the Democrats had fallen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

into minority that Gray attained to
the full Of his fame. To him has al
ways been given the credit of killing
the Force bill, whose aim was to COM
pei the counting of the negro vote in
the South. This was pet measure of
President Harrison. 1t passed the
house, and as there was Republican
majority in the senate. it was expect
ed that little difficulty would be found
in getting it through there.
But just when the time for vote
came, senator Gray rose to deliver his
famous three-day speech. This gave
Senator German time to marshal his
forces against the measure Senators
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07

"A. chair Of graduated f1ligrane
beads, sir; gold, Of course" struck in
the general; then with military pre-
cision - .Quite unique winding
round the wrist as it did. Either the
finder must be an adroit thief-ahem
Il beg you ten thousand pardons,
monsieur-ten thousand ,pardons!' =.
do not be concerned, sir!" =?
you cannot overlook it! T."
Easily. Pray proceed, sir!"
II would say that has it not been
been-then that; Mademoiselle Roche
jacquelein is l.: w.
Very careless, papa" she said
sweetly. Il would confess that, if l
did not seem to remember the instant
of its slipping over my hand without
at the time connecting the sensation
with such chance. L was $3.50 en-.
tete with the play. For remember
turning, too,". she added, "and seeing
no one who could be considered sus.
picious." All this with the charming
color varying on her cheek, as it shift.
ed to and fro, in a way to drive the
gazer distracted.
Il cannot admit, sir, that Mademoi.
selle Rochejacquelein is to be blam
ed; although" said I, free confession
being good for the soul, las I am the
lucky finder the alternative leaves me
in the unpleasant predicament of your
'adroit thief I am fortunate in that
the incident has afforded me the oc
casion of meeting Gen., Rochejacque
lein, of whose valor and distinguished
actions have heard so much.
My mention of his valor had fiat
tered the old general in his obscurity
and brought the blood to a cheek as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
Silent Smiths Kindness.

"Silent Smith," said New York
broker, was an eccentric man, but
in many ways kind one. TO his
friends. and employees he was exceed
ingly kind. Once, indeed, his kind
ness saved lad from ruin. Mr.. Smith,
a good many years ago, employed a
young man i9 confidential capacity.
Another employe came to- him one
day and told him he had better look
out for the younger man, as he, was
living beyond his means
''Mr. Smith frowned. 4>sz~,:.<,.
"'Living beyond his means, is hep
he said. Dear me, that won't do.
Send him here to me at once. I'll have
to raise his salary. = !" s.. s.. = n.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
Mr.. GoodWin's Tramp.

N. c. Goodwin, the comedian, was
praising in New York the modesty of
a celebrated playwright.
''Why,' said Mr.. Goodwin, ''the
mans modesty is almost ludicrous. It
reminds me Of the tramp and the old
lady. The old lady gave the tramp a
dime. Then she looked at him close
ly. He was a very dilapidated npeci-
men, indeed.
"'Poor man. she said. I suppose
you have undergone a great many
trials?'
Trials, num- said the tramp,
humbly. Great heavens, no! They
don't have no trials for the likes of
u.s. They just hauls us up afo7e the
magistrate in the morning."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
Plague of CaterpllIars.

Travellers in the Wodonga and Bar
nawartha districts of Australia find it
dlmcult, writes a Melbourne CORE
spondent to set their horses to face
the caterpillars that swarm the coun-
try roads. They are denuding vegeta-
t1on' and it is feared the vineyards
will be devastated. An excursion train,
when seven miles from Penshtist, was
brought to standstill through dense
masses Of the insects blocking. the
rails. The wheels crushing them; to
death skid " ON the. rails. 81 I*, =
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brown and wripkled as winter pear.
Before I left we were on the best of
terms and I had promised to call
again at their earnest solicitation.
did call again, but all without see-
ing Jacqueline, save that the pretty
mink showed her dark eyes and rosy
face moment before vanishing. She
sometimes came in and served her ia
Their and myself with the glass of wine
and the cracker, and disappeared
again, but she never loitered an in
slant.
Frequently. after that, when I went
to Vandedecken place, Jacqueline re-
manned at work in the room, now TAX
ing trifling part in the conversation,
now keeping her peace altogether. I
carried her, one day, a basket of From
tignac grapes, full of the sunshine of
France, as told her; on another day,
lunches of violets; sometimes hands
full Of fresh, fair roses. She was a.
freakish little thing, with all her moods,
and to-day full of thanks, to-mor-
row scarcely vouchsafng syllable
Through it all, though, we became fast
friends and as time went on I fell mad
ly in love with her.
But these oscillations and vibra-
tions-to-day, sunbeam, tomorrow,
an icicle. I could endure such a crea-
ture of infinite variety no longer. 1
had not the constitution for it. I
would know, at once, the worst or the
best; would subdue her, or have done
with her; would put my fate to the
tombstone, and see if I were to re-
ceive my portion of sordid metal, or
of fine gold.
She sat busily engaged at her en-
broidery> like fixture when I arrived
the day had decided to settle it.
The general had gone out and I had
come in. I had been greeted with an
inclination of the head, simple SEN
tence, and then silence. went to the
rug and warmed myself before the
fire; she sat at the other side one step
away. But the inclination of her head
had given a finishing stroke to the
hair that had loosened as she bent
over her work; down it all came, like
the night, tumbling in great, ravelled
coils, and falling round her like a
nuns veil. She, lifted her two little
hands to part it from the face over
which such flush was streaming like
an aurora, and then I stepped and
stood before her.
"How long do you imagine I shall
put up with this, Jacqueline?" I said.
do you suppose can live under a
sky, so variable; this hour, June-the
next, January? Henceforth, it is to be
TALL summer-do you hear? I put this
seal upon it!'' and bending down, I
had kissed her red, warm mouth.
: She grew as white as she had been
rosy, her head fell forwards; I thought
she was about to faint, and sprang to
take her in my arms. But, she only
hid the white face there. J., =,
"Monsieur," said the general, when
it was all explained to him, after he
had entered to find us side by side, in
the rudy. glow. Of the, evening fire, Il
have had the idea that it was: you
yourself after all, who stole my daugh,
ter's. bracelet" y S ST.: &.
And now p - .s 80: q +: " E s !.
s:. ) nd now 81 you have stolen her
heart y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
Commercial Reuret.

Little Samuel-Papa, that gun you
sold to Scannel]i last week burst the
first time he used it, and he was killed.
Father-God Of Abraham! That is
TERRIBLE! sold him that gun on the
installment plan.> .@:.ss< 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
Potent,

Potent.
inValld-ls this a good place for the
nerves?
proprietor Of Health Resorts it!
Why, when opened up here only
charged 81 a day-now I've got the
nerve to charge $40. >: 80 49,
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- - 80 =
~ ~, -pElAs ~
e.

ssz5 9 Tue tayernKeeperz who threw me
out yesterday shall never see another
copper zof. ny, money il only knew.
which one e. iegende Batter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-07
tnsulted DAINTY.

Foreman-What is all that arguing
down the road?
Laborer Gndignantly)-Why, the
man running the steam roller. wants
us to call him a chauffeur,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
COMING EVENTS.

Dec 1--City hall. Tenth anniver- sary jubilee of the Fund"
 Dec 3-Leavenworth hall. Piano re- cital by Paul Laichenko.
 Dec 4-5-Third Congregational church. Annual fair and supper given by the Ladies Aid society.
 Dec 4-5-Friendly league hall "Mr Bob," by Friendly league mem bers, assisted by others.
 Dec Clown hall, Watertown. min strel and dance given by Oakville Fire Co fire department.
 Dec 15-G. A. R. hall, smoker given by Company E, Hibernian Rifles.
 Dec 26-Leavenworth hall. Sixth annual reception of St Mary's Alumni association.
 Jan. City hall, eight annua concert and prom given by the Good will Social club.
 Jan 10-Leavenworth hall, forty, first annual dance given by Y. M. C. l.. A.
 Jan 24-Leavenworth hall Seven teenth annual reception and dance given by St Thomas Cadets Athletic association
 Feb 29-New hall, A Green street, grand ball for benefit of Theo. dore Sabaleuckays.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
The DoIlar and the Peso.

The question in Mexico of what a dollar" means has recently been au- thoritatively settled The department of finance has decided that the word dollar" shall mean the American gold dollar and that when the Mexican sil- yer dollar is meant the word peso" shall be employed. Some time ago an American resident at Tampico wrote dollars on a heck. and the TampicQ bank cashier to whom the check was presented paid the amount in gold val ues. The drawer of the cheek claimed that it was his intention to have silver paid LitigntiDn was threatened. but upon inTestiEation the authorities de- cided against the drawer of the check. The Mexican ruling applies to all doc uments-notes drafts. etc Mining World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
word DerIvattonS.

Disaster" is an astrological term meaning "unfavorable star," one of the many words that astrology has be- queathed to the English language Predominant" "ill starred" 'in the ascendant" are other instances, not to speak of the expression "My starsw Even "influence' is really astrological, signifying the flowing in upon human affairs of the power of some heavenly body. "Petrel" and "petror' both de- scend from "petra," a rock. Petrol" comes directly enough through "petro- leun1," rock oil, but "petrel" through St. Peter, after whom the bird was named because it appeared to walk upon the waves.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
A Doctors Wonderful Discovery.

What gives promise of being one of t be most beneficial discoveries in the history of the world was modestly suggested by Dr. Albert Calmette, di- rector of the Pasteur institute at Lille, France, in the course of an address be- fore the international conference on tuberculosis in Vienna. He reported that he had been able to render all tn Q animals used for experiment at the institute-cattle, sheep and guinea pigs immune against the most formidable doses of tuberculosis virus-that is to say, the immunization has been com plete for the eleven months during which they have been under observa- ton. If it be proved that it is perma- nent or that 1t lasts even for a period of only few years and that a similar treatment may be applied to human beings the importance of this little heralded discovery can hardly be over estinnated.-Leslie'sW Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
The Irishman as Speaker.

Irishmen make good speakers. but they never get chance at Westmin- ster. In the parliaments of Great Brit ain, however, an Irishman is almost invariably found in the presidential chair, placed there by a majority of English, Scottish and Welsh votes. Sir Francis Murphy, Sir Charles McMa- hon. sir Charles Gavan Duffy and the Hon. Peter Labor, who twice refused knighthood. are a few of the Irish Australian speakers of the past. At present. three of the Australian parlia- ments are presided over by Irish speak ers-the Hon. Frank Madden (Victo- rial, tho Hon. T. F. Quinlan CWestern AustraIial and the Hon. John Leahy (Queensiandl. The last n1med was elected q few weeks ago by a new par liament and is said to give his rulings in a ''mellifuous Cork brogue."-west- minister Gazette.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02

theater goers have seen Miss Bergere in the legitimate drama and will welcome her appearance here in vaudeville. The added feature will be De Witt. Burns and Torrance in "The Awakening of Toys" The acts surrounding these two features are all acts of high standard and include Happy Jack Gardiner, the Misses Delmore, Harper, Desmond & Hillard, the Labagons, Owly & Ram dall and others. Polls popular prices. E-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-02
LILLIAN RUSSELL.

There are two stage axioms to the effect that no actor has ever con- pletely failed as Hamlet and that every racing play is an assured sue cess. Be that as it may, the fact that Lillian Russell, who was the comedy success of the last season, is to court favor this year in a new comedy with horse racing as its central theme. George H. Broau- hurst, the man of the hour among native dramatists, and George V. Ho- bart, the well known humorist and playwright, have written this new play, which is called "Wildfire" The play will be seen at Polls Wednes- day evening. Prices 25c to $50. Seats on sale tomorrow. No free list.