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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

1t is not little remarkable that the
old-time Mississippi steamboat which
figured in the career of Mark Twain
should still endure on the river which
it has helped to make famous. Though
few and far between, these oddly
fashioned wooden boats, with their
tall, narrow tunnels and their end-on
gangways which can be elevated like
drawbridges, still "shoot the shoals"
carrying the observer back in fancy to
the days when their FOSTERING crews
caused the tall stacks to spout fire
as they raced the boats for all they
were worth against one another. But
he who would catch a glimpse Of the
ancient river craft must needs hurry
1t will soon be thing Of the past
A new type Of boat is being put on
the river by the United States gov
ernment in orderfto re-establish naviga-
ton to and FRONT the Gulf of Mexico.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The census bureau reports that the
principal religious bodies in the United
States receive contributions aggregat-
ing about $500, 100000 from their men,
bers every year. This is at the rate of
about third as much as the people
Of the United States spent year for
admission to the moving picture thea
tiers when the latest survey of that
industry was made. There were about
105, 100000 Inhabitants Of the United
States in 1920, and Of these 4O,OOO,OOO
are credited with allegiance to various
religious organizations. The $5OO,OOO,-
GOO contributed to religious causes
figures out at a little less than s.
head for the population, and at $3.50
head year for those holding mem
bership in religious bodies. The per
capita expenditure for moving pictures
figures out at about $13.7O a year. The
people get their religious instruction
at pretty low cost, says the New
York Herald. The ministrations for
which they expend $500, 100000 a year
are worth great deal more than that.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

A new web Of transportation is be-
ginning to cover the world, an air
web high above the earth-going sys-
TENS already in existence. It is grow
ing ''slowly and with as much pre-
cision and method as a spider weaves
her home between two towering
stalks" observes one Of the many
Journalists whose attention has been
attracted by this new conquest Of the
air. The center Of the web, the place
where the greatest activity is to be
seen, from where all the slender
threads are sent out to ever increasing
spans" is not in the birthplace of
aviation, the United States. The
countries of continental Europe, par
ticularly France and Germany, are
leading in the development, with Eng
land and Italy close seconds. Al
most every capital in Europe, except
Berlin, IS now linked with Paris, or
about to be by regular air lines, many
with daily service. In Germany, the
air lanes are shorter, being mostly
confined to the nations own territory,
but, it appears, they are hardly less
thoroughly developed and they con-
meet with lines that lead nearly every
where, except to Paris.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

One hundred and seven persons
were killed in the Alps last year,
mostly by falls.
Reading these figures, one can un-
derstand why so many primitive peo-
pies feared the higher mountains, and
looked upon them as the abode Of evil
spirits. Generally speaking, primitive
man had no better physique than
civilized man, and vastly less equip
ment. Yet more than a hundred per-
sons, with all the advantages Of civili-
cation, were killed in single summer
by the mighty mountains which rise
In central Europe.
God was good to make the noun.
tains,' sang poet Of the late Nine
teenth century. Earlier peoples did
not regard these upturnings Of earth
as signs Of heavenly benefcence-and
small wonder.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

IT our system Of court procedure
were remodeled in such a way as to
give the law-breaker definitely to un-
derstand in advance that, if caught he
would be given speedy trial strictly
on the merits of the case against him :;
and that, If convicted, punishment
would be swift, severe and certain,
the business Of the professional crimi-
nal Of whatever type: would quickly
lose it's allurements! The working
out of system that would adequately
safeguard the public against the crimi
nal parasitic element might call for
more peace officers. and more judges :;
but, says the Atlanta constitution, the
money necessary to provide them
would, indeed, be we'll and wisely
spent!
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
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THE MIDDLE COURSE

IT'S safest to take the middle
= course
When one is uncertain which course
is the right one when there are three
paths ahead. anyone knows that the
surest way to avoid long detour is
to take the one leading directly ahead.
The same rule applies to nearly ev-
erything one may set out to do in life
There lies ahead Of one in any en-
deavor three distinct pathways. One
may take a conservative liberal or
radical way to accomplish his ends.
Perhaps either one Of the three may
bring him to his goal without great
difficulties or disappointments. But
in this day the liberal course seems
to hold the greatest assurances Of sue
cess.
Certainly it always is best to make
sure that one chooses the right path.
Careful surveys are essential and one
should be able to read the signs
blazed along the charted route. But
very often we cannot be positive Of
the right path until we have felt our
way along the mountains side.
With this thought we'll understood,
it seems little less than absolute folly
to start plodding along at a snail's
gait through the conservative path or
to stumble recklessly into the dan
gers Of the radicals unexplored trail.
Much of the happiness in life is
missed by the large number who SLOW
ly make their way because Of extreme
conservation more lose real enjoy
ment because they rush headlong in
to the dangers Of radicalism But it
is refreshing to look about and wit
ness the undisputed progress of 50
many who are neither too cowardly
to take reasonable chance nor still
so reckless as to risk everything on
dangerous leap.
It's poor policy either to go too
slow or too fast.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

An International authority declares
that of all earth's races the American
woman wears her clothes BEST She
may not necessarily have the best
clothes, but wears them we'll and
smartly. She keeps herself clean and
neat and knows how to put the chic
in chicken. This is a bit Of a sur
prise, as most Americans themselves
thought the French girls had a clever
and modish way about them that could
make Bingham gown look like
geergette, says the Los Angeles Times.
But the American woman no longer
looks to Paris fer her designs. She
is able to dress with taste on her
own account.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
NORMAL CROP YEAR IN slaAr

Practically normal crop conditions
the world over are reported by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Areentina's wheat harvesting is
making progress. The Yield is of good
quality but the area planted was ap-
pro1imately 100000 acres less than
for the preceding year. With European
demand somewhat lighter, as a result
OF increasing home prdoactien and a
tendency to curtail Imports, even so
large reduction in the case of Argen-
tina, which exports heavily, does not
appear to be out Of the ordinary. Aus
tral1a, on the other hand, will have
harvest approximately equaling that
OF 1920-21. Germany's winter CROPS
are showing some deterioration and
France also reports recession from
earlier estimates, while Hungary and
several neighboring states indicate
favorable conditions. India and Egypt
probably will grow more rice this year
than last. In the United States, winter
wheat is generally in good shape
throughout eastern and northern
states, while the situation in the South
west Is less promising. Canada antici-
pates a satisfactory crop.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
AMERICAN SQUIRRELS

: Londoners complain that American
gray squirrels imported to sgcayort
about their big city parks are making
nuisances OF themselves. It seems
they have ugly dispositions, not taking
kindly to their new habitat and are
driving the native red squirrels out.
We have no apology to offer for the
squirrels bad behavior, but it Is just
possible that they have taken on them
selves the obligation of repaying to the
English the debt this country owes on
account Of the English sparrow. No
one would condone unseemly conduct
on the part Of these transplanted
Americans, even though they are there
against their will and doubtless resent
being sent of to another continent.
They should act like gentlemanly and
ladylike squirrels and, involuntary ex-
patriates though they are, conduct
themselves as loyal Britishers. There
is only one point in the London protest
that sounds suspicious. In this country
the gray squirrel does not war on the
smaller red squirrel with any success
II he wars on him at all. In fact, the
red is rather more than a match for
the gray in sanguinary contests, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Perhaps
the red squirrels in London have an
exaggerated notion of the invaders
pugnacity, having heard of some Of the
exploits Of Americans on the western
battle front.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
MOVIES FOR TRADE
The Department of Commerce

The Department OF Commerce plans
to use moving pictures for trade pro-
motion. The idea is a good one. Trade
that follows the flag will follow the
film, too. There is no more convincing
way Of putting before large audiences
the processes of our manufacturing es-
Establishments and their finished prod
ucts. Whether these audiences in
foreign lands can pay or not is another
question; and presumably those who
display the pictures will be called on
to exercise discrimination. Companies
whose output is featured are to sus-
tain the cost Of the venture The ad.
vantage to American business in gen.
eral, however, will be far-reaching
and it will enhance the prestige Of
our government and the people at
large. The pictures will be most elo-
Quent advocates for the system Of
settled conditions and ordered living
behind them, that made them possible
Many who would not or could not read
printed matter put in circulation can
not miss the pointed message Of these
Illustrations. There is natural
utilization Of the graphic portrayal of
American industries with the legiti-
mate and convincing publicity that en-
larges business and creates new
markets.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

A very serious condition of the last
century. has been that knowledge has
outstripped the moral sense, writes
Flinders Petrie in the Yale Review.
The greatly increased powers over ma
ture have not been used with CORE
spending growths of control and sense
of responsibility. The gains Of me-
chanics and Of chemistry, of movement
in air and in water, have actively de-
veloped for destruction. In general,
the cinema has been exploited rather
to degrade our ideas than to confer
any real benefit. The right use of our
opportunities has been o dwarfed by
their wrong USE -
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
THE RIGHT THING
at the
RIGHT TIME
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFER
THE BRIDES GIFTS

Thanks, good friend, for thy much
goodness
WHETHER bride receives one
present or several hundred, she
must write personal acknowledgment
for each, and this must always take
the form of a cordial note and must
never be couched in formal or stereo.
typed phrases. This task of writing
gratitude letters must never be dele
gated to another person, save in the
case of illness, when a sister or other
relative or close friend may write notes
by way of acknowledgment; and even
then the bride should, if possible, write
personal note of gratitude as soon
as she is able to do so. The &C.
acknowledgements should never be by the
bridegroom.
There is growing feeling against
the present custom of lavish gift-giv.
ing at weddings. 1t is not infreQuently
something Of an embarrassment to the
guests who feel that they must give
expensive presents, and quite as en-
barrassing to the brides, who. if they
issue many invitations to a large wed.
ding, find themselves after their mar.
riage the possessors of collection of
household articles, silver, bric-a-brac,
crystal and miscellaneous possessions
that are more of a burden than a sat-
isfaction-things that do not CORE
spond with the rest of their furnish.
ings and things that they would never
have selected had they themselves
been consulted. The only way to
avoid receiving a collection of pres
ents is not to have large wedding.
The custom of having a room set
aside at the time of the wedding, and
there having the gifts displayed with
the cards of the givers attached, has
come in for considerable criticism. 1t
might prove embarrassing to the guest
Whose Offering was very small to see
it tagged beside the far more costly
present Of some one else whose real at
fiction for the bride was considerably
less than his own. II yon.- do have
the gifts on view, do not have them
tagged. Many persons prefer not to
have this sort Of exhibition at all, but
day or so before the wedding to ask
very close friends in to see the pres
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

When perfect peace is restored may
be the world will hunt up a desert
island and open it to the occupation
Of all the anarchists who have been
turned out Of all other countries and
are not wanted in Russia.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The report that the Bolsheviki dele
gates to Genoa are buying new clothes
so that they will look like ''ordinary
people" is not surprising. Lots Of
folks think that they can fool other
people by wearing clothes that they
think make them look differentiated
some of them are getting away with
it,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

department, continue their activities.
Perhaps some arrangement could be
made to show them on the screen for
the edidcation of the sufferers from
them.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

Blood-curdling as was the experience
Of the four fishermen who were res
cued from a drifting Ice foe, it was
nothing to what it will be when they
are telling about it while, waiting for
bites next summer. ~ &c. 4 IL
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The population ofEsoviet Russia has
decreased $4,000, 900 since the war be-
gan, according to Red census, but it
is probable that some Of the falling
off may be due to causes other than
Red bullets and starvation. IL. .ssa...
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

Young women have bean advised to
buckle up their saloshes, but as it il
a warning from the health of1cer and.
not the suggestion OF q style magazine,
It IS not expected to be taken very
seriously. 55< s.5 2. .@#
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

Why Is it that almost every young
thug mixed up in murder or crime
case is referred to in the public prints
as a boxer" or former prize fighter?
In two recent crime. cases men in
volyed were termed prize fighters"
who never had been In the ring in
their lives. Il, isn't fair TO- fasten a
ring connection upon . thug whose
fighting. ability rests solely on street
corner mixups and barroom brawls,
5says the Philadelphia Record Boxins
has to suffer enough unfairness with
out connecting the ring with every
young thug and stick-up that b1rsts
into print. 9Sss 81 ,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
THE HAND OF A DOCTOR

TOR successful physician, the line
l. Of fortune, which starts at the line
Of life, near its end, and runs to the
finger Of Mercury, the little finger,
should be strong and well marked, to
Indicate personal merit. The mount
of Mercury Itself sometimes bears two
parallel vertical lines, to show success
full ability in the healing profession,
and the making Of money thereby
Lines on the same finger, running
from the bottom phalanx to the top Of
the middle phalanx, show scientific or
medical knowledge.
The mount of Mars, lying between
the outer ends Of the line Of the heart
and the line Of the head, should be
well marked, to signify courage, pres
ence Of mind and: quickness In dag
nosis. The same qualities are shown
by what is called sometimes the Sec
ond mount Of Mars" lying at Or near
the junction OF the thumb. s.z
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The Russian foreign minister says
that communism failed because foreign
hostility compelled the soviet govern
ment to go on alone, but maybe the
hostility of the peasants, who consti-
tute close to 80 per cent of the Rus
sian population, had something to do
with it.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

When girl knows that it Is not the
dress, but the girl who's in the dress,
that counts, she is on the right track.
And when a boy knows that it. Is not
what he has, but what he does, that
counts, there is hope for him. = x
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The three states that lead in the
percentage of population enrolled in
institutions of higher learning are
Oregon, Iowa and Utah, according to
an attache Of the federal bureau of
education. The center Of culture has
moved long way west in one hundred
years.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

So long as it is easy for crooks to
steal thousands of dollars and escape
punishment the stealing will go on.
Society must do something more vigor-
Gus and effective about the capture
and punishment of criminals than it
is doing now.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

& President opregon Intends to close
all the race tracks n Mexico He
takes the position Just possibly, that
there can be revolution. enough =
Mexico without race tracls
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The life Of window washer who
fell three stories was saved because
he fell upon several bags of peanuts,
but others desiring to try 1t are re-
minded that it is almost impossible for
one to get enough peanuts.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The opinion of the shoemen in ses-
sion at New York that shoes are more
than articles Of utility and necessity
seems to be concurred in by large num-
bers of those who frequent the shop
ping district
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

A great many people disagree with
that doctor who says that nobody ever
lived to be 100 years old, but the
times are such that nobody tries to
confute by referring to the Bible
patriarchS.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The, elimination of poison gas from
warfare may assist in disposang Of the
tendency to regard q stencil mi demon
stration as 9 legitimate argulpsnt n
disposing OF q dispute d. .ss
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30
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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

The new Peace dollar Ii said to be
thinner on one edge than It i on the
other, 80 we probably VIII have to use
the old ones for those things that come
to an even dollar. fs> .:::.: .zSs
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-30

One thing that ID not back on the
bills of fare yet IS the Drerusr price. s.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-06

Solomon. He becometh poor that
dealeth with a slack hand"
For surely IL there is any stalling.
tin-canning, or any of the other
things used in the vernacular OF
the ring to mean just plair ordi-
nary laying down on the job both
Barrett and Tender will lose.
In a financial way Barrett has not
yet gone far in the ring. Defeat
tonight will not retard him. For IL
he gives his best the fans will still
be with him.
Tenders fstic ventures have
gained him wealth. Also he has
many friends. But by his showing
he stands to lose or win much in
the regard of the fans
Long and loud have been the
boasts of the wee, little manager of
Tender as to what the challenger
would do to Leonard. Tonight he
has a chance to show what his boy
can do. and neither will be laborinS
under the mental hazard of having
a champion as the opposition.
Cautious Boxing Will Mar Tilt.
If neither wakes overcautious II
should be good bout. There
uC VI
on Barrett's part. He has everything
to gain and nothing to lose. Like
wise. Tender. who has accumulated
much through the support of the
fans. should pay in full for this
same support.
An eminent actor would not be
allowed to appear on the stage and
slur through his lines because he
wanted to go some place in a hurry.
The audience would walk out on
him and demand back their money
at the box office.
Nor is the boxer who pulls his
punches more admirable. Jimmy
Dougherty, the manager of Bobby
Barrett. asserts that he put Tend
Ter to the test before signing Bar
rett to meet him. Dougherty man
aged Alec Hart and gained a bout
for the latter against Tender.
In that contest, says Dougherty.
Tender tried to put Hart away with
everything he had. Certainty Hart
received a bad beating, but Tender
could not turn the trick. IF he
couldn't stop Hart. who is not near
ly as strong as Barrett. how Is he
going to finish Bobby" asks Dough-
erty.
The Washington herald., 1922-06-06
FIRST KICK AGAINST NEW
FIGHT ARENA.

uERE is just another argument
for night boxing shows in the
new tight arena which is to open at
Berwyn. Nd, on Saturday afternoon.
June II.
1t is rumored that occupants OF
the District Building. from the Com
missioners on down the line to the
lowliest employe, are all wrought
up over the opening of the Sport
land Arena. which is scheduled for
a Saturday afternoon. A number of
kicks" were registered yesterday
when II was understood that the
owners of the arena had decided TO
run afternoon shows only
Though no one would allow him
self to be quoted. II is believed that
the reason the Inhabitants of the
Districts alleged seat Of govern =
ment are up in arms is because the
shows are to be run OF in the aft
ernoon. Consequently District en-
ployes will find IL impossible to
view the efforts of the exponents of
the manly art. as Saturday after
noon. while a holiday for some peo-
pie. is just Saturday afternoon to
them.
It's just possible that the Com
missioners will be able to slip away
from their daily toll long enough
to check in at the Berwyn arena,
but most of the other employees are
sure to find II impossible to pay TO
see their favorite sport