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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
sunflower seed Separator.

SunhoWer Seed Separator
With friction wheels, treadle and ar
i ibor, but instead Of the stone, hang a
wheel made of two-inch plank. and
|s:about threee. feet in diameter. Drive
nails through the wheel parallel to the
|, axis, allowing them to project about
half an inch on each side.. Don't be
afraid of using too many, but drive
them so thick and close together that.
in the six outer inches, you cannot
touch the wheel with your finger, be-
/ ing careful to have the ends project
evenly Bind the wheel with a heavy
iron tire, to preserve an even motion,
and the machine is complete. To use
ut, start the wheel with the treadle, let
ting it revolve towards you. Then
take "a sunfowerr head in each hand
and hold them against the protruding
nails. Hardly an instant will be re-
'eulred to Shell off the seeds. Some op-
orators can work more rapidly by al
hernating; that is, holding the head
first with one hand and then with the
other. This will depend upon practice.
but by either method, a man will have
little difficulty in shelling twelve or
fifteen bushels in an hour Another
style of machine has a cylinder stud
ded with spikes instead of a wheel.
This will do the work fully as we'll but
REQUIRES more power. When used as
fuel, the stalks and seed cups Of the
sunfloWer will last about as long as a
similar amount of pine; but the guam
tlty Of heat given off is much greater.
Sunf1oWer seeds may be stored in bar
rels, or small bins, afad must be close
y watched, or they may heat Orange
Judd Farmer. 3 s5. - e
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
"a WOMAN,s BRAVE ACT.

She Plants Her Heel on the Head of
Cobra and Crashes 1t to Death.
4 From the Golden Penny: A few
years ago my husband, then stationed
in India, was struck down by fever.
and on me developed the duty OF watch
ing him. Our bungalow lay at some
little distance from the barracks, and
on the morning Of the day on which
we expected the crisis to occur I was:
anxiously awaiting the doctors visit
When he arrived, after taking my hus-
bands temperature, he would not, he
said, utterly forbid me to hope, for it
was still barely possible that the vio-
.lence Of the fever might yet give way.
to natural sleep, and recovery might
ensue, provided his slumber remained
uiEroken. For some hours my hus-
band continued to toss and moan pit
3eously. By and by he passed into
disturbed sleep. Seating myself at the,
foot, of the bed, prepared to watch till
he woke. An hour passed, when, oppo-
site me, through the veranda, I saw
large hooded cobra gliding into the
room. On it came, elevating it's hid
eous head and emitting a kissing sound.
AS the venemous creature passed me,
the glare of it's eyes made my blood
run cold It drew nearer and nearer
to the bed; then, rearing up, appeared
to be about to insinuate itself IN the
pillows among the folds Of a shawl that
lay beside the bed. I advanced softly
and, raising my right foot ground the
heel of my slipper down upon its vi
cious head. I felt it writhe and the tail
twist violently round my ankle, but
not until it relaxed its folds did I re-
move my foot. There, thank God, lay
the cobra, dead. The doctor found me-
lying unconscious soon after. My hus-:
band made rapid recovery, and treas
ures as his most sacred possession a.
blue silk slipper
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
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Boys Who Became Famous,

Boys Who Became Famous.
Nearly all boys and girls show in
some way at some time what they are
to become when they grow into man
hood and womanhood. -"
ii A Swedish boy fell out Of a window
and was severely hurt, but with clench-
ed lips he kept back the cry Of pain.
The King Gustavus Adolphus, who saw
the fall, prophesied that that boy would
make a man for an emergency; and
so he did, for he became the famous
Gen. Bauer. -
:. S A woman fell off the dock in Italy.
She was fat and frightened. No one
of the crowd of men dared to jump
in after her; but a boy struck the water
almost as soon as she, and managed to
keep her up until stronger arms got
hold Of her. everybody said the boy
was very daring, very kind, very quick,
but also very reckless, for he might
have, been drowned. The boy was Gar
-sass "a read lie
you will find these were just his traits
all through-that he was 50 alert that
nobody could tell when he would make
an attack with his red-shirted soldiers;
SO indiscreet sometimes as to make his
fellow-patriots wish he was in Guinea,
but also so brave and magnanimous
that all the world, except tyrants, loved
to hear and talk about him.
A boy used to crush the flowers to
get their color and painted the white
side of his fathers cottage in Tyrol
with all sorts of pictures, which the
mountaineers gazed at as wonderful.
He was the great artist, Titan.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Compara tive Mortality of the World.

Comparative mortality OF the World.
An eminent Italian statistician has
been making inquiries into the compa-
rative mortality of the countries of the
world, and he has arrived at some in
teresting conclusions. The death rate
per 1000 inhabitants in 1924 was as
follows: Australia, 1872; Sweden, 17.2;
England, 1873; Scotland, 1874; Ireland,
1856; Holland, 1876; Switzerland, 20.1;
Belgium, 20.2; France, 22.3; Germany,
23.7; Italy, 25.7; Austria, 27.9; Hun
gary, 1873. All thes countries except
France and Ireland have reduced their
death rate during the last twenty years.
In Ireland it has increased, and in
France it has remained stationary. In
France, too, the death rate of persons
in the prime of life is higher than in
most other countries, and shows no
tendency to decrease. In England: the
mortality is feeble in childhood and
youth, relatively strong in the prime
of life and old age, but is gradually
diminishing
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY.

The Mayor Met the Indignant COM
mttee and Defined His Own Rights
r From the Detroit Free Press: A man
who had been mayor of small town,
largely through an accident of politics,
was waited upon by a committee of
more or less indignant citizens, who
desired to protest against his arbitrary
method of conducting affairs.
: we represent the people, said the
spoKesn an, >"and we think we ought to
have more say in running this place
You're only the mayor, you know We.
didn't deed the town to you.''
''Of course assented the official, II
lizes that the peopl have a gIlt to-
some say; but at the same time when a
things done I'm the one that must go,
ahead and do it. The people could get
together and hold mass meetings and
holler till doomsday, but that wouldn't
transact any business. What do you
wanG, anyhow"
What we principally want said
The spokesman, sis to know who is run
ming this town."
"Well," the mayor answered thought
fully. 'sit's hard thing to say exactly
You know my wife, don't you?"
"Yes.''
well, my wife is a woman that nas
her own way now and then. When it.
comes to figuring out where the sn-=
preme authority in this community lies
you're liable to run up against a good
deal of confusion. You see, my wife
bosses me and the baby bosses my wife.
But have a legal right to spank the
baby, so it does seem kind O. hard to-
tell exactly where the highest power
lies. But there's one thing you'll be.
entirely safe in making few friendly
bets on, and that is that it never gets
outside of the family for a minute
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16

a Draining for them and as sure q test
OF their fitness for free life ais is their
disposition and ability to earn this
because the rate of expenditure deter.
mines the amount of savings. To save
when there is opportunity to spend re-
quires self-denial; the involuntary
foregoing Of a present possible indulg-
ence for remoter benefit, which is an
essential of correct living. The pris-
oner whose earnings are legitimate and
sufficient, whose expenditures are wise
and prudent, who denies himself to-
day for other days or for others is most
likely to live within the requirements
of the law and to be a good citizen"
So it will be seen that in effect the
prisoner, if he wishes to tickle his pal
ate with mince pie, a juicy. roast or
cakes like his mother used to make,
must needs reform in earnest. These
coveted prizes, menu chosen wisely,
OF course, by the management, will be
his to choose from for breakfast, din
ner and supper if he will get up and
hustle and be man. @@
The reformatory at Elmira is de-
signed for the reformatory treatment
of males between the ages of, 16 and 80
years who have been committed to it
under an indeterminate sentence Of fel-
ony. Efforts are made to educate the
men in the trades and intellectually and
physically. The average period of de-
tention is about twenty months, and
the management claims that reform
atory graduate who has mastered the
whole course of the school of letters of
the institution may safely be presumed
to know the principles and leading
facts and requisite processes of about
ten great branches of learning that
have a direct and important bearing
on human thought and interest. The
inmates are soldiers, workmen, room
Keepers trade learners and scholars.
The same persons are, at different
times, cadets, mechanics and students,
and all are always inmates To make
shoes and clothing, man the laundry,
cook and serve the food, till the farm
and garden, milk the twenty COWS and
feed the 200 swine, haul the coal, feed
the fires, sweep and mop the corridors,
shave the boards and cut the hair of
1900 men, keep the records, distribute
the library, edit the, newspaper, teach
forty classes, are a few of the things
the inmates are kept busy doing. :.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Best Way Out of It.

An old lady who was seriously ill,
found herself to be in a trying position,
which she defined to a friend in these
words: You see, my daughter Har-
riet is married to one o. those honey
path doctors, and my daughter Kate
to an allypath. # call in the honey
path, my af1ypath son-in-law and his
wife git mad, an if call in my ally
path son-in-1aW my homeypath SON
in-laW and his wife git mad, an If I
go ahead an git well without either O..
,'em. then they'll both be mad, so !
don't see but I'd better die outright t. =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
WON A NOTABLE PRIZE.
London Royal Drawing Society Medal
fa- Glnl. of

London Royal Drawing Society Medal
Goes to Girl. Of 16.
The award Of the bronze medal of
the Royal Drawing Society of London
\ this year sisssa as tier of ent thusiastie
Interest to young art stndents saH ever
the world, inasmuch as it was won by
young woman only is years of age,
Miss Nellie Kuck. s
Since the earliest Inauguration odf Of
fering prizes for the best work among
any given artistic line artists of un-
doubted genius from Canova and Thor
Waldsen have entered into eager COM
petition for the advantages which such
badges Of distinction carry in their
train; for where they do not include
years of study under most favoring
conditions, as they SO; often do. they
bring to an artist instant and wide
spread recognition; and it .amght to
serve as stimulus to the youngest art
student in Philadelphia, Boston, New
York or Denver that youth is, no bar
sinister to such .honors. The drawing
which obtained for Miss Kuck so dis
tinguished a success is entitled "sThe
Young St. Cecilia a charmingW COM
posed decorative panel, chiefly inter-
esting BY reason of it's original and
novel manner of treatment. Perhaps
1t was her own sweet youth in the
blood that led her Imagination away
from the additionally mature Cecilia,
and made it dwell rather upon the
heavenly maid when inspiration first
dawned upon her youthful conscious
ness. With a few clever, effective
strokes she has achieved the sweetly
serious face and pose of the wnt1ng
saint, the well-grouped, raptly listen
ing angels above, topped by the con-
ventionalized figures Of music and poe
try. The whole gives evidence of fine
poetic fancy, excellent art, and lis par
ticularly strong in the decorative har-
mony of it's lines. Two years ago Miss
Kuck was awarded Lord Leightun,s
prize for her drawing "The Mermaid
:and he then-always so ready to en-
courage youthful talent nt-recommended
her to adopt the artists profession. In
fact 'The Young st. Cecilia repre-
sents her third success. as last year she
obtained the George Kekwich's prize
for an illustration of .'Undine."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Unprevaricated Proverbs.

From the Boston Home Journal
People quote most from the authors
they read least.
a broken heart you may heal, but a
crushed object is never of any further
use ss 81
3s Few men seem to realize that a we'll
dressed woman is an advertisement Of
her husbands goodness.
A beautiful soul mig rest in any
sort of a body, but; it doesn't. 4
Nowadays three objects are necesl
cary to marriage million dollars.
another million dollars and a minister.
When man shows enough interest
In g womaI's actions to scold her for.
those that do not please him, he may
safely be set down as in love with "a.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Improving Varieties Of Corn.

{Asf the time Of corn harvest ap-
proaches the careful farmer will begin
the selection of his seed for. the next
year, IT, indeed, he did not begin that
important work weeks ago when the
corn was yet in the plowing stage. MI.
NElllett M. Hays of the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station thus describes the
methods pursued on the station farm
Tor the Improvement Of varieties Of
corn:
Good varieties should be improved
by most careful selection. The plan
under practical use by the experiment
station is as follows: We procure half
btlshel OF. the new varieties of corn
we deem worthy .eof trial. a pint or
quart planted at each experiment farm
is sufficient for test. At the end of
one me or two years we have tried each in
few places, and those few which
yield best we select to multiply and
4lIpnproYe by reeding. Only occasion-
sdO atteInp expeT inaHnts I'm
zefess pellenizing by hand. We depend
upon ma tural or wind pollenizing and
Z contlne our work mainly to selecting.
When. we have determined which is
the best kind to use, as a basis for q
new variety we plant the remainder of
the original unmixed sample of seed;
usually a peck or more, on a few to
several acres of good land well pre-
pared. The seed is planted slightly
thicker than it is desired to stand,
using the ordinary check row planter.
The drag Is used to kill. the weeds ia
the hill until the corn is several inches
high, and the cultivator follows, three
, toffive times, to loosen the surface soil
and to kill weeds. When the, corn is
several inches high, we pull out of
+ each hill all weak plants, in order that
the mating may take place among
vigorous parents only. When the corn
begins to tassel we pass by every hill
and remove the weak tassels; in other
words, emasculate every stalk which
|. does not promise good vigorous ear.
I Thus we secure to the entire field only
pollen from vigorous stalks, nearly
every one of which has the inherited
quality of producing a good yield Of
grain. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16

way as well as the other. On one side
about the middle, fasten a chain with
q hook on the end, long enough to
throw over the load. BY hitching a
team to this the load can be easily
turned over. Or if it is not desirable
to have a chain on the side, merely put
i1l q staple or bolt, with an eye on
the outer end into which the chain
from the doubletree can be hooked.
This device will be found to be found
tosbeZ a great labor 3. G. Allen,
Dodge County, Wis.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
HON made Greenb ouse

%lUTeennOuSc.
north side, so there will be less than
ofie-half and not more than three-quar-
teIs, pitch, to admit more noon sun
build Build the house east and west and Of
any desired length. Put a roof on the
north portion; the south end may be
covered with sashes of glass, muslin
or parchment paper. A roll of parch-
11 ment> paper of 900 square feet costs
" 90. II built Of lumber the house
would probably require about 1900
feet Of ship-lap, at cost of about $40.
Ventilation may. be provided in the
ends through the doors. / raise. cab.
bage caulitlQwer, tomato, cress, rh,l-
barb, radishes, etc, or in value about
$50. The. house is heated by a stove
iH one end, with a pipe run through
the center near the roof. The beds are
az on the ground.-J. NJ. .Aker, Bay
field County, Wis. ,.f.s +if..*s.' +
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Tools ut Pompeii.

3s5 Prof. Goodman has collected some In
3teresting facts as to the tools Of the
ancient Romans. Tt is.a marvel how
some of the instruments and tools they
We're in the habit Of using could posi-
bly, have been made without such ma
chinely as we now possess. Prof Good
man says the thing that impressed him,
when visiting Pompeii, was the resem-
blance between many Of the imple
ments Of 1900 years ago and those Of
to-day. In looking at the iron tools
grouped together in an old factory
there, he could almost imagine he was
gazing into modern tool shop, ex-
cept for the fact that there was a coat
ing Of rust on the. IRON Sickles, bill
hooks, hammers, forks, axes, spades,
blacksmith's tongs, hammers, soldering
irons, planes, shovels, etc, are much
like those used to-day; but the most
marvellous instruments found are those
for surgery, beautifully executed, and
of design exactly similar to some re-
Gently patented and reinvented. In
credible as it may appear, the Pompeii-
ans had wire ropes of perfect construc.
: ton. Their bronzes reveal great skill
and artistic talent. The bronze brazier
and kitchener had boilers at the side,
and, taps for running off the hot water.
Ewers and urns have been discovered
with the interior tubes and furnaces
precisely like the arrangement now, in
vogue in steam boilers. Metal safes
had substantial locks. Many Of the
locks and keys are most ingenious, and
some very complex. The water supply
Of Pompeii was distributed by means
of lead pipes laid under the streets
There We're many public drinking foun-
tains .and most Of the large houses
were provided with fountains, many
of them being Of a very beautiful de-
sign -<,- - ..-'I f.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Protection Against Army Worm,

Protection Against Army, Worm
To protect against the army worm
next year it is advisable to clear off
and where possible, burn over lands
that were infested this season. If this
is done wherever the worms appeared
their ravages will be largely prevented
next year. The ,chrysalides should be
looked for under stones, punches of
field grass, bits of board, or any rub
bish which may be found in the fields
or alorg the fences. Experience in
various parts of the country the past
year, shows that the advance Of the
pest may be checked by plowing fur
rows, rolling, or by poisoning a portion
of the crop attacked, but prompt action
is always necessary to secure the best
results. A recent bulletin on the sub
ject is No. 1O4 from New York expert
ment station at Geneva.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
STACKING corn FODDER.
Some Pract1cnl Suggestions From a
4 Progressive Farmer.

Some Practical Suggestions From a
a Progressive Farmer
In all the operations Of the farm
there is always a big chance to get
new and valuable ideas or get a new
application of an old idea. There are
four and a half million farmers in the
UnitedStates, and a great many Of
them are bright, thinking men, who
use the head as well as. the hands in
their farm work. Stacking corn fodder
is an Important operation to the dairy
farmer, who has nc silo, and the fol-
lowing is the way john NJ. Jamison of
Ohio describes his method in the Ma
tional Stockman: ~ :@..~& azs&1< q IS
s. tsFodder should always be ricked so
that it can be used from the end Of the
rick, not uncovered any faster than it
is used. 10 do this, the builder should
commence at the point farthest from
the place it is to be fed, finishing each
course at the end of the rick from
which it is to be used. If carefully
built this way, but little fodder will be
exposed while the rick is being fed out.
In stacking, the middle Of the rick
should always be kept full When a
rick, has been drawn in until bundle
will reach across it, bundles should be
laid lengthWise of the rick in the cen
ter, two side and side and one on top
of these. The bundles should be set
upright along this center row until
they extend far enough to shed the
water off the main part of the rick. If
there is any fear that the work has
not been well done, and there is dan
ger of the rick taking water, the
whole rick can be easily and quickly
covered. Set bundles a row or two
deep around the butt Of the rick, as
may be necessary to give the second
course, set on the bands of these, slant
sufficient to prevent falling out from
the rick. The courses can be contin-
ued in this way, setting each course Of
bundles on the bands OF the preceding
course until the whole outer surface Of
the rick is covered, and if they are
carefully placed the rick will be Sc
cure against water. - >. 80 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
HOmemade Stone Bonf

Of OF 4x4 oak, being 8 l-2 feet long They
are Joined together by 2-inch oak OF
pine boards 8 9 feet long, which
form form the top or plat form. AT each end;
IS firmly boiled 4x4 piece, which
keeps the runners In place. To the
middle Of each Of these attach q hook.
by which the team or horse may be
hftched. Round the runners at both
ends. SO the boat can be pulled one
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
An Inexpe.nstye Greenhou.e.

An inexpensive Greenhouse
The plan below. shows how ] built a
greenhouse. The dimensions are 16x2S
feet, built of: logs, or any material.
even brick The front is 18 inches, the
back 5 feet, or it may be of any height
above 4 feet. Set the posts on the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
A Handy Stone Raat

The stone boat illustrated below /
nave found very convenient in clean
ing stables, hauling straw, earth, and
FOR many other uses. The runners are
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
APPEAL TO STOMACH.
iA QUEER FOOD EXPERIMENT
THAT IS BE TRIED.
Problem 'of Reforming q Criminal--1ts
Students Number Many Brainy Men,
Who Will Watch the Scheme with
NateFest.

Ii L civilized ma
tions hold out some
inducement to the
criminal in confine-
ment to sooner Sc
cure his release
fr ON legal re-
straint, says the
New York Times.
A certain amount
of time is taken off
the sentence for
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
Separating sunhower Seeds From
the Hen6S e

the Heads.
: Whoever undertakes to pound out SO
pounds Of suntiower seeds with a fail
will find it a slow and tedious job
The waste will be. large, by reason Of
the seeds that will remain in small
pieces Of the shell "A simple machine
which u d the work sla tlly and
effectively may be constructed BY al
most any farmer at a very triitiing ex-
*pense. Build a frame exactly like that
of grindstone. Make it complete
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-16
I.Gan,s ~ nnr..

Says fertilizer concern in Nash
vile, Tenn: We buy your bones and
pay you tho highest market price"