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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
General Whee1er's slim.

Writing Of the battle before Santiago
a correspondent Of the New York press
says: During all the terrible firing
of shot and shell which lasted until
darkness set in, Gen. Wheeler was the
only man saw who did not dodge or
duck. He sat astride his horse coolly
giving orders, chatting with his aids
and taking things as they came" as
an Officer who was lying on the ground
remarked. Gen. Wheeler provoked one
good laugh, which went all along, the
line, Through his glass he saw the
enemy retreating, and he turned to a
group Of friends and remarked glee-
fully It's all right, boys; the Yam
KEGS are yielding. The little general
corrected himself when he saw the
smile that came, and said: Il mean
the Spaniards, Of course, gentlemen, z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
Is scab in sheep . Disease :


;4.% 7 have received several letters re-
Gently asking if scab in sheep is prop
erly speaking a disease, writes C.. D.
Smead in National Stockman and
Farmer Scab is mentioned in veteri-
nary works as a disease, coming un--
der the head of, the so-called parasitic
diseases, and most writers have thus
spoken Of it, myself included. But
properly speaking it can hardly be
called disease, being simply a condi-
tlon produced by a parasite or an In
sect taking up its abode upon another
animal and commencing to multiply
and devour the larger animal like
sheep, producing general debility
that may and will terminate in the
death of the animal. Not only the in
sect producing scab will do this, but
the tick and the louise will also pro-
duce condition of the sheep that
may result in death. If means are
devised to get rid of the scab mite,
tick or louise the larger animal soon
RECEIVERS it's normal condition without
remedial agents. therefore conclude
that scab in sheep Is not, properly
speaking, a disease, as it is produced
by a living animal that we have to get
rid of, and when that little insect is
destroyed there is no disease to treat
In the sheep. Not so in the case Of fe-
vers and debiliating disorders pro-
duced by bacterial germs; as they
always leave the glanular system ac-
tually diseased or the blood in an i'm
poverished or vitiated condition from
which the animal as rule will not
recover without remedial agents.
therefore am of the opinion that it Is
improper to speak of scab as a dis
ease, but call it an infection OF scaD
mites, just as we would speak OF an
Infection Of lice or ticks. No one speaks
OF the potato bug as disease OF po-
tatoes, yet the young OF the potato
bug Colorado beetle) will practically
eat up the potato and destroy the life
of the plant. Kill the bugs and the
plant lives. One is an insect in the
form of bug that eats and destroys
the life of plant, the other Is sim
ply an invisible Ito the naked eye) in
sect that eats the ANIMAL and in time
kills it. The scab that is formed by
reason of its presence don't kill the
sheep, but it. succumbs to the torture
and eating of the blood when the in
sect is present in sufficient numbers.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
THE PITCH LAKE.
1t Is Inexhaustible Apparently. No Mat

1t Is Inexhaustible Apparently, No Mat
ter How Heavily Drawn Upon:
The famous pitch lake, or great btu
men deposit of Trinidad, is situated at
Point Libres, on an elevation of about
mile from the sea-. 1t covers an area
$of nearly one hundred acres, and its
appearance is that of a dull, still, dark
waste. It is irregularly circular, and
it surface perceptibly convex, being
more elevated in the center, and
thence insensibly declining on all sides.
In the center the pitch is quite soft
in fact, semi-liquid-but it becomes
more and more hardened as its circum-
ference widens out. Except the soft
central parts, the surface is intersected
in all directions by numerous assures
or .chasms, varying in breadth from
two feet to sixteen feet, and from halt
a foot to seven feet in, depth, widen,
ing also at the surface and terminal:
ing acutely at the bottom, thus pro-
ducing, as it were, inverted angular
hollows, while the sides are regularly
rounded. These crevices. are at all
times filled with fresh water. Here
and there, where the bitumen is mixed
with earthly water, grow lichens,
MOSES, grasses, etc. The center of the
lake, the pitch pot, or chaudiere, as
it is called, is at all times so soft that
it would be impossible to venture on it
without incurring the danger of being
engulfed. The lake is government
property, and parts of it are leased
out to private individuals, who have
to- pay royalties, according to the
amount of pitch removed, which
amount is checked by the government.
The pitch. lake is practically mex,
haustible. No matter what quantity
is taken out, it., is replaced by fresh
pitch, which always wells up to I'LL
the hole. The surface of the outer
edges of this most wonderful Of lakes.
sfs quite hard pugh tosWaIk upon; b5ut'
a curious result ensues If you stand
still for any length of time on one
spot. For, some yards around you the
pitch bodily sinks until it forms a
basin. It is quite different to sinking
in sand, where your feet gradually dis
appear without making any apparent
difference in the level of the ground.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
THE sWANlPA'N.. {
Description Of This Ingenious calculat- :

Description of This Ingenious Cn1cul 1t
Il I'll. Ing Machine ss 5.ss Z 4
The device known aas the sWanpan is
q small count ling ahle sHsed the
Chinese to facilitate numerical calcu-,
lations. The Chinese have no figures,
nor any equivalent for them, but they
have made use of the swanpan for
many centuries. The merchants and
manufacturers are usually very expert
in making calculations; but the labor
ing classes are, as rule, ignorant of
the simplest arithmetical operations,
and employ the swanpan in computing
even small amount. It is an In
genious little instrument, divided into
TWO compartments, an upper and a
lower, and the compartments are cross
ed by slender bamboo rods, tightly
stretched twine, or, more frequently,
by iron wires. Two small balls are
strung on each rod, or wire, in the
upper compartment, and five on each
wire in the lower compartment. The
principal use of the upper set of balls
is to double the numerical value OF
the lower ones. The balls on the first
wire to the right represent units, the
next tens, the next, hundreds, the next
thousands and so on, in tenfold pro-
gression. BY thus using: the swanpan
any sum expressed in figures may be
shown by the movable balls with &C
curacy and surprising rapidity. CHI
nese accountants become so expert in
using the device that, even in large
commercial transactions, they can COM
pute the sum total in less time than
1t would take to write down the fig
ures: In its construction and use the
swanpan closely resembles the abacus.
a calculating machine used in mercan-
tile transactions by the ancient
Greeks and Romans. "Abacus Pytha-
goricus" was anciently a name for the
multiplication table, In our modern
schools kind Of swanpan, or abacus.
is frequently used for teaching small
children addition and multiplication.
It usually consists OF a frame with
twelve wires running through it. and
twelve beads or small balls on each
wire. r. = @-@l " "r :s' - =.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
A Retort of Willis.

Mr.. M. e. W. Sherwood tells this
anecdote in the new volume of remin-
5iscences, Here and There and Every
where: l was present at many din
ners when Willis was the life Of the
company, and although I did not hear
the famous repartee ofsthe Washington
dinner so often recorded; ! will record
It here. It was Mrs. Gales, I think,
who, at one Of her own dinners, wrote
a card to her niece at the other end of
the table, Don't firt so with Nat VIII
lis" She was talking yivaciously her
self to Mr.. Campbell. Willis replied:
Dear aunt, don't attempt my young
feelings to trammel,
Nor strain at q Nat while you swallow
a Campbel
probably the quIckest-witted couplet
on record. Ss|{:ss IS :Ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31

tom each year to lay on the grave Of
a friend q bit Of betel nut, while the
bow and arrows Of a man are always
buried with him. =. H., >&4.... "
The next most interesting, race In
habiting the Philippines is the Malay
nation known as Tagals, who are nu-
merous, live in the lowlands on pile
dwellings and are semi-civilized, being
a numerous people and in intercourse
with the whites governing the island.
They are rather handsome in appear
ance, with round head, low brow, fiat
nose, thicn lips, dark eyes and COM
plexion and possess strangely accu-
rate sense of smell. Their usual cos
tune is a shirt worn on the outside
OF linen trousers, and a big straw hat.
They have small plantations on which
are grown such crops as rice, tobacco,
sugar, coffee, mangoes, potatoes and
hemp, the latter staple being one of
the largest exports Of the island.
These Tagals are kind and gener-
GUS race, but MAKE fierce soldiers.
They are very fond of rich dress, OF
gaudy ornaments, and it is this taste
belonging to his race which led Agui-
naldo to decorate himself with gold
medals in truly barbaric style in honor
OF his elevation by his success in arms,
Their huts are surrounded by fence
Of bamboo stakes and though some Of
the windows are fashioned with moth
er-of-pear1, instead of glass, which is
hard to get, the household furnishings
are OF the most primitive sort. These
consist of mats, which serve as floor
covering and beds, crockery made by
the women, utensils of stone or cocoa
nut shells, baskets of wicker-work and
platters carved Of wood, cloth woven
on the ancient looms, while the corn
is ground by the women with the old
fashioned mortar and pestle. They are
expert carpenters and also adopts at
Woodworking.
These primitive people have many
excellent proverbs, among them being
the sayings:
Don't fling a stone; it may fall on
your own head.
Tell lie and find truth.
A monkey dressed up is but a mon
key still.
Answer nonsense by nonsense.
In beating for fruit, beat not tho
tree.
The poor have no nurse.
Wake not the s1aeninr
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
TO WALK CORRECTLY,

To Walk well is an art that should
he learned by every . ~ oman. when she
IS young, and then as she grows older
she will walk gracefully as matter
of course and there will be no effort
at all in the way that she does it.
For though woman can learn to walk
perfectly gracefully when she is old
er, there is never the unconscious
grace of motion that there is if she is
taught how to walk as a child. The
training of child in walking correctly
should begin at it's very earliest years.
AS soon as it is old enough to be
taught to walk it should be taught
how to do it correctly. Very many
children are really never taught to
walk at all. They are put on their
feet by their nurses and allowed to run
about anyhow, and little faults, that
may grow into large ones, go utterly
unchecked. All children should be
taught to dance when they are between
5 and 6; this will make them walk
better and hold themselves better than
anything else.
When you walk you should put the
foot firmly and yet lightly on the
ground. Never walk as though your
feet were Of lead and yet do not mince
and go along as if you were overcome
with affectation; either extreme is
very bad style. You should hold your
body erect and your head up and the
shoulders well back. In this way you
will always look well and preserve
your health and avoid any kind Of
lung or chest trouble. The effect of
walking is to exercise the muscles,
quicken the breathing. improve the
digestion and keep the body in per
feet health. If, however, the shoul-
ders and head are bent forward the
good effect is entirely lost sight Of and
there will be no good whatever come
from your walk -
For walk to do good, you should, if
possible, always have a companion
with you, as when you are talking the
blood circulates more freely in. the
brain and the benefit that you derive
from the open air is very greatly in:
creased. And also the. walk should
be a bona-ide one, not merely an
idle saunter up and down: a road with
no special. object in view. And al
ways have before you the wish to ap-ss
pear at your best as you walk, not
merely to try to get over the ground
as quickly as possible in any kind Of
a way. Women who scurry along like
rabbits or hens lose all idea Of a
graceful carriage and look more abb
surd than anything else. ts.. rs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
ADMIRAL cERvERA,S RECORD
Spain Regards Him ~ Her Forenosts
Fl IS s3s r.v.t M =, =.


IL -, !, : g.
ascua1 de CerYeraSy Topete Conde5
{ de Jerez Marquise de. Santa Ana ls
the somewhat lengthy name and title,
Of the Spanish admiral. He is now
65i years old. He was born In the
province Of Jerez, where his father,
Carlos de Cervera, was a man OF large
wealth, owning several estates, and was
known as one OF the richest wine
merchants Of Spain. sCervera's mother.
was Marie Porpete, daughter OF
Count Porpete y Velle, Of the: royal
family Of Spain. He entered the naval
academy at San Fernando when rs
years old, and was, graduated three
years later, in 1854, and was after
ward attached to several different
training ships to prepare himself for.
naval warfare. In 1859 he experienced
his first campaign in the expedition
sent out by Spain against Morocco, and
for his services was promoted to first
lieutenant. He was next attached to
an expedition sent to Cochin China,
In 1862. Afterward he was attached
to the Spanish legation in this. city,
and subsequently was made a captain
In the Spanish navy and placed in
command Of a. ship and sent to Peru.
where war was in progress: He re-
NAMED there only short time. when
the Ten Years War in: Cuba broke out
and Spain found 1t necessary to recall
her fleet from Peru in order to engage,
. in a blockade of Cuban ports. Dur
ing the progress OF thess Ten Years
War ADMIRAL CerYera was recalled
from Cuba and made secretary 81 the
navy n4the Spanish cabinet, .Whenahe,
again entered active service IN the
navy he was. created an. admiral and
placed In command ef the Pelayo, the.
first and only hrst-c1ass battlesh1p in;
the Spanish navy. It's construction was
undertaken and carried out under his
suggestions. He has been adjutant
to the queen regent, and several years
ago was at the head Of the. Spanish
naval commission sent to London to
confer with similar commissions from
other European powers regarding ma
rine matters. He bears fifteen medals,
bestowed upon him by the Spanish
government, and Spain counts him az
her foremost naval man. :zsss s.ss- y
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
Watering Sheep.

With dry weather it is essential that
sheep of all kinds should have at hand
a liberal supply of clean water for
drinking purposes, says Farmer and
Stockbreeder. Some think that sheep
do not require water, but this is a
most erroneous notion. Sheep, like
smost domesticated animals, require
certain amount of liquid, and though,
in wet weather, or when on roots, etc.,
they need but very little, they even
then do better with supply at hani~
On the other hand, when the weather
is dry, and the food containing little
or no moisture, it is imperative that a
supply should be at hand where it can
be used at will, and then no harm can
or will result. But it is necessary to
remind one that if thirsty and parehed
sheep are driven to the water, in
either pond or brook, great care must
be taken that they do not get too
much; this danger never arises when
the supply is always open to them, for
they will only take that which they
require. An important point, too, Is
that the water should be fresh and
sweet, not stagnant or stale, but the
latter is tar preferable to none. The
,trihing cost that may be incurred In
providing the water will be found to
be Far and away paid for By the great
er Increase In weight OF the sheep, IL
fattening, and by their general health
fulness Of store.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
a. Leader Of Men,.

That man is a great political lead
err said Mr.. Corntossel s neigh Dor.
We'll, was the answer, he isn't ex-
actly what I'd call a leader. But he
certainly has great knack OF fndin'
out which way the procession is goin,
an then gettin' out in front an holler-
in, Come on. fellers!! Washington
Star.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31
Pigs and Weeds.

A few days ago, while on institute
work in Minnesota, the editor OF this
denAtment visited a pen containing
sass6 ssant1 Ave lanceSslowea.
that the animals were not in. good
condition.; that they were, in fact, in
fair way to demonstrate that the
owner was vicim Of bad luck 60 IN
his hog department. They were be-
ing fed corn and slops from the house,
says the Farm, Stock and Home"
Constipation, poor digestion and other
disorders were indicated by a certain
dull, spiritless appearance, want OF
thrift, and other conditions. Growing
hard by the pen was a mass OF pig
weed and rag weed. A liberal bunch
of the first was gathered and thrown
into the pen. Sow and pigs imme-
diately tumbled over each other to get
at it.. and ate it rayenously. Some
rag weed was then supplied, and that
was rushed for with still greater haste
and eaten with greater relish. The
last is bitter weed, but it is a tonic
and appetizer, something that the pigs
demand to correct the vices Of pure
ly artificial diet, such as they were get
ting. Nature had supplied the demand,
but a fence kept the pigs from it, and
ignorance of its value had kept it from
the pigs. It was learned that no salt
was given to these pigs, another
bringer of "bad luck" for hogs de-
mand salt as humans do. The owner
of these pigs received valuable OBJ
ject lesson, and may it not be point
er to others? Confined pigs must have
soft, green, succulent food if their
owner expects to escape "bad luck"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31

5@# Paupers In London.
On Feb. - there were JOG .oDs paupsrs
In London
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31

Do not allow the males to ramaia In.
the flock. 5s;s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-12-31

{ Grasshoppers are 50 thick IN some
parts OF Canada that It Is said that
often the insects my be seen floating
q foot thick down the soorelois river.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-05-04
In the Taxpayers Interest.

The Missouri taxpayer is vitality
interested in the making OF a new
constitution for the State. Espc-
cial!y IS Ills ti,c Of the farmer and
land owner who pays taxes upon
the real and visible property.
Under the present constitution the
burden Of taxation falls heavily up
or the individual whose property,
land and stock is tangible, as can be
seen. Tie owner Of personal pro
rcrty. notes, bonds. mort cages,
the corporation franchise and earn
iug<. All escape taxation to a
greater OF a less degree. The con-
sti'utional provision, which was
aimed to reach all property, has
succeeded in reaching all real estate
and such personal property as the
ingenuity Of an assessor might dis
cover or the honesty of the taXpay-
er report. Corporation franchises,
the earnings Of railroads, ctc. have
almost entirely escaped. The pres
ent Missouri system is lnoq'sahle i'll
the highest degree. 1t should be
CHANGED 1T the earliest opportunl-
ty.
The only way in which the tax
inc system may be changed is by a
new constitution. Thisis conclusive
ly shown by the recent discussion
in St. Louis where il wa, proposed
by Judge Il. +. Rombaucr. the at
| torney for the school board t. as-
scs, ana tax corporation franchises.
| The city counsellor promptly de
cidcd that under the present law
this could not he done. 50 millions
of dollars worth of property, more
valuable than all the farmer 5 lands,
90 unasscsscd and untaXcd.
Missouri needs Il system of taxa
tion based on the ability to pay
not one, as at present, which places
the burden upon those least able t.
bear it.-Columbia Herald.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-05-04
WAR NEWS.
Dewey Wins a Great
Victory at Manila.
Spanish Fleet Annihilated and
Forts Bombarded.

A grand victory for our navy
followed Commodore Dcwcy's at
tack upon the Spanish fleet in the
harbor Of Manila. which occurred
at daybrcak last Sunday morning.
Our ships sailed in and simply
annihilatcd the Spanish fleet, al
though the strength of the two
fleets was about equal. The dam
age done to our ships does not ap-
pear to have been very great.
The action lasted less than two
hours, during which two of the
encmy's ships were burned and
one was blown up. 1t is reported
that the Spanish sunk several Of
their remaining ships after the bat
tie to prevent their capture. AT
ter destroying the fleet, Commo-
dorc Dewey bombardcd the forts
guarding the harbor Of Manila
with equal success. Later reports
are to the effect that the city has
been captured and the Americans
will hold possession of its dcfcnccs.
Spain's Atlantic feet is now at
sea, said to he heading for our
shores. Great vigilance is being
maintained by this government to
prevent surprise. The Dons will
meet with warm reception as
soon as they show up.
Since the bombar1imcnt of the
forts at Matanzas, which trans
pired last week, no events of great
interest have occurred at the Gu
ban seat of war. A strict block
adc of Cuban ports is being main
tained by our ships.
Troops are bcin" modified on
the Florida coast for the contem
plated invasion of Cuba.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-05-04
Rich and Poor Alike,

1t may be. after all, that our
muItimillionaires are not the soullcss
and unpatriot!c money -grabbers
that we have been taught by some
people to believe.
Just at present we have the
spectacle of John Jacob Astor, af-
ter having voluntarily offered to
transport troops free over his rail
roads in Ohio and Illinois, now
coming to the front with a battery
which he has himself recruited,
armed and equipped. and offered its
services to the Unitcd States with
himself as Captain.
Howard Gould, the son of JAY,
is recruiting a company for th>
Twelfth New York, and is ready to
take the field in his country's ser
vice. Barclay Warburton, son OF
the editor and owner of the ph.1a
delphia Inquirer, has battery now
fully organized and equipped an(
will lead it into the field. ''Teddy'
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary o.
the Navy, q member Of one Of New
! lork's blucst blooded families. viii
go to Cuba as Lieutenant Colone
of 4 cowboy regiment. The Goelct
and Mr.. Schcrmerhorn have pre-
scnted their yachts to the Govern
ment.
The spirit thus being manifesto,
by these patricianS OF the East ex
tends throughout the entire couu
try. Rich young men, Is we'll Il
poor, are Sprin@in@ 10 flle from. +
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1898-05-04
Prosperity Mills Keeps Saving.

Every sawmill in the southern
country is experiencing q big revi-
val of business. Yellow pine lum-
Der fetches So 90 thousand more
now than it did Il year ago.-South-
east Gazette.
Ict the Gazette would have us
believe that prosperity has not re-
turned.
The business Of the country
continues to improve i'll the face of
the war rumors. The latest issue
of Dun's Review, commenting upon
the business condition, says: 1t is
interesting to note that nearly all
branches of business show surpris-
ing improvements.
Almost every article of farm
production has advanced since the
enactment of the Dingley law. This
is largely due to the increased de-
mand for farm products consequent
upon increased earnings Of those
dependent on manufacturing indus
tries for occupation and earnings. -
Perryvilic Republican.