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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
The Draft Horse.

Within the next three or four years
it is probable that two-thirds of all the
draft horses nowedoing the work Of the.
country will be expended in the SER
vicey', and will have to be replaced,
says Southern Cultivator. There is a
great deal of talk about the progress
Of invention displacing the horse, but
no trolleyScr bicycle has yetSbeen found
to displace the horse. Nothing Of
practical character has yet been dis
covered that will do the work Of the
draft horse. It is class OF horses,
too, that has become notably scarce In
the county There are very few OF
them coming on. With revival OF
business, which is certain to come
eventually, = those city firms which take
pride in having their vans, drays and
other heavy. vehicles drawn by fine,
heavy, snowy draft horses will be. in
the market for supplies. They find
that horses of this class not only do
! theawork we'll, but sareaa handsome Tad-
vertisement Of their business. Nor Is
there much promise chat they will. be
found in the near future in the exist
ing supply Of colts. Farmers and live
stock growers are looking about to find
some line Of work that is y not over
done. No one conversant with the sit
uation has any apprehension about the
draft horse business being overdone
now. The only thing that at present
prevents a genuine draft horse famine
Esissthe general business depression that
the IslGh
limits the demand 3 II the demand were
normal, the supply would be wholly
inadequate to it. The breeding of good
draft horses wherever one has mares
suitable for the work, is, therefore, so
far as it is possible for anyone to peer
into the future, as good an opening as
the live stock, grower can find.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08

Benjamin Allsup- Born in Tennessee
and removed to Douglass county, Mis-
souri,; was captured by General Shelby;
tried as a spy and condemned to be
shot; worked in the brick mill Of the
rebel tannery at Little Rock all winter
as q horse and was released in the
spring" - r. :: E: :.ss s
-, To a group of friends Col. Henry a.
Newman of Rand dolph county, Missouri
the other day related a truly interesting
story about Mr.. Allsup, with whom be
served in the lower house Of the Mis-
souri, legislature in 1874. Mr.. Allsup is
now dead, but a host Of relatives in
Southern Missouri and Northern Ar-
kansas survive him. Colonel Newman
said that he was first attracted to. NE.
Alfsup by reading the brief biograph
referred to-. :. eS.z. 81
'sThis remarkable statement attract
ed my attention." said Colonel New
man, "and hunted the old fellow up,
and asked him what it all meant. II
had rendered him a little favor once,
and. being a Tennesseean myself (you
know Tennesseeans are clannish) L sue
ceeded in obtaining further particulars
from him. Here is about the way he
told the story to me, as NOW recall
it: i. - .st-;~ j. - re .sa -. ia
"'It is true that I was captured BY
General shelby's men as Federal spy.
I tried to conceal my identity under The
guise Of an ignorant old farmer, but Il
didn't work. Compromising papers
were found in my possession, which
proved that was a spy beyond ques-
ton. This &happened in the yicinity.af
neMtt spenalty
A drum head court martial lloWed
and ! was sentenced to be shot Just out.
!. side the camp at Little Rock. I
80 AS a guard was taking me away
from General she1by's tent, Capt. Dich
Collins, 'shelby's gallant chief of artil-
lery, came in and said to the general
that he had found a splendid horse TO,
lis battery in the government LANYARD
forking in the bark mill. He said il
| 5as very light work and broken-dowr
| ,'ule could pull the beam. 4 y
=" General Shelby at once called the
| gard back and instructed the soldiers
to take me down to the lanyard, rig u1
set of harness of some kind and put
me to work and turn the horse over tc
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08

.partment of Agriculture), taken from
'the reports Of the French minister OF
agriculture, shows conclusively the ne
Acessity Of supplying vitalizing air to the
chick. The sensible hen cools and airs
her eggs, ,as must the successful incu-
{bator operator. 6 1T was also found that
ithe eggs of fowls which were at liberty
hatched better than those of fowls
which were confined. In tests made
with an incubator it was found that
4eggs which were repeatedly cooled and
warmed &hatched much better than
those that were; kept at a warm tenn
perature all the time. In one sexperi-
ment the eggs were cooled by exposing
them to the air for one and one-half
hours daily during the whole period Of
incubation. This treatment retarded
the period of incubation for three days.
The eggs became quite cold and 1t re-.
$quired about twelve hours to bring
them up to104 deg. r., the temperature
of incubation. In the experiment, thir-
teen out of sixteen Matched vigorous
chickens. The 5incubator. has been pre-
viously used with unsatisfactory re-
suits. From a second experiment 1t was
Inferred that the gradual heat of the
eggs was as essential as the process Of
cooling Twenty five eggs which had
been laid on very warm days were
placed in an incubator and exposed to
4 the air, as in the preceding case. The
temperature was such that the eggs
t7ere warmed up to 104 degrees in two
ir three hours. This temperature was
4 j aintained until the brood Matched.
me chickens pierced the shell, but they
Were so weak that hey lied before
sa'1eavIng rne eggs. 1tH was found that the
eggs upon which a fowl is sitting are
not all of the same temperature, those
upon the outside being cooler than
those that lie inside.''He y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
Tunnel Under the Danube.

The Danube is to have a tunnel be-
meath its bed. The Hungarian govern
ment has just completed the necessary
arrangements for the construction
without delay of a subway beneath the
river at Budapest, on the same princi-s.
pie as that Of the new Blackwell tun-
mel under the Thames in London.
There is to be a footpath for passen-
gers and an electric railway. The up
per way will be reserved exclusively
for vehieu1ar traffic, and ventilation is
to he provided by electricity.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
Onions for Poultry Food.

Z There is no vegetable that grows OF
more value to the poultryman than the
onion, says American Poultry Journal
Doubtless it was one of the foods of the
fowl in it's natural state, as it is found
growing wild in several parts of the
world. In Illinois and Missouri we
have found it, both in the woods and
prairies, with sprouts short and crisp
early in the spring, that would lengthen
and tougher as the season advanced, to
2 bear a small Seeding onion or button"
late in the fall We never tried plant
, ing any Of the "button" onions of the
wild variety, but doubtless if we had
they would have produced the same
class smaller. in size perhaps-ot
onions that the "sets'' of the cultivated
sorts do to-day. Be that as it may, tho
onion of commerce is valuable addi-
tion to the list of vegetables that are
considered good for fowls. At this sea-
son Of the year when the fowls are run
down by the heat of the autumn and
the strain OF moulting, the onion will
be found a frst-class tonic. Where
there is bowel trouble, with greenish
droppings, and dysentery, onions cut up
tolerably fine and fed as often as three
times week will prove Of great bene-
fit, and where the chickens have had
access to any unc1ean food and become
affected by it, such as decaying animal
matter, which leads to limberneck or
old-time chicken cholera, sometimes
the feeding Of onions will be found ben
eficial; although when a chicken gets =
good chance at such stuff, and gets a
big dose of it, it is about as good as
gone. Precaution should be taken to
have nothing Of the. kind on the prem
ises. Onions boiled in with the warm
mash for the hens is good, and by in.
vigorating and stimulating them causes
them to lay better. In fact onions as
a tonic and food IS one Of the simple
provisions Of nature that any one car
keep handy at a small cost. Don't fail
to include them in your poultry bill 81
fare two or three times a week. and
oftener II the chickens appear deoili-
tated. 81 II B q I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
TOSEEK BUR ED coin.
.cAPT. ALFRED MAY KNOWS
WHERE A FORTUNE IS. st
Lost Half a Century Ago-Money Was
s Hidden by American Soldiers During
.s the Mexican War, After an Ac-s
cident. .' ;9sS'@t S@@@ =, 53sz - r.

NE hundred and
fifty e thousand dol-,
!. lars l'a.1 in gold ready
to be lifted out.
with the pick-that
is what Uncle Sam.
has at this mo-.
.ment, though, he
does not know
himself Of his hid
den treasure, says
the New York Her
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
He was Different.

4 The Maine man who recently sued
his ighbor for occup pying three inches
OF his land found bySa survey that he
himself was the respasser to the ex-
tent of two feet and eleven inches. The
neighbor told him he needn't move the
fence but he was a different sort Of
man. u. s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
DID WORK OF a HORSE
GROUND BARK FOR ONE. LONG
.z.. s..# WINTER. q
Confederate General Shelby Commuteds
A His Death sentence to- Hard Labor Il'lts
/ In the lanyard -aasad Experience Of
benjamin Allsup. Ss ssS

N "a little volume E
published by Mr. 'l[:lI',
Patterson Of Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, IN
1874, !: tn the j bIiogralr- /
phies Of the the mem q
bers who composed ,s
the General Assent 4
bly, that year are t
e given. Among 9th
ers, this paragraph
will be found:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
saNTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
aHow Successful Farmers Operate This
Department OF the Farm s Few
Hints as to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry. s5a - ), 2,5$ 81 81 @ @
experiments In Artlaolal Hatohing.

y Is only recently
that operators Of
incubators b a We
come to fully real.
ize the great i'm
portance' Of proper
ventilation for in.
cubators and hatch
ing rooms. The
following (Vol. VII,
No. ! 10, r e.p or t
T1r;fod CfafaS De-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08
Feeding Poultry.

Milk, if the vessels or troughs con-
tanning it are kept sweet and cleanly,
may with advantage be kept where
fowls can get to It at any time. Other
kinds OF food should be given at regu-
lar times and only in the quantities
that will be then consumed, says an ex-
change. It is simply wasteful to throw
out to them a large quantity OF food in
order that they have it within reach
all through the day. Much OF twill be
scattered about, lost, or so filthy that
your fowls ought not to eat It. Besides
this, all poultry require certain
amount OF exercise in order to be-
healthy, and this exercise they will not
take unless driven by appetite to hunt
for part Of their food. And it is prob
able that needed qualities OF. food OBJ.
tanned by SO hunting aid in the assimi-
lation of the ordinary feed given to.
them. The careless feeding OF unneces.
sary quantities at a time prevents hens
from laying as they would If not over
fed, and those intended for the table OF
market, are fattened best by giving to
them only SO much as they will clean:
up at each meal. s,s 4tsss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-08

IL If you get5a case OF roup destroy the
bird At once and disinfect the prem
ises. Examine every other bird and tt5
any sign Of the disease be seen kin.
all such birds. Sometimes the disease
Is only shown by some transparent
sphlegm ID the slit at the roof of the
mouth. IS you trifle with It the whole
fock may be lost.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
Personal MENTION.


yesterday.
r. A. Horlock and wife were in the city
yesterday.
SIR, c. L. Boring of C. L. Thco Bering.
u. leaves GU the 9Th for trip TO J.. VI.
Frosts ranch, west of San Antonio
County Attorney Vasmer and Constable
Glass were both out yesterday after having
bern confined 10 their homes for some time
with rheumatism.
General W. H. Mahry passed through the
city yesterday on his way to Galveston. Ha
expects To return 10 Houston today and viii
likely have some conference with the military
authorities.
Mr.. II. C. Chase. secretary 81 tae Houston
Ciy stree; Railway company. Is AGAIN at his
post ol duty, having rcco .er,d fruiI the Ct
ferts Of the assault made upon him J hi,c at
tempting to nun out ca during the strike.
George 4. Crssin is back from short husi-
rrss TIN TO Little Rock and st. Louis. Mrs.
CrGtin, who has becu making q visit ii hcr
Old home IN 81 Louis. returned Will him.
They are located IN their uev home aiI6
San Jacinto street, corner OF Webster ave.
hue,
Mr.. and Mrs William H. Cameron ami
son Donald Of Grand Rapids, Mich. left for
cameron and her son spent the winter with
her parents Dr and Mrs. H. :. Jones Eoua-
ton Heights and her sister, Mrs. Robert L.
Carey, Houston.
captain J. II. Neal LETT last night tcf Pari,
ersburg, " Va being called there by
message conveying tho sad news Of the Sc
iions illness Of his father Hon. D. H. Neal.
Mr. Neal is one OF the wealthiest and hest
known men in West Virginia. owning large
oil interests IN that portion of the country.
Captain Charles Woodbridge. the we'll
known civil engineer. who left here last De-
ccmber 10 accept the position Of chief en-
ginecr Of tho Springfield. Little Rock and
Gull railroad has returned home Major
Woodbridge thinks the cuVerprise has been
abandoned. as the Gonli interests hav.
honsht " controlling Interest In the trust
cUmpany backing the ROAD.
Prof T. j. Atwood. who is connected with
the Beaumont public schools sncui yesterday
IN the city. Prof. Atwood Is we'll known In
Houston, having hcen for cight years prin-
cipal of the Washington street school HIS
successful work an educator IN this city
is being repeated at Beaumont Prof. At
wood sim considers Houston his homo. how
cser. and s always warmly greeted by hts
many friends here
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
m.nrsanlsnlinn lancc,el.

The old Western Freight association has
been rcorganizcd and placed into operation
The aErccmcni adopted Includes ali tho
roads which we're mrmhprs Of the old
Western joint Traffic Bureau the inimo-
daic predecessor and the successor of the
old Western freight association. This
M mbcrghi2 includes practically an ot the
llnes In the territory between Chicago and
~ Paul on the north aud Kansas city on
the south The organization viii hayn no
iurisdir,ion west OF the Missouri river II
Is provided that Il shall be rallied tho West
crn Trunk Lines Committee, and that H.
Officers shall consis, Of chairman. vice
chairman, secretary AID treasurer. These
Officers are 10 be filled from the members
OF tho board OF administration OF thu old
Western lolnt Trafflr uureau, Acting With
them viii be The traffic men OF all tho
roads, who must he present, either directly
or by an accredited representative at All
meetings.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
cry AREViT,E>.

sr. J II Bass. aged IS. died at his rec,
denec. 1910 Rusa nNpuur. al o'cicrk scster-
isg morning an V ~ b. liiieh IN ii1llyy nod
cemetery ut o'oilrk this afternoon
1usucs Fitze held an ipnnss, Yesterday uron
the iripnt child n sid ~ lseiIford, coorcf,
who died from hennrrhnge. TIE deceased was
onu Of twins the other dying Just after ia
birth o. March as.
The saturday afternoon market was we'll
ra,Yunired yesterday attornoon- There was =
good display 81 seEeiHhls aud fruit. and the
meat ard FISH markets were well supplied.
~ ". $. Wheeler viii preach az the War
lie0 mission tonight. services beginning at
1 : = oricck.
Mt Edward Rccvea. the old Confederate
,eterau. mcnt,on OF whose death Was made in
noon IN tho pick noNiag burial plat "a the
Gsnasn cemetery, The rall hearers were ".
J. Naeatec, Ike Stafofh, ". F. Riley ana Dr.
Sam Jones
Auxiliary NJ 1 Texas woman Press as.
soc;aiinu. viii meet at tho residence OF the
ptetleent Airs 5 Z, Byers, Monday, April :.
At o'clock
1i,ere are .nndell,sred telssrams at tno
office OF the Western Union telegraph rom
gans for ~ c iiirseh, IL $, Spangler. John
Suaion ard T. W. Kerr.
the Houston Light Artillery will have In.
spection Mondsy night; Captain Ron re-
forms. saber and belt after which there will
be an important business meetipg.
Carpenters union No. III has adopted o
RESOLUTION Assessing 4 me OF - cents lncn
each OF It's members who patroniEeE the street
cars tina, are run hy ncn-un,cn notormen uI
&c: doctors.
-he steamer Perl Post dispatch boat. J. II.
Bright master. slipped her hawser last nignt
81 the foot Of rfa,ie street and steamed Tor
Dcpcfs island
rinec Methodist Episcopal church will giro
It's first entertainment Al Odd Fellows hall IA
the Mason block. on Wednesday, April 8. The
recel ton committee consists of Mrs. Snyder.
Mrs Sarah oryis Miss Mabel Foster, Miss
Nellie Kennedy, Mrs. "a Vosbcrg Messrs h |
y Wade. D. Z. Husky, faler Snyder. X &. |
sucns and {. W. Cox.
henry CLARK the colorN,i 10y uho Was &C.
el1on,siiy shot by fsllo& rppil al the Hcua-
ton Academy aud Industrial school. is get
ilis Oh riecy,
The STEAMER ilorauo, which came her, tor
repsls has been generally overloaded ana
4, n,M tnlia built, and viii 80 into ccmmis- |
sion this week
cnuriy Commissioner HTsrh gives hOiiue I
thpt bids viii he orensd on April for the 1
sortuustion. Ct Fridge scfoss Clear eek, ,
TO connect Harris and Braxlria counties.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
EVANGELIST MARTIN
Addresses Another Large ConGrcga-
lion at the Chrintlnn Ghmrch.


Last night as large congregation as has
attended any OF the previous meetings vas
in attendance at the revival meeting held
az the Christian church. The singing was
heartily Joined into BY both choir and con-
grcga;ion alike, and the result; was in
deed uplifting.
This evangelist Rev. 5. H, Martin, used
as his subject Winners and nc handled
that subject IN a most interesting way.
He asked what is Wilmer and an
swcred il by saving n wilmer Is one who
is always asking The question why
The basis Of his talk was the story of
the healing OF Naamsn. the leper lie was
angry because Elisha bade him go and do
something simple to cure him OF his dread
disease He didn't see why he should be
ordered TO 20 and dip seven times in the
river Jordan TO he healed Of the lcprosy
lie was willing 10 part With untold
amounts OF money II ne could be healed
his own way. and ne VAS indeed angry;
however. he went. and what was the re-
suit? He MAS healed
Some people absolutely won't be saved il
they cant be saved IN their own way.
They would absolutely rather 20 to hell
than to obey the orders OF Jesus Christ
They don't see Why they have TO do this:
they don't see Why God has told them 10
repent They would be willing 20 take
the last step 10 heaven. but it's the first
Hide step that they object 10. but they
cant take the last step until the first step
is over This sermon was one Of the finest
that the distinguished evangelist has de-
liyered yet but he announces that he has
better ones in store.
This mornings subject Will he The
Christian" 81 . o'clock he viii lecture 10
men only az the church. aud the evening
subject VIII be Can Man Be Saved Out
OF tho church,"
L,lan.,.hc,lN int.i.nl
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
THE CITY ELECTION,
y ,Euh a,iET ELECTION Is An
TItIPATED.
Captain .,nck KENNEDY Friends Are
Aroused TO the Importance of
seeing Him Elected.

The ciiy election will occur tomorrow.
but very little interest is being manifested
in the result The democratic ticket has
practically no opposition. the battle having
been fought at The democratic day pri-
mafics.
The effort 10 beat Captain Jack Ken-
ncdy Tor street commissioner has stirred
up his friends to make an active ngn.
IN his interest
Mr. a. = sharpe. n. tho independent,
candidate for street commissioner, upDn
whom the opposition TO Captain Kennedy
secms to be concentrating announced hnn.
seit subject to tue democratic day rd.
mares, preceding the primaries. bu. w,,h.
drew from the race before the lrisluries
were held aud afterwards announces biIn
sell before the people im an Independent
vRhHlpate' MT. sharpe also voted at the
Urinary election, which, under political
usage. generally carries with IL the .m
pRel intention on the part OF ne voter
10 support the Nominees Of The nritoarlss
in which he participated
Ia this. however Mr.. Sharpe nay no,
nave violated hts political integrity 70 inc
extent That some who were eandidat.s .rs
now doing,
h-'N's NahblhNAf NhDft name Sali.
inllIei to the primaries pledged hin,s,.lr IN
writing 10 tho democratic executive tom-
mitiee tanh these letters are stan on o.,
W support all The nominees or The ~
mAriis while Mr, Kennedy claims "a bsNs
evidence. ,hsi, in some instances. mas.
pledges are being already hrokeu.
Tho PLAN 10 defeat Captain Kennedy
seems 20 be 20 concentrate the negro vote
against him In this way the oppoYt,on
hopes 70 win. upon the assumption thai tba
Nois NJ the general election will he legs
man at the primaries. upon the theory Thai
me ticket hnyins no opposition Nll nei
bring out anything like full yote.
But the attack made upon CAPTAIN ken.
nedy has so thoroughly aroused his friend.
and the democratic voters generaiiy. WHO
have pride in the success OF he .n,.Ye
ticket that there will be rallylng "a lba
Polls tomorrow that would not ,thsrwise
rave occurred had the tScsiB mt been
sounded that an attack was belng maan
upon part of the ticket
rfalrinaii Resner OF the democratic a.
ecutiye rommittee makes the request that
all rho cand,aa;es on the dnuocr.tic ticket
who have no opposition. and this includes
all except captsin Kennedy and The two
aldermen from the Fourth ward. DO ANA
remain at the polls all dav tomorrow ami
work for the success OF the entire ticket
Hsnerally, hnt Ter Captain Kennedy iar.
ticplarly. and II this advice b. Needed ana
tie democratic voters generally turn ept.
there win b. little danger o: Captain Ken
nedy's defeat.
Registrar crnmharh announces that h.
VIII have representative a, The Office az
Tax Collector Curtin tomorrow. who will
hh furnished with an index 10 the rsxi.tra.
ticn books and who will furnish the nscex. ]
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
pcducrd pn.s-ra,r u,,r.

lhe Houston and Texas Central has
authorized the following rates 7. p. A.
convention. Galveston, April ?, and "a.
rates on the distance plan; grand lodge
Knishts OF Pythias, san Antonio. April IL
10 81. round trim rates from coupon sta.
lions &, for the meeting o, the Daughters
% the Republic. Dallas Texas. April 10 10
90 pae anu one-th,rd fares,
The international and Great Northern
has authorized the following rates paugn- I
iers OF the Republic OF Texas. Dallas. Aprii
~ 10 %. one and one-ihlrd fares; Hons.
tol rate $1,000; Texas Federation OF wo-
meas Clubs. Tyler. Texas, April q 10 20
one and one third fares.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-03
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Senator e. A Alice of Laredo Is res,s.
isred at the Iio,ei Salge.
Williamson county today redeemed si7so
OF iis court house bonds held by the per-
maneni school fund.
Nr; and Mrs. +. d. stedman Of Orange
are III the city visiting Mrs. Stedman.s
tAren's. Nr, ami Mrs R w. Finley.
Mr. IL. c. Bengener, a we'll known ANA
respected citizen Of this city. died NJ his
nome on East Third stree, last night and
Was buried this morning
Cards have been ISSUED announcing tbs
marriage In this city at 81. Davids church.