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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
Concerning Sugar Beets.

The United States consul at Magde.
burg, Germany, says that beet farms
and beet sugar factories must stand
close together. 1t is idle to grow beets
if there is no mill at hand to extract
the sugar from them, and it is idle tor
build factory if there are no beet
farms at hand to supply the raw ma
terial. In addition to the adaptation of
soil and climate to beet growing there
fore the farmer must consider the suit
ability of the place for the establish
ment of factory, and, conversely, the
would-bes manufacturer must consider,
apart from the intrinsic availability Of
his mill site, the possibilities of beet
culture on the surrounding farms. The
requirements for beet culture are
rich, deep soil, with porous, WE'LL
drained subsoil and a generous appli-
cation of suitable fertilizers. The cli-
mate should be such as to assure fair
ly moist weather for the first three
months of the growing season and one
month of comparatively dry, sunny
weather following. Indeed, the latter
is the more important, for the neces-
sary moisture of the first three months
can be supplied by artificial irrigation.
When such conditions of soil and cli-
mate do not exist there is little use in
trying beet culture. Where they are
found the farmer will be justified in
making some practical experiments
with sugar beets, not on large scale
necessarily, but in small lots. in var
ious parts of his farm. If it be ascer-
tanned that beets can be successfully
grown in a given place the next ques-
ton is whether factory can be profit
ably conducted there. The essential re-
quirements for factory are water for
washing the beets, etc., fuel for the
engines, and limestone for purifying
the saccharine juice. These must be
close at hand, or readily and cheaply
procurable from distance. If they are
not there is no use in building fac
tory and none in attempting to grow
beets. If they are mutual agreement
should be made between the farmer and
the manufacturer, the former stipulat-
ing to provide sufficient quantities of
beets to make the factory profitable,
the latter to take and utilize the prod
uct of the farms. All these conditions
complied with, the enterprise may be
undertaken with good promise of sue
cess. That there are many places in
the United States where it may be thus
undertaken is not to be doubted. But
that fact must be ascertained by ac-
tual experiment in every case, unless
disappointment and disaster are to be
the result. 7--- 'S
Swine Supply.-The September re-
port of the department Of agriculture
says: Reports as to the number of
stock hogs for fattening show de-
crease of go per cent from that of
last year. The reduction is greatest
in the following states, the figures in
dicating the decreased percentage:
NTiSciSsi mi ~ 9. Texas 10.# Arkansas s.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
JOKES FROM EUROPE.

A peasant who regularly attended the
market in the neighboring town, on
seeing the children of the orphanage
walking by in procession, was heard to
remark: "How strange! I have now
been coming to town for the last twen-
ty years, and these brats never get any
bigger. They're just the same size as
when my father was ve"-Lokal-
AnZeiger.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
& MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRGcULTURlST ,-
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultfva-
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof
- HorticuIture, Viticulture and Flori-
culture.
Future, Of Veterinary Medicine.

- VIZ N34S (AN SAN oA
the bicycle and
electric car, the
statement has been.
made that horses,
will soon become, a
thing of the past,
and veterinary SCR
vices will be re-
quired no longer, ;.
says Journal Of
Comparative Medi-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09

A soldier, condemned to receive IS
strokes, is handed over to a couple of
comrades, who are ordered to strike al
ternately. A dispute arises at the
eleventh stroke. ''That makes ten"
says one. "Twelve!" replies the other.
''Ten!" ''Twelve!" II say, let's start
afresh!"-Le Monde Illustre,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
HE GAVE HER UP.

RETTY and sweet
as the maiden look
ed, Josiah had a
natural prejudice
against both her
and her e mother.
They were worldly
people; and the girl
was by no means
the. wife he would
have chosen for his
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
Clever Children.

i The Church Standard wakes 1ndig,
Snant and severe over the common
spractice of repeating in a child's pres.
8ence his alleged smart savin@s ard
warns admirlng relatives who indulge
f1n this, to them, agreeaole occu.--
tion, of the serious consequences thai
are likely to follow.
& AS a matter of fact, then, when
these 'ssmart sayings" are looked at
dispassionately most of them are
found to be nothing but stupid blund-
$ers. just such blunders as a child with
its as yet undeveloped powers would
5be expected to make. Of course there
are few prodigies in the world, but
they are not always unmixed bless
{ings. There is but one Mr.. Glad
stone, and-to put it mildly-he has
made some very serious mistakes.
But let us suppose that child has
said something very clever, what must
Sbe the result of repeating that saying
TO somebody else when the child is by?
1T can only minister to vanity and self
conceit, and of all utterly disgusting
land uncomfortable creatures on Gods
earth, a conceited child is the most dis
gusting and most uncomfortable. Not
only does this vicious habit make chill
dren unpleasant, but it sows in their
hearts seeds which will grow and bea1
in after years the bitter fruits of dis.
appointment
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09
/. New Location.

Shot in the Klondike' is a newspa-
per heading. Glad he did not get it If
the neck Elk.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09

Parents and aunts and uncles who in
dulge in this habit a1e-th houghtless]y.
perhaps, but none the less really
corrupting their children's morals
with pride, vanity and brazenness, and
also are cruelty wronging, them by
leading them to live in fools para
disc, the dispelling of which will give
them keen pain and modification.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09

= ~ - -. .z-E
Swine Supply-The September re-
port of the department Of agriculture
says: Reports as to the number of
stock hogs for fattening show de-
crease of 9.2 per cent from that of
last year. The reduction is greatest
in the following states, the figures in
dicating the decreased percentage:
Mississippi, IL; Texas, 10; Arkansas,
10; Tennessee, 13;; Kentucky, Is; Iowa,
18; Nebraska is the only state with L.
O0N,0 900 hogs or upward from which an
increase is reported. the gain for that
state being s per cent. IN point Of
condition the reports are fairly uni
form Only five states and territories
out Of forty ty-eight report less than 80.
while only two, Rhode Island and Ne.
hl aska, are as much as 100
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09

A poor man succeeded in gaining ad-
mission to the presence of the wealthy
Baron Rapineau, to whom he told the
narrowing story of his misfortunes and
his destitution in such eloquent terms
that the baron, moved to pity and with
tears in his eyes and voice broken with
sobs, said in faltering accents to his
servant: Jean, turn the poor fellow
cut. He breaks my heart. lie Chron-
ique.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-04-09

The prince of a small German state.
whose ambition it was to crafty, if
only on a small scale, had invited a
number of gentlemen to go on a deer
stalking expedition. Everything prom
ised well. The weather was superb.
and the whole company was in the
best of spirits, when the head forester
approached the petty monarch and lift
ing his green cap, said in faltering
tones: .'Your highness, there can be
no hunting today "Why not?' came
the stern rejoinder. "Alas, your high
ness, one of the stays took fright at
the sight of SO many people and has
escaped to the adjoining territory, and
the other stag has been ill since yes
terday.s But your highness5 must not
be angry-it is most likely nothing
worse than a bad cold. We have given
it some herb tea and hope to get it on on
its legs again in few days. "-Zitaner
Morgenzeitung. .s 81 So. #*@
The times., 1898-05-21
STOCK MARKETIRREGULAR
Early Advance, With Reaction in
the Afternoon.
Indications Multiply That the Mar
ket L. Well Advised on
War Movements.

New York. May 20-It was somewhat
difficult TO judge today how far the
stock market was actually expressing
by its movements an opinion on the war
situation. and how far it was moving un-
der routine influences. At critical juno
ture in military affairs, the course of
security prices nowadays is apt to be
q pretty good guide TO opinion-as it was
on the eve Of the battle Of Larissa, when
all the news dispatches had the Turks
dispersed and routed. whereas the stock
market persisted il ''discounting" d
Turkish victory. A day later readers
OF the newspapers learned that the mar
ket had been better advised than they
The curious part OF today's market was
that il rose rather sharply so long as the
Spanish fleet was reported TO be en-
sconced in Santiago de Cuba but declined
again when doubts regarding that position
began 10 be expressed. 1t seemed in 9th
er words, TO confirm the prevalent idea
that the Spanish fleet if anchored in a
Cuban harbor would be trapped II is
possible, however. that such an interpre-
tation Of the markets action would lend
too much Importance to the movement Of
the day. PricesAat noon today. after the
early rise, were two 10 three points above
last week 5 closing, and in the absence
OF any outside interest this rise invited
proft-taking
Such tendency was literally encour-
aged by some afternoon dispatches re-
porting Spanish preparations for the re-
lief OF Cuba, and, as result. the market
weakened. Taken as a whole however
the day $ transactions We're of slight 5m-
porsahce' and prices after much lrregu-
The times., 1898-05-21

to accomplish. There is no reason 10 be-
heVe that If Sampson and Schley are now
Joined on the north side of Cuba and
starting on any campaign that may seem
profitable to them, and Ceryera on the
south side the Americans will capture the
Spaniards- BY the time Sampson could
get south around the island the Span
iards would have delivered their amrnun-
ition and provisions and gotten away.
perhaps out of the Caribbean Sea entirely
and off for Spain or the Cape Verde
Islands. There is the possibility of course
that a part of Simpsons fleet NAV be
on the southern side of the island and a
sufficient part to whip the Spanish fleet,
but this does not seem in the least prob
able in the face of the teiegraphc ad-
vices from Key West and Santiago. All
this is not calculated to point to a quick
annihilation of the Spanish fleet and a
quick ending of the war thereby as a
certainty. And so the cautious people are
not buying stocks even though they know
that the war Will only end In one way
finally. great victory must be recorded
now before there will be a great bull
market again A costly victory or a bat
tie much longer delayed will mean lower
prices almost inevitably. The market is
now at rather high range dscountins
an immediate ending of the war with no
loss to the American side and with the
annihiiaiion of the entire Spanish navy
If these things do not come there is a fine
chance for profits on the bear side.
London continued to sell the market
yesterday. though the trading was not
large. 1t is estimated that the balance
against this country was 10000 shares
One day like this is of no particular i'm
portance. but the succession of days and
weeks that London has sold is now
making a great hole in the English hold
ings of American securities. The balance
Of trade has been so enormous in favor
of America that the selling of the Sc
curities now is only readjusting the bal
aEce, and may be considered by Ameri-
ca as an excellent way TO get out of
debt. American railroads are now owned
by Americans perhaps more than at any
time for many years. London's opinion
as to the war may hardly be said to
be reflected in this selling of American
securities. London, too. may think that,
rather than pay out such enormous guam
titles of gold as her importations from
The times., 1898-05-21

New York, May 20-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
The excellent foreign demand at good
prices for most products of American
agriculture constitutes, as for some time
past, the leading feature of the country's
trade. Second only 10 this and of neces-
sity forming an important link in the
chain of good trade, may be mentioned
the almost uniformly good crop situation.
furnishing the best evidence that foreign
demands now and in the future will be
adequately met. The immense balance
of trade already piled up in this coun-
try's favor of course constitutes an ele-
ment Of strength which in it's effect on
the money market can hardly be exag-
gerated.
Naturally dependent upon and merely
a phase of the foreign demand is the ac-
tivity visible in nearly all lines of trans
portation. showing that this industry,
like others, is sharing to the full in the
proportion of business having its rise in
our heavy export trade.
The volume of bank clearings reports
of railroad earnings, the movement OF
prices and the reports received from the
iron and steel trades all seem to concur
in indicating a maximum volume of
business for the period of the year with
even greater hopefulness manifested than
for some time past as to continuance
of favorable conditions
While wheat pork, beef, corn. cotton,
print cloths and Bessemer pig iron are
all higher, corner oats, flour, coffee, but
ter. cheese and steel billets are slightly
lower.
The times., 1898-05-21

lar1ty. closed somewhere near the open
ing. London sold stocks again, but, If
the arbitrage brokers were to be credited.
it found its operations hampered by the
redcced supply of floating stocks on the
London market for Americans"
The times., 1898-05-21

The market yesterday was entirely log
icaL 1t was professional and the profes-
sionals sold rather more than they
bought. The meaning of this cond ton
is not difficult to understand. The news
OF the fleets of America and of Spain is
not of the character to give promise of
immediate overwhelming victory for the
Americans. If this news may be depend
ed on the Americans are on the north
side of the island and the Spaniards are
on the south. very probably performing
the mission they came across the ocean
The times., 1898-05-21
4 sale Of mems hats.

The men VIII have a chance to-
dav to get new hat at an unexpect-
edly low figure. A hat makers surplus
stock has come 20 US at an end-of-the-
season price-and we put them on sale
today at a propOrtionately low price
Choice OF this entire lot OF Mems
Fine Hats-Derbies in all the ieading
shapes and shades that are being
worn this season. non-breakabIe and
hand finished-and also Alpines, IL al
the wanted shades-fOr
The times., 1898-05-21
Madras ties. 8 for 2Sc.

Well offer today the choice OF
our Summer washable string Madras
Ties for ladies and gentlemen at for
29c- You know what you'll be asked
elsewhere-and especially at the mems
stores.
The times., 1898-05-21
Crash skirts. Sac.

Today we will offer the choice
of a lot of Ladies Summer Crash
Skirts. that have wide hens. and
should never be sold for so little at
39e. They have a perfect hang-are
not the carelessly made sort you see
elsewhere selling for even more than
this price.
The times., 1898-05-21
Ladies' pique ties, Dc.

Ladies White Pique Puff Ties. and
also ladies' Silk Puffs and silk String
Ties, now so fashionable for Summer
wear, will be offered today for l9c.
The times., 1898-05-21
An extraordinary shirt waist sale.

We have just come into possession
of an immense lot of Ladies finest
made Shirt Waists from one of the
best-known makers in the metropolis
and beginning today we offer
them TO you al price that has never
been known previously for such ex-
tremely stylish garments. This
morning sees them on sale here for
those who wait a single day
You are offered the choice of large
variety Of the prettiest Of the Summer
fabrics-dainty Lawns, Percales and
Dimities-made correctly, and as only
this maker knows how
The times., 1898-05-21
Ladies' skirts, a.A.

Today we will offer the choice
of a lot of Ladies Bayadere and Plaln
Rrilliantine Skirts. which are finished
in the most thorough manner-and per
feet fitting as any-for only $1.49
The times., 1898-05-21
Any parasol, SL.S.

Today we will give you the
choice of any ladies' fancy parasoi in
our entire stock for S1.9S. A splendid
variety Of the most fashionable styles
in all the leading shades that are
worn this Summer.
The times., 1898-05-21
Sailor hats. lec.

A big lot OF ladies' short back sail-
ors, in rough and plain braid straws,
including child's flats, in fancy braids
and in a large assortment of fash
ionable shapes and leading styles-.will
be offered today for only l9c. They
sell at 75c and $3.50 you can see
the saving at a glance.
The times., 1898-05-21
Silk skirts. S.eS

Today we viii put on sale lot
of Ladies' Stylish Silk Skirts, which
are made and finished in as careful
manner as the most skilled taiiors can
do it-perfect hang and generous width
for only S5-Ss-
The times., 1898-05-21
Ladies' belts, lec.

Ladies' stylish belts Of Black and
Tan Leather with oxidized and gilt
jewel settings, will go for 19c to-
day-when every other store is asking
more than double.
The times., 1898-05-21
Flowers, &c.

A lot of 100 dozen flowers of every
sort-inciuding satin and velvet roses,
clover. daisies, and the Nke-and also
a lot of childrens natural wreaths for
hats-will be offered today for
only cents. They're worth two and
three times as much.
The times., 1898-05-21
Ladies' gloves, 7ec.

At the Glove Department we will
place on sale today a lot of La
dies Chamois Gloves. with neat black
and white stitching, and offer them at
acc. They are the usual CSC. sort
never have you bought them under
that before
The times., 1898-05-21
Duck suits. SL9S.

Today we will offer the choice Of
a lot of Ladies White Duck Suits, and
also of Linen Crash, splendidly made
and perfect fitting, for only N-sS-
The times., 1898-05-21
New York stock Market.
Open High Low Clos.

Corrected daily by w. Z. Hibbs & Co.
members of the New York Stock Ex-
change. 1927 T Street
The times., 1898-05-21

New York May 20-Dun's review of
trade tomorrow viii say:
Growing accustomed TO war possibilities
which are mostly far from probabilities
OF evil and finding the nation moving
along steadily in It's industries. people are
grasping the idea that il Is throwing
away some months of active and prof.
table life TO wait until war clouds have
passed.
Western prosperity has so greatly over
balanced timidity OF Eastern capital that
actual business done increases, rail-oad
earnings promise better for May than
month ago for April and payments through
clearing houses for the week in May show
a gain of Sc per cent over last year and
rs per cent over 1892, while a month ago
the increase over last year was 336, and
compared with 1892 there was a decrease
of 72 per cent Several large contracts
kept back for some weeks because of hos
tilities have now been placed and in
stead OF works closing or reducing force,
returns show the starting of some works
long idle and increase of force or of
hours al others. Government work occu-
pies many establishments, but ii counts
for little compared with other demands.
The key of the situation is the pros
perity I'm the West which altogether un-
precedented marketing of breadstuffs has
caused, with the prospect OF good crops
to come. The prospects and actual re-
ceipts of wheat, amounting to 5,S16. 716
bushels for the week, against z, 2,439. 169 last
year, with advances also in other grain
and cattle, have produced a demand for
rails. cars, car materials, fencing, agr-
cultural implements. boots and shoes,
and all textile goods, which was not an
ticlpated from Eastern indications. Ex-
ports of wheat do not diminish. but in
three weeks from Atlantic ports. -four
included, have been 1855 $50 bushels,
against 4.77s,742 last year. and from Pa
cific ports, LBS. 123 bushels. against SO 0eS7
last year. The price OF May wheat fell
4 l-2c on Saturday, rose &c to Tuesday,
and closed 1-2c higher for the week.
1t is realized that the country is again
piling up for itself enormous credits in
foreign markets. in place of those dis
charged by imports of gold, which
amounted in April 10 s3l .e92. 375. With this
comes the knowledge that the recent
drain of money was largely to supply In
dustrial and mercantile activity which
had been hampered by restrictions of
Eastern loans.
The times., 1898-05-21
Bows sailor suits, Csc.

Today we will give the mothers
an opportunity to buy boys Blue
Flannel Blouse Sailor Suits, neatly
trimmed with White and Red braid
and the celebrated Gold Medal make
known TO every mother for its SUI
perior exeelience-sizes to 10 yaers-
for only CSC. No dealer would dream
of selling them for less than 81
The times., 1898-05-21
50 cents.

They're the regular two dollar hats
everywhere-you can consider them as
such.
The times., 1898-05-21
Special Saturday values in boys dept.
Bows knee pants, eHe.

Today we shall put on sale lot
of boys washable knee pants, of cool
linen. made not as cheap pants are,
but with every care. for only 8 1-2c
pair.
The times., 1898-05-21

Other stores would put them in their
stock al regular prices-but that isn't
our way. We believe in giving our
patrons a share in every good thing
We strike.
The times., 1898-05-21
Special sale Of ladies' suits, S5.S.

A special sale Of Ladies' Finely Tai
ored Suits starts here today-Offer-
ing one Of the biggest values of the sea
son. A maker offered US line Of suits
he had made up with particular care
and which he intended 10 sell at
S12-but orders were backward-and we
accepted them at a big sacrifice We
turn our good fortune TO your benefit
and today offer you the choice
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --------.--- boss
The lot consists Of fine Black Serge
Suits, with silk lined REFER jackets
and admirably hanging skirts-finish-
ed with the most exacting care and
attention TO minor details. Every gar
ment is of the most stylish sOrt-the
marks of the skilled man-tailor IS
plainly evident
The times., 1898-05-21
Ladies straw hats, Dc.

Ladies straw hats. in choice of black
and white, and also a lot of rough
and ready straw walking hats. which
are splendid qualities and never touch
ed such low figure before, will go to-
day at 29c CSC to sl.4s is their
worth prices.
The times., 1898-05-21

America would make necessary any other
way, it is best 20 sell-off American stocks
England is as certain Of the ending of
the war as A.RIsfiea IS. TRsrs IS how
ever. an opinion-perhaps not Very Sc
riously held-that the American Spanish
war may not end the international trpu-
tSies, but ratheE only begin them. The
talk of further complications growing
out of this war, and the sympathies Of
the various EpFopean countries for one
side or the otfIers is heard still in the
stock market Whether or not 1t is sim
ply a speculative ruse is not entirely ap-
parent.
The Southern Railroad issues are very
quiet, but the insiders are very bullish
on the property, and say that, barring
general disaster, the preferred stock has
great market possibilities. The per cent
bonds they regard as one of the cheapest
bonds on the list. The earnings of the
company for the current year will show
an increase of about 81, 100000, and the
surplus after charges will be about $780,
from last year, will make the total sur
plus about Sl,450,000. All of this is cash
or it's equivalent-not mere book sur
plus, and practically subject 10 check.
There is. however, no prospect of divi-
dend on the preferred this July. The
business of the company is diversified,
and only 5 per cent of the tonnage last
year was cottons rs per cent was coal,
and over 81 per cent was the product
of manufactures.