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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

tho DEVELOPMENT Of their intelliBe
Elephants are fond Of vino and rum
and rats snaw tho slaves Of VIM
casks to set at the contents. Cats
however, rarely exhibit q fondness fos
intoxicants. Among birds the parroe
takes first place as an habitua1 topers
Insects have many opportunities g
become Intoxicated, and It Is the most
active that most frequently avail them1
selves OF the chance. There Is an arc
matte Intoxicating fluid in linden bios
SONS Tor which bees show an especia
fondness. Instances have been OBJ
served where swarms of bees regaled
themselves with the poisonous Hndenl
nectar until they exhibited all the
signs OF fntoxication. Hundreds fell
helplessly to the roadside. to be tran1.ss
pied under foot.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Silk from Shell Fish.


The idea that the sea contains a ma
terlal capable Of being wrought into
the form and characteristics Of silk
has commonly been treated as a myth,
But according to the American Silk
Journal, the shell-fsh, known as the
pirma, found in the Mediterranean
has the. power of secreting a viscid
silk which, in Sicily, is sometimes
made into a handsome fabric. The
silky matter is elected by the shell-fsh
In the first instance, for the purpose of
attaching itself to the rocks, possess
ing the unique capacity, as it does, of
guiding the delicate filaments to the
proper place and there gluing them
fast, reproducing them also if they are
cut away. This substance, when
gathered, is washed in soap and water,
dried, Strengthened and carded, one
pound of the course filament yielding
about three ounces of fine thread,
which, when spun, is of an attractive
golden brown color. There is also said
to be in the Royal Berlin Museum, a
pair of golden brown silk gloves made
of byssus silk, material obtained
from the small silk tufts protruding
from the byssus shell; this fibre is
silky and changes in color from green
ish yellow to dark brown, the single
threads being two to three inches long.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Look for the Tent Caterpillar.

LOOK Tor the Tent Caterpillar.
Owing to the lateness of the spring
there is still time to make use of all
the methods of checking the apple
tree tent-caterpillar for the coming
season. The young larvae are prob
ably yet concealed in the egg-bands
about the wild cherry and apple twigs
and these bands can easily be located,
cut off and burned or soaked in kero-
sene. Certainly the ravages of the
little pests upon the leaves can only
be begun, even in the most favored
localities, and the voracious caterpil-
lars can be met by arsenical sprays.
The nests Of those escaping the poison
can be cut out or burned upon the tree,
and final search Of the orchard along
in June will reveal the yellowish-
white cocoons which then conceal the
marauders. After July the egg
bands will be found again and can be
looked for in every orchard operation
until the next spring. Encourage, the
children to seek them out and destroy
them; and try to make friends with
the cuckOOs, chickadees, Baltimore
orioles, wrens and vireos, who will aid
you in getting rid of caterpillars or
eggs. Wild cherry trees about the
premises should be carefully watched
as they are the favorite food plants
of the caterpillars. These simple rene
dies and precautions are taken from
Bulletin No. 1872 of the New York
Agricultural Experiment Station (Ge-
neVa)
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

eastern small farmer Who con hines
q stock raising with his farming opera-
lions. says Dakota Farmer. Tue big
stock raisers Of the west are constant
y going east and southeast for their
pulls and they secure the best animals,
leaving the second rate bulls for the
farmers in those sections. They can
anord to take the best and pay q high
PRICE Tor what they get. II quality Is
mrlm1ensurate. for they have large
mum mum bers Of breeding cows In their
nerds, but It does not often occur that
Inc small farmer can make the same
sort Of transactions, for he has but a
Few head Of females and cannot make
ends meet7if he pays as high q price as
90 the western stockmen. The result
IS as would be expected the western
nerds have the finest bulls and the
quality OF the whole herd is good, and
al the time it Is being graded up. The
small eastern herds are either standing
still or retrograding in quality. As
consequence the western cattle arc
topping the markets when properly
fattened and finished.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Monkey Wrench on the Rrace.

By the invention of Jacob Harter of
North Manchester, Ind, a bit-brace
is made to do duty as a wrench. This
tool is especially desirable for wagon
builders, as it allows the nut to be
quickly placed on bolts with long
threads. The device consists of an at
tachment which may be made to any
brace, as it is merely an adjustable
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
SCI IN III III 4 OPTICS
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
= Bird That II . Rsal wonder Mon.
key-Wronch ON tho Brace-An Elsctrie
Looomotive--snk from Shell Fish
Tho Giant Telescope Of Paris.
A Bird That u ; Real Wonder.

s. A Bird That Il . Real Wonder.
? Possibly the rarest Of all feathered
creatures is the 'takahe" bird OF New
Zealand. Science names It Notornis
Mantelli. The first ones ever seen by
white eyes was caught in 1849. A Sec
ond came to white hands in 1851. Like
the first It was tracked over snow, and
caught with dogs, fighting stoutly and
utterlng piercing screams of rage un-
Ill overmastered. Both became the
property Of the British museum. After
mat 1t was not seen again until 1879.
inat years specimen went to the
dresden museum at cost Of $500.
Inc fourth, which was captured last
Ia11 IN the fords Of Lake TIE Anau, in
NE" zealand, has been offered to the
government there for the tidy sum of
Sl'250. Thus it appears that the bird
IS precious; worth very much more
snan us weight in gold. The value,
OF course, comes from rarity. The
wise men were beginning to set it
oo"n as extinct. Scarcity aside, it
must be worth looking at-a gorgeous
creature about the size Of big goose.
Win breast, head and neck Of the rich
est dark blue, growing dullish as it
reaches the under parts. Back, wings
ana tail feathers are olive green, and
the plumage throughout has a metal
nc luster. The tail is very short, and
mas underneath it thick patch Of soft
pure white feathers. Having wings,
the takahe bird flies not. The wings
are not rudimentary, but the bird
makes no attempt to use them. The
legs are longish and very stout, the
1eet not webbed, and furnished with
sharp, powerful claws. The oldest
feature of all is the bill, an equilateral
triangle Of hard pink horn. Along
tne edge, where it joins the head, there
IS strip Of soft tissue much like the
documentary comb Of barnyard fowl.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
An Electric Locomotive. Z

On the railway between Paris and
Melun, distance of about % miles, ex
perlments have recently been tried
With h1gh-speed electric locomotiveq
drawing passenger-car containing a.
party OF Is people. The rear part OF
the locomotive. corresponding to the
cab OF steam engine, contains the
electric accumulators. The two rear,
wheels are driven by continuous cur
rent electromotors. The locomotive
with its tender weighs nearly 100000
pounds. Drawing a load of LAT TONS
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

From Rockbridge county comes the
report that there are an enormous
number OF crows there, and they are
committing unheard of freaks. They
have been seen on the backs Of the
sheep on several farms. "a gentleman
stated that he saw three crows at the
same time on the back Of one sheep
and the animal did not appear to mind
them, but continued to walk about and
feed. The only reason assigned for
the crows being there was that they
had frosted their feet during the cold
spell and were using the wool on the
free list as al antidote for their ia,
iured Alexandria Gazette.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

S. Il VIII 10 observed from thee llg-s
urss how small relatively 4 the chesse-
producing branch Of the dairyinE In
dustry II the United states . COM.
pared with the butter-productng
branch and the mill oducing branch.
The explanation Of this will appear
further on. IN Great Britain and Ire
land q very different distribution Of
tho three branches Of the dairy indus
try occurs. Cheese-making occupies g
much more important position In those
countries than It does with US. IN
1894 the number Of dairy cows in 4
Great Britain and Ireland was esti-.
mated to be 3, 925, 4S6. The amount OF
milk produced BY these cows was es-s
3timated. to be 1,766, 468, 700 gallons
About one-eighth Of this milk was
used on the farms where it was pros.
duced. The distribution Of the re-
mainde rthat Is. Of the milk sold OF
the farms either as milk or as butter
or cheese was said to be as follows:
Butter sold >. !. !. !. !. 225 900, 900 lbs.
Cheese sold .......... .225 100000 lbs.
Milk sold .575,00o,0 900 gals.
There is an enormous waste in dairy
production which few people realize.
This waste is due to the practice too
prevalent among farmers of keeping
for dairy purposes cows that are not
good dairy animals. Mr.. Alvord esti-
mates that upon the farms of this
country many animals are kept
probably some :. millions"-that do
not produce the value OF their annual
cost, however cheap and wastefully
poor their keeping may be-" This.
grave fact is generally recognized by
good dairy farmers, but unfortunately
it Is not recognized by the rank and
file or farmers generally. Instead OF
$50 gallons of milk annually, as sup
posed tn the above estimates, dairy
COWS. should average from SIS. to 600
gallons of milk annually, and instead
Of 125 pounds OF butter annually, as
asapposed in the above estimates, good
dairy cows should average from 200
to 225 pounds of butter annually. II
COWS of the proper standard of produc-
ton were kept, two COWS would pro-
duce what now is produced by three.
The enormous loss, therefore, that ac-
crues to cur dairying industry through
the use of cows not up to the standard
excellence will be apparent to every
one.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

Parito. believed to be the last Yauu,
Indian IN alifornia, is dead Hs Waa
:lo8 YEAR, old. according . the record
kept IN pioneer days.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
"a New York Poultry Farm s..

Improvement n Western Herds.
the way the western range men.
are doing business IN the matter Of
improving their herds is opening
the eyee q tho eastern and south
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Test Your Seed Corn.

The Illinois Experiment Station
sends out the following advice:
Farmers should test their seed corn.
Owing to the unusually wet fall of
1898 there is great deal of poor seed
corn as is shown by numerous COM
plants from farmers, and by tests
made at the experiment station. Every
fore planting. This can be done at
slight expense by using box of soil.
A still better method is to use two
dinner plates. Place an inch of soil in
the bottom of the first plate, moisten
and cover with two thicknesses of any
cloth, preferably old cloth that has
been washed several times. Upon this
place the seed to be tested and cover
with another moist cloth. Then cover
by turning the second plate bottom
upwards over the first to prevent the
soil from drying out. and set in a
warm place. +, -. -.
Temperature for Seedlings
would be we'll to caution those who
have sown seeds of ANIMALS during the
last few weeks that the seedlings must
be kept cool. II they are subjected to
the heat of the ordinary living room
GO degrees Fahrenheit) they will be
drawn, weak and spindling, and will
perhaps not do So well after being
planted out as if the seed had been
sown directly into the ground. En-
deavor If possible to keep the seed
lings In a temperature not higher than
60 degrees, with a night temperature
of not above SO. # kept no warmer
than this they will make a stocky,
sturdy and healthy growth. " oman's
Home Companion.
Stable Manure The experiment sta
ton in North Carolina well says ia a
recent bulletin that North, South,
East and West. stable manure Is al
most universally regarded as a COM
plete manure, yet it is too heterogeneous
manure for ordinary farm crops. and
needs for each and every ton used the
addition Of from so to 100 pounds OF
acid phosphate and from % to SO
pounds Of high-grade muriate or sui
plate Of potash IN order to make a
properly balanced fertilizer OF 1t. with
out which best results cannot be OBJ
tanned. neither can they reasonably be
lexpected -" Ex. 55z5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Dairy Notes.

Dairy Notes.
The passage of the Dunlap-Lyons
pure food bill by the Illinois legisla-
ture gives the consumers and produc-
ers of dairy products in Illinois some
hope that they will be enabled TO get
some protection against frauds in the
form Of authorizations and preserva-
tives. The thing that is now needed
is to have commissioner appointed
that will discharge his duties with
regard to public interests. The task
has become almost herculean by rea-
son of the long years of delay. 1lli-
nois has proved a rich territory to be
worked in the interests of every man
ufacturer of so-called preservatives as
we'll as for the manufacturers Of spur
ious butter. Give us men that have
the energy and honesty that present
circumstances require.
The shipment of butter is almost a
science in itself. By reason of too lit
tie thought in this regard the shippers
of butter frequently suffer consider
ably. If a man is to send forward
good deal of butter of different quail
ties it is very necessary for the de-
scription of his goods to be such that
it will be understood by the commits
sion man to whom they are shipped
or by other customers. If it happens
that two qualities are in the same
batch, the whole is likely to be judged
by either the good or the bad. If it is
judged by the bad, the price he re-
ceives will be low. If it is Judged by
the good, then the bad butter. may
spoil a good customer. It is best not
to try to deceive the commission man
or any customer.
The state Of Washington has just
put into operation law that will GER
tainly prove effective if it is properly
enforced. It provides for state
brand for both butter and cheese. The
cheese is to be labelled Washington
Full Cream cheese and can be made
only from whole milk and must con-
tain not less than 80 per cent OF but
ter fat. No cheese is to be made con-
tanning less than Is per cent Of but
ter fat. Filled cheese will be sup
pressed with an iron hand. A uniform
butter brand stencil reading wash
ington Creamery Butter is to be is
sued to the creameries and no butter
made outside of the state can have the
use of this stencil. One good point
about the new law is that 1t prohibits
the buying of oleomargarine by any
state institution. This will put a stop
to the use of oleo in the poor houses
and other institutions Of like charac-
ter. All milk dealers in cities Of over
Process butter may be made, but must
be marked Renovated Butter.
Utilizing Skim Milk. -Skim-mi has
heretofore been almost waste prod
uct in many creameries. It has not
been utilized to the advantage Of either
the creameryman or patron. It's value
for feeding purposes has been almost
entirely destroyed, and the farmer who
offered It to his calves or pigs felt
almost ashamed Of himself to think he
would provide such holesome, mis-
cradle rations for their use. But with
better enlightenment on this subject
and facilities for doing 1t in better
shape, they are beginning to utilize
skim milk In such way that many
OF the farmers now consider it worth
from is to 20 cents per hundred for
feeding purposes alone. 81 gin Dairy
Report.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Digestibility of Milk.

Feeds do affect the flavor, but flavor
and accessibility are different factors,
and we have no proof at the present
time that milk. from a healthy animal
led on clean feed is in any way at:
tected as to its digestibility by any
1eed or combination of feeds, says
Hoard's Dairyman.
Inc same objection that is made to
'cotton-seed meal has also been raised
against ensilage, but Mr.. H. B. Gurler,
VINO Is supplying Chicago with a grade
OF milk especially used by children
and 1nvalids, uses silage freely. II
care is taken to use feeds that ere
Tree from strong f1avors, or if high
Favored foods are fed after the anil
mails are MIXED, the milk will have
no other than its natural sweet flavor
provided that precautions are taken
as to- the cleanliness of the animal,
stable and vessels holding the milk.
mat there is difference in the diges-
tibility of milk from individual COWS
is we'll known to every doctor. 1t
frequently happens that several ami
mails have to be tried before one is
found whose milk is suited to the
stomach of a delicate child. We have
not yet, however, arrived at the point
where We can say that any clean food,
such, as cotton-seed meal, or other
feeds of like nature, makes the casein
of the milk less digestible, and that
its use should be discontinued in con-
sequence. At the same time it should
be recognized that any food, if given
in such quantities as to affect the
health of the animal, will in many
cases cause the milk to become unfit
to use.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01
Total value Of dairy prod

81 AOLdl Vd1ue OF QalTy PROD 3
ucts $162, 465, 900
According to Mr.. Alvord the cows
which are dairy animals kept in the
Cnited States number 1900, 0CO.
Roughly speaking they may be CLASH
ded as follows:
Engaged in butter production II, 100000
Engaged In cheese production 100000
Engaged In milk production. 100000.
Total Z. {. I. !. I. i ,O00, 900
The production Of these cows is es-
'timated to be as follows
No. Annual product
sof cows. Of each cow.
ii, OO0, 900 ............... LBS lbs. butter
81 400, 900 s. !. s. !. 3. 4. $50 lbs. cheese
k.nnn. D00 - I. $50 Gals milk
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-01

Mr.. Alvord regards this estimate of
$500 ,0O0, 900 as a very conservative one,
and no doubt it is. It follows, then,
that one-eighth of our total agricu1-
turat production Of every sort, includ-
ing wheat. corn, oats, hay, cotton, to-
sacco. beef, pork. mutton, poultry and
wool, is dairy produce, In Great
Britain even a greater preponderance
OF dairy production prevails. In round
numbers the total value of all the
produce sold of the farms of Great
Britain and Ireland amounts to s1,O00,-
000. 900 annually. OF this amount $780,.
10000, or about one-sixth, is said to
be dairy produce. For a particular
year Q894) the figures stood as follows:
Total value Of agricultural =.
produce sold OF the farms -. 4
OF Great Britain and Ire IL
Land .$ess, "a, 1856
Value Of milk sold $4,000, 900
Value Of butter sold $500, 900
Value Of cheese sold 25.665 900
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-15
In Old Kentucky.

OF the shows of the present year, "In
as the very best entertainment. There
should have been larger house than
there was considering the quality OF the
entertainment, but there being other
attractions last evening the house was
only fairly we'll filled.
In Old Ksntucky il strictly an Ameri
can play and appeals TO homo sentiment
entirely. Phe plot is well conceived and
worked out in nice shape.
The scene Of the play 10 laid in the
mountains Of kentucky with tho ever
present moonshine still, mountain
maid in love with tho son of an old blue
grass Kentucky family, the only one and
ever lovely character, tho kentuchy
colonel, with his faults and his graces.
The members Of the cast were all artists
and the evening was one Of enjoyment
full OF good wholesome fun, and without
the usual amount Of horse play which
days.
The famous band of pickaninnies were
all that the advance notices promised.
They were the conventional southern
negro boy let loose foi fun. Tho pick
aninniss occupied the time between the
frs and second acts and they had the
house in = roar from the time they came
on the stage until tho beginning Of tho
second act. They we're made to repres-
ent scene in front of an old Kentucky
mansion. The field and house hands
were out for a good time. There was
some most excellent buck and wing
dancing and soft dancing. The singing
was gsod and the climax was capped
when the pickaninny band came march
ing on the stage. The whole perfor-
formance given by the cslored boys was
typical of the southern life, in which
they were raised and their part gave
much amusement and pleasure to the
audience, who vociferously applauded
their work.
The scene of the race track at LsIing-
ton was = we'll conceived piece Of stage
setting. Three horses were brought on
the stage, but all interest conferred in
Queen Bess the horse heroine Of the
play, together with Madgs the mountain
girl, who in an emergency suddenly
transformed herself into the convention
al jockey.
Alltogethsr the play was well staged
and wholesome one.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-15
Washington Memorial.

The Washington Memorial service last
night at the Methodist church, under
the auspices OF the Masonic lodge OF this
city was a largely attended and enjeya-
BILE occasion.
Horace L. DeLong acted as master Of
ceremonies and tile exercises were in ac-
cordancs with the published program.
A male quartet opened the exercises
of the evening. Horace T. DeLong, Rev.
Sanderson and Prof. Miller, superinten-
dent of the public schools, delivered Or
iginal essays on their various assigned
subjects.
The letter from the Washingt ton Alex
andria lodge to the Lodge in this city,
was an interesting epistle, 1t was read
and commented upon by Oscar D. Stew.
art OF the weather bureau of this city.
w. l. Hammond delivered the per-
sonal reGollections OF Adna Adams
Treat OF Denver, man now in his lO3
year, who we'll remembers Lafayette.
One Of the most interesting readings
was the one by DR.. l.. F. Ingersoll,
which was an account OF Washington's
death. Tho article was the verbatim re-
port Of Washingtons secretary and gave
the precise occurrences at the time Of
his death.
The personal character and public
services by Prof. Miller was = we'll and
thoughtfully considered address. 1t
was listened to most attentively.
There were about seventy five masons
present in the regalia OF the order and
they presented very fine appearance as
they were seated in the church.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-15
HEAVY SNOW. High ,oimds

and severe cold ,Uaue.
Special aUa,ming uas received
at the local Weather Bureau off,
ce from the chief of the bureuu,
Washington, announcing that
heavy sno,o, high aoinds and severe
cold heather is indicated for this
section.
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-15

THE SENTINEL will Engrave you
a Monogram-two or three letters-on
two quires of finest quality writing pa
per stamped with Monogram with en-
velopes to match.
Monogram in plain colors s2.oo
Monogram in gold or silver 2.25
Monogram ill., in two colors, $50
The daily sentinel., 1899-12-15

Equal to any three dollar shoe
in this city. Built for Style,
Service and Comfort. We guar
antee a fit. All the late toes.