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

Mr. NJ E. Hinkley of Marcus, Iowa,
the able editor of the Fruitman, says:
tWhile in the Black Hills recently
the editor was informed that the Clip
sy Moth has appeared there. A. Nc
Kirahan of Rockford was out in the
forests last summer in company with
an entomologist connected with the
Lincoln University. The Lincoln gen.
tleman discovered and identified the
Gipsy Moth. Patches of dead timber
ere now pointed out as proof of it's
ravages. If this conclusion is correct
there is reason for the apprehension
that the Dakota forests are doomed.
The matter is so important that it
seems to demand thorough expert in
yestigation at once : u Is s5 aatt a: 1 .
Commenting on this the Iowa State
Register says: This is very impor-
tant if it proves true. We regard the
.Gipsy Moth as an enemy far more to
be feared than the San Jose scale.
In the vicinity Of Boston it has caused
great damage in recent years, and
$thousal< Dis of dollars of private and
state money have been spent in erad-
icating the pest. Any voracious leaf
feeder that attacks tall trees Is not
easy to reach by spraying. In, the
great Northwest the destruction OF our
forest trees in native groves, planted
groves and windbreaks would be a sad
:alamit ity. II Europe this insect. has
wrought the most damage in the drier
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
Without 8 Chaparou.

"Amarylis'' writes asking il it is
considered necessary for a. young
woman Of twenty or twenty-one to, be
accompanied by chaperon if she goes
out to an evening party or the theater
under the escort of young man who
has been on intimate terms with her
family ever since she can. remember
He often invites her to go out, and
she has accepted the invitation but of
late some of her friends have begun
talking about chaperon. It all dates
back to the visit Of cousin to Canada
and her acquaintance with some rather
antiquated customs in very old-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
Child.s; Dress.

III White lawn, tucking, Valenciennes
lace and insertion comb mbined to make
this dainty little dress. The pattern
provides for a short, low yoke that
is simply fitted by shoulder seams, to
the upper edge offwhich the skirt por-
ton is attached, the fullness being coli
lected in gathers. h The skirt falls free
sly from yoke to the lower edge, which
finishes with wide hem, over which
two evenly spaced rows Of insertion
are placed. An attractive feature is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

those muscles which
should be trained to
produce an erect fig
ure. Any exercis e
which strengthens the
muscles of the back
and shoulders will aid
in correcting this de-
feet Old = fashioned
mothers used to drill
their STOPPING daught-
ers to walk with a
plate carried on their
heads, and this is real
ly a good practice.
High pillows and very
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

mattresses are blamed as an aid
in producing this defect, and without
doubt a fiat, rather hard bed, with low
pillow, IS preferable for growing chill
dren. A STOPPING awkward walk de-
tracts SO much from the appearance.
that there is every reason to avoid it,
apart from the bad effect 1t exercises
on the physical condition. n ssS55s .% @
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
White Hats the Rage. ]

4I5 White hats are en- regle for city use.
A leading mflliner said the other day.
that more white hats were sold during
August than in any other month. she
explained It on the ground that her
patrons found the colors to which they
had been accustomed unbecoming to
their tanned complexion and fell back
on pure white rs presenting fewer diff
sins,lties ..Sz
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

fashioned prov i ncial
town. So deeply has
the talk of her cousin
impressed her parents
that every time she
goes out alone with a
gentleman there is a
scene. What shall she
do? Answer: There
is but one thing to do.
Try and impress your
parents wit hthe idea
that it is necessary and
right to follow to some
extent at least the GUS
toms of the community
in which they live, If
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
seems impossible to get rid Of it BY
the usual measures, this method of set
ting one kind Of bacteria to fight an
other will often be successful. at J. .S ,s4
Poultry Not es.

Hens that are following the course
of nature and laying few eggs can get
enough lime from their food; but when
hens are subject to artificial conditions
and are expected to lay three times as
many eggs as nature intended they
should, they must be supplied with
some lime to help make up the mate
rails they lack for the shell of the egg.
The rough statement is made that
hen will consume a bushel of grain
per year. This is very loose state
ment, for grains differ greatly in their
bushel weight and their feeding value.
A bushel Of oats will not certainly go
as far as a bushel of wheat.
Disguised poultry raisers are COM
mon. We saw one the other day who
had in the past been an enthusiast. He
has about sixty hens and is eating
them up as fast as possible. He says
that the trouble has been that his
business is such that he cannot look
after his poultry properly. Sometimes
he does not get home till ten o'clock
at night, and in such cases the hens
go without their suppers. So he is
going to give the whole thing up.
Sensible man! If poultry cannot be
kept in right manner they should
not be kept at all.
An exchange says. Don't build a
fancy poultry house." Why not, If it
can be afforded? Beauty pays, even
ssilnsssthe chicken yard: Not that the
ehens will lay any more eggs, butsthe
eye of the owner viii bes better pleased,
and so will all Of the neighbors and
visitors. Nothing discouragesechicken
keeping more than to see dirty, tum-
bled down hen house stuck where it
is a blemish on the entire place.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
GRAND MINNEsoTA

white leaves from two or three let.
=tuces. Do not cut up the leaves, but
simply break them in half. Put them
into the bowl, sprinkle over them "a.
little salt and pepper and two or three
blespoonfuls Of good salad oil. Toss
the leaves about well and lightly in
this, then pour in one tablespo oonful Of
vinegar. Again lightly toss the leaves:
and serve at once: j, <sS55: :s>@s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
Sleeping AparEme ents.

There are few houses. the: rooms OF
which are SO situated as to-render good
ventilation impossible, and the infu-
enceAof the practice upon the health
sof the inmates is too important to
permit Of neglect from any slight
cause. a bedroom should be divested
of ali unnecessary furniture, and un-
less ST considerable size should never
contain more than one bed. There
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

cannOL De q more peTn1clOUS.
Custom than hat of f having
children sleep in small
apartments with two and
s o m e i'm e S three beds
crowded into the same room.
1t is scarcely necessary to
observe that cleanliness in
the widest significance of
the term is, if possible, even
more necessary with refer
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
.ss )! - ~ 6 Z Z s
Girls SfOopinr.

:: Many growing girls, especially those
tall for their age, are inclined to stoop,
and well-meaning persons often advo-
cate the use Of braces or shoulder
straps as a means of correcting the
tendency. The braces may force an
upright carriage, but they do not give
the wearer any means of maintaining
it, since they prevent the exercise of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

during cold weather, hence the atmos-
phere becomes constantly more vitiat-
ed and altogether unfit for respiration.
While too great degree Of caution
cannot be observed to avoid sleeping.
in damp rooms, beds or clothing, the
temperature Of the bedroom, if pos
sible, should never be increased under
the ordinary circumsta Of health
by artificial means, excepting possibly
during the extremely cold weather, and,
even then the temp ought not.
to exceed 80 degrees. B II. q Il .s5f. 81
81 s=$55 %s Tasty Salad. $ss q ss Essz:5@.:
Boil q few potatoes. When they are
cold, cut them into slices and put them:
into q salad bowl, with few thin
slices Of cucumber and beetroot. Add
one egg cut into slices and a few skim
ned young onions also cut into slices,
Well wash and shake In a tea-cloth the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
SOME AUTUMN MODES.

you have been in the habit of
going out as you say, your parents
are most unwise to object now. It
makes you appear as though you had
been imprudent or had done some
thing to forfeit your right to freedom
of action. There is no reason why a
young woman of twenty should not
go about at any reasonable time or to
any respectable place with gentlemen
whom she has known all Of, her life.
At the same time the wishes Of your
parents should be respected. Il.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

the bertha, shaped with square cor
ners at the lower edge, which is also
edged with lace, headed by insertion,
the: round top being gathered and sew
ed on at round yoke outline. Plain or
figured organdy,s dimity, nainsook,
India silk, Swiss, challie, cashmere or
any soft, becoming material in silk,
wool or cotton, will make, pretty
dresses by the mode. In place of the
insertion can be used ribbon in plain
or gathered rows, braid, sguimpe, em-
broidery or ruchings Of the material.
AS illustrated, the dress is worn with
q guimpe1 Of white lawn. the yoke OF
which is tucked = ~ =... J. = NJ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07
Wash Your Hands.


(. It has recently been claimed that
cases of infection that could be ac-
counted for in no other way have been
explained by the fingers as a vehicle.
In handling money, especially Of
paper, door knobs, banisters, car straps
and a hundred things that every one
must frequently touch, there are
chances innumerable Of picking up
germs Of typhoid, scarlatina, diph-
iberia, smallpox, etc. Yet some per-
sons actually put such things In their
mouths, Il not too large. Before eat
Ing, OF. touching that which is eaten,
the hands should be Immediately and
scrupulously washed. We hear much
aholt general cleanliness as next to
.godliness. q It may be added that here
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

ence to the bedroom than
with almost any other
apartment in the whole
house. The practice of sleep
ing in a room which is oc-
.cupied during. the daytime
is one to be condemned.
Perfect cleanliness Gle and sufh-
cient free ventilation cannot
under such circumstances
be p rseser We d., especially
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-01-07

E The Poultry Messenger advises put-
ting away some second growth clover
for feeding hens IN winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The invention of rude implements to
| facilitate the catching of fish would
not require the exercise of any great
ingenuity or mechanical skill. From
watching the fish snap at or swallow
| objects thrown in the water the idea
of tying some tempting bait on the end
| of a string and throwing it into the
water to be seized and swallowed by
the fish, which could then be pulled
out by means of the string, would be
very simple. and from this to the ear
Hest known attachment for making
the capture of the fish more certain.
that of attaching a silver of wood to
the end of the string or line in such Il
way that any attempt at escape on the
part of the fish would make it's cap
ture more certain, was very easy.
Afterward pieces of bone or wood,
sharpened at each end, and sometimes
grooved in the middle to keep the
string from slipping. We're evolved.
Implements of this character are
still used by the Eskimos for catching
sea gulls and other water fowls. A
cord made of braided grass fifteen or
eighteen inches long. is looped around
the groove in the bone. and fastened
to n trawl line, kept extended by an
chored buoys. The bone being baited
with small fish, into which the imple-
ment is inserted lengthwise, the trawl
lines are placed near the breeding
places of the birds. and would be cas-
lily effective in the capture of certain
kinds of fish.
AS man gained experience and adj
vanced in knowledge other forms of
implements would be evolved better
suited for the purpose, but. with the
exception of better material being used
in the manufacture, the fishhooks of
the civilized nations of today are but
little in advance of those used by saw
age races and prehistoric peoples.
Prehistoric fiShhooks of bronze and
others made from the tusks of the wild
boar are found in the Swiss lakes. An
other form of bronze fishhOok. found
in the Lake of Morat, is almost den-
teal in form with those used today.
Clipped flint fishhooks are found in
Sweden. Among the aborigineS Of
Wisconsin native copper was used in
the manufacture of various weapons
and implements. and fishhooks of beat
en- copper have been found in some of
the mounds in that region.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

Not content with the discovery of the
microbe alone. Doctor Fahrig went
further and discovered a means OF de-
strOying it.
He it was who perfected the formula
of CrGHitoRic Hair FOOd. the micFObicidt
and hDHriShfr for the hair
The cure for dandruff that does cure
The preventive of falling hair. bald
ness and gray hair. that dnes prevent
The only safe and scientific care for
all hair diseases and disorders
Successful because it dfShOBs the
microbe and H0Hrishcs the hair back to
health.
Because it acts scientifically on the
cause by going to the root Of the
trOHblc
Cranitonic Hair Food is not a dye
1t is not greasy or sticky, has no dis
agreeable or dangerous sediment, and
does not stain the clothing
1t is pure. clean, harmless. refresh
ing and invigorating; makes the hair
luXuriant and lustrous. and restores it's
health when everything else has failed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
sHERIFFs SALE.
STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEBEC IS

Is I'm NEBEC IS.
Taken this fifth day OF August, A. D.
IVY. on execution dated the eighth day OF
July. A. u. 1899. issued on a Judgment
rendered BY the supreme judicial cour,
at the term thereof begun ana holden at
augusta within and for the county of
kennebec on the first Tuesday of March.
~ II. log9. TO wit on the twenty-fourth
gay OF March. A: d. 1899. in favor IF
Of California. against Eugene W. White
house Of said Augusta. in said county OF
hennebec and State of Maine. for the
sum one thousand and thirteen dollars
and eight cents damage. and forty-eight
dollars and ninety-tive cents costs
OF suit, and will be sold at public
A." n1t,ca to the highest bidder Ia
20 Water street, in said Augusta on
Monday the eighteenth day of September.
\. d. 1899 at ten of the clock in the fore
noon. the following described real estate
ana all the right, title and interest which
the. said Eugene w. Whitehouse has in
ana TO the same. or had in and to the
same on the eighth day of September.
ID. 1898, at one hour and fifteen minutes
of the clock in the afternoon when tha
same was attached on the original writ in
the same suit, to wit:
A certain lot or parcel of land with tho
buildings thereon situate in said An
gusta. and bounded and described as
follows, to VII: Bounded on the north
street; on the south by land formerly
owned by William Gaslin and sunnosed
now to be owned by John n. Gaslin. and
on the west by land Of or occupied bv n
Eugene 1ngraham. Said lot being about
ffty-four feet in width from north "a
south by about one hundred and eishr
feet in length from east to west.
Also one half part in common and u,
divided of and in a certain other Iot or
parcel of land situate in Windsor in sail
scribed as follows. to wit: Bounded on
the south by the road leading from South
Windsor Corner. 50 called. to Augusta: Oh
by land of. S. Linn; on the north hv
Moody pond, and on the west by land a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

beer garden he often, but not always,
stops on the way and buys food for his
luncheon to take with him. A slice of
black bread costs at the garden three
quarters of cent, while he can buy 1t
at bakery for five-eighths of cent.
A pair Of sausages costs 81 cents at
the delicatesscn, as against cents at
the beer garden. Finally, to save a J.
cent tip to the keIlnerin he becomes
his own waiter. All these things are
general with men possessing annual
incomes up to say $S00-an amount
which is not to be sneeZed at in Ger
many.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
INSTANCES OF GERMAN THRIFT.
Fortunes Acquired by Economy That
Seem PenuriouS to Americans

Seem Penurious to Americans
To begin with. the average German
when he sets out to make money. is
content with little To him $4,000 is
comfortable amount to retire on:
$4,000 is Il fortune: S250O00 is great
wealth: as for 81, 900 600. that is fabu-
lous. 1t is said that in Bavaria. with
population nearly as great as Penn
sylvania, there are only three mill
ionaires The great mass of profess
sional and business men have incomes
Of less than $4,000 a year: most of them
live on $1,000 or $1,000. The cost of liv-
ing is about the same as it is in
America. and the German does not live
nearly so well.
Economy is considered by the Ger
man to be the surest way of making
money, and it is the devious ways of
economizing that first strike the trans
Atlantic stranger all over the contin-
ent. The German. however. is past
master of economy. When one enters
a restaurant and sees German wipe
the soup from his mustache with
piece of bread and then eat the bread
one begins to realize it: but that is
merely a minor object lesson. for the
matter goes far deeper. When a Ger
man says to a foreigner-and he
doesn't say it to another German be-
cause they know each other too we'll
Come in and have drink" he
doesn't mean exactly I'll order and
you pay" but he means that you GER
tainly shall pay for yourself. and he'll
not protest overmuch if you pay for
both. He will buy himself a cigar
from ~ to 21a cents) before your eyes
Immediately afterward. and it will
never enter his head that you might
off the tip of that cigar he puts the tip
into his pocket to smoke in his pipe at
home. If he sees another man about to
throw tip away he will beg it from
him. even though he be an entire
stranger. When he smokes his cigar
he smokes it as close as he can with
out burning his mustache, then ex-
tracts a pasteboard mouthpiece from
an inner pocket and smokes it until it
is entirely consumed. There are no
cigar butts in Germany.
When you order coffee in a cafe you
get with it a glass of water and three
slabs of sugar. The coffee, which is
made of roasted figs, is so weak that
two Of the slabs make it like syrup.
The German puts the third slab into
his waistcoat pocket and contributes
to the family sugar bowl when he gets
home. When he goes to a brewery or
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12
MARS AT CLOSE RANGE.
Easy to Study His Face When Onl
Thirty-fve Million Miles Away.

Easy to Study His Face When Only
Thirty-five Million Miles Away
All the monster glasses with which the
iate RAPID advance has been made knowl-
edge OF our celestial neighbors have come
INTO being since the Civil War. says Mrs
Mabel LOOMS Todd. in the ST. Nicholas.
Until them in this country, the Harvard
telescope of fifteen inches was the larg-
est About 1860 one of eighteen and a
hall inches was ordered for the University
OF MISSISSIPPI, but with the breaking out
OF the war telescopes had to wait. and
these lenses are now at the Northwestern
University. in Evanston, III. 1t is only
since 1870 that really huge instruments
have multiplied and are nightly turned
upon the starry skies to ask the questions
which seem 10 our Impotence so slowly
answered.
But many answers have come. after all
and some things are clear which before
could only be surmised. For instance
we feel quite sure now that Mars has an
as dense as our own: but far better than
none, as we can tell by looking at our
bright though dead and desolated moon,
from which air and water have long since
disappeared. And if Mars has air, the
polar caps alone would seem to show that
he has also ice and snow; and there ap-
pear to be, as well. areas of water or
marsh, though less in extent than the
land The northern hemisphere looks
brighter through the telescope, even
showing tints of red and yellow which
astronomers are inclined to think are
chiefly dry land. probably desert; while
the southern is dark, the seas brown or
dull gray, quite as water might appear.
These spots We're first called seas like the
smooth regions of the moon, and The
name continues in both, whatever they
may be.
In 1877 Mars was at his nearest to us:
near, that is. from an astronomers point
of view, though really at the enormous
distance of 35.000,0Uo miles. Yet a great
deal was learned about this neighbor in
the sky-among other things. that he is
attended by two tiny satellites, or moons
never seen before. And the same year an
Italian astronomer, Signor Schiaparelli
pronounced skeea-p pa rel-ly) made care
full studies and drawings of the strange
markings on Mars, completing with the
crate sketches afterward combined into
an accurate detail map.
Again in 1892 and 1894 the earth and
Mars came near each other in their
flight through space. though somewhat
farther than during the year 1877. And
within the last few month"; we have been
once more in a good position to observe
because only under these conditions can
we see the north pole of Mars. and so
much more is known about his south pole
that there is, of course, a strong attrac-
ton in the mysterious north regions.
Only at this great distance is the north
pole graciously tilted towards us, so &c
has been constantly watched this spring;
and so he will be again in a little over
two years. Eight years, however, will
pass before the Marian south pole can
again be studied to good advantage: In
September of 1909, too, all observatories
will be on the eager lookout for news
from this fascinating planet.
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SOMETHING BEHIND IT.
Evolution of the Fishhook Indicative
of the Progress of Civilization.

Men have doubtless been fishers from
very remote times: hunger would teach
them to catch fish as well as to hunt
mammals. but V lille the evidences of
the lal.-r are 50 abundant in the shape
of stone weapons, the weapons or i'm
plements used for catching fish. being
made of less durable material have
disappeared. The exceptions to this.
general statement are the few instances
where fishhooks made entirely of stone
or of a combination of stone and wood,
or bone, have been preserved with the
other implements of similar material.
Fishhooks of silicious material have
not been found in America, but hooks
composed of flint or chalcedony and
bone have been found in Greenland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-12

The largest match factory in the world
is at Barberton, Ohio. Its capacity is
l0000,o00 day. POSSIBLY the greatest
head is on Eddie Gould. who has just
done Barber & Coz The greatest rail-
road in the world is in the United States
hotel is in New York The greatest
newspaper (most influentiaD is in Lon
don. The greatest marble quarry is in
Vermont. The greatest flour mill is in
Minneapolis. The greatest copper and
brass mill is in Waterbury. The greatest
stove factory is in Detroit. The greatest
whskey industry is in the United States,
the output being more than 50, 900 900 gal
Ions a year. The largest sewing machine
works in the world are at Elizabethport.