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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10

die West. According to a government
report there are rs species native to
the United States. The genus Delphi
mum, to which the larkspur belongs is
composed of erect herbs, with palmate-
lobed leaves, and an elongated cluster
of snowy flowers. These are common
ly blue and are characterized by the abb
sence of green parts, and the presence
of peculiar spur-like appendage. Few
OF the larkspurs have very wide distri-
button, but some of the Western spe-
cies are extremely abundant in their
natural place OF growth. They have
general reputation Of being poisonous
to cattle
The dwarf larkspur is smooth. SIM
plestemmed perennial. to 12 inches
high, with a tuberous root, deeply five
parted leaves. and long, loose cluster
of blue, sometimes" white, flowers.
which appear in April and May. It
grows in clayey soils and open woods
from Pennsylvania and the mountains
of North Carolina to Southern Mime
sofa. It is especially reported from
Ohio as fatal to cattle in April, when
the fresh leaves appear.
A kindred plant is the Wyoming
larkspur, otherwise known as the pois-
on weed. It is a common high prairie
plant in Wyoming and Colorado.
Ranchmen suffer considerable loss from
it, especially in early spring. when the
dark green tufts of foliage are conspic-
uous features Of the otherwise dry and
barren landscape.
Another variety is the Purple Lark
spur, found from San Francisco to Da-
kota and northward to British Colum-
bia -. <s.s'gs j =
A government bulletin says that the
number Of cases Of poisoning from cat
tie eating these plants is small. It is
estimated that OF animals made sick by
eating them about 20 per cent die If not
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10

y The real pleasure Of life is IN hay-
ing what we want when we want tt
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10
II.

81 The door squeaked this time, and the
young wife started in her sleep, aWoke,
and half-rose in her bed.
Donaghue, at the same time, heard
the shuttle Of feet in the room below.
He paused and listened at the top OF
the stairs. 5sss
Even though the man had heard the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10

Soil for Strawberries.-Wet think the
soil has the most to do with produc-
tion of large crops of strawberries and
large berries. Sandy soil produces the
finest berries, but not the largest or
as many per acre. The reason is plain
to those who have tested the matter.
If you want large crops, select your
heavy soil, plow and subsoil deep, then
repack the soil just as hard as you
possibly can, but do not work while
too wet. Strawberry roots will pene-
trate the hardest soil and will develop
the best fruit buds and produce the
finest berries. Constant and very shall
low cultivation is best Sandy. soil
cannot be packed so hard, hence it will
produce fine plants, but not such large
crops of fruit.-W estern Fruit-Grower.
Subsoiling.-Moisture may be re-
tanned in the soil by subsoiIing, plow-
ing, narrowing, cultivating mulching,
rolling, and by the addition of humus
or decayed vegetable matter. Subsoil-
ing increases the depth Of clayey and
compact soils and allows more water
to enter them instead of running Off
on the surface. Subsoiling is thus an
important means of preventing wash
ing, and it also enables the roots to
penetrate deeper, thus increasing the
feeding area. Both spring and fall SUBJ
soiling are of advantage on stiff, heavy
land
The real pleasure Of life is IN hay-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10
The Larkspurs.
D. A. T.
Monmouth, III.

Dwarf Larkspur is also known as
Stagger weed in some parts OF the Mid
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10
Dried Fruit in Germany.

In reply to inquiries by the Oregon
Board of Horticulture, Vice-Consul
General Hanauer writes from Frank
fort, June 5, 1899, in part as follows:
The import duty of 80 marks per 220
pounds on canned fruits or preserves
is an obstacle to the sale of United
States fruit prepared in this way. Dried
and evaporated fruit, however, can be
sold at profit. Up to this time only
dried plums have reached this market
from Oregon. Large plums, packed in
boxes holding twenty-five pounds,
bring an average price, +. O. b. Port
land, of from to S cents in United
States currency. The boxes should be
lined with good paper and be artistical-
ly labeled. Apricots, pears and nee
tarines should be packed also in boxes
containing twenty-five pounds each.
Evaporated apple rings should come in
fifty-pound boxes. Dried pears and ap-
pies are packed in hogsheads. Care
should be taken that the fruit be dried
or steamed on wooden frames, not on
zinc, nor should they be bleached by
the aid of metallic substances, as the
law prohibits these methods.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-03-10

Intelligence on the Farm.-Among
the questions asked of creamery pa
irons by the Kansas Experiment Sta
tion is What dairy or farm paper do
you read?" Out of II patrons who
answered this question we found that
SO, or SO per cent, took no farm or
dairy paper. In collecting records
from various parts of the state we find
where intelligence is applied to the
dairy industry the cow is yielding from
$50 to $50 worth of dairy products per
annum. Contrast this with $40 to $50
without intelligence and no one need
ask if education pays. At the Kansas
Experiment Station we find that INTEL
ligence applied to feeding calves will
cause them to gain from II to %
pounds per week instead of to 10
pounds. This is an age when intelli-
gence can be turned into cash. when,
as Secretary Coburn says, Muscle to
win must be fabricated with brains."-
D. H. Otis.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Approaching Washburn.

The graders have now reached
and passed Wilton. For distance
of four miles this side of that
point camps have been established
and the work of grading begun.
Two parties Of surveyors are busy
with cross-section work and also
that of re locating the line, start
ing at a point some miles this side
of. Wilton and rejoining the old
location near the Granstrom place.
This change in location will con-
siderably shorten the line and re-
duce the amount of work to some
extent.
Next week will witness about
300 teams at work between here
and Wilton, and railroudefs will
be distributed and at work on
nearly escry mile between the Two
points named. Every effort will
be put forth to reach this place in
October, and everything looks
favorable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

tof the Bismarck Washburn rail
road he is ingaged in work which
will develop great and a rich
territory.
The fact that man owns land
or builds u railway is not in itself
d reason why he should be placed
in public office. But the fact
that MIR. Washburn is engaged in
these enterprises shows that he
has a personal interest in the
welfare of this state. and that
he is possessed of energy, enter
prise, aId persistence, which,
coupeIed with his demonstrated
ability in other lines, would make
him a!uscful man to have in an
important position. If the ma
tional convention believes it wise
to select !, western man for the
vice presidency, it could not 60
astray in nominating Gen. w. d.
Washbur3l of Minnesota.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
NO RETROGREssION.

With the saloon element Of
the capital city giving up their
licenses and going out of bus
mess, the triumph of the pro-
,hibition cause in North Dakota
iscomplete. The incipient first
cause Of this temperance move
1lnient sprang from the whiskey
venders ,overreach hing them
selves in trying to control too
nIuch. Hence the reacti on.
SaloonestsSa their sympathi-
zers must not deceive them
se:.yes el. in the vain, hope Of re-
dictionary. movement in the
short by and dby. Railroad and
other great, interests have de-
EcIared against the employ tnent
.of hisksy drinkers in their
service and ip this inventive
age iii whatsoever field, there is
no hope given 70 tie young in
.ebriates
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
DEMOCTATIC CONVEN-
TON.

Pursuant to call by the cou-
nty sentral committee, the
democrats of Mclean county
assembled in convention at
the school house in this city
June 2. Two sets of delegates
were selected to attend the
democratic State conventions
at Grand Forks and Fargo, re-
spectively. Delegates selected
to attend the convention at
Fargo; which is now in session
to select delegates for the
National convention at Kan
sas City, were III. H Fleck,
!. II. Mann and c. G. Forbes.
Delegates chosen to after d
the Grand Forks convention
which will select a state ticket,
we've E. A. Lamb, Axel john
son and J. NJ. Pace.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
Universal Endorsement.
Minneapolis, June 4.--Ex- :

Grand Forks Herald: The en-
dorsement Of w. D. Washburn.
of Minnesota, for vice president
by the republicans of this state
has attracted considerable at
tention- throughout the northwest,
and many favorabl Q comments on
Minnesota's action have been
made, not only in the Minnesota
papers: bat those in other states,
North Dakota among the number.
Mr.. Washburn faithfully served
his party, his state, and the ma
tioh in the Uuited States senate.
He has for a generation been
prominent in public affairs Of
Minnesota. His energy, fore
sight, and business ability have
not only brought him financial
success, but have contributed
materially to the development Of
the northwest. His operations
have not been confined to his own
state. He has vast interests in
North Dakota, and he is no
absentee landlord, waiting to reap
the returns from other mems in,
Yestments. In the construction
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
EX-SENATOR w. d. WASH
BURN.

EX-SENATOR w. D. WASH.
/ BURN.
Minneapolis, June 4 FIX
Senator w. d. Washburn
] has gone east to confer with
some of his friends about
that presidential proposition.
Joe. Manley, the we'll known
hustler and member of the
national republican commit
tee from Maine, is under
stood to- be very emphatic
ally in favor of the Mime
sofa man. Mr.. Manley has
written several prominent re-
publicans of Minnesota in re-
gard to Washburn, and urges
with much vigor that the ex-
senator's home friends get
together and organize with
the idea of letting the count
ry understand that they ap-
preciate him as available
timber for second place on
the national ticket.
Mr.. Washburn was en-
phatically in favor Of the
nomination Of his personal
friend and senatorial associ-
ate, Senator w. 3. Allison
of Iowa for the presidency
four years ago. The Min
neapolis senat II supported
Mckinley and Hobart with
a good deal of enthusiasm,
however.
Ex-United States Senator
Gilbert A. Pierce, in discuss
ing Washburn's candidacy,
said yesterday:
"Senator Washburn is un-
qrlestionably the best man
yet mentioned for vice presi-
dent. He would make an
ideal presiding officer of the
senate and would make a
sound and safe president if
he happened to so into the
first Office in the land. He
is a man of extensive exper-
ience in national legislation,
is absolutely safe and con-
servative, and a man of dig
nifty and attractive person
ality. Then, too, the sen
ator's we'll known ideas re-
lative to trusts and monop-
olies would unquestionably
be Of great aid to the ticket.
We Minnesotans, who have
seen Senator Washburn every
day for years, do not prop
.erly appreciate him. He is
a big man. =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
rRAN,ACr YOUR BUSINESS,

BY telephone between Bismarck and
Wilton. Cali up your man and talk with
him, or If you prefer to send message,
it will be hande!e" with psiyaoy and
despatch.
Connections have been made with the
Western Union Telegraph Co. and mes
saees may be sent or received at Wilton'
to. or from al! points : ached by tele-
graph or cable lines.
Rates may be had or application at the
office at Wilton; the Western Union Tele-
graph office AZ B,smarck, or by addses-
sing Mr.. E. II. Walker, Traffic Manager,
b. W. d q. f. Ky., Bismarck, n. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

NCd WI my w liIISASoI Gl1S WIN
unity in celebrating the 4th ot
July in this city.
Velva's new paper the Nc Hen.
ty County Journal is a welcome
visitor on our exchange table,
this week. 1t has a newsy make
up and it's editors. Messrs Stat
fords are evidently onto their
business. $50 Il
H Z. Walker, who for nine
years edited and published the
Stanton Pilot, is dead, SO
writes his father - DR.. Walker,
to Mercer county friends. The
editor died at his new hrme
near Bedford Springs, Virginia.
Surveyor General. Williams
on his recent trip to Ft. Buford
met Editor Copeland of the
Williston Graphic who is now
a temperance worker, member
of church; has a live news
paper and a good bank account.
Jos. A. Burgu,n, who has been
with his brother in Cass county
some time, passed UP to his
Conkling home. Tuesday. Mr..
Burgnin says crop prospects
are not very flattering this sea-
SON, for the Red River Valley.
The capture of Pretoria the
Transvaal capital by the Brit
ish and Boxer" war in China,
is the news sensation of the
week. This war in China will
mean orent;al regenerati, n ar d
may mean also lne end ol Eu-
ropean supremacy in the worlds
affairs.
Confusion continues to have
full sway in the Washburn
court house.. carpenters, ,plas-
ters and painters working full
time, while the county officers
are being chased among the de-
bres from room to room vainly
trying to keep in sight of work
which can neither be delayed
or ignored.
Merchant Bloodgood's new
steamer Expansion reached
Washburn from its ways, at
Benton Landing, Tuesday eve.
The boat was being towed to
Bismarck where it will receive
its new machinery. This new
steamer will hereafter ply. be
tween Bismarck and Benton
Landing touching at Washburn
and otherway points.
Our Fort Berthold correspon.
dent writes of the destruction
of the old. Arricaree medicine
lodge above the coolee of Four
Bears, which occurred on May
26th. 1t was laid low by a. cy-
clonic swirl, and marked the
last vistage of the barbaric
rites once SO conspicuous in the
everyday life in the Indian viii
lage of old Berthold.
L. E. Mills who has made a
as the. owner of Pony
coal mine-one of the
best properties in Mclean
county-has struck another
lead aud one that he also will
turn to gold. yis: the famous
stock ranch. H Lake View,
which he recently purchased or
traded from Col. Low. Mr.Mills
was at the county capital on
business one. day last week.
Cur correspondent writing
from Armstrong, say much
sickness and many deaths have
occurred there this season, but
the vnexpected-as in the de-
mise of Frank B. Wells was a
shock to them all, In the line
Of hereidty as was in vogue
among the Aricarees Of oJher
days. - had he lived Frank
would have succeeded his father
the present chief Sitting Bear
as chief Of that tribe.
&. no, RETROGREssION.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09
HONOR ROLL,

For the month ending May 80 1900
Henrs Watl, Clarence Wsllin. Freddie
Benns Ryner Eckstrom. Willie Pete!sop,
Russell Kohrpr. Hazel Fob Leslie Bers
gum. Hilda Wahl. Alice Fskea,s Wilbur iib
Haugsbsrg, Glactya Forbes, Alna Wahl,
Jennie Eskss, Agnes Paterson, N 4 Mar,ha y =
johnson and Bessie Benn.
M I. Harrington, Teacher.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-06-09

THE SMOKING AND CARD ROOMS,
i Of which there are two il each O6se,- 4 K
vation Car on the new Northern Pacific q
Nottn Coast Limited trains, are sa new 4
and desiraLls u. kRre III, transcontiental
travel that are sSre 70 b appreciated. !.
Send for our jeaflet B us VS.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12
DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, May 11.-There has
been more inquiry for brown cotton
for export to-day and on considerable
transactions reported put through for
China, but on a low price basis. Home
demand slow in all departments in
both staple and fancy cottons. Tone
and prices without change Prints
and ginghams unaltered. Print cloths
sold in fair quantity outside of Fall
River at 31se for regulars. Odd goods
unchanged. Burlap market dull and
irregular. Linens steady but sales
limited.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12

small concerns. The proportion OF
works aud hands unemployed Is vet
quite small and the volume Of business
transacted, though less than last year
in New England and in Middle State
cities is larger than ever before at 81
out of So clearing houses in the entire
region west of Pennsylvania and South
of the Potomac. Production stimulated
by high prices rises above consumption
retarded by them. The weekly output
OF pig iron May l was 293.S50 tons
against 2S9,482 April l, while unsoId
stocks not held by the great steel max
ers increased 1855 tons. This would
indicate daily consumption of 40 GAL
tons against 41,642 in January. hither-
to the largest but for the fact that con-
siderable stocks have also accumulated
in the hands of consuming concerns of
which enough to use much more than
1000 tons daily are now idle. Besse-
mer pig at Philadelphia and Lehigh
alley No. here are quoted at S22 90
per ton and market wire has been re-
dueed in correspondence with barbed
and plain. Considerable increase of
business is reported resulting from re-
cent reductions but demands for high
er wages and also for closing for some
iron works two months in the year
whether there is business or not causes
some hesitation regarding further con-
tracts. The smelling and refining COM
pany has reduced lead So per ton to
414c and copper declined an eighth to
1850 for lake, while tin is also lower
at &c. Failures for the week have
been 1872 in the United States against
165 last year and Is in Canada against
20 last year.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12

ible supply. Argentine shipments for
the week were 500, geo bushels. To-
Gays Atlantic port cIearances equalied
6lS,000 bushels in wheat and hour
Corn opened steady, but began to
give way Immediately under active
liquidation and had a downward ten
dency the greater part of the session.
The weaness was increased toward
the close by stop loss selling. A poor
shipping demand, favorable planting
weather and reports that greater
area than usual was generally expect
cd, were the depressing influences.
Receipts, 164 cars. Argentine ship
ments for the week were only $4,000
bushels, and Bradstreet's reported the
weeks clearances at 4,63S,e0O bushels.
July opened unchanged at 3S7s g39c,
touched 39c, declined to 377s Q31 aac
and closed at 37S4c.
Oats ruled weak in sympathy with
other grains Perfect weather condi-
tons were also against the market.
Receipts, 1877 cars. July opened
shade higher at 225s @22s4c and de-
elined to 221sc at the close.
Provisions ruled fairly steady un-
til the session was nearing its end,
when decentralization OF the bulls IN
corn made longs timorous, and throw
ing over of holdings caused a sharp
decline. July pork closed with loss
of 121ac at S11.52Ka. July lard. 71ac
lower at s6.S21a@6.S5, and July ribs
OF 21ac at $3.50.
Estimated receipts for Saturday
Wheat, 20 cars; corn, 165 cars; oats.
165 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, May 11.-Cattle, receipts
1000; steers active 5Q10c higher
! Butchers stock ready to strong. Best
on sale to-day one car load at 5 6212
Natives: Good to prime steers S. 00G
80; poor to medium 81 25Q4 IS; Sc.
lected feeders 81 25@5 90; mixed
stockers SO 1904 90; cows So 00@4 so;
heifers SO 25@5 90; Gamers So 400
90; bulls 50 90@4 80; calves s4 500
6 so.
Hogs, receipts to-day 10000; to-mor-
row $4,000 estimated; left over 1900;
active, steady to strong. Top S. As;
mixed and butchers S. 1905 421s; good
to choice heavy S. 25@5 AZ; rough
heavy S. 1905 20; light S. 00@5 35;
bulk of sales SIS 2595 3711a.
Sheep, receipts 5000. Sheep steady
lambs firm. Good to choice wethers
S. 35Q5 rs; fair to choice mixed So 90
as so; western sheep SIS 50@.5 70; year
lings SIS 1906 90; native lambs So 00G
40; western lambs Sc O0@7 40.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, May 11.-Cat-
tie steady at yesterdays prices.
Hogs active and higher. Extra heav-
les S. So; prime mediums S. 50@5 So;
heavy Workers S. 1905 As; light York
ers IS 3O@5 So; pigs S. 1905 20; skips
SO 5004 so; roughs So 1904 90.
Sheep strong. Choice wethers SIS %
@35; common So 50@3 So choice
lambs Sc 40@6 65; common to good
81 00@6 Is; veal calves Sc 0O06 So
CINCINNATI, o., May 11.-Hogs dull
SO 00M3 rs.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12
METALS.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE market
for metals was again weak with price
variations still toward a lower level
Tin eased off in sympathy with Lon
don, closing weak in tone at $2S.6212
@2S.75. Pig iron warrants ruled very
weak and considerably lower for fu-
lures. The spot price was quoted at
$500 nominal at the close. Northern
No l foundry was nominally quoted
at S21.00@22.00 Lake copper contin-
ued dull and unchanged on the basis
of S16.S712. Lead ruled dull at s4.250
4.30. Spelter was a shade lower to-
day, owing to the lack OF demand,
closing easy at. s455@460 The brok-
ers' price for lead was $500, and for
copper S16.S51a.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-12
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORn, May 11.-R. G. Dunn
& Company's weekly review Of trade
tomorrow will say:
With wholesome promptness the
country is recovering from the embar-
rassment of unnaturally high prices.
In some lines the great manufacturing
associations have taken the lead in
Others reductions are still deferred be-
cause OF the entire producing capacity
is engaged at high prices for some
months TO come; in others it comes in
spite of resistance because buyers hold
back orders for their own protection
until material concessions are made.
No disturbance nor stringency OF cred
its results. nor any sign OF alarm and
the movement is perhaps more healthy
than it could have been II entirely con-
trolled by the competition Of many