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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
DAIR y AND POULTRY,
INTERESTING. CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.

"a Cheap MINK Hous ).

ton. During the summer Of 1898 the
3 milk from the college herd Of 80 cows
WAS sent TO the Manhat titan Creamery.
Cur Object In sending the milk to the
i creamery, Instead Of making butter was
10 test how cheaply milk could be
handled and vet be delivered in good
condition, and how few and cheap
things could be used to keep milk
sweet for sufficient time so that Sat
urday nights and Sunday mornings
milk could be delivered in good con-
ditton on Monday. Many creamery pa
irons are unable to keep milk sweet
longer than 10 hours, and either feed
the milk of Saturday night and Sum
day morning or else set It and make
butter for family use. They are not
properly equipped for taking butter,
and most Of them do not secure nearly
all the butter fat from the milk, While
at the same time, as It only comes
I once a week, the work is nuisance.
I If milk can be kept sweet at q rea-
sonable cost from Saturday night until
Monday morning, those who live at
distance from creameries can hold dl
their milk and deliver every other day,
saving half the expense Of hauling.
Creamery men told us that II we could
make automatically delivery OF milk
practicable for farmers with little
money, a large amount OF milk could
be secured for creameries and skim XII
3 ming stations in the newer dairy dis
tricts where the amount now secured
Is not sufficient to make the business
profitable. L III
The Manhattan Creamery is IL
miles from the college dairy, and our
milk was hauled to the creamery by a
neighboring farmer who handled a
milk route, the college milk receiving
exactly the same treatment while on
the road as that given the milk from
the neighboring farms. We had a
creamery room which cost us $500 and
was fitted with a cement floor and ice
box; but farmers who had difficulty in
keeping their milk said that they too
could keep their milk If they had such
a place. but that the average farmer
could not afford the expense. We,
therefore, abandoned thls room and
built what one Of our farmer boys
called an every farmer can afford
milk house. We set some posts and
nailed to them old fence boards maxi
ing room 10 by 10 by 10 feet, with a
dirt floor. AS the old boards could
not be set close enough to keep out
either sun or rain we covered them
with building paper. This building, if
made Of new material, would not have
cost over $40 and did not cost us over
S.. The room was built around a well.
We had a windmill, but did not use it
as we wanted to keep milk under con-
ditions where a farmer could not af-
ford one. For tanks in which to set
the cans Of milk we used oil barrels,
saving them in two. n We also took
half barrel and boxed it In. packing
the spaces with wheat chaff. This box
was covered with quilts made from
bran bags. The only apparatus used
not generally found where milk is han
died cheaply was a milk cooler. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
Tuberculosis in. Dairy Cattle.

Is A report of the Illinois Board of Live
Stock Commissioners says: The ex-
Zperience gained through, the Tuber-
culin tests made III dairy herds by the
Board since the efficiency and accur-
acy Of tuberculin as diagnostic: agent
has become esta blised, points very
clearly to the fact that throughout the
dairy districts Of the State tuberculosis
prevails among the dairy cattle to q
considerable extent. While in many
herds only "a few cases have been dis
closed, in a large number Of herds a
considerable PERCENTAGE has been
found affected. and there has been in
many of these herds very conclusive
evidence Of the development and
spread of the disease among cattle
through contagion. Whenever the dis
ease effects a foothold ii herd there
is constant danger Of its spreading to-
other members, thus causing, in the
course Of time, great pecuniary loss,
and no cure ever having been dis
covered for the disease, the only means
of effectively Graduating it from the
herd is through the destructio Of the
affected animals. Owing to the ina
bility Of the best qualified inspectors
to discover the existence of the disease
in its earlier or incipient stages in any
animal by physical ante-mortem ex-
animation it follows that the only
means Of discovering all of the animals
in a herd that are affected is a relia-
BILE diagnostic agent which Prof. Koch
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20
! Poultry Briefs. I

EOultryS Briefs :55&s-$sIs.5
a poultryman says that the best
way to keep poultry droppings is to
put them in barrel and keep them
slightly moist, using soapsuds where
available. - -:
Birds that have been sick and re-
covered should not be used for breed
ers. The fact that they fell sick shows
that stamina was lacking and this
weakness is likely to be transmitted
to the offspring. We say likely, be-
cause there are many exceptions. II
is best to be on the safe side and breed
only from healthy birds. @
An English poultry raiser says that
the consumption that exists in fowls is
not the same that exists in human be-
ings or in other farm stock. He
POUNDS his opinion on the fact that he
has fed tuberculous meat to poultry
Without giving the disease. It is best
not to be too sure about that. Ex-
periments carried on in an unscien-
tltic manner are hardly to be relied on.
We will wait for something more def
mite. MI S s, "a
There is no doubt that ultimately a
good many poultry houses will be
built partially under ground. The at
tempts that have been made in the
past have been only partially success
full, for the reason that the dampness
of the ground has proved very injuri-
GUS to the poultry. Cement floors and
walls cemented to the surface Of the
ground will be the, rule with such
buildings in the future. This will en-
sure dryness, and with that secured
there is no reason why a building part
~ under ground should not be as
healthful as one entirely above ground.
The only other objection is the one to
the effect that the carbonic acid gas
constantly being thrown of from the
lungs of the fowls settled in the lower
part of such a house and becomes
dangerous. There appears to be some
thing but not much in this objection,
Probably the carbonic gas So thrown
off does not readily accumulate at the
bottom of any such place but remains
mixed with the air and moves up and
down and goes out with the moving
current of air. Were the air to re-
main perfectly stagnant for weeks this
separation would take place, but it is
not at all likely to occur where the air
is renewed every day. Sc. sss !. # {. 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

2 4t 3
B United States Dipping Regulations.
The United States government regu-
slations as to the dipping Of sheep are
as follows: No sheep affected with
scabies, and no sheep that has been in
contact with others so affected shall
be allowed shipment from one state or
territory into another, or. from any
state into the District of Columbia, or
from the district into any state, unless
said sheep shall first have been dipped
in a mixture approved by this de-
partment. i
# The dips. now approved are:
# Tobacco and sulphur dip, made
with sufficient extract Of tobacco to
give a mixture containing not less
than five one-hundredths Of one per
cent OF nicotine, and two per- cent
flowers Of sui hur. 5*
81 g. The lime-and -sulphu dip, made
with eight pounds Of unslacked lime
and "a pounds OF flowers Of sulphur
i to 100 gallons OF water The lime and
I sulphur should be boiled together for
/ not less than two hours. and all sedi-
sment allowed to subside before the
liquid is placed IN the dipping vat.
The owner Of the sheep is privileged
{ to choose which one Of the above mem
toned dips shall be used for his AMI
mails. The Department. will instruct
inspectors to enforce due care Id Dip
/ ping sheep, but it assumes no respon-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

More conee IS used 81 tie United
States than IN any other country So
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

According 70 the merchant screedI
ne hest book IS 4 prof BILE ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-10-20

s. ROuItry BTlof8. VI I.54sE.5s-555
a poultryman says that the best
way to keep poultry droppings is to
put them in a barrel and keep them
slightly moist, using soapsuds where
available. ;sasss Is IS 80 81
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

examining laglstrate is not sitting in
final Judgment and the examination is
in no sense a trlaI. Il is not his duty
nor his privilege to say whether the ac-
cused is guilty, but only to ascertain
and determine whether there is prob.
able cause to believe him guilty. The
examining magistrate and the trial
court or jury have different duties to
perform and are governed by different
rules concerning the taking of evidence
and in reaching conclusions. The ex-
aiming magistrate must determine
whether there is that in the evidence
which would lead a man of ordinary
caution to entertain an honest sus-
picion that the accused is guilty.
whether there is in the evidence a rea-
sonable ground for suspicion that is
guilty. The trial court or jury, in Or
der to convict tie accused, must find
him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
That is, if there is a reasonable doubt
in the case whether he is guilty, then
he must be acquitted. The only issue
tried by the examining magistrate is
whether there is prima facie case
established by the state
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
LIEUT.. GILMORE RESCUED.
Gen. Otis Gables Success of Operations
in Northern Luzon.

Washington, Jan. 6-After a silence
of several days, Gen. Otis is able to
notify the war department of the COM
plete success of the military opera
tions in northwest Luzon, the main
object of which was the rescue of
American prisoners which the insur-
gents took with them in their flight.
Lieut.. Gilmore by name the wording
of his message is taken to mean that
that officer is among the list of rescued
prisoners. The message is as follows:
Manila, Jan. 5.-Cols. Hare and
Howse just arrived at Vigan, north
west Luzon, with all American prison.
ers. Their successful pursuit a re-
markable achievement Gems. Schwan
and Wheaton, now with separate col
umns in Cavite province. Affairs in
Luzon north of Manila greatly i'm
proved"
Lieut.. J. c. Gilmore and thir-
teen other members of the York
town crew were captured by the in
surgents April u. The Yorktown
had been sent to Baler to rescue the
Spanish garrison at that place, which
had been besieged by the insurgents
for over a year. Gilmore and his COM
panions left the gunboat in a launch to
take some soundings. They were set
upon by the insurgents and immedi-
ately after getting out of sight of the
Yorktown. The Yorktown remained
in the vicinity for two days looking for
the lost sailors and then returned to
Manila. Since that time the insur-
gents have been moving Gilmore and
his companions from place to place
in their effort to keep them from the
American troops. Recently many
notes have been found written by Gil
more and posted up in the prisons of
the towns in northern Luzon
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
JUDGE BELDEN HOLDS CORBETT
Racine Man Suspected of Shooting
Cheneys Is Held.

Racine, Wis, Jan. Judge Belde1.
of the county court held Henry F. Cor
bett yesterday on the charge Of shoot
ing the Rev. D. B. Cheney and Mrs.
Cheney, fixing the bail at $4,000. The
decision handed down is quite lengthy.
Judge Belden said that it was not in
his power to decide the question OF
guilt, but merely to bind the prisoner
over if the state submitted sufficient
evidence to show that the man was
guilty. The evidence was Of such
nature, in his opinion, as to warrant
holding Corbett for trial. When the
judge finished reading the decision
Corbett jumped to his feet in great ex-
element and asked permission to say
a few words, but it was denied.
The police are very much elated over
the decision, but public opinion in gen
eral is to the effect that mistake has
been made and mat Corbett is not the
guilty man. The decision of Judge
Belden was as follows:
"The function of the examining mag
istrate under our statute is to ascertain
whether an offense has been committed
and whether there is probable cause
to believe the prisoner is guilty. The
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
STEAMER WRECKED ON ROCK.

London, Jan. 6.-The Great West
ern line mail steamer hex struck on
Black rock off st. Sampson Island OF
Guernsey, yesterday morning and
sank. The crash awoke the passen-
gers, numbering thirty-two persons,
who, rushing on deck, found the vessel
slowly sinking. The boats were
launched within ten minutes after the
steamer struck and there was no panic.
All the passengers were saved, but one
sailor was drowned. All on board the
Ibex behaved with the greatest cour-
age and the captain was last to leave
the ship The Ibex is a steel vessel
of 1,150 tons and was built in 1891.
She left Weymouth for Guernsey.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11

ruined and every banana plant on the
island destroyed the people were dis
couraged.
Regarding the political situation,
Gen. Davis described the fury with
which the natives plundered and muir
dered Spaniards after the war closed
All that, however, had been stopped by
the military and civil orders had
ceased. Regarding the future civil
government of the island, Gen. Davis
said he had given the subject much
thought without being able to formu-
late a satisfactory scheme. He
thought the Puerto Ricans might
be given representation in legis-
lative body but that body, he
said, should have in it majority OF
persons appointed by the president IN
order to be sure control should not
pass into hands which would use it
improperly. Gen. Davis said the
island was without debt but loan
should he raised or the present indus
trial paralysis must continue. The
revenues of the island are inadequate
to meet it's wants. Davis stated he
did not think a territorial form of
government such as was proposed for
Hawaii would be for the best interests
OF the island, but he thought the peo-
pie as much entitled to trade privi-
| leges as the people of Hawaii. The To-
cal currency consisting Of about 5,0OO,-
900 pesos, he thought, should be re-
tired and re-coined in our money to
| take it's place He said about 70 per
cent of the population of the island
were Caucasians in the sense that the
| Spaniards are. There are 10000 ne
groes, 100000 mulattoes. The native
Spaniards were in the best condition
! They are faithful, industrious, tenn
perate and thrifty. Every Porto Ricar
is either actively or passively Cath
Ollie. A large portion of the population
is of illegitimate birth, but illegitima
cy did not involve crime. He thought
any railroad built in Porto Rico to pay
would have to be subsidized by the
state.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Ex-Speaker Carlisle Says Utah Mem
Der Is Ineligible.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Before the
house committee to consider the Rob-
ert's case a letter from ex-Speaker
John G. Carlisle was read yesterday
Mr.. Carlisle attacked the citizenship of
Roberts as well as his polygamous re-
lations, and declared him absolutely
ineligible to seat in the house. Mr.
Roberts argued that the house had no
/, jurisdiction whatever over his case.
Roberts continued his argument
after recess. When he sought to
read the published comment tending
to show the motive Of the Crusade"
and cause" against him, Chairman
ayler stopped him. The committee
had nothing to do with any crusade,
Tayler said, but was trying to ascer-
tain whether or not Roberts was po-
lygamist. Roberts vehemently eX-
claimed against those words. Repre-
sentative Mcpherson asked: Under
your faith, was the taking of plural
wives merely allowable or was it re-
quired?" ct was mandatory re-
piled Roberts, according to the view
of leading mormon authorities" AT
APO the committee adjourned until to-
day when Roberts will conclude.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
TAKE ANOTHER SHIP
BRITISH SEIZE GERMAN VESSEL,
HERZOG IN DELAGOA BAY.
BIG FIGHT PROBABLY ON
Intimation That an Engagement Is
Raging or Imminent Near Lady
smith But War Office Refuses to
Give Out NeWs-Methuen Too
Building a Railway.

Durham, Jan. THE German steam
Herzog has been seized by Brit
ism warsnip and brought to this port.
Big News May Be Held Back
London, Jan. ten. Buffers tele-
gram to the war office stating that Gen.
White at Ladysmith, reported under
date Of Jan. &, that the enemy had at
tackled Caesars camp at 2:45 a. m. and
that fighting was still in progress,
caused many late calls at the war Office
in expectation Of the receipt of addi-
tional news. The officials stated at
midnight, however, that nothing
further would be issued during the
night. No news has been received
from other sources, though dispatches
indicated that important events at the
front are imminent if not actually pro-
crossing at this time.
German Cruiser at Delogoa Bay.
Durham, Jan. THE German cruiser
Condor arrived at Durham Thursday
| and started Friday for Lorenzo Mar.
Ques.
Methuen Building Railway
London, Jan. According TO spe
cial dispatch from Capetown, Gen
Methuen is building a railroad around
the beers position at Magersfontein.
Mafeking May Be Safe Now.
London, Jan. Col Baden
| Powelps defeat in the sortie at MAZE
king raises serious doubts of his abilit.
to hold out much longer. Yesterday
however, comes a report that Col
Plumer reached Mochudi, from For
Tuli, Jan. 1, with the Rhodesian relic
force. AS Col. Plumer had at his dis
posal about 1000 men, if the news i.
correct, he ought to be able to raise tn,
siege of Mafeking.
Beers Desert Lady Gray.
Capetown, Jan. "A dispatch from
Herschel, Cape Colony, reports tina
Lady Gray has been deserted by tn,
beers, whose families will go to tn
Orange Free State. The beers, accord
ing to this dispatch, are constructor,
entertainments between Lady Gray ant
Barkley west.
Choate 10 Get Reply Monday.
London, Jan. lit is stated tina
the British note in reply to the repre-
sensations of the United States govern
ment Oh the subject of the seizure 0
American goods by Great Britain will
| nc oiVan tO z mia cSa dor ChOa fn Mon
day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
SMASHES THE ENEMY
AMERICANS PLAYING HAVOC
WITH INSURGENTS IN LUZON.
WHEATON WINS A FIGHT
Strikes the Foe a Severe Blow at linus
Expected Schwan Viii Cut On
Retreat of Cavite Army-Gen. Risal
aptured-Robber Bands in the
Mountains Will Be Pursued.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Gen. Otis
cables: Bates is pursuing the enemy
in the south with vigor. Schwan's
column in moving along the shore Of
Laguna bay struck 500 insurgents I'M
der Gen. Noriel at Binen Jan. 6 and
drove them westward on Slang and
captured the place from which point
the cavalry pushed through to In
dang. Schwan captured three of
Noriels six pieces of artillery, and will
take the remainder, also the transpor-
tation with records and large quanti-
ties of ammunition. Two battalions Of
the 2Sth and part of Wheaton's column
struck the enemy near linus yesterday,
killing and wounding 140. Birkheimer
with battalion of the 2Sth struck the
enemy entrenched west of Bacoor Sum
day; the enemy left on the field 65 dead
and 40 wounded. Our loss was Lieut..
Cheney of the 4th infantry and four
enlisted men killed and "a wounded.
1t is expected Schwan's troops will cut
off the retreat of the enemy's Cavite
army Wheaton is moving now on
Dasmarinas. Boyd with the 9th in
fantry moved east from Las Banos
and surrounded the troops under Cen
eral Risal at daybreak, capturing Risal
and considerable property. 1t is ex-
pected the Cavite and Batangus prov
ince will be cleared up soon. In the
north, Leonhauser with three compa-
MES of the 25th attacked borrer bands
in the Arayat mountains and dispersed
them. They found five of our prison
ers whom they had picked up on the
railroad, three killed and two wounded
These northern robber bands will be
actively pursued"
Bubonic Plague Spreading.
Manila, Jan. 9.-The bubonic plague
| is yet sporadic. There has been six
cases and four deaths. Preparations
are being made to establish hospitals
and for disinfecting and quarantining
A great number of provincial natives
are coming to Manila with the result
| that the city is OvercrOWded. Rice
necessary for foodstuffs, is more eX-
| pSuSlFe Iudu DIT dHy peI1ou uuIluS Iue
| last twelve years. The plague is dan
gerous to the over crowded, underfed
unwashed natives and Chinese. Amer
| leans avoiding direct contact with the
disease are safe. Forces of FilipinOs
charged twelve men of the Sd cavalry
VINO were scouting behind San Fernan,
do De Laubon. One trooper and three
horses and carbines were captured.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-01-11
DUPONT FAMILY REUNIOl
Founder of Great Powder Mills Hon
ored by Descendants.

Wilmington, Del, Jan. IA notable
family reunion took place at the home
of Mrs. Lamont Dupont, Saint Amour
neart his city. Descendants of Eleu-
there Irnee DUPONT de Nemours, the
founder of the famous powder-making
mills, assembled to the number of 125
to celebrate the one hundredth ami
versary of his landing in this country
from France.
The founder arrived at Newport, r.
l., and after a short time spent in
searching for suitable site, started
in 1902 a small powder mill along the
banks of the Brandywine. From this
humble beginning the works grew I'M
til now they are among the largest and
best-known in the world Along The
Brandywine has grown up Dupont
colony resem ling the feudal domains
of old. Maiectic residences Of Brandy
wine granite are scattered here and
there in the territory; the family have
married and intermarried and there
are scores OF, them, some scattered in
various part4 of the country, but most
of them are 4 Till residents of Delaware.
No family reunion ever held in Della
ware has baen on such an elaborate
scale as this one.
Adjoining Saint Amour a special
large building erected for occasion,
and artists transformed the bare walls
into panels of beauty. Over all was
draped bolts of cloth of white and plae
blue alternately, with ribbons of the
same tints festoOned at intervals along
the walls, the ceiling being adorned in
the same way. Along the floor and
near the walls was a wealth of flowers
and tropical plants There were for
ests of palms and ferns and an album
dance of orange and lemon trees, with
luscious fruits dangling temptingly.
The dinner began at 100 o'clock
was served by a Philadelphia caterer
and music was furnished by a Phila-
delphia orchestra Among the absen-
tees, however. were William Dupont.
who is now in England, and other
members living at a distance, who
found it impossible to attend.
w
Episcopal die csc of Delaware opened
the repast w an invocation, and
Col. Henry A. oOnt made an address.
The family h ? was read by Pierre
S. Dupont an he bishop pronounced
the benedictiC
feature dinner was the eat
ing of corncs $ 1t is a tradition of
the family thao vhen Eleuthere Du-
pont landed on the Rhode Island coast
he sought the hospitality of a farmer
and was served with corncakes. Thus
the first meal on American soil was
recalled today. Another dish served
was pate pie, of French conception,
which was one of the principal articles
of food served on the ship 100 years
ago in which the founder embarked
from France.