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The Cook County herald., 1900-03-31
a thing that they believe conserves
their health and lengthens life.

We have heard great deal about
the various villainous compounds for
making butter out of casein, but we
hardly expected that they. would be
purchased to any great extent. Re-
ports, however, from some of the
western states, particularly Minneso-
ia, indicate that they have had quite
an extensive sale and that the pur-
chasers of the chemicals have been
pushing their products on some of the
large butter markets of the country.
Some Of the Minnesota produce ex-
changes have taken up the matter and
have notified the makers that If any
more of the so-called butter is put on
the market they will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law. It was
found that in some cases almost half
of this product was water and casein.
1t is truly surprising that some men
will do all in their power to help ruin
their own market because they see to
themselves a temporary advantage.
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EDUCATION in EGYPT.
The Faelli ties and PUPILS Are increasing

The FacIlit ties and PUPILS Are increasing
Each Year ,&% !
Education has made gratifying prog
ress, though the principle pursued has
for its present end a few youths we'll
educated for the public service rather
than a wider distribution of primary
instruction. Still each year sees the
number of pupils increased, and an
advance along the line of modern edu-
cation from the middle-age program
of learning prevalent in all Moslem
schools. The people themselves have
shown remarkable interest, and de-
mand more modern methods. Schools
supported by native subscription have
been opened for both boys and girls,
European teachers engaged, and gov
ernment inspection solicited. What
may be taken as more indicative still
of the new spirit abroad is the fact
that the great El Azhar university at
Cairo, the famous center of all Of
Islam's scholastic theology, has ap-
piled for government teachers to teach
secular subjects. The seed of reform
has indeed spread, for it was among
the followers of this great school that
the most bitter opposition to the in
novations of infdel foreigners used to
be found. Even now the government
can only afford a school fund of about
$500,O0O annually, and spends this for
the education of only about II, 900 fu-
ture civil servants. Outside of this
100000 children attend the village
schools, supported by local contribu-
tions and small grants made by the
government to such of them as submit
to government inspection, and teach
small amount of modern reading,
writing, and arithmetic in addition to
the old lessons in the Koran and sa-
cred history. The result Of this work
is seen in the requirement that all ap-
pHcants for positions in the govern
ment. service shall have passed GER
tain examinations in the schools. The
work of securing the best of public
servants has thus been begun.-Har-
per's Magazine. " .5zS :, .,*;....s
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VEGETABLE GEMS.
Curious Opal. Found in the Bamboo

Curious Opals Found in the Bamboo OF
New York Press: Among the queer
things found in the Philippines are
bamboo opals, vegetable gem which
is sometimes discovered by the natives
in the stem Of the bamboo said
gentleman who has lived for number
OF years in Manila: "Not one piece of
bamboo in a thousand, however, con-
talns specimen, as the bamboo grown
there, as elsewhere, is usually empty,
but accident occasionally brings to
light in the bamboo stem small flint
like material, which presents the APP
pearance of perfect opal. These
modules are known to the natives as
'tobacur,' and I have found from time
to time during my long stay on the
islands seen several Of these vegeta
BILE freaks Of nature, which reproduced
the characteristic lines Of the opal SO
faithfully that experts were puzzled to
know the difference between the
vegetable and the real specimen. Be
sides the tobacur gem there is fre-
4OSAtAJ 1ouAu III LAiO 1Ao4uG VI Ju0 Tul1-=
ippine cocoanut a tiny substance re-
sembling a sponge, which, when ex-
posed to the heat of the sun for several
days, will reveal the presence of sundry
small spheres that have all the natural
appearance and luster: Of the pearl.
These cocoanut gems range from the
size of pin head to that of small
pea. They are valuable, and when not
used by the natives for personal adorn-
ment, are sold to local and foreign mu-
seums as curiosities. It may be in
teresting to know that the first chem
ical and mineralogical examination Of
these vegetable gems was made by 5
James Smithson, whose munifcence es-
tablished the first of the scientific bu-
reaus of the American government .
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GAVE a FARM Fob a DRIN<lI
ParadoxicaI In Texas, the Drink Was
Straight Water.

Paradoxtcal In Texas, the UTtRk Wa0
straight Water.
3 "A section Of land which constitutes
one Of the finest farms in the fertile
Brazos bottom Of Texas once sold for a.
drink Of water. It was about fifty,
years ago, according to ex-Lieut. Gov
George T. Jester, that crowd of from
tiersmen from of the Brazos came to-
Corsicana on trading expedition.
Corsicana at that time was not as
great a town as it is now, since It
threatens to.rival the most productive
Oil region OF Pennsylvania, but was
typical frontier village or trading post
The grandfather of Gov Jester was a.
Methodist circuit rider, and lived at
that time in Corsicana. He occupied
two-story double log house His house
was rendezvous for people from far
and near who came trading. In those
days land certificates were used as cir
cmating medium, as money was rarely
seen. On one occasion whisky-drink
ing character from on the Brazos ar
rived in town, got on drunk, and at
night was put to bed in the second
story of the Jester mansion. About
o'clock in the morning he awoke with
terrible thirst. No water was in the
room, and he couldn't find the way
down stairs. Sticking his head out OF
the window, he saw some men asleep
in the yard. He called to them to
bring him drink of water, but no one
answered him. A second and third
time he called, but with no response
Finally he yelled out: "One of you
fellows bring me drink of water, and
I'll give you 800 acres of land.'' This
aroused one of the sleepers, who called
back that he wouldn't climb those
steps for 800 acres of land, and the
offer was raised to $40 acres. The man
under the tree drew bucket of water
and lugged it upstairs and offered a
dipperful to the topper, but he pushed it
aside. "Give it to me out of the bucket
like horse,' he said, and he put about
half the contents of the bucket under
his belt. In those days Texans
word was his bond, and this fellow kept
his word about the land. Next morn
ing he made his benefactor a deed to
$40 acres Of Brazos bottom land. This
land still belongs to the descendants OF
the water carrier and is one of the
finest farms to be found in all Texas
1t is now worth from $s5 to $40 per
acre.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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capital was somewhat taken aback the
other day by receiving from the wife of
a high Official an order for half a dozen
gold nails with a jewel in the head of
each and a dozen small gold chains.
He inquired the uses to which the nails
were to be put, when his patron said:
You see, have a number of, very
valuable objects Of art, which, although
they are very expensive, are very small
and easily handled. = As the wife Of an
official of the government I am obliged
to open my house during the season to
the constituents of my husband and
the Washington curiosity seeking pub
lie in general. On my reception day,
therefore, my house is crowded with
all sorts of people, and last winter I
suffered the loss of several of my most
valuable treasures. I have long been
trying to devise some plan by which
can keep my objects of art outside of
my cabinets and yet not have them
stolen, for that is the only word ITcan
use in regard to the loss of my treas
ures.r I have concluded that I must
either nail down some of the bric-a-
brac Or chain it securely to the table,
and hence am going to try this rem
edy. That is why want these nails
and chains This woman's predic-
ament is not an unusual one in Wash
ington official circles. The klepto-
maniacs who commit the most agra
waiting depredations are for the most
part we'll known leaders in society. Last
winter social circles in Washington
were greatly bewildered and shocked
by the ,doings of one of the best7known
women in official circles. A number
of hostesses began to miss valuable
doilies from their dinner tables after
they had given lunches or dinners, and
finally several of them got together
and compared notes, and suspicionsf fell
upon one of the women who had been
the guest at luncheons given by those
gathered at the conference. Finally
the wife of prominent diplomatsde-
termined to stop the raid uponlsthe
doilies, and at the next luneheon she
seated the suspected XII eptomania asext
to her When the doilies were brought
on she watched her guest and discov-
cred that the latter laid her dolly on
the table, and, carelessly dropping her
handkerchief over it, picked up both.
The hostess, in a most charming man
ner, turned to her guest and said:
pardon me, my dear Mrs. -, but
am afraid you have my most exquisite
dolly in your handkerchief. 1t is so
fine am afraid it will be crushed, and
therefore call your attention to your
inadvertence in taking it up with your
handkerchief" The guest was not in
the least abashed, and, with a laugh,
she shook out her handkerchief, and
the dolly fell back on the table, where
upon she exclaimed: "Why, dear me, so
I have! How very careless of me!'
There were significant glances all
around the table, but no more doilies
were lost during that season.
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TREE GROWS HOARY.
Strange Effect of Caterpillars on q
Horse Chestnut Tree


London Standard: Much interest has
been caused lately by the appearance
of a horse chestnut tree in the Their
garten, Berlin. The numerous branches
round the lower part of the trunk
have pure white foliage such as is
seen on trees growing in dark places,
where no chlorophyll can develop on
account of want of light. The same
whiteness of the leaves is noticeable in
a few OF the neigh'boring, branches
through the crown to the top. The
singular appearance Of the, tree has
been noticed regularly for some years.
This particular tree, it seems, had
been attracked by a swarm of cater
pillars and other creatures of the same
species, and the foliage has already
been destroyed; but still masses of ca
terpillars. continued to crawl up and
down the trunk, and finally clung
there in clumps. To preserve the beau
tiful tree after other means had been
tried in vain a solution of acid was
used, and the ground all round was
>watered with it, as we'll as the trunk
and the branches, which were specially
drenched. The treatment proved suc-
cessful. The tree gradually recovered
and stands in its full strength and
freshness, but has ever since shown
the already described whiteness in it's
leaves, which presents a by no means
unpleasant contrast to the otherwise
dark green foliage. s=5
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A Burglary Story.

Z they were telling burglary sto-
ries''z on the veranda in front Of the
grocery store in a down east town.
The mans hand was thrust through
the hole he had cut in the door, said
the star talker, when the woman
seized the wrist and held on in spite
of the struggles Of the man outside.
In the morning the burglar was found
dead, having cut his own throat when
he found escape impossible; but the
brave woman had not known he was
dead, and SO had not released her grasp
on his wrist all night long HUH
groWled the skeptic in the corner,
why didn't she feel Of his pulse ?',--ss -
Buffalo Commercial.
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Gentlemen Rankers' Disappearing.

Gentleman rankers'' are disappear
ing from the British army. In the
fourteen years from 1886 to 1899 com
missions we're granted to 34S men from
the ranks. The largest number. was
Al in 1888. For the first four years
they averaged over 80, for the next
seven years about 20, in 1896 there
were Is, the next year 8, and last year
IA. The percentage of commissions
given to "rankers was four for the
IA years, but only 1.3 in 1897, and 10
in 1898. They are partly shut out by.
the difficulties put in their way, but
many more seek military and police.
employment in the colonies.
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Dairy Notes.

Canada is rapidly taking position
as producer of dairy products for
export that she bids fair to be able
to hold. The energetic action of the
Canadian government both in protect
Ing the quality of such products and in
assisting exports has created an en-
thusiasm that is not. found on this
side of the line. Yet if we could in
duce all men to be honest we need not
thorities are taking, but with so many
firms in the United States making but
ter and cheese of doubtful character
the Canadians seem able to greatly OBJ
struct our progress in securing for
eign markets. Not only so, but we
may expect to see Canada successfully
invade our own home markets.
SSome of the magistrates in England
are rather severe on people that are
caught violating the oleomargarine
act. Recently a countrywoman fixed
up some oleo in the form of butter
and sold it to- shopwoman.
The latter sold it to her customers
and thus it got into the hands of the
inspectors. AS soon as she was in
formed of the character OF the product
she was selling the ,shopwom-
an told - the. source Of her
supply and did all in her power to-
convict the guilty person. The latter
was fined EGO. The judges expressed
their sympathy with the shopwoman
but fined her 10 shillings, evidently as
a caution to herself and others Some
of our English contemporaries are In
dignant over the matter, as they be-
lieve the shopWoman was entirely in.
nocent, and deny the right OF the
judges to levy even small fine in
such cases. =.
We have heard a great deal about
the effects on the flavor Of butter of
pasteurizing the milk Sor cream. It
was said that this process left taste
In the butter thatswas objectionable to
the consumer. It now appears that
this fact is likely to be of value rath-
er than otherwise. Reports from
Sweden indicate that the purchasers Of
Swedish butter are in some cases find
Ing that this kind Of butter sells bet
ter than the other kind, for the con-
sumers regard it as a proof that the
milk has been properly pasteurized.
Sooner or later the same idea will ex-
tend to England and America Some
people. prefer the cooked flavor any
way, and with the others it is largely
q matter OF education. When this be-
comes the case no one can argue.
against pasteurizing. It is not Diff
oslt matter to educate people to like
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Literary Switzerland.

a French statistician records that
Switzerland produces annually more
books than any other country in pro
portion to the number OF inha abitants
namely, one to every 5000. Germany
comes next with one to every :, 200.
Italy with one for 800, France one.
for 300, England one for 6, 800 and the
United States one for II. 4oo. Pitts
burg Post.
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Sold.

Sold.
Her dilating eyes left no doubt that
she was deeply Mortified.
What dreadful people!" she cried.
""The Orientals, mean. They actual
ly sell wives in department stores, I
read here!'' sss .s$ sz ss.. ,sa @ .s.
-ss : Well we can't bra ag@much!! = pro-
tested the man, her husband, speaking
in general terms, it is true, but glaring
fixedly at the 80 cent rocking chair she
had that day paid $3.50 for at a bar
gain scramble. - From the Detroit
Journal
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What's Civil?

A little boy with an interest in the
meaning Of unfamiliar words said to
his mother: whats the meaning of
'civil'?"
Kind and polite" answered The
mother.
puzzled look brooded for a second
on the boys face. Then he said:
"Was it kind and polite war that
was in this country ?"-Pacifc
Unitarian.
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Money Wanted.

An amusing story is told about
prisoner who was charged with felony
the other day at Bow street police
court. -. - <
On his way to the police station he
became quite confidential with his cap
tor, and remarked. z,t-s:
There is one thing am sorry for"
What is that?" asked his captor, ex-
pecting to hear a confession.
=. Il had my hair cut last night said
the prisoner, in a detected tone. II
might have saved that Sd. It's just
my luck. Spare Moments. .
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DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department. of tho Farm-A Few
Hints As to the Care of Live Stock
= and Poultry.
Eggs in Cold Storage.

. According to reports circulating in
Chicago an enormous quantity of eggs
are, stored in that city. Six of the
great cold storage plants have an ag-
gregate Of nearly 100000 cases, or
about 16S,000,000 eggs. This is said to
be 2S0,000 cases more than last year
at this time. These eggs are worth
over a million and a half Of dollars.
The following is an estimate of eggs in
cold storage In the entire United
States: :-s"1~
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Rough on the Tough.

Rough on the Tough.
Hearing footsteps on the stairs, the
burglar was so frightened that he swal-
lowed a small ring set with precious
stc2es.
"Ihis," he muttered, after short
pause, ''is case of diamond in the
rough, for sure"
Uttering low, but bitter laugh, he
confiscated a bicycle lamp and left the
premises.
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Weeds and Sheep.

Prof. Thomas Shaw says: OF the
600 weeds and grasses growing in the
Northwest, it is estimated by those
that have made study of it that sheep
will eat not less than 576 of them,
while horses consume but 81 and cattle
only Sc of them. The fact is sheep
prefer many kinds of weeds to
grasses, and weedy cattle and horse
pastures are always improved by turn
Ing a, small flock of sheep into them.
Whenever I see boy in mustard
field of large area pulling out the
mustard plants, where the grain grows
among the mustard rather than the
mustard among the grain, memory
goes back to the days when I worked
at the discouraging task of cutting
thistles with a butcher knife. There
is no way of killing weeds like turn
ing sheep on them. Take a piece of
weed-infested land and grow upon it
a success of pasture crops for one, two
or three years, according to the ten
acity of the weeds and according to
their numbers. The aim should be to
grow them in as close a succession as
possible, and to crowd the largest num-
ber Of them possible into a single sea-
son. When sheep edevour weeds they
do not charge anything for their
work. They do not tear the weeds out
and leave them to waste on the sur
face as does the cultivator.. They do
not gather them in their arms as the
boys do and then. carry them labori-.,
ously to the other end Of the field.
They turn them into mutton, fresh,
juicy and crisp. A sleeps stomach is
the most perfect receptacle that was
ever made for weeds It is sure death
to every form of weed life. No weed
seeds retain the power of resurrection
after having been buried in that liy-
ing sepulcher, the stomach of a sheep,
When sheep consume weeds they take
out some Of the nitrogen, a little of
the phosphorous and the potash to sup
ply their own needs, and the residue
they put back over the land to stimu-
late the growth of the crops that shall
yet be sown.
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Uncle Hiram-I don't like them
there upper berths in them steam
kyars.
Nephew-Why not, uncle?
Uncle Hiram Why, you have ter git
up ter go ter bed. 49,.
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Readers Becoming More Numerous.
There are now pub ublished in Paris
2,585 period odicals, nearly 100 more than
were issued at the corresponding date.
last year.
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.

A Variety of Jokos-Gibes and Ironies.
: Original and seleeted-F1otsam and
Jetsan from the Tide Of Humor-
Witty Sayings. = z"
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THE KLEPTO MACS.
HOW THEY OPERATE IN SELECT
VI" &sA SOCIETY,". s#

Purloin Al ticles of Value from the.
Homes OF the Wealthy-PeculiarC Con-
ditions Noted IN Onacial Circles atsthe
National Capital.
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This does not include Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey,
Maryland, Colorado, and California.
Last year receipts of eggs on the New
York market were over 10000, 900 doz-
en-, but the receipts for the first six
months of this. year showed a decided
falling OF. New York is the largest
egg market in the world, and last year
handled over $4,000, 900 worth of eggs,
figured at the average retail price of 20
cents. The calico printing interest
: uses oyer 10000, 900, dozen eggs annual
1y, while the coffee roasters, photo
graphic trade, the cracker combines:
d#tl1echemical trade consume twice
as many. In fact, the grocers are
compelled to compete in the general
market against buyers from dozen
manufacturing interests.
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QudllLy LOT MafKeC.-lC does not FOL.
low because fowl seems to be of good
size and nicely grown that it is mar
ketable. The three-months- s-old chick
en- may have big frame, and the max
ing of good table bird, but unless it
carries flesh only disappointment will
accrue when the account for sales
comes in from your market man. The
most certain way of fattening the
young chicks is to shut them up in
properly constructed coops, for fifteen
or twenty days and feed them every
three hours, the earlierv in the morn
ing the first meal is given the better,
Their diet should consist of buck
wheat meal or corn meal, mixed with
milk to the consistency of crumbly
dough, and little crude tallow can
be added with advantage. Give milk
if it is plentiful.-Ex.
Gain Of Chick.-Thes question Of
how much will a chick gain is an in
teresting one, says Poultry West. The
following is about correct: The eggs
weigh two ounces; the newly hatched
chick weighs Hone and. quarter
ounces; at one week old, two ounces; !,
three weeks DID,, six and a quarter
ounces; four weeks old, ten ounces;
five weeks old, fourteen ounces; six
weeks old, eighteen and half ounces;
seven weeks old, twenty-three and
half ounces; nine weeks old, thirty
two ounces; ten weeks old, thirty-six
ounces; eleven weeks old, forty-one
ounces. -+,. .y3srs III @E5@ ~ g..
E
= A Fair Hatch-No doubt some de-
sire to know what a fair hatch is,
and in answer to inquiries in regard
to what may be expected, we will say
that seven chicks from thirteen eggs
is considered fair hatch. No breeder
can guarantee his eggs to hatch, as
that is beyond his knowledge. The best
he can do is to send eggs from strong,
vigorous birds. Much Of the difficulty
is with the buyers who, suppose be-
cause hen sits well, the eggs must
hatch, when, in fact, some hens do not
create sufficient heat from their bodies
for that purpose.--Ex
The average number Of horses killed
in Spanish bull fights every year ex-
ceeds 5000, while from 1000 to i. 200
bulls are sacrificed
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z The average number Of horses killed
in Spanish bull fights every year ex-
ceeds 5000, while from 1000 to 1 300
bulls are sacrificed.
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Don't deceive yourself Smart peo-
pie don't try to be entertaining when
they take a vacation z 81
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& Shells Mr.. EarleedaWn very bright?
& He-I fancy he is. They say he
turns night into day.
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The Summer Vacuum.

. " "AWfully stupid lot Of men at thi
resort y b 557 75sl