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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
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BY ELIZABETH CHERRY GILMER.
Copyright, 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The minister had finished his tea
sat Miss Persis Thorne's cottage. It
had been a most dainty and satisfae-
tory one and altogether to his liking.
There was something that entirely
suited him in that quaint little dining.
room. The presiding genius OF it all
was Miss Persis herself, tall and prim
in a deep purple merino and a white
apron.
The minister and Sister Susie had
been dismissed to the best room and
Miss Persis excused herself while she
picked up the silver-consisting of five
thin spoons and butter knife. Sister
farmer half dozen miles away. He
had been too busy with the haying to
come in to the "comp'ny tea" This
Sister Susie explained to the minister
as she sat UP, stiff and neat in her
black silk. Then she hemmed and
haWed little ere she said: Z -
"Persis asked Daniel Mannin, too,
but he held 1t wasn't proper to go to
seomp'ny teas when his mother was
so poorly
rs that the old lady over on the
other road?" asked the minister po-
litely, 81 made a call there yesterday
but she was asleep. She is in a bad
way, believe
She's been in a bad way for twenty
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Happy
llelrrlirla

So far Queen Wilhelmina has inher-
supposed to accompany a crown. The
fearless way in which she drives about
the unguarded streets or slips away
for week with a favorite lady-in-
waiting furnishes considerable food
for reflection, also a sharp contrast to
the present lives of the other young
queens Of Europe. The czarina,
often called 'sthe sad-faced empress, :"
does not dare to put her foot outside
the palace doors without a heavy
guard; within it she only knows how
many hours are spent in terror for the
safety of her consort and the. little
archduchesses. Queen Helen of Italy
is scarcely to be envied at the moment
of a freshly-discovered plot to blow up
the Qnirina1. "
While rulers of vaster empires are
shuddering with fear, Hollands queen
goes shopping, skating, riding or
walking at will. When. courtiers less
sanguine, perhaps wiser than she,
demonstrate with their sovereign she
has ready always the same answer, II
know my people," No one can deny
that her majesty is Dutch in every
fiber,. that she loves her people, and Of
this they are well aware, down to tie
poorest fisherman. They have seen
her and they know their queen from
one end Of Holland to the other, for
every year she visits every town in
her small realm and talks to its in
habitants in person. Thus up to the
present Queen Wilhelmina has been
aple to join with her responsibilities
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NUMBER 8.
Pasaare Urops for Hogs

PASTURE and range are necessary In
order to keep breeding swine in
healthy condition and grow the stock
at profit. The man who tries to raise
swine swine under other conditions is play
Ing losing game, and his balance will
De on the debtor side of the ledger
just as sure as we haye day and night
Although these facts have been vouch-
eu Tor many times by experiment sta
tlons and successful swine raisers and
given wide publicity, thousands of
farmers still continue in trying to
raise hogs in dry lot with nothing
Dut corn as a feed, with the expecta-
tions OF making it a profitable opera
tion
A hog pasture does not mean dust
iot with possibly few old weeds of
IN one corner, but a good and commo~
dlous range, and if planned to give the
pest results, it will contain variety
OF crops, selected as to their food
Value. The pasture should not be SO
small that the hog is compelled to eat
MS own filth to get the feed. Every
Iarm should have six to eight acres
OF hog pasture fenced purposely for
this use. This is in addition to what
range may be utilized outside at times
Better far to have a little too much
tnanNnot enough. n the crop gets
aheadsof the hogs and becomes woody
cut it off with the mower and new
growth will start. This can be done
with many plants and will pay even If
Tue moved portion is not gathered
Inc pasture may be greatly fertilized
ny thls method in many cases. The
enclosure should be divided into two
or three parts, at least, so that while
one part is being pastured, crops may
De growing in the others.
While succu1ent food is very essen
tlal the year round for growing and
breeding stock, the exercise is Just as
necessary. Pigs confined in pens will
40 much better if they have some
green feed, but the results will be
vastly better if the pigs are allowed
range and the chance to gather this
1eed for themselves. Any green crop
is much better than no pasture, but
some crops for this purpose are very
much superior to others, and variety
OF crops, even though they may be
much alike in composition, are supe-
rlor to a single crop. Many swine
ralsers that appreciate the value Of
hog pasture, do not realize the import
ance OF giving attention to variety and
composition Of the plants to be used
In selecting the crops for a hog pasture,
consider the composition of the plants
as you would consider the composition
OF the grain in a ration. Bear in mind
that certain crops are rich in the food
nutrient protein, that is so essential in
the animal system to build up the
frame and muscles, and is very neces-
sary in the food of breeding stock.
crops OF the opposite nature are rich in
carbohydrates, the heat and fat form
Ing compounds. Endeavor to have
some of the former to pasture along
with the latter and the results will be
better.
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Horace Greeley's Prodigality.

Horace Greeley's Prodigality.
Horace Greeley was lavish in his
gifts, often to the most unworthy re-
cipients, writes A. K. Mcclure, and
was most sensitive when admonished
on the subject by even his closest
friends. He loaned thousands of dol
lars to a scapegrace son of Commodore
Vanderbilt, and when Vanderbilt ap-
pealed to him to stop it, Greeley CURLY
closed the conversation by saying he
did not expect the commodore to pay
the loan. In one Of the many CONVEX
sations had with him in his dingy Of
fee in the old Tribune building, I ven
tured to suggest that he was more
generous giver than his means justi-
fed, to- which he answered: well,
guess that's SO, but can't stop it. I
am like the southern planter who,
after spending the proceeds Of his crop
by winter reveling, closed up the ac-
count by selling niger I do it by
selling share Of the Tribune" He
originally owned nearly or quite one
half Of the paper. When he died he
had but one share remaining of the 100.
Utica Globe.
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But want Persis to go over 20 the
house. Mothers dead died last
night
The horld face of the farmer grew
redder. He planted his feet firmly and
looked at Daniel.
We'll, Persis amt a-goin so
there!''
I'm goin' straight over after FER. We
kin beAmarried now
.tWhen?''
after the funeral an mother
did want me to wait year. . Y
Henry gave him look Of the ut
most contempt. 5}.s
1T never will be if me and Susie
has our way he said. AN ye shall
never darken my door.
zs I'll see Persis.
:. .Mebbe mebbe not. She's a free
agent. =
Daniel climbed into his buggy and
gathered up the reins. I'm going
straight out to your house" he cried.
but the words died on his lips. Persis
and her sister appeared on the door
steps. He jumped down and ran to
tsle women. Habit made him harsh
in speech. -ss
Whats this foolishness, Persis 2" he
cried, Mothers dead-died last night.
Everything will be all right e
Persis turned on him her gravest
look. 7 feel sorry for you, Daniel Z
she said sshut other thinps are dead
too. I am going home with Susie, and
the minister has rented the cottage.
I wish you well but do not come to
see me- :r
But, Persis,'' he began. i
Hesh up!" said Henry Higgins,
you've got yer dead to bury an no
time to be worryin' roun' here. You're
twenty years too late an I'm mighty
glad Persis has broken the rusty chain
an can be herself. Go long now.
Persis is free" ..sz,-,ss : z-=
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Mexican labor cannot always be con-
sidered cheap. It is a mistake to fig-
ure that because men can be hired
there for certain classes OF work at
thirty seven cents a day the product OF
their labor will be correspon ndingly
cheap. The Mexican laborer is usually
very slow and as thoughtless of his
employers interests as he is simproVNi- VI
dent with regard to his own welfare.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Mexican peon does not accomplish q
great deal in the course Of day the
increasing demand for his services has
the inevitable result of raising his
wages.
The railroads pay section hands sew
enty-fiVe cents and 81 a day and IN the
tropical agric ultural regions. where the
Indians are paid thirty seven and fifssy
cents day, experienced planters fig-
.ure that when expenses Of furnishing
houses and some supplies. the losses
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PRETTY WILD IN MONTANA.

stiil the Natives Manage to Pull Along
All Right,
II suppose things are pretty wild out
your way" he queried of the man who
had admitted that he was from Mon
tana.
We'll, yes, you might call them
wild, was the reply.
And every day brings its thrilling
adventure?" -...>s.
"One has an adventure now and
then, of course, as might be expected 2
|. Anything thrilling happened to you
Of late 2 persisted the questioner ss
don't know that you'd call
it thrilling exactly. ! sat in my library
a few evenings ago reading, while my
wife was playing on the piano in the
parlor and my little daughter was in
the conservatory gathering hot-house
roses. All at once I heard a crash
'sInjuns attacking the house, by
GEORGE interrupted the other.
= heard a crash from the grand
salon, and, carefully laying aside my
book and walking in there with Ian
guild step, found" =
"A grizzly bear Of coursei''
II found that one of my three old
masters of Rubens had fallen down
and knocked the nose off a piece of
statuary that cost me $4,000 in Flor
ence." H. -.
And there were no Injuns?''
"No." T&
"And no grizzly?" =. ~.
ssNo.." s
mot even rattlesnake?" ia
No. It was simply the fall Of pic
ture and broken nose; called in the
butler, the footman and the housemaid
and the debris was soon cleared
away
And you-you-''' stammered the
man who had been waiting to thrill.
Nothing more, except that carload
of tapestries and foreign bric-a-brac
arrived an hour later, and a few
friends came in to sample some French
wine at 81 a bottle. Yes, things are
pretty wild out our way, but we man
age to pull along somehow. Utica
Globe.
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Alfalfa Silage.

A bulletin Of the Colorado statio1
thus summarizes the results of tests
Of alfalfa as silage crop: Some tests
were carefully made upon a small scale
to see what losses might be expected
in making silage of alfalfa. One test
was made with the alfalfa put in
whole as cut in the field, the other
with the alfalfa cut into quarter-inch
pieces as we cut our corn for silage
The whole alfalfa showed a spoiled
layer three inches thick on the top
and an inch layer around the side
nearly all the way down. The silage
of the bottom and middle was excel
lent and was greedily eaten by the
COWS and calves. Its loss in the total
weight was 10.7 per cent, but its loss
in feeding value was probably a little
larger. The other silo was filed with
cut alfalfa. The next day the silo
was covered with two thicknesses Of
building paper and one Of boards and
weighted with stone to about 55 pounds
per square foot. When covered, the
s1age was hotter than the hand could
bear Two days later the tempera-
ture ,ad fallen to SO degrees F. and
in two days more had fallen to that of
the air. The silage shrank and set
tied good deal. When put in it con-
tanned 33 per cent Of dry matter. On
opening, the silo showed inches OF
spoiled silage on top and half an inch
on the sides. The spoiled silage was
rs per cent Of the total weight. The
loss in dry matter was approximately
10 per cent. It is fair to presume that
with good tight silo, well made
silage from cut alfalfa should not make
a larger loss than was here given in
our small experimental siIo, or about
10 per cent Of its feeding value. To
make good silage from whole alfalfa
is a much harder proposition. It re-
quires that the alfalfa be quite green;
that the silo be both tight and deep;
that the alfalfa be thrown into the siIo
In small forkfuls and carefully
tramped, and that it be weighted by
four to six feet OF some heavy, tight
packing material like cut-corn fodder.
If the alfalfa is put up in the middle
OF summer In clear, bright weather,
it mist be raked and loaded as fast
as cut. One lott tried was too dry
for silage two hou4 5 after it was cut.
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well, Persis ain't agoin'!"

81 tAetAh NulSS E,SlSlS lOI ueTY trust.
Sister Susie twisted her fat hands
nervously. ''she hasn't seen how it
was lookin'. Daniels tryin' to act as
II he owned her now. It ain't in rea-
son and Henry and nae wants Persis
to give up and come live with us for
a spell Or until old Miss Manning does
die or somethin' happens. What dye
think?'
I must consider, Mrs. Huggins.
This is a grave matter" ~
So lis acauiesced Sister Susie, so
tits. as I'm tellin' you.' Z
utes and were silent when Miss Persis
tripped7 down the hall and came in
with a sorrowful smile if there is such
thing. She was still suggestive of
youth and her atmosphere was that
OF pathetic repression and patience
The morose and irritable countenance
OF Daniel Manning rose before the
minister's mental vision. = q
Sister Susie dashed into the cues
tion in hand with an undaunted de-
termination. ~ .,L "a.
Brother Bells debatin' on whether
you hadn't better come out to our
house for SPELL" .z@..S +, .4
Miss sPersis, startled, glanced inyo1-
UNFAIRLY at her pastor Their eyes
met without warning. Both blushed
and looked at Sister Susie helplessly,
Il don't like to give up my home,''
faltered Miss Persis, mot even for a
time"
And have Daniel running here six
days in the week? It won't do, Per-
SIS
mo, it will hardly do" echoed the
minister.
"It means a great dea1,' she said
very gently s.It means a great deal.
Daniel is set against my breaking-up.
He says he won't have it,
.tThen he must at once get married.
Such authority is that Of a husband
| alone = s n ##s
The tears were running down Sister
susie's face. II ;.= =].=sss 4.
20 Brother Bell she said brokenly,
that's the way to talk to her. Persis
is such a good, patient girl. =
7 didn't mean-to be anything but
faithful gasped the figure in the
purple merino. "It's SO long
Too long" said the minister gently
and with a strange huskiness in his
voice, you are not the one to blame,
perhaps. You were willing to marry
him long SINCE
Tt was his mother z sighed Persis,
..he had to consider his mother
At sacrifice Of your life, said the
minister. Then he stood up and came
over to the table. "but. my sisters, We
will pray for guidance. =
AS they arose from their knees the
| younger woman stumbled toward her
| sister and fell on her shoulder.
Take me lcme, Susie, take ME
home
| The second morning after this Dam
Iiel Manning drove over the white and
dusty roads towards Curnee. IA half
mile this side was the white cottage
of Miss Persis Thorne. There was a
large farm wagon in front of the house
door and two men were carrying out
furniture, boxes and trunk. One Of
these was Henry Higgins, Persis'
brothe -in-law, a man he detested.
where's Persis? 2? said Daniel in the
same tone he used to his farm hands.
. Henry lifted little red rocker into
/ the wagon that Daniel knew very well
Las Persis' especial fayorite. Then he
stopped and looked at Daniel.
She's livin' with us now.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15
His Trip Awheel.

A deVotee of the bicycle started
southwark on his wheel at the begin
ming of winter. Several weeks after
ward he reached Florida, none the
worse for his journey. .'Do you mean
to tell me, exclaimed the friend whom
he had gone to visit, that you made
the entire distance by. wheel ~ Ger
tainly,' he replied. When couldn't
ride the machine got off and walked
by it." The reader will perceive that
there is more than one way to travel
.tby wheel. "Y outh's Companion.
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Beats the Marital Record.

An Indiana woman who makes a
strong bid for the palm on the marital
records is Mrs. Ida Lang Rost, of Ko-
koma, who recently obtained a divorce
from her sixth husband and she is only
"a years old. Mrs. Rost's record to
date is six marriages and six divorces,
all Of the husbands being alive and
residents of Kokonlo. She has had
numerous other offers Of marriage and
and one Of her suitors killed himself at
her door because she refused him. The
ex-husbands think Of organizing q. So
ciety for annual reunions and conyen-
5tions. tiea Globe.
a joke about the SchuylkilI water
cannot be made very clear.
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New Ocean Enterprises.

The oceans are being covered with
new enterprises and fresh ventures.
The United States Steamship company
will start a new steamship service be-
tween Copenhagen and the Danish
West Indies by way Of holland, Eng
land and the United States.
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Association Helps the Needy.

81 Berlin has an association Of physi-
clans who pay a sum equal to s per
cent Of their income tax every year
into the treasury This yields about
.$12, 900 a year, which is given to those
members and their families who need
help.
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While Other r. ulers
Are Trembling With
Fear. She Enjoys
Herself. " " ~ * .

of state all the happy freedom of
rich young woman. Thanks to good
fortune and the watchful eye of the
police, no anarchist has as yet taught
ner the meaning of the word fear.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-15

LADY, want dog that will look
terribly fierce, but won't ever bite.
Dealer (meditatively) ~ think you'd
better get an iron one, mum. HIS
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This is a grave matter. .

years" snapped Sister Susie decisiyely,
"or thinks she is. She's the longest
.dyin' l ever heered of, Mr.. Bell.
The minister looked at her in mild
reproach. Il don't 'spose I'd feel so
hard il 1t wasn't so bad for Persis
here. Some one else III tell you If I
don't, she went on. Its better for
ones minister to understand things
from the family. Persis has been en-:
gagged to Daniel for tWenty-one years.
His mother made I'm promise he
would never marry while she lived, an,
it's tWenty-one years now
Out Of his amazement the minister
said, family: Miss Persis must have
been pretty young then.
She was seventeen Z q retorted Sister.
Susie, sand she didn't know any more
what she wanted than a six months
old baby. tell you it is a shame.
an what trouble 1t has been to us.
8rothes Bell. no tongue can tell. Daniel
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There's no use trying TO pump
some people unless you know how to
handle them.
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81 After effect the kind word that
makes a dogs tail wag.
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Native Labor i'm Mexico

through advanced wages, absence and
sickness are counted up, the cost OF
these laborers cannot be reckoned at
less than 81 per day.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-09
GREEN RIDGE.

Ms. e. IL. Brady, OF Honesdalc, IL Tie ,uros
o. Mrs. NJ G.. Cau, OF Dickson avenue. Mrs.
Brady came over 10 be one OF very delightful
little party who attended the Marie Antonette
Tot. Thursday evening and the Pied Piper Of
IiMncin yesterday afternoon,
Contractor u \. Wilson, Of Fish a'cnnc, is
in Pittston, overseeing d piece Of work he has
there.
Mrs Chapman, Of MooSc, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and ME, T.. d. Jenkins OF Capouss
,Cuuc,
There will'bc a general meeting oi the mcNr.
hers OF the Young Mems club OF the Church VI
tho Good shepherd at tlcr rooms this evening.
Richard Robinson, OF Capouse avenue, Is able
a. be out again altcr severe attack OF grip
Miss Annie May Richards, teacher at the
Oval school, has been confined 90 her home on
Scranton street for the past lew days, by a
severe attack Of gip.
Miss Susie Piser gave a very delightful card
party at her home en- New York street last
evening.
Miss Lizzie Tilon. OF Dickson avenue, has ro-
turned from an extended visit with friends in
lionesdalc.
Tho Rev. r. s Radcliffe, formerly arrhdeacou
ot Colorado, and now archdelcon OF GENITAL
Pennsylvania, will conduct an eight days mis-.
sion at the Church OF the Good Shepherd,
Green Ridge, the first week IN March. Tie
Rev Mr.. Radcliffe has been conducting masiors
in England and Canada and in Colorado and
Nebraska Tor ever twenty years, and is an cam.
eat aud attractive preacher.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-09
NORTH SCRANTON.

The funeral Of Andrew Dougherty.
who died Wednesday at the home of
his son, Andrew Dougherty, on Bloom
avenue. took place yesterday afternoon
at the Holy Rosary church. Services
were conducted by Rev. j. V. Moylan.
Interment was made in the Cathedral
cemetery.
Work has commenced on the tear
ing out of partitions in the Auditorium
for the erection of n hig vault which
is to be placed in the building.
The Young Women's Christian asso-
citation will hold their first anniver-
sary on February "a.
\ full rehearsal OF John J. Salnons
play. Down in the Mines" took place
yesterday afternoon at the Auditorium.
Employees of the Won Storch slope
and Manville mines were paid yester-
day.
Miss Mary \. Powell. of Spring
street, is suffering with the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Walsh, of Ross
avenue. are rejoicing over the arrival
OF a baby boy.
The Nelson Jubilee Singers will give
an entertainment at the Young Wo-
mems Christian association rooms next
IuI tNtlllllS.
Several young people of this section
enjoyed a sleiGhride to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. c. l.. Simons, of Hamil-
ton. Wayne county. Those who COM
prised the party were Mrs. Harry
Smons, Miss Myrtle Stephens, Miss
Rachel Evans, Anna Sherwin, Nellie
Pierce, Florence Fuller. Gertie Emery,
and Messrs. Thomas j. Evans, Edward
Evans, William Evans, Charlie Em-
cry, Merton Emery, Thomas Evans
and Rufus Wolf.
The Memorial Baptist church will
conduct festival in the Auditorium
next Wednesday and Thursday nights
which promises to be a, very interest
ing affair The feature OF the first
night will be an exhibition of Madame
Materina's waXworks, and on the sec
ond night the especial treat will be a
gorgeous tableau, representing THE
Maid in Search of Happiness" 4
large number of tickets have been
sold throughout Scranton and the ad-
joining towns and crowded house IL
insured each night. Supper will be
served, and large array Of fancy ar
ticles offered for sale.
The Rev. W. F. Davies will occupy
his pulpit tomorrow, both morning
and evening. Bible school at p. IN.
George Davies, superintendent.