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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
New Light on History.

Nero, fiddle in hand, sat upon his
throne when a little band of eaptives
was led before him.
Now" he roared, in royal tones,
you have your choice between hear
ing me play study in cadenzas with
the middle finger ON the e string, or
being burned alive at the matinee at
the Coliseum"
Bring on your torches" shouted
the desperate captives.
Later on Nero fiddled, and burned
things, and conducted himself in an
outrageous manner.
81 hate to do this" he explained,
'sbut they depend on me for some
warm scenes in Quo Vadis.' "-Balti-
more American
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-06-28
Very True.

Says an old bachelor: Before TAX
ing the leap through the wedding ring
a man should be sure the net of connu-
bal bliss is properly stretched on the
other side. Chicago Daily News
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
8 THE BLACK COLT.


w hoa !!''5W was the simultaneous ex-
clamation of the two old BroWnstoWn
farmers rs as they met on the road and
pulled ed up for a little chat.
Coin on past ST Jones place q, ask
ed one of them after they had disposed
OF the weather and their families.
Yep, I'm goin' couple O. miles be-.
yont him. Why
Say, after prolonged chuckle,
when you git front O. his place, walk
the n hoses. II 81 don't shoWup jest let on
suthin' has gone wrong with the wagon
and go in and borry wrench or a
hammer q am It's worth walking half a day
to see Sim. JENNY! But he's sight"
Bee stings, or what?'
hain't sayin' a word, only see
a him. That's all. Mornin'. Git ep.'''&
AS good luck would have it Sim was
llmplng up and down in front of his
place and no strategy had to be used
in getting sight OF him, says the De-
troit Free Press. There was towel
about his head, he had but one eye in
commission, and it was tWo-thirds
AAAN0 AAe@Al w CD SuL Jul LII UlOICuSS
to accommodate an adhesive plaster,
and he could just manage to locomote
with crutch and cane.
Hello, Sim.' shouted the man from
the wagon, 'keers run over you?'
No, the keers didn't run over me-
burned GURUS how much people
Wanter find out when they come along
here. But / hain't maxim no grumble
bout you, Abe, cause you and me allus
been friends. I know I look Jest s
though I'd been sawed and split and
piled up. Did you see that Teller round
here last week peddlin' pop-eyed
black colt 'ithout white hair on i'm ?''
HYas. Stopped at my place and
stumped me fur a decker Ef
We'll, you'll never see him again,
Abe, eff I see him first He tole me
positiv' that colt was as gentle as a
kitten, and bought him. That night
f rode him inter the woods to look fer
the cows, and. when they found me
about midnight, I was DANCED sight
worse'n am now. Eff you ever see
that cuss, Abe, git me word, EFF it costs
dollar"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

The other morning, going down
town on a Sixth Avenue .sL' train in
New York, a woman, shabbily dressed,
reached over to another seat and pick
ed up a paper that had been left by a
man who had just got off. The woman
with the shabby dress had her nose
buried in the paper. A philanthropist
and business man were riding in the
seat back Of her.
You see.' said the philanthropist,
how eager the poor working people
Of this country are to acquire knowl-
edge. Now, that good woman ahead
OF us cannot afford to buy paper, but
she is ready, nevertheless, to gain in
formation, and picks up a paper wher-
ever she can. Commendable, isn't it ?''
IS Do you know who the woman is?s
asked the business man.
4 No. said the philanthropist. sWho
is it?" y =. # ia.
Hettie Green, the richest woman in
the United States. '-Pittsburg News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
WON WITHoUT. rRYING.

A travelling circus recently paid
visit to Lancashire town, and, as an
attraction, offered prize to the man
who could, as the natives term it, pull
tn ugliest mug The rules laid down
We're that each person should have.
three tries. Consequently competition
ran high, some of the contoTtions being
horrible to behold. AfterNaH had done
their level best to win the prize, the
clown, who acted as judge for the
competitors, coolly confronted a man
sitting among the audience, who was
noted for his ugliness, and said:
Tha's won tn prize, eWd mon"
& MET" said the astonished indiYid-
ual; "wha, aW Worn't tryin' for t. z
.'Tha's noa need to try; tha's won il
wi out. -" - Tit-Bits.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
An Appeal to Breeders.

The committee representing Poland
'Chinas, composed Of r. D. Burnham,
H. M Kirkpatrick and Frank d. VIM,
makes an appeal to the Poland-China
breeders throughout the United States
for help in making the Kansas City,
show the great success it promises to
be with the support of the liberal
spirited breeders of the United States.
The condition Of the Poland-C China
breed in this show is most unfortunate
in having no association or Record
Company behind it. When the Kansas
City Stock Yards Company offered
$500 to each breed on condition that
this amount be duplicated by each
breed, the Berkshire and Duroc Jersey
Record Associations made the guaran-
tee, while the $500 of the Poland
Chinas had to be guaranteed imme-E
diately by the three members of the
committee. The committee wishes it
to be distinctly. understood that all
the work they are doing in condition
with this show is entirely gratis and
that in addition to this the current
expenses which have to be met are
being taken care of personally and
will have to be until after the show
and besides this, each of the three
members have made liberal sub
scription to the special prize fund.
1t would not be fair to even think
that the breeders OF the country who
will derive as much good from and
who should be as much interested in
this show as the committeeman, will
refuse to aid this great undertaking
Tie $4,000 to be raised for the state
fair list is about all provided for and
a good portion Of the $1,000 for spe-
Gals to be raised by the breeders has
already been pledged, but there is yet
considerable to be raised which can
be done easily by little help from
each. It is not expected that breeders
living at distance will give large
amount, but they can afford to give
something and the committee wants ii
understood that anything offered will
be gratefully accepted. If you do not
feel able to give $25, give $40 and If
not $40 then give 81. There are thou
sands of Poland China breeders. and
even 81 from each would more than
raise. the money, although there are
few breeders who could not afford to
give at least SIS. The subscription
blanks are now being sent out and il
ds to be hoped that no breeder will re-
turn same without something filled In.
The Record Companies have prac-
tically refused to take an interest il
the show, the state fairs have cut the
premium list down on hogs until no
exhibitor can win enough money 3sto
pay expenses and II is due to the three.
members Of the committee who are
working untiringly to make this show
grand success and when the sub
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
farm AND GA. b / EN-
MATTERS or INTEREST 70
AGRICULTURlSTS.
Some Up-to-Dsts Hints About CuItiva-
sion OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulsurs, vitienlsurs aud Florisui-.
ture , sf83S5
Tho sand Plum. .

p . + 3g
In a book written by Professor
letter received by him from D. Nd.
Adams, of Summer county, Kansas. on
the sand plum We believe it will be
interesting to our readers and 50 re-
produce it here:
This plum grows wild in this coun-
try along the Arkansas river. The
best patch of wild ones have seen
was on the bank of the Arkansas at
the mouth Of Slate Creek, few miles
above Gueda Springs. There was
about forty acres In the patch that had
been left in it's natural state. The
ground looked like q barren sand
bank There was no grass or weeds
or other shrubbery, except a few wild
grape vines. 1t was a hot day IN
August. The sand was SO hot that the
boys could not walk over it in their
bare feet. The bushes grew down to-
high water mark In the river. Most OF
the hills were about ten feet above
the level. of the river. The person that
owned the land sold the fruit and let
us pick it. They watched and had it
picked clean as they Went 1t was
about the middle Of August. They had
been picking for month and thought
there would be plums there. for an
other month. The bushes were from
three to six feet high. The plums were
brown, the size of May cherry, the
size of Damson plum. Some were
a bright scarlet, the color OF cherry;
others were bright yellow or amber
color. Where they had not been PICK
ed, the bushes were bending to the
ground with their load Of fruit The
fruit was so thick as. almost to hide
the leaves It was the grandest sight
in the fruit line that ever saw. Ihey
looked like large flower garden at
short distance. We cultivate them IN
our yards and gardens. All you have
to do is to set out few bushes. Soon
they will spread until they make a
thicket that one cannot, walk through.
When they are in bloom they look like
a bank Of snow. They begin to rlpen
at about the same time as wheat, and
continue to ripen for six weeks TO Two
months. They do not all ripen on the
same bush at once. There will be
ripe ones and others perfectly green
ON the same limb at the same time
They are one Of the best fruits for
cooking that grow. We have a patch
Of four or FIVE square rods. It gives us
all we want while they are going, and
then we have supply for canning.
Here is one OF the most valuable
fruits. Some Of the small sized plums
{ have a bitter taste, stillare very juicy
s.and acid.ssszI do not know how they
will succeed further north. Since I
have been here have sent several lots
of seeds and roots to different parties
in different states, but have never re-
ceived reports from any of them. ]
sent lot of seed to a nurseryman in
Indiana. He advertised them in his
catalogue as Kansas dwarf plums."
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
KIND HEARTEDNEss..

From the Indianapolis Sun. The
gingham-shirted boy had made break
to pass the ticket seller at the circus
entrance, but that gentleman had
caught him and rudely thrust him
back
Poor little devil 2 said seedy look
ing man in the crowd. II I had the
money I'd buy him a ticket myself. z
The crowd looked sympathetic, but
said nothing, while the boy sobDed as
if his heart would dissolve.
I've only got nickel, little Teller,
went on the seedy looking one, IAN
that wont do you no good. Say, = he
continued, turning suddenly to the
crowd let's do one good act in our
lives. Lets buy him ticket.
fssIt. looked for minute as IL a eollec-
ton was to be started, but a beneyo-
lent-looking old gentleman nipped it IN
the bud by slipping a half-dollar into
the hand of the boy who promptly
disappeared into the tent
II thank you a thousand times for
that kind act, sir, = said the seedy-look
ing man
You seem to take quite an interest
in the little fellow, !, remarked the be-
neVolent one
Vel, I should think / ought to,
answered the seedy- looking man, with
some proudness. That's the only SON
r GOT
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
THE BIGGER BOYS SIDE or I,

THE BIGGER BOYS SIDE OF TT.
Don't you know, " said the kind.
faced old gentleman who stops to talk
to the children, that it is very wrong
for you to fight a boy smaller than
yourself"
b $ Yes" was the reflective reply. I'm
willing to take my share O. the blame.
But think he ought to have Leo
ture, too, on the imprudence of speak
ing rudely to boys that are bigger
han he is. " Washing Star
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
LOOKED BETTER THAT WAY.

- = = = 40 II - "a w q e
We deemed it the part of wisdom to.
confne the conversation, as far as
might be, to generalities.
The average sailor, we accordingly.
observed, sis apt to be a pretty bad
egg
All, yes replied the cannibal; you.
are quite right! Why, the last sailor
we had was such bad egg that We.
couldn't do a thing except make a GUS
tard of him. sE
From this we cleaned that these saw
ages were not altogether ignorant OF
the culinary devices, of civilization -
Detroit Journal s=
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
a Growth OF the Egg Industry.

Growth OF the Egg Industry.
Bulletin 1928, Of the U. S. Department
OF Agriculture, says: 0
s@@ In 1890 the total number Of eggs ex.
ported was in round numbers 381 900
dozen, worth $4,000; in 1899, 3,694,000
dozen, worth $641,000. In 1890 this
country imported 15,oO0,O00 dozen,
which were valued at $2,000,000, and
in 1899 only 225,0O0 dozen, valued at
$4,000. Taking into account the five
years UP to and including 1898, 81 per
cent of the exported eggs were sent
to Cuba, 20 per cent to Canada. and IL
per cent to Great Britain, while the
remainder was distributed among
many other countries During the
same period, 96 per cent of the eggs
imported came from Canada, 8 per cent
from China, and the remainder from
various other. countries. These statis-
tics Of the egg trade are of interest,
since they show the great growth OF
the poultry industry, and Indicate
what it may become in the future.
Some of the developme nts may be fair
ly attributed to the work of the gov
eminent and the agricultural expert
ment stations. For many years con-
siderable number of the stations, es-
pecially those in Alabama, California,
Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Michigan, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
Poultry Briefs.
Dairy Industry In Miss ourl.

From time to time the color question
in market poultry assumes a good deal
of Importance in The public mind. In
Europe the white skinned birds are
preferred, the consumers declaring that
such birds are Of more delicate flavor.
In most Of the American markets vel
low skinned birds are preferred, the
American consumers believing that the
yellow skin denotes richness. It is as
tonishing how firmly the yellow. color
has taken hold ofsthe Am erican fancy.
Il is probably die rs the fact that
yellow is the color Of pure cream and
butter. We want yellow cheese vel
INV eggs yellow milk and ,,e 11
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
TALE FROM THE East.

The great lecturer caused the plat
form to vibrate emphasis. S;I--s,s
i s"'The red sum sprouted up from the
China sea. Suddenly the bugle rang!
To arms! But the dozen brave Am
orleans were too late. Ten thousand
Chinese surrounded them. And now
let us draw the veil. -
Did the Chinese DIDO up 1.-THE Am
ericans?" asked voice quivering with
emotion. %
No; they done up their Shirts
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
Profit i'm Poultry.

B. 49,! LE.49, = =:
~ Han p.1 - e1 esuut 700 =. q
1a.nleis lnstieoee IL warren count ''
- Ai = - saio.
one u NY ne 5lsr, Wno seaieeu -
preea .b % fly mouth 'ocAs VII. III
Sene lns Ter oItnaKlng ~ prontaD4e
business ana mas continued each year
to improve MS STOCK: TINS last year
sold sold poultry to the amount OF $lOO be-
sides eggs to the amount of $50. To
give you an idea lea how they have been
selling their birds ] will give you
prices. Most of the cockerels were sold
off early on the market at from Z to
Sc per pound. The pullets have been
selling for SIS per dozen which is-very
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
ONLY HALF TRUE.

The following is an opinion doubt
less to be shared by many Americans
who heard Matthew Arnold lecture
during his stay among us. After his
return to London at the close OF his
first American tour he visited Mrs.
Proctor, the widow of Barry Corn
Wa11'' and mother of Adelaide Proctor
The lady was then SO years old and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
SHE SAT DOOM

A Glasgow servant girl went home
few evenings ago with her head wrap
ped up in a shawl.
Her young mistress asked her what
allied her, and was told that she was.
suffering from bad attack Of tooth
ache, brought on by sitting In the park.
7 But you ought not to sit in such 81
cold, chilly nightas this" said the mis-
tress. You should walk at smart
pace" S%. .2z.
The girl looked at her minute, as
though plying her ignorance, and then
answered:
II you Gamma coort right walking; you
must sit doom. London Spare Mo-
ments. -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22

in giving Mr.. Arnold cup OF tea aI1e
asked with the pardonab1e frankness
of age:
And what did they say about you
in America ?''
800 We'll, said the literary autocraG,
they said was conceited. They said
my clothes did not at me"
WE'LL now, commented the old
lady, sI think they were mistaken as
to the clothes. - outh's Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22

Wood is not generally well seasones
by very high tent erature If the heat
is too great the moisture eseapes yerv
rapidly and the wood is liable Is
crack or split.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22

soPiption baanIes ars sent around that
q donations of some kind be made This:
is q breeders, show and nobody but
the breeders Will be benefited and each
should see that he does his part. There
is q friendly rivalry between the two.
breeds as to who will make the best
show and have the most attractive
premium list VIII the representatives
of the great breed Of Poland Chinas
stand still and see their favorite out-
done? Consider this when filling out
your subscription blank, is the earn.
est request Of the management.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
DAIRY AN ID POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS ron
OUR RURAL READERS.
Row successful Farmers Operate Thls
d Department Of the Farm a Few
d. Hints as q tho Care Of Live Stock
and Poultry. 3ss

Department OF the Farm - A Few
Hints IS Is the Care Of Live Stock
III and Poultry. 58l
Dairy Industry In Missouri
The Missouri State Board Of Agricul-
ture has been looking into the dairy
Industry as it exists III that state, and
from a report on the matter we make
the following excerpts:
We cannot record such a condition.
Of dairying in this state at this time
as a pardonable state pride would per-
nit, but we have abundant reason for
being encouraged on account Of what
has been done and for the evidences
of a new era in dairy development that
is now dawning. = = 80 From the State
Auditors report we learn that there
were in Missouri on June ], 1900, about
2,172,872 cattle, from which we esti-
mate that there are $4,000 cows or
more. Making a reasonable estimate
for the number that ARE used for,
breeding purposes only, we think It
safe figure to place the number Of
COWS II the sIate a val Tor diary
pui poseS o. o w = iaise numDer
q these cows are 5useu sIor raising
ooises anu ioi ZIG piouuAc;e ~ I OF mllh
anu Duseei loi noine anu
s', ene valves s az Weaieu tne COWS
are dried off and 'sroughed" through
the winter, thus producing a very
snan p,one ~ tle oWnei. ABOVE tne
.os'S - Aeepin = coisiAei 8 oe nun. mum
W - coWs ai5 h f, - private Hliih
enae -. nisn Lin ullectiy ~
:, sei = - wne .I!''a CLUES.
M 'pol - ieeei !. g. = 90 tol'y mlih
1o' 1oo1 1eu - uiiloi oii. PARIS u Tue
$500 az = opaols eseneins TAT
= g "ee ~ conuition' sWe nn ~ lnae the
aYetase annual = 'liil ptouuctloI per COW IS
7'hoo pouHus u II. Hl u calculated at the
o'eiasse price received per loo POUNDS,
naAes an5 average era. per.-coW OF ABOUT
pol'Ao sioss- fe 's for ABOUT tine
sss 'l nuinpef OF butter dalrles the aV-
eiase annual 'll proauctlon IS 2o2.5 pounds
u outer ~ per COW, calculated at the
avs average price received Tor butter, 70
e e, makes goo per head, not counts
ins the s SKIM milk. From about thirty
cieahef re! ana summing stations re-
po ' more than q lo'ooO cows, the av-
efdse NUMBER OF pounds OF milk re-
ce el'st per cow is 1000 pounds, aver
age price PAID Tor milk at 1873 cents
per hundred makes S29.32 per head:
1~, From eleven cheese factories re-
porting ABOUT l,1oO cows an average Of
',oi4 pounds OF milk per COW is made
at 70 cents cents per hundred No pounds, the
average price reported for milk, makes
only S26.35 per head. There are prob
ABLY more than two hundred creamer-
les ana .lf1 Swimming stations IN the state,
perhaps thirty or forty cheese fac
tories, ana large number OF private
MIX and butter d ' From the res
ports we nave at hand, aided by the
census census figures OF 1890, we estimate the
number OF cows furnishing milk for
these purposes to be 100000. II these
produce an annual product worth $40,
which is much below that made by
either the butter or milk diaries re-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
horticultural Items.

According to a man who is said TO
be the biggest dealer in palms in New
York, auove 100000 Of them were dis
tributed throughout the country for
church use on the Sunday precious to
Easter day.
From Dalmatia has come peren-
NAL cabbage, which forms the princi-
pal food of hundreds of families in
Dalmatia. It grows to a height OF five
feet and bears tender leaves through
out the winter. These are picked sing
ly or the whole head is cut and the
stems sprout again. It stands Sin the
fields for three or four years.
A table, published in the annual re-
port of the department of agriculture,
is enlightening as to the amount of
money the people Of the United States
spent in purchasing favorite flowers
at retail in 1S99-roses, $6,OoO,OO0; car
nations, $4,00o,000; violets, S750,0O0;
chrysanthemums, 100000; miscel-
laneous, including, lilies, 81 $500
These vast sums found their way into
the pockets of nearly 100000 producers
and retailers. 81.
Cleveland has a home gardening as
ISOLATION which encourages children to
cultivate flowers at home Last spring
the association distributed to children
$4,000 penny packages of flower seeds,
accompanied with printed instructions
how to prepare the soil, plant and
water. The teachers supplemented
these instructions by talks. In the
fall exhibitions were held in many
schools, which revealed the fact that
about Is per cent Of the efforts OF the
children were successful
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22

y ID. chicken for dinner. ID it NOT i
robbery to charge her IL nc. for ilsf,es-
Zines and chickens head, both OF
sW hl lt.t are worth less than nothing to
sner s.! And It is no. more practical or
honest to expect the consumer to nay
l271sc. for intestines and head than IL
would E''I''l be to buy four or Ave pounds
1 OF Oh beef at the market and have the
u butcher add one pound Of beef intes-
tines and part OF head thus make
I Z the consumer pay for one-f1fth OF stuff
mat is really nuisance. Keeping
s qualities " will apply the same way.
{ Whom earth would think Of eating a
steer (even the finest Polled Angus !, a
pig or sheep, which had been killed
ana the intestines not removed for a
week or two after being killed? Now
stop to think. Would you prefer your
poultry to go to the market that way,
hang around for week and then used
for food on your table? IL chickens are
conditioned, nicely fattened, neatly
cleaned dressed as we commonly say),
#I will venture to say that they will
have preference in markets every time,
and bring the long price But we can
assure this gentleman that he is mis-
taken. Fowls with heads and legs off
and with entrails removed may sell
readily in the markets OF the small
towns but never in the great cities
! The man that buys poultry in
Chicago wants some evidence Of
the age and health Of the birds. He
thinks he can tell. the age by the legs
and the health by the head. IF they
are removed he imagines the removal
has been made to remove tell-tale EVIL
dences OF disease or age. III
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-06-22
SHE WAS RIaHT.

EezymarK a fortune teller told M
yesterday that would meet with
financial reverse. z
Nebb.sA And did you p
q Eezymark Yes; his charges were
SIS. Ohio State Journal.