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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
A New Massachusetts Law.

| The Massachusetts legislature has
| just passed a law which requires that
all bottles, pipettes or other measuring
glasses used by any person, firm or
corporation, or by any employee or
agent thereof, at any creamery, cheese
factory, condensed milk factory, milk
depot or other place in this state, in
determining by the Babcock test or by
any other test. the value Of milk or
cream received from different persons
or associations at such cream cries, fac
ment for such milk or cream, shall be-
fore use be tested for accuracy. Such
bottles, pipettes or measuring glasses
shall bear in ineffaceable marks or
characters the evidence that such test
has been made by the authority named
in section two Of the act. No mac
curate bottles, pipettes or glasses shall
bear such marks or characters. but
when found inaccurate shall be marked
'bad." The director of the Hatch
Experiment Station or some competent
person designated by him is required
to make such tests. The act Of course
provides for compensation for the
services OF such a tester. The law also
provides that once in six months the
director of the Hatch experiment sta
ton, or his authorized agent, shall In
spect at the expense Of the owners all
centrifugal or other machines used by
any person, firm or corporation, or by
any agent or employe thereof, for the
testing OF milk or cream in fixing the
value thereof; and the director Of the
experiment station or his authorized
agent shall cause all such machines to
be put in condition to obtain accurate
results with the Babcock test or other
tests, at the expense Of the owners
thereof. Such machines may be re-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
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LINES THAT TELL AGE.

By the time girl is % or "a years
old she begins to scan her mirror
closely in search of the invisible lines
about the eyes which betray her years.
The first danger signals which warn
one that youth is fleeing are the in
cipient crows feet at the corners of
the eyes and delicate network of
lines under the lower lid, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer.
A little later on, the lower lid often
becomes heavy and the lines under it
more pronounced. The eye itself seems
more deeply set in the socket. Now
horizontal lines appear distinctly upon
the forhead and vertical ones between
the eyes, -.-. ... .~>ssf@s.. f. d,
This is the time when woman, dis
z CTaCted at tine kt1Uw IUs5o of NJ fading
charms, consults a specialists and tries
the massage cure.
Many people resemble glass
smooth, slippery and fiat. y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

placed by new ones ait the option OF
the persons to whom they belong.
Still another provision Of the law re-
quires that all persons who enjoy the
Babcock test to determine the butter
fat contained In milk shall first secure
a certificate from the director Of the
Hatch station that he or she is COM
petent to perform such work.
The director is also authorized To
test farmers samples OF milk or cream
by the Babcock method, the cost In
each case to be paid by the farmer.
The penalty for violating any of the
provisions OF the law is s25 for the
first offense and not more than $50 for
each subsequent offense.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

vision are given as follows Apples
so. pears Is, peaches 80, plums. So.
cherries 65, strawberries 70, raspber'
ries so, b1ackberries Is, grapes s5=
- In the southeast division (32 couns
ties) the following averages were OBJ.
tanned Apples s., pears so, peaches
and plums 95, cherries IS, strawber
ries. 80. raspberries 20, blackberries 80,
grapes 80. ss.*
The averages for the southwest di.
vision which embraces 38 counties are
as follows Apples 80. pears rs,
peaches 95, plums 80, cherries IS,
strawberries 80, raspberries SO, black.
berries 95, grapes 85. .5.#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Marketing Small Fruits.


Berry growers should soon purchase
their supply of berry boxes and bask-
cts in which they expect to market
their fruit the coming season, says a
communication from the Oklahoma
experiment Station. The tub or large
bucket and quart cup are the packages
that have been in most: common use
an the berry market in Oklahoma, but
are giving away to neat wooden quart
boxes and crates. The cost of the
boxes and crates is very small and it
greatly Improves the appearance of the
fruit. The berries should be put in
the baskets just as they are gathered.
Th1s prevents the necessity Of further
handling, crushing and soiling the
.zrult. 1t can then be delivered in bet
ter condition and is worth more in
dollars and cents to the consumer
Berries that are placed in small bask-
cts as fast as they are gathered will
keep fresh much longer and will sell
for. higher price than the berries that
were OF the same quality when gath
cred but have been handled in bulk
hC AhSA Co0C Ill pI1CO VI LuG DSrrloS
will much more than pay for the boxes
and crates. The ease with which Grated
berries can be sold is often of great
Importance especially in a full market.
The claim is often made that fruit is
SO cheap that it will not pay for the
boxes. This is sometimes true but the
difference in price of the Grated and
'uncrated berries is often the difference
between profit and a loss in favor
of the Grated fruit. There are several
kinds of boxes and crates used for
small fruits any of which answers the
purpose very we'll. A quart package is
the most common size used for berries
These boxes are made Of wood or
.paste-board and are always given with
the fruit The crates are made of
wooden Stats and usually hold IS quart
boxes. These can be used during the
entire season when the berries are sold
lin the home market, but If shipped new
boxes can be bought cheaper than the
old ones can be returned. The pack
ages should be clean and bright and
the packing done In good form. It is
often the package and packing that
sell the fruit as much as the merits Of
1.-The fruit itself.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS II or INTEREST Te
AGRlcULTURiSTs .1..
Some Up-to-Dsto Mints About Cultiva-
sion OF the son and Yields Thereof.
Hortioulturs. vitiau1turs and Eloricul-
suEa.
Manurlng wheat.

~. sfi5
In a recent bulletin on the manuring
OF soil. Prof John Fields Of the Okla
homa Experiment Station says:
In seasons when there is an abund-
ant summer rainfall, manure ploWed
under will decay and settle down. On
the other hand, in dry seasons, and
especially if the soil is not well culti-
waited soon after blowing, manure
which is plowed under will keep the
soil open and make it dry out easily.
The seed then goes into a dry soil,
terminates poorly giving a thin stand,
and starts off the wheat in weakened
condition.
This makes the manuring of land
-sown continuously to wheat difficult,
and in such cases, it would appear that
a top-dressing, well worked into the
surface of the soil, would be the best
and safest practice. ..<
Attempts to follow Kafir corn or
sorghum with wheat have very often
resulted in failure. "Kafir corn ruins
the land" is an expression frequently
heard in conversation with farmers.
When the matter isrstudied, it is found
that, after all, it is largely a question
OF the supply of moisture in the soil.
Kaf1r corn grows large mass Of for
age and uses the soil moisture up until
the time of wheat seeding, and the
wheat goes into a soil without sufi-
Gent moisture for the termination of
the seeds and the growth of the plants.
Early blowing of land for wheat
does little but prepare the soil SO that
it will take in water and keep it.
Working the soil, keeping the surface
loose, helps out dry season by hold
ing the water in the soil. Cultivation
at the proper times as much to be pre-
ferred to manuring when there is no
opportunity for the soil to fill with
moisture before a crop is to be planted.
The effect Of given crop on the
moisture content of the soil has more
to do with the yield Of the next crop
than does the amount of plant-food
removed from the soil. ~
Cultivation and manuring-as much
as possible of each-and study and
knowledge of the true effect of differ
ent crops on available soil moisture
ARE essential to a profitable and i'm
proving system of farming. The day of
crop failures, worn out farms, and
purchase of fertilizers should be put
off by the use of things at hand that
cost only energy, time, and labor to
utilize and possess.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

/ used for the health Of the scalp and
color OF the hair. Gray more than any
otner hue is unDleasantly affected by
chemicals ''Stl not precisely suited to the
colHures OF middle-aged and elderly
Women Y They wear their tresses as
Younger Women do, the style slightly
m. #modlhed, a pompadour not exaggerat-
sed. And now that coils in the neck are
coming, their chignons will be less pro-
8n Gun than their daughters, but
about on the same lines. !, s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
GRAY HAIR FAsHIoNAR1E

As to the present fashionable liking
for gray hair, It really Is not modlsh
to seek to alter the color Of prettily
gray hair. But the care Of such hair
Is not altogether a simple matter.
Specialists must be consulted as to the
best soaps and tonics which may be
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Agricultural Notes.

4
Formaldehyd is a color1ess, pungent
readily soluble in water. It may be
purchased at drug I. stores in liquid
form, that is. dissolved In water. It's
property of destroying the spores OF
fungi was discovered by the German
scientist LoeW, in 1888. It is not pois-
onous in moderate amounts, even when
taken internally. In 1895 Prof. H. J..
Bolley, then Of Indiana but now Of the
North Dakota Experiment Station, be-
gan making experiments with a solu-
ton of formaldehyd for the prevention
of grain smuts, and potato scab. His
results were SO satisfactory that the
formaldehyd treatment has come to be
regarded as the standard preventive
for these diseases.
Smooth brome-grass will withstand
extreme changes in the temperature
without injury. It's ability to produce
good pasture during long periods Of
drought far exceeds that Of any other
cultivated variety. In Canada where
it had been exposed to a temperature
OF several degrees below zero and not
covered by. snow it was entirely I'M
injured. -
The, yield of hay from smooth
brome-grass varies from one to four
and a half tons per acre according to
climatic conditions, method of seed
ing, and fertility Of soil. The quality
OF the hay is excellent, fully equaling
that Of timothy in palatability and
nutritive qualities. s.
In experiments with hairy vetch at
the Mississippi station the yield was
increased 64.6 per cent by scattering
inoculated soil in the drills with the
seed, and "a per cent by soaking the
seed IN water containing the tubercle
germs. The amount of nitrogen was
also considerably increased by inocu-
lation. The inoculated soil used was
obtained from a field bearing hairy
vetch which had an abundance OF
nOdules.
Have you tested the clover seed? It
pays to do so.
The origin of clover seed is Of much
Importance, bYt receives little atten-
ton from farmers, who buy their seed
without ever attempting to ascertain
it's place of origin. Yet scientists that
have looked into the matter believe
thai as a general rule saod grown In
northern ATTITUDES will produce
harder plants than seed grown in the
South. FL
Maryland has made considerable ad-
yancement in the study of the surface
soils OF the state, and colored maps
them.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Illinois Annual Corn Crop.

Illinois annual corn crop, about
240,OO0,O0O bushels, is raised on nearly
100000 acres of land. It requires
about 100000 bushels Of seed corn
to plant the corn fields Of this state.
If the character Of the seed has any
considerable influence upon the crop
produced then the production and use
OF. the best possible seed corn becomes
a matter Of tremendous Importance.
Bulletin 60, University Of Illinois.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

cups of sifted flour, two tablespo onfuls
of rose water, or the grated rind and
juice Of a lemon. Separate the eggs,
beat yolks and one cup of sugar togeth-
I er, beat the whites to stiff froth, and
add the other cup of sugar to them.
+ Mix all, add the flour and favoring and
bake in a moderate oven.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
According to j. D. Smith, state &

According to J. .. Smith, state en-
tomologist Of New Jersey, who has
spent three months examining the
fruit industry of Germany, France,
Belgium Y = Iyolland and Hungary, Ger
many Offers the most promising field
for American fruit. He thinks France
is unfavorable and says that Europe
has very little to teach us in the treat
ment OF insect enemies, for the con-
elusive reason that pests are less
troublesome there than in this coun-
try.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Notes by Buff JERSEY.

Last week we attended a Farmers
Institute in McDonohue county. Hold
ing a meeting at this time Of the year
was an experiment with these people.
The meeting was good one and the
program an interesting one. Beet cl1l-
ture, small fruits, ensi1age, the Or
chard and hog breeding were some OF
the papers read. En- route we saw
evidences of the very dry weather in
clover, oats and hay crops, timothy
heading out six and eight inches high
and oats turning brown. Tt stands
farmers in hand to study the best
methods for securing their corn crops
to make the best and largest amount
of food when their hay lands are so
improbable. At Cedar Hill Farm we
have put the pillow in all of our sod
land and feel We are doing the right
thing in SO doing. Peas and oats, oats,
TAX and millet, soy beans, southern
peas, all turn off more feed per acre
than our clover Or timothy meadows,
and all of above crops are rich in
protein and also assist in keeping
up fertility of the soil.
Last week we put our COWS on grass
and did SO without having any of the
first grass effects-soft butter or COWS
losing in milk flow. We began by
turning them out late in the morning
after. receiving their ensilage and.
grain feed and returning them to sta
BILE early in afternoon, where they
again got ensilage and grain. After,
following this up for few days they
were finally allowed to return to pas
! ture after evening milking, staying
there till morning, receiving only
grain in stable night and morning.
We will continue this plan till our
daily milk. record shows us that the
grass is getting short, when we viii
sopen our summer silo of corn and
feed twice a day in stable.
The individual milk record of herd
shows us some things but little
thought of by the average dairyman.
Take my trip to the Institute spoken
of at beginning of this article as an
example. I missed only one milking.
that of evening. My string of cows
number ten. My boys MIXED their
cows at the usual hour and then
MIXED mine, which was about forty &
| five minutes later than was their habit
of being milked by me. The late hour
saved my ten from shrinking that
night, but the next morning thew
shrank from one to three pounds each,
and again at night lost. My boys
cows also lost from the fact that they
were hurriedly MIXED the evening /
| was away. It took from Thursday
morning to Friday evening to get the
herd back to their normal work, just
from one set Of COWS being changed
from their habitual way. The milk
sheet shows in pounds and ounces
gains and losses right through the year
that without the record We would not
notice, and but ff eiT Of these changes
| come but that. we can trace the cause,
Buff jersey,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

The Apaches have three different
kinds OF yioIins, each having but one
string and played with a small bow.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Horticultural Observations.

Prof. E. S. Golf says: The Wiscon-
sin oat crop of 1898 was estimated by
the United States Department of Ag-
rlculture at 64,000,000 bushels, valued
at 5,5OO,O 900. Allowing an average of
live per cent, which is probably not
an excessive estimate, the smut tax of
1898 in our state amounted to about
SITS, 1000.
In plants like the apple, which are
widely dispersed by means of graftage,
there is more Or less departure from
the original type. The Newtown Pip
pin, which originated in Long Island,
has varied in Virginia into the Able
marie Pippin, a poorer keeper than the
original. In the Northwest it has va
ried into form which has five ridges
at the apex, while in Australia it is so
different as to have been renamed the
Five Crowned Pippin ts l>.@* :: -.>
ALI plants are made up Of success.
sion or colony Of shoots, originating in
buds. These shoots show as much
tendency to vary as do seedlings. The
degree Of variation is not usually as
great, since the latter unite the quail
ties of two parents, while the former
are the product of one parent. Never
theless, sudden and marked bud varia-
lions are not uncommon. AS mat
ter Of fact, many Of our cultivated va
rieties have originated from bud
sports. The nectarine came from a
branch Of the peach. "A French horti-
culturist gave, in 1865, a list Of 1854
commercial varieties which had origi-
mated by bud variation, while Prof
Bailey estimates that there are over
300 such sorts grown at present in our
own country.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Sour Milk Douphnufs

. Rub a cup Of butter into two cups Of
sugar, add four beaten eggs, a cup of
sour milk, a teaspo onful Of soda dis
solved in a little boiling water, a tea
spoonful each Of nutmeg and CHINA
mon, and enough -four to make a
dough that can be rolled out. Roll
ut and cut into shapes. Fry in deep,
boiling lard.
sponge Cake
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27
Favus, Badness or White Comb.

v
Symptoms.-This disease first shows
i itself upon the comb, wattles and neck,
/ frequently on one side of the head
only. It appears as small white, yel-
lowish raised spots circular <or irreg-
ular in outline. These spots at first
distinct grow and coalesce, until the.
skin is covered with a greyish yellow
crust that may become one-fourth Of
an inch in thickness In about a month
the feathers become affected ana
eventually fall off, leaving the skin
bare and covered with numerous
crusts, each depressed in the center
where a feather was attached.
The effects Of favus are wasting and
| facilitating. Often death may follow
| The disease is caused By a loWlys or
ganized fungus Achorion Sehonleinu
found within the crusts.
| Treatment.-The disease is CONTACT
| GUS, hence diseased fowls should be iso-
lated. The complaint yields readily To
treatment, especially when confined to
parts of the head destitute of feathers.
The affected areas should be bathed in
warm water, and as much Of the crust
as possible removed with a blunt in
strument, as the handle Of a spoon
Then apply daily an ointment COM
posed OF benzine one part, soft soan 5,
parts and flowers Of sulphur to the
proper consistency. Another gond
ointment IS red oxide Of mercury
part and vaseline 8 parts.
1t requires more care than skill In
feeding the brood SOW. 1t is inannr-
}tant that the milk supply be increas sad
in proportion to the increased capaeifv
of the pigs TO consume it. If the sow
be fed too much when the pigs are
young, too much milk is taken BY them
and "scourso or diarrhoea is the re-
suit, while i not enough is given, when
the pigs become older they fail to grow
as they should, and it must be remenl-
5bered that it is extremely doubtful
whether any pig that is stunted in lis
growth when young ever pays for its
feed.
L don't pay a farmer to keep com
mon dunghil1 fowls. While improvina
your stock don't forget the chickens
buy the best.
All that is best and purest In 8 mar
Is but the echo Of q mother benedlc.
ton.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

There IS about the same danger in a
widow that there is in a successful lie.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

T don't pay a farmer to keep com
mon dunghill fowls. While improvin no
your stock don't forget the chickens
buy the best.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

white insertion the liberty
Yellow hat, with black velvet ribbon
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-07-27

All that is best and purest In & mar,
Is but the echo Of q mothers benedic..
ton.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-17
Parkersburg. w. Va, Oct. Il

Parkersburg, W. Va, Oct. II
The famous Ellis Glenn case is
permanently ended; for the fret
time in three years she walks &c
streets free of all criminal charges
against her. Several days ago her
attorneys made an application for
a writ of habeas corpus and asked
to have any further trial of the
case prohibited. Interpolation
was made to Judge Jackson of tho
United States,,court, who handed
down his opinion, releasing Miss
Glenn from custody, and from fur
Their proceedings under the indici-
ment for forgery.
The census report on the popu.
lation of the United States by seX,.
nativity and color, shows that the
males outnumber the females by
IL per cent. During the past ten
years the negro population has in-
creased 1871 per cent and the for
eign born population has increased
ia per cent. The report shows
that the males number 39,059,242.
and constitute 57.2 per cent. OF
the total population in 1900, while
the females number 37,244,145.
There is slightly larger proper.
ton of females now than ten years
ago.
There is difference in favor of
males at the present census of L.
815,907. There has been an in
crease in total population of 49,
233,631, or q per cent. since 1880,
made upsof 6,744,l79 males and
6,4S9, ASP semales.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-10-17
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of
using anything else for Indiges-
ton or Biliousness. Doctors were
scarce and they seldom heard of
Appendicitis, Nervous Prostitution
or Heart failure, etc. They used
August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation of
undigested food, regulate the nc
ton of the liver, stimulate the ner-
vous and o:ganic action of the sys-
tenn, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with bead
aches and other aches. You only
need a few doses of Green's Au-
gust Flower, in liquid form, to
make you satisfied there is moth
ing serious the matter with you,
For sale by r. f. Haynes and j
Fl. Orme. Get Green's Prize Al
manao.