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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Pressure of LiGht

The pressure of light impinging on
bodies, first predicted by Maxwell, has
lately been actually measured. The
consequent repulsion between the
sun and the earth, for example,
is very great and amounts to about
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dynes. The gravl-
rational attraction between the two
bodies is, of course, very much
greater; it is, in fact, about 100000
O00,O00,000, times as great.
Prof. Woodward concludes his adj
dress with the remark that it is 6
curious and puzzling, though per-
fectly obvious, fact, that mankind as
whole, lives far less in the thought
of the present than in the thought
ct the past, and that as a race we
have more respect for the myths of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Illinois Alfalfa Fields,

Last year several farmers in ILL.,
nols raised crops of alfalfa. This had
been planted the year before and had
become SO well-established by last year
that two and three crops were cut
from some fields. The result has been
an awakening in the matter of grow
ing alfalfa in Illinois. We hear that
good many farmers have gone into
the raising Of alfalfa as a result of
the success made last year. The
FARMERS Review would like to hear
from it's readers in localities where
large yields were realized last year,
as to the outlook and conditions this
year. this year proves to be a good
year for the alfalfa fields in Illinois
that had large crops last year it will
nave broken the rule that hitherto
mas held good, namely, that in Illi-
nols the second year is about the only
year that gives a good crop of alfalfa.
On this hinges the question OF the
value OF alfalfa for this section of
coun: y. Alfalfa Will not pay it it
yields good crops only the second
year. 1t takes two &c IS to get it
we'll started and if the third year
proves to be failure there will be
three years to be charged against
one crop.
Last year was an exceptional year
for alfalfa in this region. The almost
unbroken, drouth for two months and
the constant sunshine were Just the
things that brought to the surface the
value OF alfalfa. Ordinary years can
not be depended on to give the same
amount of sunshine. This sunshine
is needed to help alfalfa do its best.
Last year the Farmers Review made
some inquiries in Michigan as to how
long the successful alfalfa fields had
been in existence. In every case in
vestigated the successful crops had
been on the land only two years.
We would like to have the experience
OF those who are attempting to grow
alfalfa in any Of the humid states.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

The Pear Orchard.

Among many of our western farm
ers growing pears Is considered in
the light Of speculation. Pear blight
is the deadly enemy that has set ut
nauEht the efforts Of our orchardists,
especially when they try to grow MOST
Of the old standard varieties. Re:
Gently, that is, within Jew years,
new varieties have been brought for
ward that are more or less blight
proof. Some of these are inferior In
quality, but may prove to be a valua-
BILE foundation for hybridizing with
the other varieties. Thus pear of
good quality that can resist the
blight may yet be produced. If 4
man wants to grow pears, about the
only thing he can do is to keep on
trying. His soil should be heavy,
quite rich, and tho trees should have
good start. When he comes to the
question OF cultivation he will receive
good many different kinds of advice
Here and there are men that declare
that trees will not blight If kept in
sod. They think this because they
have not Travelled far enough to ind
the orchards that have blighted to
death on sod land.
But what is true of sod land is also
true OF cultivated land, so far as the
blight is concerned. Evidence points
to the fact that cultivation and nom
cultivation have little effect on the
blight. The cultivation Of pear orch
ards is followed by some Of the most
successful growers Of pears in the
East. Other things being the same,
the orchard that is cultivated has the
pest chance to resist the attacks of
bagnt. just as well-fed person has
the best chance of escaping disease.
The poorly fed tree, and the tree that
has its nourishment stolen away from
1t by the roots of grasses, has not the
thrift to resist attack.
AS to varieties, the man that at
tempts to grow new and untrled ones
In large quantities is very certain to
make failure, because among a GER
tain number of new varieties only an
occasional one proves to be as good
as the standard varieties. It has
been found that hardness and high
quality OF pears do not go together.
This is true also Of other fruits. It
Is a fact that the pears of medium
and poor quality are more often sue
cessfully raised than are those OF high
quality. Thus Keiffer is not very
excellent pear, but it is more success
fully raised than any other.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Our Friends the Birds.

Another bird most friendly to man
is the jolly. lively little house wren,
whose song bubbles and tumbles all
over itself in its haste to get out.
He will appreciate a box for home
also, but make The hole only an inch
wide. Ninety-eight per cent OF the
wren's food Is insects. The barn
swallow, most useful bird, can also
be persuaded to live near us il we
will encourage him little; sometimes
small hole cut In the gable of the
barn is all the invitation he needs.
In the lilac bushes in your yard you
may find nests OF the yellow warbler,
the cat bird and the brown thrasher,
that long cinnamon-brown bird with
the glorious voice, and in your naples
and elms the robins, orioles, and vi.
reos, the rose-breasted grosbeak and
the cedar birds may build, or perhaps
the wood thrush, our finest singer.
All OF these birds are Invaluable,
even though some Of them may eat
a few Of our cherries They all pre-.
fer wild fruit, il they can find it, and
1t Is q good plan to plant some of
our wild fruit trees near our cherry
orchards. The beautiful rose breasted
grosbeak is one of the few birds that
will eat potato bugs in quantities.
The oriole eats the grub of the click
beetle, one Of the most destructive
worms known.
In the fields you will hear the
sweet, loud whistle of the meadow
lark. There are also the red-wlnged
blackbird and the gay bobolink. The
latter is a destructive bird in the
rice fields of the South, where it is
called the reed bird, but here it lives
mostly on weed seeds, and is benef.
cial. The red-winged blackbird de-
stroys weeyils, one of our worst in.
sects. The stomach OF one meadow
lark contained thirty-seven grass.
hoppers. This bird is, unfortunately.
sometimes shot as a game bird. but
he Is too valuable to be spared. O,Ifs
In the wood lot we ind the chickadee
that friendly little gray and white
fellow, with = black cap. In the.
stomachs Of four chickadees werAI
found moths Of the cankerworm CON
tanning 1.026 eggs, from when Is has
been estimated that during the tw.r.
ty-ive days in which these fema =.
moths crawl up trees each chicKa.,es5
would destroy: 1880 exxs-klIan
sDrummond Farwell. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Electricity in Britain

The foundation stone Of the first
generating station Of the South Wales
Electric Power Distribution company
was recently laid by Sir Frederick
Bramwell. Thus has been inaugurated,
says Nature, the second scheme in
Great Britain for the supply Of cleo
tricity in bulk, the first having been
started last year at Newcastle-on-
Tyne. The area which will be sup.
piled by the South Wales company
has an extent Of about 1000 square
miles. The district includes collier
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

antiquity than we have for the GER
tainties of exact science. From time
immemorial tradition has dominated
reason in the masses Of men. Each
race has lived under the sway of the
thought of some preceding age. AS g
vigorous thinker he regrets the waste
of human effort and of human time.
Those who are interested in this as
pect of the subject will do we'll to
compare this address with one by DR..
Langley on the Laws of Nature"
printed in Science for June 10. His
contention is that there are no claws
of nature" no certainties of exact
science. The discrepancy in conclu-
sions is not difficult to unravel, but
there is no space here available.
Readers are advised to see the two
addresses in question.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
STORIES OF DUELING TIMES.
Humorous Incidents Connected With
the "FieId of Honor"

Humorous Incidents Connected With
the "FieId Of Honor"
If the old-time duels were always
disgraceful and sometimes fatal, they
had the merit, like all other human
things full of humor error. of being
fruitful in good jokes. Michael Mac.
Donaugh, in his book on Irish Life
and Character" gives some cases in
which humor, from within or with.
out, came to the rescue of would-be
duelists.
A witty Dublin barrister was con.
suited by a physician as to calling out
a man who had insulted him.
Take my advice" said the lawyer,
"and instead of calling him out, get
him to call you in. and have your re;
venge in that way. 1t will be more
secure and certain
An upstart squire went to an old
Squire for advice as to sending chal.
lenge. %-2~ l. Z =
"Healy Of Loughlinstown," said he
has threatened to pull my nose when
ever he meets me: What would you
advise me to do!?''
HAS he really used that threat?"
asked the squire. a,. -"
''He has,
WELL" tsaid the squire. "I'll tell
you what to do. Soap your nose well
and It will slip through his fingers. ,"
Perhaps the most contemptuous dec
lination Of a challenge was that Of an
Irish gentleman Of the old school. %
" Flight with him!' he exclaimed. II
would rather 60 to my grave without
a fight ;.s:sll s.ss .szs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Irrigation IN Wisconsin.

81: : '' q some years irrigation has been
carried on SUPPLEMENTARY In Wiscon.
sin q under the direction of the STATE
university = y Some Of these experL
ments have been conducted sc Madi.
son ana. some at Stevens Point. Iast
year the drotlth II Wisconsin beine
very veg severe. the results ii favor 81
=irr1Ea tion} were VERY marked. Is ne
5potato z1lelds alone the yield vas 80
bushels g potat oes - favor sc those
It'll ated. This Inference does not
g exist az most but irrigation il
3laiw'aysN insur rance as1inst 10. ron
drouth -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
Tomato Leaf-spot and Muskmelon
8liuht

The Ohio Experiment station warns
tomato growers to be on the alert for
tomato leaf-spot and to begin early in
their measures for it's prevention.
The prevailing wet weather is favor
able to this disease which may again
prove as destructive as in 1898 and
1900. Spraying the plants with Bor-
deaux: mixture at intervals of two to
three weeks promises very large re-
turns should such moist weather con.
tinue. =;-zs55< 49,. :. ~
Gardeners and truckers are also
warned to begin spraying for the
downy mildew OF muskmelons and
cucumbers. should their plants prom.
Use to yield after the middle Of August.
Earlier spraying for this disease was
not required. but from the present
date forward, treatment should ! be
made ct intervals Of 8 to 10 days il
late yield il anticipated. "a. Is.
Selby, Botanist. II. .s ;f$ :., 4. y.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11
AIl) scfui Citizen

David Crosby Foster, age SO, Of the
Pough keepsie N. y. y Savings Bank, 3 is
believed to the oldest active bank
president ia the country. He Is at his
desk every morning unless the wealth
=er Is very bad, remaining until the
bank closes ct 8 o'clock. He was first
elected q director ID q 856 and became
president July
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

permit the heater to be elevated for
the rmoval of the lamp. AS the sleeve
which carries the, supporting arm is
adjustable on the post, lamp of any
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

In the majority of traps for catching
rats and mice no provision. is made
for disposing of the rodents, and if a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

les, steel works, tin plate and copper
works and numerous other factories
OF different kinds. There will be five
stations c'l The dynamos three-phase
alter :: tor IS be driven 81 steam.
n ne engines having q total capacity
o. 15,000-horge power, u: s 3.
Fire engines are carried on trolley
4 cars l'a u. Spring. field Mass. The car
y SO but Il nine and 9 half inches high and
the e trucks under one end can IS e
l moved snc The engine run ,lpon il ~.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

Hybridization of fruits has III Is
great possib tiles for the future. The
standard varieties Of fruits are the
PAW materials from which men .can,
ata now and wonderful thinen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-10-11

The well-drained land win be easy
to work after 9 freshet, and 1t viii
be also easy to work after drouth.
On well-d aimed land the roots st
plants strike deeper than on poorly.
drained land. IN the case Of drouth
the deep going roots sustain the plant
through the crisis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
A Chinese Legend.

The origin of weddinC customs. such
as the wearing of q il. the throwing
Of old shoes for g9cl ok. etc. seem to
have perennial into st for the pub
lie. But here is 4 ne and charming
legend to account for tie throwing Of
rice at the fleeing lr.le and bride
groom.
The custom, 1t seems, is Chinese. A
famous sorcercr aamt.l Chao became
Jealous of the power If another sorcer-
er, a woman, and, co.ceiying a plan to
destroy her, he persuaded her parents
to bestow her upon IS supposed son
The crafty ChaO al So the most I'M
lucky day for the wedding the day
when the Golden Pheasant" was in
the ascendant, 50 t,.at when the bride
entered the red chair the spirit bird
would destroy ler With his powerful
beak. But Peach Poisson save drec
tons TO have lie thrown out at the
door. and she passed or unharmed
while the spirit bird was dpyouring it.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
PERFUMES AND HEALTH.
How Flower Scents May Be Obtained
In Three Ways.

Pure violet essence is said to te eS-
pecially suitable to nervous people. but
II must be obtained from tie dc1eIs
themselves. not from the chemical imi-
tations Chemically derived perfumes
are irritant. poisonous even. t pc SOFAS
of especially sensitive constitution.
True flower scents ale obtained in
three ways-frst, by spreading fresh
blossoms uron glass thichly smeared
with pure grease, letting them stand in
the sun and as they Wit replacing
them until the grease is as fragrant as
the flowers; second, by repeatedly in
fusing fresh petals in oil, arid. third.
by infusing them in ether, which is
then distilled to Il dry solid.
AS this solid sells for about $3.50 an
ounce it is easy to understand why the
ether process, though far and away the
best, is not commonly used. Bat the
scented grease and the essences made
by sleeping it in pure spirit are never
cheap After all the scent possible has
been extracted from the grease 1t is
still fragrant enough 10 make the very
finest perfumed soap.
All the citrine scents. bergamOt, ne
rol orange tower water. are refreshing
ana in a degree stimulating ii properly
prepared. TO make a lasting perfume
some animal base is essential musk
CiNet or ambergris.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
REAL ESTATE RECORD.
lFtoa Daily Real Estate Record.


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10 ID ID Finch ID 20 VI, II is II 1900
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
Confederate Camp Flags

The Confederate stars and bars were
in 1868 supplemented by the camp flag.
This was In size and shape like the
other, except that il was white. with
no stripes, aud the battlefag In the
upper corner next the staff 1t was
found deficient In actual service III
that displaying So much white. ii was
sometimes apt 10 be mistaken for a
flag of truce, and on Feb. "A, 1860, it
gave place to the last flag of The Con
federacy. the outer half being a red
vertical bar. Appearing so late in the
war. 1t was not 50 familiar as the 9th
ers In fact, it was comparatively little
known
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
Rome'< Churches

The guidebooks are responsible for
the popular impression that there are
$50 churches IN Rome. one for every
day in the year but that is a mistake
Tie exact number IS 80, including the
four great basilicas outside the walls
Resides these there are about 91S chap
els connected with monasterles. nun
neries, schools and private palaces and
large number Of shrines erected by
individuals IN different parts OF the city
TO fulfill vows or show gratitude for
deliycrance from peril OF sickness.
There are IS monastic establishments.
T. for monks and 26 for nuns.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
\ Ioctor's Bad Plight.

1.-TWO years ago as the result of
severe cold, lost my voice. writes
DR.. NJ. L. Scarborough, of Hebron,
Ohio, "then began an obstinate cough.
Every remedy known to me as prac-
icing physician for 50 years, failed,
and daily grew worse. Being urged
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
found quick relief, and for last ten
days have felt better than for two
years. Positively guaranteed for
Throat and Lung troubles 10y Merrell'z
Pharmacy.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12

Will some one please explain the go
ing TO the theater face" Of the average
New Yorker? The question is suggest
ed by long experience in Hobbies while
the auditors are passing into the houses
for the evening performances. The
writer stood for nearly an hour engag-
ed in the seemingly hopeless task of
discovering the cheerful theater goer"
But III they poured. men and women,
each and every one with firm set jaw,
gloomy brow and the look OF despair
Perhaps it is because the long distances
Travelled on crowded cars and the
thought of an equally uncomfortable
hOmegOing make night at the thea
ter seem just bit like work to the
residents of this narrow isle.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
Getting Into Moral Debt.

Philip d Armour, millionaire and
phlanthrorist, continually warned
young men against getting into debt.
He loved free men and desp:sed slaves.
When asked II he admired Il certain
brilliant orator, he said: He may have
superb voice and fine presence. but
can't you hear the rattle of his chain?
That man is not free He is under
moral obligations that dem0raliZe him.
He is not speaking the deepest thing in
his soul. and haven't time to hear any
slave talk. l want man to be just as
free as | am"
On another occasion he said: Don't
get into debit mean moral debt 1t
is bad enough TO get into debt tnan-
cially. There goes young man who
is mortgaged. That young man is leg
ging 1t along with a debt, and it Will
take twice as much power to get him
along as the man without a debt
There are other debts and obligations
that are embarrassing IN their ent@n-
clements. Don't get Into debt morally.
my BOY; don't get into debt 50 that you
may not exercise your freedom to its
limits"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
STICES OF THE PEACE
Saturday, April II, 1902
The High Price of Meat.

Retail butchers as we'll as the gener-
al public III New York are making a
great cutlery against the "meat trust, !"
which, they claim, is turning Oh the
screws and raising prices without just
cause. The argument which the meat
trust makes is that the supply of hogs,
sheep and cattle has been reduced as
q result of the high prices Of feed
which caused stockmen to carry
through the winter smaller holdings
of live stock than for many wears
This lessened supply and the contin-
ued high cost of feed constitute. they
claim, legitimate reason for ad-
yanced prices in the meat trade.
There is still another reason for high
prices, and that is the increased de
mand tor meat diet which always ex-
lists when the masses have regular
employment Mt good wages.
What course the small dealers will
take under the circumstances remains
10 be seen. They will probably or
ganize, and the result Of their organi-
cation may be on the one hand the ex-
action of concessions from the ''meat
trust, !" and on the other hand a sitter
maintenance of prices to consumers.
What will the consumers do? Sooner
or later many who belong to the con
Stunning class will be likely to solve the
problem Of expense by eating less
meat and supplying its place with
other nourishing articles of diet. That
man can exist and enjoy robust health
without animal food is proved by in
dividual examples in the United states
and By whole nations in the east. The
forty four millions Of Japanese 50
rarely eat meat that they may be fair
~ set down as vegetarians. The food
of the masses in Japan is more than
90 per cent vegetable. Yet they are
intellectually as we'll as physically the
most vigorous people of the orient.
When Israers people, in scriptural
times, we're led captive by the armies
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
The TurnIn

The seed of the globe turnip is about
the twentieth part of an inch in diane
ter, and yet in the course of few
months this seed will be enlarged by
the soil and the air into -. 900, 900 times
its original bulk. and this in addition
30 a bunch Of leaves 1t has been found
by experiment that a turnip seed will
under fair conditions increase its own
weight fifteen times in minute Tur-
nips growing in peat ground have been
found to Increase more than $4,000
times the weight of their seeds in
day
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-04-12
Salt and Cancer

An eminent London physician al
vances the theory that excess of salt
is one of the four factors which cause
cancer. 1t is essential, but is inopera-
tive without one or two others. Elk
cess of salt may arise from too much
meat. He considers that other factors
are oveTnourishment, an impure cOndi-
ton of the body resulting, owing to
the nonuse and uOnoXidation of food
Some local irritant or stimulant. such
as friction from the stem of pipe or
irritant from some micro organism,
must always be present. Cancer is
seldom seen among Jewesses. possibly
from the difference of diet Savages,
SO far as is known. are exempt from
cancer. and they get no salt. All the
domestic animals. except the pig. are
subject to cancer, and salt is given to
sheep, cows and horses, but never to
pigs.