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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How 9uccessful Farmers Operate This
Department OF tho Farm 49, Few
Hkstes ~ to the Care OF Live Stock
and Poultry.
Evolution OF the 8ilo.

Evolution OF the SNo.
assistant Agrosto1ogist Williams of
the Agricultural Department writes:
at first silos were either square or rec
tangular, but nagre or less difficulty
was experienced from the spelling Of
the silage at the corners, and it was
;also difficult to make the high wooden
>silo strong enough to resist the lateral
pressure of the mass of silage. This
led to the building Of the circular silo,
which form lis generally preferred at
the present tine. There are no cor
ners in such a .silo, and much strong
er structure can be made with kess
building material than in the square
or rectangular: type. Moreover, the ca
pacity of the round silo is greater dn
proportion to, the wall space. 1t Is the
present practice, when building a
square oc rectangular silo, to board
up or otherwise cut of the corners.
thus lessening the danger of loss OF
silage. Metal Innings for the inside OF
wooden silos have been tried, but with
poor success, usually proving less dur
able than wood. Recently steel siding
has been,nsed in place Of wood tor the
outer part>of the wall of the silo, and
it is said to compare favorably with
lumber as to cost.
The first silos built in the Omitted
States were pit solos," and these are
still sometimes made, but, aside from
their cheapness, they have no adwan-
tage Of consequence over those built
on top>of the ground. A serious OBJ
jectionlto them lies in the difficulty in
feeding the silage from them. On side
hill situations they can sometimes be
used advantageously. 1t is often pos
sible to. build the silo partly below and
partly above ground, materially less
ening, the cost. but retaining the adxan-
tages,ef the above-ground silo-
: The |aesirability Of silage as q food
for farm animals during the winter,
and aaso In times Of drouth, has led
to many attempts to construct cheap
silos, especially in sections where
building materials are high. One OF the
NEST satisfactory OF these cheap struc-
ttY IS - 8Efhown as the ''stave sil6. ~ It
is 'ui2t1 much as a round tank, but is
w4pout top or bottom other than the
SOB, and is composed of two-inch lum-
beTspf varying width held together sby
hohEs Of half-inch iron, with suitable
b]oc&s for Tightening. When AMed, a
temporary roof may be placed on the
si]o, or straw or grass may be spread
over the silage.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
Twenty Years Of Ralv.tio> w.,

AS the result Of thirty-ive years
work, said General Booth recently. the
Salvation Army was to be found in
forty-seven countries and had lftera-
:ture in thirty different languages. The
army had over 10000 lay ofIlcers: eo9
social institutions, with 1,7o0 oflcers: !:
a labor bureau, giving employment TO
$500 people; 1o9 rescue places, sew sew
enty-two workshops and factories and
thirteen farm colonies. The army 5alan
sheltered 5000 outcasts every. evening
and had given away millions ot break
sasts. .s# .5s # s$,:S =:.z II:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
FRUIT VALUABLE As FOOD.
oertaia Acid Salts They Contain Henefi
the Human SystSm.

peTtaia Acid Salts They Contain seneht
the Human syst9m. =
The acids mostly found In fruit are
'malic, tartaric and citric acids, COM
bined with potash or soda, so as to
form acid salts Malic acid predomin-
ates in apples, tartaric in grapes and
citric acids in lemons, oranges and
grape fruit The ash of fruit is rich
in potash, lime, magnesia and iron.
The agreeable aroma of fruit like
oranges, Strawberries and other fruit
is due to the presence Of essential oils
and ethers. All fruits contain more or
less pectin cellulose and an insoluble
substances called pectose, which, by
action of a ferment in the plant itself
is converted in the process of ripening
into pectin, which forms the main
constituent Of fruit jelly. Fruits are
laxative, >diuretic and refrigerant. The
nutritive value of any fruit depends
chiefly upon the starches and sugar
which it contains. Dates, plantains,
bananas, prunes, figs and grapes con-
tain the most starch and sugar, and
therefore are the most nutritious foods.
cherries, apples, currants, Strawberries
and grapes contain considerable veg
etahle acid, making them valuable as
blood purifiers. Lemons, lines, grape
fruit possess about the same general
properties; they contain a great deal
Fof potash and other salts and abundant
vegetable acids. They are beneficial in
gout and rheumatism, especially lemon
juice, which is highly recommended,
because the citric acid in decomposing
In the stomach oxidizes such elements
as would tend to form uric acid, form
ing instead uric and carbonic acid, two
substances capable Of easy excretion.
The addition of lemon juice to cereals
and broiled or fried fish render them
more easily assimilated, as it has spe-
cific action in promoting gastric diges-
tlon. The juice of one or two lemons
put in "a tumbler of water, with little
sugar, is refreshing and cooling
drink, especially in fevers. Lemons
peeled, sliced and freed from pits, If
placed in bowl with sugar sprinkled
between the slices, makes an excellent
remedy for sore throat. Mild lemon
ade, if not too sweet, diminishes thirst
more than any other beverage. Pleas
ant, cooling drinks may be made with
lemon juice and aerated waters, such
as vichy, apollinaris or carbonic acid
water instead of plain water, or etfer-
vescence. may be produced by the ad-
q adalssefs r. bout halt ten
spoonful to a tumblerful OF water and
the juice of one lemon. This is excel
lent to cleanse the mouth and counter
act nausea and is beneficial to the
stomach.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
Three Fruit Trees In One.

.. There is a remarkable tree in Lou
isiana, Mo. The body o. the tree, with
a few: Of it's branches, is apricot, while
other branches thereon are peach, and
still, others plum. The three different
kinds Of fruit have been gathered from
1t tuis year. ,'.&..5 - - y! =
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
Sick Voters Rights.

In Victoria sick voter can record
bis vote BY post; it has Just been en-
acted that he can obtain his ballot
paper through the local postmaster
from the returning ofhcer, I'LL 1t up In
the presence Of the policeman, who
must not look at the uams he q writ
inE. ana post It. is :.t s :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22

The chief factors that determine the
adaptability of q COW for dairy work
appear to be her feeding capacity, the
proportion Of her food needed for
body maintenance ana the disposition
made Of tho surplus Of nutrients avail.
able for production OF milk OF nesh.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
tates very decidedly toward order and
regularity. This is why = man will

mtes very decidedly toward order and
sometimes pay a fancy price to get a
match" for 4 driving horse. Matched
teams sell better than teams that are
not matched. The same underlying
principle mznifests itself in the poul-
try world, and it pays to take advan-
tage Of it. The man that has q flock
consisting of all kinds of types will
dnd it very hard to attract customers
and to make sales
There Is no place where fewls can be
more prof1tably raised than on the
farm The man that makes a business
of fowl raising may indeed succeed
better than the farmer, but he does
50 often against great odds. The poul'
try business fits in admirably with
the farm crops The fowls can. be used
for cleaners, and the amount of fooC
thus saved Is a very large item and
the utilization of it means much
money. The farm too gives range for
insect hunting of which the professional
poultryman cannot avail himself.
THE stopping of flying hens is the
subject Of an editorial paragraph in an
exchange. The advice is given to clip
one wing, and if that does not prevent
flying over to run "a single wire six
indhes above the top of the fence. Tha1
'is recommended as a sure preventive.
About that many things might be said
The success or non-success Of any
scheme depends a good deal on 'circum-
stances. We have seen hens fly over
a fence clearing it by a yard. In that
case what would be the use OF a wire
six inches above tthe top. Generally ii
yards are large and the fence is made
ct wire with no top rail, the birds will
stay i'm, especially If their wings 'aF'
Clipped. But we have seen hens that
would never think 'df flying over a
four-foot wire fence when the run was
large do 40 when the run was restrict
ad to "a few feet in each direction. 0t
course this applies to the light bodied
hens like the Leghorns.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22

Cows vary from year to year in
physical tone. At some time In their
time they will consume more food and
do MORE work than they have done
at any other time. The usefulness of
a cow cannot be measured by any one
years performance. Every living
thing reaches its meridian Of life but
.once, and IL at that: time all conditions
are favorable and every opportunity
is offered, extraordinary results may
be obtained. r..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
A Rec.sord-Breakinr Parson.

Fl Rev. Jones ColYin, Of Youngstown,
4 O.. 80 years old, known as ''the marry
ing parson," !" broke all records the
other day by marrying Il couples id
~ hours. M 3ss, 5. s=ss II s$5 ~ z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22
Mest Guspeotlsn in Germany.

Nest duspeotlsn In Germany.
Henry W.. Diederioh, United States
consul at Bremen, makes the following
neport:
The new meat inspection law, which
WAS passed about a year ago by the
German government, which absolutely
prohibits tIhe iimp0ntation of American
'oorned beef, sausages, ETC., has had a
years. trial, but has made no friends.
In a recent convention of physicians
pr. Karl H'rHnkel, nspfessor of hygiene
1nSthe Uniyarsity OF Halle; AN autl10ri-
ty On ,all questions bearing on public
health, gave utteranoe to very severe
CRITICISMS 0f the new law. He even
went 80 far as to say that the law was
nothing more than a cloak faded and
worn, hung over THE :agrarian idol. He
asserted uhHt he spoke i'm the interests
OF national hygiene, and showed that
while the government had declared that
the passage of the law WAS required i'm
the interest OF public health, nothing
suffered more from the passage of said
law than did the public health of Che
nation, for the prevailing high prices of
meat necessarily lessened it's cousump-
tion, while the health of the nation de-
manded an increase.
That the price of meat has risen ma
terially i'm Germany since the passage
OF the law is known ito everybody who
uses meat. have before me repart
OF one of the largest factories OF tex-
tiles in Silesia. This actory employs
from 1900 t1o 1900 men. Like many
other industrial establishments it has
a store of tits own, where the working
men may get all their groceries and
other food supplies at almost cost price.
Formerly the leading kimd OF meat sup
piled to the people was American
corned beet, AMID every family figured
on using ab@rt q pound OF at q day, the
cost being IA cents Per pound. Now
there is no nore American coined beef
to be had, and fresh meat OF Aeme pro-
duction has taken it's place. The man
ager of the factory has investigated the
increase Of expense to the people for
meat since the passoge of the new
that every consumer At his factory
must pay 20 per cent more than he
formerly did, as every buyer OF fresh
meat must take a certain proportion
of meat and fat and home, thereby much
lessening the amount OF solid meat. Ac-
cording to his estimate, 3 cents has
been added to each pound of meat sold
at the factory. To men With scant earn,
ings, an increase of over 81 cents in
their weekly household expenses for
meat alone is no small item.
To utilize all kinds of plant food
ct ones disposal is an important item
in farm economy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-02-22

leape >nd 1usnSPs ~ <:re~n Manure
A Pennsylvania farmer recommends
a combination OF rape and cowhosn
turnips as q green manure crop fw
the renovation Of soils deficient IN
:humus. He sows it broadcast in his
corn field the last time he eultfyale:s
the corn, scattering the seed In ad-
vance of the cultiyator. When sowing
on an uuoccupied field he harroWs In.
the seed The rape and 1mnipe ma
ture in the fall and may be p3ove6
under then OF In the spring, Mt the con-
venienee Of the farmer BY this plan.
he~ incorporates with his soil several
tons of matter that Is 1mmediataay
available as plant food
The use OF muck az q stable alb
sorhent adds greatly to 1as store az
nitrogen because Of the n1tncEeo at the,
urine thus taken, up, ana tho Rerma.
always present In manuae3 necelerate
the convention; Of the inert nitrogen.
into available forma. y. - :
A s+ocRGToweE says: Yhe purchases
of coarse, ll-bred cattle aer The feed,
lot is a factor that almGkt 1nyar1alax;
results in loss, for snch ea1a1e camnot
be ,bonght low enough 10 insnnas =
profit in the feed lot. s e. e. @ .3.s.s As.. ~
:, Labor In the soutn Is IN great de-
mand and the negroes 2ze better PAID
than they have ever heen Il fhs1r Avea
before. ,s. .ss.s=@ ss 81.
/ Gerritos, Cal. claims % hsve ~,
largest arteaian we'll IN ~ uorld. ii
q - inehea IN dia1later - - dsas
NFs9s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
.nprNING ANn CLOSING OF MAILS,

Northern mails, week days, close at 30,
Q so aud 10 20 a. m, and 10, 24O 8 40, 70
and 10 IS .. m Open at 500 q. m, 100 m.
and 430 D. IN. On Sundays Northern mails
clo.e at 80 p. m. and 20 p. m.
Southern mails via Cbarlottesyile close AT
7 90 aud II 90 a. m, and 40 and ~ 4o p. III.
Open at 90 a. nj. and 2 30 and 4 30 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 20 a. m, and 80, 6 30 and 10 40 p. III.
Open at s a. m. and and p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at 90 a. m.
God 3 Al D. m. Open at II 90 IN.
Alexandria and RoJod Bill mails close at
Z 80 a. m. and p. IN. Open OF 9 % .. m. and
800 p. IN. -.
Chesapeake ard Ohio mails close at 40 p;
m and 10 45 p. IT. open at 800 a. m. and
30 p. m.
Washington mails close at 730, $50 and
ii 2Oa m, and 10, 2 10, 6 40, s % and 10 20
D. IN. Open at s 90 a. m, II % m. and 400 p
m and 4 20 p. m.
Office HoGrs-Open at 8 co a. IN. Close al
GEO p. M
at 10 90 a. ID.
Carriers schedulo-Collection made on in.
side ronie.--6 80 aud 10 90 a. III. and % and
/ : 80 u. NJ. Fail r0stc--6 30 n. m. and 5 80 p
m. sunday collection 800 p. m. Carriers
wiodow open Sunday 900 a. m. and ciose
1000 u. IN.
Deliveries made 90 Il. m, p. m. and IL
p. ~.
All mail shoad be ia the Office ten minute
before our indicated tine for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01

splendid health, the endowment OF
healthy mother.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription gives
the mother health to give her child. II
c;,res nervousness, nausea and sleepless-
ness. II makes the body comfortable and
the mind content. 1t gives physical
yigor and muscular elasticity so that the
baby's advent is practically painless.
rI will endeavor to tell you OF the many
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Favorite Prescription writes Mrs. B. y. Robert
son. Of Medicine Lodge. Barber Co., Kans. vi
fhe fail Of 1900 was expecting 10 become
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hack Of head in fact ached all over. Suffered
with awful bearing down pains. was threat
eued for weeks with mishap. A lady friend
told me to use DR.. Pierces medicines She had
taken them and felt like new woman. began
using the Favofite Prescription and took four
bottles before my baby came and two alter
wards ] suffefed almost death with my other
two children, but hardly realized that ] was
sick when this baby was born and she weighed
twelve and one-Quartcr pounds She Is now
eleven months old and has never known an
hours sickness; at present she weighs thirty
seven pounds. I owe 1t all 10 Dr. P-Ices
Favorite Prescription"
rFavorite Prescription makes weak
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Accept no substitute for the medicine
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DR., Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
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women.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01

NOTED CHARACTER DYING Prof
Girardius Horatio Walters, the eccentric
"mavor of the boardwalk" is in dy-
inc condition at Atlantic City. He is
suffering from nervods prostration and
pneumonia. Dr.. Westney, the city ply
sic;au. states that The chances of his re-
covery are very small, owing to con-
dition of general debility due to his ex-
posure in all kinds of weather. He is
being cared for by the city authorities.
Every person in Atlantic City and tens
of thousands of visitors from all over the
country know the mayor OF The board
walk. Many tales are told of him, and
he is probably one oithe best-known &C.
centric characters in The world. he has re-
ceiyed hundreds of offers to appear III
dime museums to recite his original
poems He has always refused as beneth
his dignity. lie was born In Westmll-
lister, Nd, aud weat to Atlantic CITY
about twenty years ago from Baltimore.
where he was medical student. Hls
mind became unbalanced rom oyersiudy.
When the present boardwalk was briii
the professor thought t5at he was "boss
of the job" In this way he received
the souofiquet of the mayor OF the
boardwalk, +" which has made him as Ia
nous as AtlanticCily itself When Grover
Cleveland was elected President Walters
became persuaded that he had been
selected for the place, aud he started 10
Washington TO be inauguratcd. lie
boarded the tcain carving Nj. Cleye-
land, and told The pre'ident-elect that
he would lake bis place The professor
was put off tie t.ain, but be got 10
Washing on, whe'e he was locked up Tor
several days and was then seat back 10
Allan &c Civ. Two Summers ago he
was arres.cd on tae boa dwalk as NUS
ance. When auaigned before the ie-
corder he pleaded his case so well that
sentence was suspended.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
AThnnksgivlngD A Dinner.

Heavy ea.ing is usually tbe fi,st cause Of in
digestion. Eepea ed Jacks in1ame The mn'
coas membranes lining The s,omach, exposes
the nerves Of the s.omach. prodrc'Dg a swell
ing after ea,iGg heartburn, hestache, sour
risings AID finally catarrh Of the s.omach.
KoJol relieves the inflammation, protects the
nerves and cares The ca arrh. kodol cures
ipdia Is ION, dyspep7ia all siomach troubles
bv cleansing and sweetenng the glands of the
stomach. T.. s. Leacoeater Il Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
Chamberlain Stomach And Liver
TebIet.

Try them
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have bad tate in the
mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are cOnstipated.
When you have headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite.
cleanse and invigorate yonr stomach and
cgulate your liver and bowels. For
sale by Eichard Gibson. Druggist
II. T. McIntyrs, st. Pau, MINI, who
has been troubled with disordered
stomach. says, "Ckarlberlaiu's Stomach
and Liver Tablets Go me more good that
anything have ever taEen.' For sale
by Richard Gibson, Druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
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MAYOR Joas.oN INA FlGHr.-At tue
time of the usual MONDAY gathering on
the public square ia Cleveland, Ohio, yes
terday, Mayor Tom l.. johnson WIS call
ed liar by republican adherent and
he promptly Knocked the man down
with savage blow in the iace. The
msyor forgot that good humor for which
he is noted and proceeded to infiict fur
ther punishment on his PROSTATE victim.
Spectators interSered and pulled the
mayor away by main force, and also his
little secretary, Burr Conquer, who rush
ed to the aid of his chief. The victim OF
the assault refused to apply for satlslac-
ton through the police court. The
AFFAIR was witnessed by 1000 persons,
including some Of the wealthiest men IN
The city. The excitement was great,
and the police had their hands full ID
quelling the disturbances which sprang
up everywhere as the affair was discussed.
The mayor when asked for his version
of The a6air said: ~ heard The fellow
call me Iiar. | went toward hun
with the intention Of being nice to HIM.
He called me liar again, and | hit him:
| do not know whether lied or not. l
only wanted to be nice to him . Z
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01

DESERTED BY TBE'e FATHER. -Ch'l-
dren of James II. LatOn, aged sixty
three. with whom Louise Titmus, an
eigateen-yeal old school girl, elo2ed
+ ON Norfolk Monday and married, de-
clared yesterday that they never expect
to see their father again. The child ZEN,
upon investigation, found that their
parent who was once wealthy, had
mortgaged all his property. lie bought
ieweiry for the Ti,mus girl and carried
with him several thousand dollars IN
cash at the time of the elopement.
Neither family has heard from the elopers
since their departure, but it has been
learned that they left Baltimore Thurs
day ior New York. The Luton children,
who last week thought themselves
wealthy, have found themselves practl-
caily penniless.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-01
LETTER FROM cULPEpER.
Correspondence o the Alexandria Gazette ]
Mitchells, Va, Oct 81, 1902.

Correspondence o the ALEXANDRIA 6azcite.I
Mitchells, Va, Oct. 81, 1902.
At very large sale Yesterday in
Orange of personal property on one Of
the farms of ii. r. Holiday, of Rapidan,
there was full attendance of buyers
and the bidding was spirited. Mules
sold at from $50 70 Sl15; horses and
mares from $40 to S75; milch COWS from
$40 to $50; two-year-olds, from SO to
$50; yearliDgs from sl2 to sl5; hogs,
about 6 ccns fer the gross weight and
shoais from 81. 80 10 $500 per head;
corn, Gl.9O per barrel Of three tubs.
There appears 10 be an unusually
large crop Of wheat seeded the present
fall and all Of islcokiog very promising.
The late summer and present fall
pasturagc has been and is remarkably
iiae, thereby compensating The farmers
TO very great extent for the failure of
the hay crop.