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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Reducinq> Water in Butler.


In order to decrease the water con
tent where it is necessary, the follow.
ing rules should be observed, says s
Swedish buttermaker.
Churn at a low temperature, wasl
the butter thoroughly and drain well
Add the salt before the working il
commenced. After the salt has beer
added, do not work the butter more
until after it has become hard, prefer
ably the next morning, but ther
thoroughly and not in toe large pieces
Place the butter in an ice box OF
refrigerator after the first working
and not in water. At all times II
making and working the butter the
quality must, Of course. be considered
in the first place and the water con
tent only in the second. High water
per cent is no hindrance for high quail
ity but must not be gained at the
expense, of the quality. As one OF
the requirements for high water pei
centage is that the butter is to be
worked while it is still soft, the butter
after It is. packed in tubs must neces.
sarily be kept at low temperature. II
there are no affective means for cool
ing the. butter at hand, a method Of
working must. be employed, which, at
the expense Of the water content
gives the least; grain to the butter:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
DANGER IN "HoME REMEDIES,
Their Use Often Attended by Mos,
Serious Injury.

Their Use Often Attended by Most
Serious Injury.
"The trouble with poor persons who
try to doctor themselves before com.
ing here,''' said physician in a pub.
lie dispensary, lis that they do not
know the first thing about the Simple
remedies as they call them, that they
use. Oftentimes they do themselves
serious injury through sheer ignor.
ance. l had man in here the other
day who had taken half an ounce of
cholera mixture. Somebody had told
him to take half a teaspoonful. It is
the same way with paregoric, sweet
n1tre, ammonia and other well-known
household remedies. Persons who
trust to their memory are likely to
get mixed, and either take an over.
dose or use the wrong medicine. A
woman came In here suffering from
the effects of drug that she should
never have obtained except on ply.
sician's prescription. It was the big
overdose and her prompt application
for relief that saved her. When. I
scolded her she showed me clipping
from one of the weekly papers that
runs a doctors column. The dose
prescribed was enough to kill q
horse. New York Press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
OctaVia's Arrest

Octavia admitted that there were
many paths in life, but in the same
breath she declared that the only one
for her was the bride path in Cen.
trail park
Bobbie, her chosen partner in this
path had never asked her to travel
it with him, but it seemed to be an
understood agreement inasmuch as he
showed decided aversion to going
with any one else.
Bobbie was her horse, and Octavia
sat him we'll. Bobbies rider was not
pretty, but in the saddle she was a
vision of graceful strength, and she
possessed fascination beyond that
of many ballroom beauty.
Octavia rode alone. Not only did
she scorn the idea of groom herself,
but she felt intuitively that Bobbie
would consider him personal insult.
Bobbie gloried in the knowledge that
his mistress was intrusted solely to
his care.
Sometimes Octavia would imagine
they were in the open country and
that instead Of the unimpeded path
before them, there were fences and
gulleys and all sorts of rough places
to clear. And Bobbie seemed to un.
derstand that when she caressed his
wellarched neck and said, Nov, Bob
ble,' he was to leap a make-believe
fence.
One morning-Octavia and Bobbie
loved the morning-they encountered
more than the usual number of rough
spots in their make-believe field. There
were few persons in the path, and
Boobies small, proud head was held
more erectly than ever.
Nov, Bobbie, over" said Octavia
smiling at the sheer foolishness of it
ALL
Up in the air they went and came
down as gracefully as bird soaring
from sky to earth. Before Octavia
could pull in her reins Bobbie was
scattering the sand in all directions
and running at a break-neck pace
down the path.
Octavia and her mount might object
to grooms to their hearts content, but
they could not, with reason, censure
the blue-coated man trotting close
behind them at this moment. If they
violated the speed law they must take
the consequences.
All aglow from the excitement. o.
tavia pulled Bobbie up. Her gold.
brown hair was flying about her face
and she laughed as she turned to the
big policeman.
But AS she Stocked up into. his face
the color faded, she pulled her reins
taut and sat like statue in the sad.
die. Bobbie, not understanding this
mode of procedure, did some aero
batic mapeuvers and dashed madly
along the path again.
The policeman's word, you are rid
ing too fast" were spoken toaa dust.
filled atmosphere. He sat still on his
mount for moment, heaved a deep
sigh, and said, "Octavia!"
Slowly he turned his horse in the
opposite direction and cantered slowly
OF. "And to think that I almost ar.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
AND He TOOK SOMETHING.
Cornwall Gentteman's Remarks Had
s Z a Proper Effect: .'7,

Conviviai Gentteman's Remarks Had
s > Z: a Proper Effect. T,
A venerable looking gentleman with
bunch of chin whiskers and a So
cable condition of mind sat in a hotel
one night earlier in the week, but q
couple of younger men who were
seated on either side of him did not
respond to his attempts at conversa-
ton. Finally he began to soliloquize:
Il have great respect for mum
my; think of one lying there with the
dust OF centuries about his person and
thirst three or four centuries long.
Just think of it!
Then, I love the deaf and dumb,
There is something so placid about
the absolutely meaningless look with
which they will gaze over the ton of
your head when you suggest a little
something to pull in your stomach,
The paretic is not to be de-
spised, either, when you are looking
for quiet company and an apprecia-
tive listener"
Suddenly, pulling himself together.
he turned to one of the young men.
and, with all the solemnity the occa.
sion demanded, asked:
Are you paretic, or will you
come and take something's"
And the barkeeper was a quarter to
the good.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
immense Chemical Factory.

The largest factory of chemicals in
the world Is said to be the aniline and
soda establishment of Baden. in Lud.
wigshafen- on the Rhine. The works
employ 148 scientific chemists, rs
technical engineers, 305 clerks and
more than 5000 workingmen. There
are 421 buildings for factory purposes
and 54S dwellings for laborers and 81
for officials. One hundred and two
boilers furnish steam for 253 engines
with 1880 horsepower. Gas is ex,
tensiVely used as fuel. Five large
steam hoists on the banks of the riv.
er are used for loading and unloading
The works own a vessel with a ca
pacity of 900 metric tons, for the
transportation of sulphuric acid. A
network of railway, having a tota,
length of twenty-seven miles, con.
meets with the State railroad system.
Three hundred and eighty-seven cars
are owned by the factory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Hogs on Sweet Potatoes.

Bulletin 122 of the Alabama Sta,
ton says: From November 13 to- De-
cember Is, 1900, a period of IS days,
two shoats were penned on, sweet DO.
tatoes growing on poor sandy soil, and
furnished daily per head with two
pounds ground corn and one pound
ground cowpeas, which was REGARDED
as a half ration. The total weight al
the beginning Of the test was 231
pounds, and during the five weeks the
two shoats made a total gain of G.
pounds, requiring besides sweet DO
tatoes, 3.1s pounds Of grain per pound
OF growth. The potatoes were not
eaten with much relish, and after be-.
ing rooted up they were left on the
surface, some of them remaining there
until they decayed. Probably the
waste would have been. less il less
grain had been. fed. The composition
OF the sweet potato leads us to expect
that 1t would be advisable not at any
time to confne shoats to sweet DO.
tatoes alone, but to give them while
on the potato field q little heterogeneous
food, such as cowpeas. peanuts, etc.. !
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Where the Granqe Thrives.

"hS'S IHe arrange InFiveS.
A report made by Bro J. H. Sattins
OF Manchester Grange No. sol, On
tario County, N. Y, to the Ohio
Farmer states that the county named
boasts of is oranges. the largest, hav,
ing III members. The total grange
membership is S21. Relative to meet
ings he says:
Current topics are discussed; bills
before the state legislature and con
gress are often read and discussed;
resolutions are drawn up and signed
and sent to our representatives and
are often effective. Thus we inf1u
ence for the good OF all.
Exchange of seed and stock Otter
occurs at meetings.; methods Of pro
ducing the best crops are asked fo,
and freely given. Music, instrumental
and vocal, enlivens the young and cid.
erly as well. Quotations of famous
authors are often rendered in response
to roll call; histories Of first settlers
OF each town are often given in con.
densed form. County Pomona oranges
are attended by delegates who are
expected to report the most interest
ing parts of these meetings..
"The Patrons Fire Relief Associa,
ton saves thousands of dollars tc
members. Usually the cost Is about
half that in stock companies. The
grange is this section is a success II
every respect"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
The Prisoners Thanks.

FIR. Black, the English clergyman
whose letters to the newspapers
caused the Bishop Of London to de.
nounce the marriage of w. X. Wander.
bilt and Mrs. Rutherford, visits the
London prisons weekly, and tries to re,
form the prisoners.
In this good work he is often sue.
cessful. Sometimes. though, he has
odd experiences. A religious paper told
recently how, on one occasion, he de.
voted a fortnight to the reformation
OF a housebreaker and how the house.
breaker said to him gratefully at the
end of that time:
Thank you, sir, thank you for what
you have done for me. There was a
time when I knew nothing of God OF
of the devil, but somehow you have
made me, love them oth.'-Detroit
News-Tribune.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Yeaning of Sheep.

AS the result of several years ex-
perience, the Wisconsin station pub
fishes the following conclusions:
l.. From the breeding records of 514
ewes at this station we conclude that
for such animals and conditions as
ours the normal period of CESSATION
ranges from LA to $50 days after the
date of service and that more ewes
will lamb 146 days after service than
at any other time.
2. There is no appceciable differ
ence In the period of CESSATION for
male and female offspring in sheep.
3. There is an apparent relation
between the duration of the period of
CESSATION and the period required for
reaching maturity. Quick maturing
breeds appear to carry their young for
a shorter period than those breeds
requiring more time to mature.
4. Large lambs are on the average
carried in utero for an appreciably
longer period than small or medium
lambs.
5. Lambs dropped before the Hath
and after the 149th day Of pregnancy
are lacking in strength and vitality at
birth.
g. Shropshire ewes were more pro.
Hf1c than any of the other breeds and
crosses except the fourth cross OF
Shropshire rams on a Merino eve
foundation.
Z. From the data presented it is
apparent that twins are the normal
increase for ewes Of the mutton type.
Z. One year old rams are not so pro.
life as those two or three years old.
Ewes also average 4 larger percent.
age OF Increase in lambs after they
reach full maturity at three years OF
age until after they are six years old,
when the rate of increase diminishes,
>. The amount of service required
OF the ram in breeding has an influ.
ence on the percentage increase in off.
spring Of the ewes that produce
lambs. Ewes bred. early in the sea-
son of mating to a single ram dropped
a larger percentage OF lambs than
those near the latter end of the sea.
son.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
A Lesson from the Forest,

II the forest fails to coax a greater
amount Of rain from the clouds, it
does not fail to make good use of
what does fall. The water which
reaches the ground may follow two
distinct courses. Part of it may run
away upon the surface, to quickly
swell the streams and produce the
spring or autumn freshet. Another
part percolates into the soil. being
held there to be used again by plants,
or, passing downward, supplies the
underground flow of springs and
streams. The proportionate amount
of these two factors is of the highest
Importance to the welfare of the farm.
er and of the adjacent communities.
This proportion is determined by the
topography Of the region, the nature OF
the underlying rock, the character OF
the soil and OF its surface covering.
OF these only the surface conditions
are within the control Of man. No
better surface conditions for inducing
underground flow are to be found
anywhere than those which. the forest
floor presents. It's irregularity, its
hollows and hillocks, it's mulch OF
leaves and its coating Of moss, the
loose, granular condition of the soil
beneath, and the large admixture OF
humus near the surface, all tend to
hold back the rain and afford it an
easy entrance into the soil. It may be
said In passing that this large admix.
ture of humus is one of the most i'm.
portant factors in rendering virgin
soilSso productive. It not only per.
mits water to penetrate the soil more
readily, but It also enables more water
to be held. It furnishes the mechaniz
cal condition best adapted to plant
growth and least favorable to harden
ing or baking. The farmer may well
take lesson from the forest, and en-
brace every opportunity to add humus
to his soil.-Rhode Island Station Re.
port.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05

one supposed, rich man, but abso.
lutely insolvent.
Norman disliked the idea of spend.
ing the summer, his last vacation, in
an office, but he determined to make
enough money to finish his law
course. There was no one dependent
upon him, so he might do as he liked.
And what he liked most of all in the
world was horseback riding.
An idea flashed through his mind!
In New York no one would know him.
1t was far, from his home town. Yes,
he would do it. He would be a
mounted policeman for the summer.
And Octavia? She patted Bobbie's
head again and again, using soft, ca
ressing tones to quiet him, but her
thoughts were not with the black
steed beneath her.
1t was incomprehensible. He had
given no explanation, but then he had
no opportunity. She even wished he
had arrested her, for then she might
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Fatteninq Horses for Sale.

Fattening Horses for Sale. :.
Fattening horses SO that they will
reach market In good condition tor
sale is quite an important industry in
some regions, says G.. F. Langworthy.
For instance; In Iowa, there are a
number Of feeders who thus prepare
large numbers Of horses for the Chi
cago market, and officials of the Iowa
Experiment Station. have gathered
some data on the subject. The gen.
eral practice Is IS feed generously and
give little exercise. With proper feed
ing and care as many as dozen
horses Of 9 lot fed tor market have
in some instances made an average
gain OF 3.75 pounds per head per day
! Som what larger gains have. been
made under except onal circums tances.
throughout 8 period Of ninety days.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Value Of Soft Feed.


From Farmers Review: My *:
perience in feeding both mash and
cooked feed to fowls and chicks is
that it is the best morning feed one
can give. I have obtained better re-
suits from feeding mash once day
than by feeding all hard grain. My
hens lay more eggs, the eggs are
more fertile and my fowls are
healthier when I feed mash once a
day. think it necessary because it
furnishes variety, is economical and
allows one to utilize feed that would
otherwise be wasted, and it is bene-
fetal because it permits one to mix
certain ingredients that. will keep
your fowls healthy. My experience
has been that the right kind of q
condition powder is of as much bene-
ut to poultry as it is to horses or
cattle or as a blood purifier or tonic
Is to people. Powdered sulphur and
linseed meal is given at the proper
time and Is one Of the best muscle
and bone forming feeds. Feeds of this
kind should be fed in the mash for
best results. I was born and raised
on farm and have always had
poultry, and my fowls have free range
now. take full charge of all of them.
When feed hard grain in the morn.
ing the fowls in summer will hunt
shady place and sit around for a
couple Of hours and in winter some OF
them will even 60 back on the roost,
but when feed mash they don't seem
to be satisfied and so have to scratch
around for more. l find the mash to
be the best morning feed because 1t IL
very nourishing and digests much
quicker than hard grain or any othe,
feed. I have obtained better results
from this method than any other and
have never had any disease among
my foWls.-David o. Bootz, Peoria
County, Illinois.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
American Money. Spent Abroad,

NsHoTsCaH HloHey spent Abroad. -
The indications are that. foreign
travel will this summer exceed: that Of
any previous season. sixty-seven sail.
ings month Of f1rst-class passenger
steamships will be made from New
York for European ports. This is pro.
vision for sS6, 900 passengers between
April and September. An expert es
innate puts the amount paid fol
steamship fares at s$3l, 0O0, 900 and the
expenditures ia Europe at so 900 900.
This weighs heavily against our -four
to Ave million balance Of trade.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
Locating the Peach Orchard.

Locating the Peach Orchard.
In spite OF the disasters experienced
oy peach growers during the last
1--WE years, peach orchards are be-
ing planted in considerable numbers
and on large areas. This is a wise
thing to do, as a big crop now and
tnen help to average up the lean
years and the years when the freezes
destroy large areas of peach orchards.
Gradually localities are being found
i'll most OF our states where the dis.
asters come rarely and where crops
OF peaches are common.
Soil for peache orchards may be
OF almost any character, except
swampy. Wherever situated it should
contain enough sand to permit of
sort OF natural drainage about the
roots. Where there is a hard. com.
pact clay beneath, peach trees should
not be planted, as, the roots of the
trees find it difficult or impossible to
penetrate it and are compelled to feed
only in the surface SOIL When the
water In the surface sotl is gone, the
roots are exposed to ithe drouth.
When they go into winter in this
condition they are more easily affect.
ed by the cold. It is now believed
that moisture in the soil has a very
important influence in bringinf :. trees
through severe winters unharm ed. In
addition, where there is a har,' pan
that will hold water, some OF the
trees will most likely be set in basins
that will keep their roots immersed
for weeks during the wet weather.
This often results in the destruction
OF the tree, as the roots of peach trees
must have air as we'll as water to
enable them to grow. The texture
OF the subsoil has much to do with
the success Of the peach orchard. 1t
must not be so impervious to water
as to hold it for long periods and it
must not be so porous as to permit
it to leach away too readily. The soil
should be loose enough to permit the
passage of water but must be close
enough to keep the law of capillary
attraction in operation. A good
peach soil s:neither too rich nor too
poor. A too rich soil gives wood
growth at the expense of fruit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
The Pessimistic Boy.

don't kick and romp with glee
~. cause the summer days are here:
I'm not filled with joy to see
Scented flowers all appear.
And the balmy atmosphere
Doesn't make me hop with vim.
What's the use? Ma jest said: e..
bon you, dare go down t.. swim" j..
Merry thoughts don't rise in me.
.. AS the daisies they come out.
I'm not filed with ecstasy So 49,.
AZ the bees they buzz about: 70.
I'm not filled up to the spout
With a lot Of lazy wishin':
What's the use? Ma jest said:
Don't you dare to go of f1shin'''
1 don dream, the nvelong day
Underneath q shady tree. -.
And II Wlnter'd care to stay i
'Twould have been the same to mo.
~ summer don't fill me with glee
Ana wish that it would pass.
What's the use? Ma jest said: ~
Don't You lie on that damp grass. -
: F. r. Pitzer In New York sun
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05

rested her. Octavia in New York and
and like this
He rode on, hoping yet fearing, that
she would overtake him. Would she
speak to him?, But why should she?
What Interpretation would she put
upon his position? A policeman!
Norman Rogers had been sent to col
lege rich mans son. Prior to that,
and, indeed, during his first few vaca-
tons at home, he had seen, much of
0ctavia Bethany. They became en-.
gagged only to quarrel over trivial
matter and to grow farther and
farther apart, 4. :.Hs /
Norman was studying for the: bar
In the last year hut one of his college
course his fail er died not. as every
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
How Blackleo Spreads

The state veterinarian Of Missouri
says: It is often very difficult to tell
how blackleg gets introduced into GER
tain neighborhoods. It often breaks
out In a county where nothing of the
kind has ever been heard of before
and where the manner of it's intro
duction is not apparent. Yet it is
known that the disease never breaks
out anywhere unless by. some means
the germs have been introduced there.
Let us observe that the disease is due
to very small germ, the swelling
which, it causes containing millions OF
them. Although these germs do not
thrive In the presence Of the oxygen
OF the air, they have sufficient vitality
to live, in the form of spores, for an
indefinite period on pastures or any
grounds that once become contami.
mated with them. AS a rule the hide
Is taken from the carcass of the calf
that dies with blackleg and sold and
the carcass is left lying around on the
farm. Hogs, dogs, buzzards, etc., eat
OF the carcass and spread pieces of it
over the country, and in 80 doing
spread the germs of the disease. TAX
ing these facts into consideration it
is really strange that there is so lit
tie blackleg; instead OF so much. Once
scattered over the surface of the
ground, the germs are washed into the
streams and carried long distances,
and during overflows are spread over
low ground. When the carcasses are
left lying on the surfaces of the
ground the germs have a chance to
become generally distributed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05
American Entrants,

The State from which there Is the
least emigration is louisiana Yer.
mont furnishes the largest proportion
Of migratory AM orleans.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-09-05

The nun consists Of the soft
.doWny feathers bout the thighs, chief.
IL developed In Asiat tics. 3ss5S