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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
POKER CANE FOR FAIR ONES.
indianapolis Women Play Game Skill
.: fully arid for Big Stakes.

indianapolis Women Play Game Skill
fully arid for Big Stakes.
A coterie of well-to-do women in In
dianapolis have become so addicted to
the game of poker that they regularly
meet for play nearly every afternoon
in the week, Their rendezvous is at
the Hotel English, and dollar limit,
is the smallest one allowed. With the
exception THAT there is no "rake-off''
it is a full3fedged professional game
with no difference between it and that
patronized by the sterner SEX. The
women, it is reported, handle their
cards carefully, paying strict attention
to businessI and, In addition, the usual
poker hands as baptized by Hoyle,
"dogs," E"Gats," ='".jump-ups" and other
intricate hands, are played with a
skill and IA nerve which characterize
the women as veterans. The game is
not open ITO the public and it only runs
when thgsre2 is enough to sit in. >.
: The play as e. rule, are limited
to married. women, who have tele-
phones lat their homes, and who are
notified iby wire when there is some
thing dbing. 2 There are no pink tea
featured, the players getting together
solely $tb play cards for money! It is
pure bold blooded business; without
sentiment, ana only the best players
and those who always cash their
Slosses) are let in. None of the cheap
4p1,layelfs, those willing, for instance, to
limit (the wager to Is cents, are in
,vited. i ~ J. Il. rs ~. g. - D. ~,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17

a, Possible Combine 81 Fruit Handlers
a Chicago paper, devoted to the
commission trade, is urging the n1er'-.ii
chants on South Water street to form
g solid and complete organi zation. II
says that at the present time there
are four distinct organizations there.
the Butter and Egg board, National
League or Commission Merchants the
Wholesale Produce: Merchants assoc
citation and the Fruit and Vegetable
Shippers association. It is now de-
sired to combine all Of these and also.
all other interests on the street. This
would give q most powerful organiza.
ton. The question with the common
producer and consumers is a very
lively one. No matter how small a
sum the producer gets for his fruit
and vegetables, thes, consumer pays
a handsome price for them. Pro-
duction is. thus not encouraged. To
day, as it is organized, the South
Water street is getting a big part
OF the profits made on fruit. r II the
organization be made more perfect,
"AsA1out uouuI q oCAAA Adj 6Cl ~ OAI VIA
be made by the South Water street
merchant. This is a very desirable
thing from the standpoint Of the South
Water street merchant, but is It so
desirable from the standpoint OF the
fruit grower and the fruit consumer?
It simply looks as If the fruit business
would have to pay still greater per.
centage of toll to the South Water
street dealers. If this thing keeps
on, the fruit growers and the fruit
consumers will be compelled to or.
ganize In their own protection:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
Poultry Gives Quick Returns,

One of the principal advantages in
poultry production is that returns
come quickly. With the exception Of
Strawberries there is practically no
line of small fruits on which you can
begin to realize inside of three years;
mich cow does not approach her
full power of production short of three
and a half years., apple trees do not
begin to- bear freely short of seven or
eight years land if you go in for for
est reproduction, a realization upon
the investment does. not come inside
the life of half or even a whole gen
Grafton. How is it with the hen?
Three weeks from the setting of the
!. hen en- you have g batch Of chickens;
from four to four and "a half months
from Matching, the cockerels are ready
for the market, and in five to five and
a half months the pullets will begin
to lay G.. Gilbert. u 81. .E .53
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
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RAPID GROWTH OF A PUPPY
Unbaked Bread conclusiveiy Provee
Unfit for. Food -. ]

,FOHIII IOf fCOOs
. A few months ago a. young man:
who is employed in one of the rail-
road Offices of this city bought
very small pointer pup, says the
Morning Oregonian. The dog grew
steadily, but mainly in the head and
legs, having no body to speak of.
The lady of the household, like many
newly married women, was making a.
thorough test Of her husbands diges-
tive powers by baking bread for the
family. The pointer pup was now
taking on the appearance of genuine
dog, and put in most of his time look
ing for something to eat. He found
just what he was looking for.
! Mrs. Newly-Wed had placed pan
containing three loaves in the state
Of dough under the kitchen stove and
had gone upstairs for a few minutes.
Like many new bread makers she was
generous in the use of yeast, and her
bread was usually lighter than a
SPONGE: When she returned the
dough had been transferred from the
pan to the interior Of the pointer,
who was already showing signs of
distress. The yeast was getting in it's
deadly work and gradually the dogs
body began to swell. The head, which
had formerly been the most promi-
nent feature of his makeup, was quite
eclipsed beside the bursting body.
The legs looked like toothpicks sup
porting beer key. The poor pointer
was now writhing in agony, and after
several neighbors had proposed vari-
Gus strenuous measures, an applica-
ton of saleratus water brought relief.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
Suits for Lost Orchards.

It is reported, that two orchardists
of Illinois have. brought suit against
the state to recover damages for
orchards lost by the treatment given:
them to destroy the San Jose scale.
The treatment was effective ztn:,zde..
stroying the scale, but it also de
stroyed the. trees. It is reported that
the work was done under the direc-
ton OF. the State Horticultural society.
We are not in possession Of the de-
tails of the case. Probably It will he
difficult to make the state responsible
for the orchards, even Il they were
killed by the treatment. No case 81
this kind has been settled ID I
the courts SO far as we know arm.
ers' Review 5is: II s 5 } !:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
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!. ;''GA6RIC I!''!u!.RE
A Retainer Of swamps.

t The remarkable man who has spent
ten years in turning fifty square miles
of black morass into the most produc-
tive farm in the middle west Is now
building a railroad for his own use,
says the New York World. Already
the crops marketed from this farm
annually are worth more than $780,
600. This model farmer is B. J. Gift
ford, and his big farm is the old Kan.
kakee swamp in the center Of Jasper
county, Indiana. Il ~ >. =.
Clifford began active life as law
yer. By completing the construction
of an abandoned railroad he got a
financial start, and at once went to
work to develop his black-soil hobby.
He bought, at ridiculously low fig
ures, 10000 acres of swamp lands in
Ford and Champaign counties, Illi-
nois. He dredged and drained them,
sold them for $100 an acre, and, in
1890, bought the first 5000 acres of
the Kankakee swamp. He expects be-
fore long to own $4,000 acres.
When Clifford offered IS for every
acre of the water and black ooze, the
owners lost no time in selling, and
congratulated themselves that they
had found a Sucker" at last. Since
then the value of every one Of those
5000 acres has been raised from SIS
to a point where the owner has re-
fused offers of 500, and some of $125,
because it is worth more to him in
working out his extensive scheme. He
now has the very heart Of Jasper
county, Indiana, extending from the
Kankakee river itself, nineteen miles
soQth-an aggregate Of $4,000 acres
all in one tract. He has 200 miles of
great canal ways. From the scrub oak
islands in the morass Clifford has cut
timber enough for the framework of
100 two-story farm houses and out
buildings, 100 barns for these tene-
ment homesteads, eight district school
buildings, a half-dozen great store
barns and granaries, and a good per-
centage of the ties used in his rail-
road construction, besides unlimited
fuel. Gradually the cultivated area
has Increased. Last year it was 49,
900 acres. This year it will probably
run to 10000 acres.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
Germs of Potato Scab.

Bulletin IS Of the Vermont Station
says: The scab fungus like most
other fungi appears capable of very
rapid development and reproduction
under favoring conditions; but, on
the other hand, it is very sensitive in
regard to it's environment. The germs
may occur in abundance in the soil
or on the seed potatoes, and yet lead
to little scab on the crop if soil con-
ditions do not favor; whereas, under
favoring conditions, comparatively
few germs on the seed or in the soil
may cause great damage.
Presence of germs. In the absence
Of the germs there can be no scab.
This is settled beyond question, Boil:
ley of the North Dakota experiment
station states positively as result
of his experiments that neither clay,
the blacklist muck, nor any other
germ-free soil that he tried led to
scab. On the other hand the develop
ment of scab spots was visible within
from three to ten days after the germs
were applied to the surface of young
tubers. These germs do not originate
spontaneously. The evidence indicates
that the fungus lis not native to
our soil. It probably was brought
here along with the potatoes in the
early days Of their culture. Whatever
the original source of the scab fungus,
there is no doubt that it's introduction
and further spread in our fields at the
present time is largely by means OF
contaminated seed potatoes. It may be
carried occasionally on beets or other
roots, or with manure, or on tools;
but these agencies are probably of
minor Importance. Our experience in
growing potatoes experimentally
during four seasons on a recently
cleared wood lot where no other crop
has ever been grown has shown that
in such virgin soil the scab on the
crop comes from scabby seed. Trials
at the New Jersey station proved that
when scabby potatoes were spaded
into the soil in the autumn there was
large increase in the amount of
scab in the crop the following year.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
SOLD HIS SHOOTING BOOTS.
Man Fooled His Wife on the Price,
But the Result Was Sad.

Man Fooled His Wife: on the Price,
But the Result Was Sad.
Banks knew very. well that he could
not afford to pay $40 for pair, of
shooting boots, but he reasoned with
himself, after the sophistical manner
OF those who knew the joys of .ex-
travagance, that his twice-a-year trip
to- his Long Island club for two days
of duck shooting was really the only
luxury he allowed himself. and his
economies in other directions deserv-
ed reward.
So Banks bought the boots, and
told his wife nice little story about
a friend who had struck a bargain in
boots and had let him have a pair
*for practically nothing" The boots
were not worth much anyhow, he
carelessly explained, and congratulate
ed himself on having safely and
sagaciously handled a delicate situa-
ton.
When Banks came back from his
next shooting trip he was tired and
sleepy, and; threw his new boots, all
muddy as they were, into a closet, to
be cleaned when he should have more
energy. "< s. ~. - .+#
"And what do you think happened
to those boots!" he said two days
later to a group of sympathetic
friends on change: "A junk peddler
came around the next day, and my
wife sold, him my $40 boots for fifty
cents. She knew they were of no
special value, as I had said so, and
thought she'd done well to get fifty
cents for them
"And what did you say?" asked one
man, betwixt pity and amusement.
"Say? What could say? be-
came hysterical." New York Mail
and Express.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
What Ii Mas Like.

DR.. Nachtigal, the celebrated AZ
rican explorer, was the guest of a
rich Hamburg merchant. The mer-
chants son, a young man OF some
what sentimental temperament, said,
among other things, that his dearest
wish was to ride across the desert
on the back of camel. He thought
such ride must be very poetical. in
deed. ~>.../-
my dear young friend" replied the
explorer, Il can tell you how you can
get a partial idea, of what riding a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
Oats for Fowls. !

IA f#7 u
a.. We notice that q contemporary says
that nat wheat is undoubtedly the best
grain for poultry. We must differ
from ~ that opinion. We believe the:
grain !. most adapted, to the develop
nent1 Of chicks is oats It is indeed
true that birds have to be accustomed
TO eat oats before they will eat them
constantly and in large quantities, but:
once accustomed to them they eat
them with great avidity. Naturally
fowls prefer corn to. oats. But habit.
reverses this preference The writer
remembers one case where he had
kept oats from his hens for some
days. They had been accustomed to
that grain for months. When oats
were again given it was in the form
OF mixture Of corn and oats. TO
MS surprise the hens picked out the
oats in preference to the corn, eating
the latter only after the oats had dis
appeared. One objection raised against
oats is that they sometimes puncture
with their sharp points the tender
membrane in the crops of young birds
and even pass through the skin. The
I writer fed oats for years and never ex-
per1enced any such mishap with his
poultry. It might be possible in case
half-starved birds were fed oats and
then Watered. But oats should be
kept before the fowls all the time, and
they should be permitted to pick at
them at their leisure. They never
then eat too many: In addition to the
nutriment in the oats there seems to
be stimulant which the scientists
call avoine. This is thought to be a
valuable part of the oat as feed.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
What Root Said.

A man in public life, noted for his
brusqueness of speech, was under in
formal discussion in cabinet circles.
There's one thing to be said in his
favor, however" said Secretary Will
son, land that is, he never impor-
tunes the departments to get promo
tons or positions for his friends"
That's readily explained" COM
mented Secretary Root, che hasn't
any."-Saturday Evening Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17

attains 81 the dimensions 4 small
tree. n ttlle 3 Isle 5of perhaps
SelseWher has been known to
grow twenty feet high, with a trunk
twenty nine inch he's ID & circunfe rence.s
sIttsS occurs wild and IL consid erable5
tal,nnd dance long the " lde ranneanS
coast region bettwe cen Genoa and Mar.
seilles, the ood being used largely IA
the manu- ture B he so.called..
Briar obaccos .Ff3riar "a this
.:ase being corr, ption of the French.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
New Stock and Disease.

Every farmer should realize the risk
he takes when he imports into his flock
stock from other f1ocks Contagious
diseases are almost always brought in
this way. There are some iocks that
are free from lice and mites as we'll
as of disease. When a farmer has Sc
cured this condition of things he
should go very slow about increasing
the number Of his fowls through pur-
chase. It is therefore best to increase
the flock through raising the birds.
This may take longer than to increase
it by purchase, but it will give big
ger profit. 1t is not uncommon to
have whole flock swept away by
some malady introduced through care
less purchase of new birds. The
writer had poultry house that had
been free from lice and mites for
years. He regarded it quite wonder
full that he had completely exter~
minated the red mites. But in an I'M
guarded moment he purchased the en-
tire flock Of man about to move
away. The result was that the red
mites were introduced and caused
more loss to the original flock than
the whole purchased flock was worth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17
:. Qriqin of Rriar, Pines.

VrIgin OF 6r1aF' Pipes.
In one respect Erica arborea is the
most remarkable Of all the heaths
that are hardy in Great Britain, for it
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-17

Important Points in Poultry Care.
Cleanliness is essential to success
with poultry. Young chicks should
not be allowed to eat stale or sour
foods. The drinking vessels or foun-
tains should be watched closely, and
should be always kept full of pure
water. Keep them free from bad odors
by scalding with hot water occasion
ally. AS the fowls approach maturity
food should be given them in such a
manner that they will take exercise.
Plenty of straw or leaves should be
put in their houses, and little grain
of some kind scattered therein several
times a day to keep them scratching.
Be careful not to overfeed or they will
become too fat and will not lay.
Avoid feeding too much corn in the
warm months Of the year. During the
winter months it can be fed in the
evening, as it supplies more warmth
than any other food. For morning
feed alternate soft mash with wheat
OF oats. Give also an occasional feed
of vegetables either raw or cooked.
They will be beneficial and much. rel.
ished by the fowls.-J. R. Brabazon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13

lected by the coach, and, If quiet ele-
gance suits her style, she must attain
it, even though her heart yearns for
the flesh pots Of Egypt in the form OF
red and burnt orange.
If her patron is particularly obtuse
the coach handles her correspondence,
though it has become essential for
woman really in the Washington swim
to have her private secretary. Under
the coach's tutelage she also cultivates
her memory for faces and names, she
acquires q graciousness with mooif1-
cation of voice and manner, and, in
fact. goes through a course Of social
grooming which can be compared only
to that of the young girl sent to
fashionable school for her finishing.
When the new candidate for social ia
VOrs passes successfully the criticism OF
those who have gone before her on the
thOrny path and enjoy watching the trials
of those who follow. the coach breathes
sigh of relief and feels that she has gath
cred laurels in her unique profession
The most notable coach in Washington
is row private secretary of the wife of 2
high officer of the government She preVi-
ously filled a like post with the yves OF
other wel-knovn public men Sne was
society girl. observant and popular com
PEELED by adverse circumstance TO turn
her social talent to financial account IN
experienced coach can look after the in
terests of several patrons, particularly II
the latter are amenable. and the woman
who is not amenable should not accept the
services of coach at all
Instances there are of women who fol-
and have won out. When one Of these
first came to Washington society pretended
to be highly amused at her hearty II IKE
YOU so much; come end see me often;
should like to have long talks with EON-'
But she declined to become perIinct OK.
She lives as she did IN her western home
sirnf,lv llnaffectedIy. hospita bly,, and she
enjoys q large circle of friends.
Another woman who has won on her
merits comes from the middle west. Seem
inEiv she prefers her quiet homo life in
Ohio to Washington society, for she rare
~ Joins the congressional colony When she
come for she has won hosts OF friends.
Generally speaking. however, the woman
who scorns the services of the coach finds
breakers ahead. OFFICIAL circles are stu
Laughing over an incident which marked
last seasons dinners.
A newcomer gave g dinner without the
aid or consent Of any coach or well yerseu
friend The result was that the guests,
one and all. were affronted by the table
ARRANGEMENT. for they were seated without
reference to their official rank To make
things worse. the hostess had a new force
of servants. inefficient and ill-trainec and
her butler having been taken suddenly Ill,
was replaced by the one first at hand.
The soups were served cold and as much
of the wine as had escaped the populations
Of the kitchen force came on warm. The
affair was brought to "A dismal and hope
less end by the hostess giving vent to an
llngovernable temper, voiced in a vocabu-
larry which drove the guests from the din
ing room and the servants from the kitch-
en- All this might have been avoided by
a iudicious appeal to the coach.-W ashing-
ton Letter in New York Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
SALOON WAR AT WINSLOW.
Houses Blown Up by Dynamite =
League Worker Shot Down.

La Grange. Ind, Jan. 13-Assas sina-
ton. wrecking Of homes with dynamite
assaults by mobs and a general reign
Of terror have followed the victorious
war of the anti-saloon league against
the saloons Of the town of Winslow.
Arthur White, of Princeton. pronl-
nent league worker. was assassinated
while changing cars at Hazelton. A hid
den foe shot him five times as he stood
on the station platform.
John McConnell's residence was de-
stroyed by dynamite, Mcconnell was as
saulted by a drunken mob. and Law
renee Golf, the town marshal, was seri-
ously injured by unidentified assailants
while he was trying to make an arrest.
F. J. Fenton's drug store has been
blown UP with dynamite. The explO-
sion was so heavy that all surrounding
buildings were partly wrecked.
Through the efforts of the anti-saloou
league all the dramshODs have been
driven out Of the township. The saloon
keepers and a portion of the residents
want to restore the saloons. but the
league and its friends are preventing
the issuance of licenses. Meanwhile the
reign of terror continues. The marshal
has sworn in large number of deputies
but he hnds it difficult to keep order
Citizens who are prominent in the work
of the league have surrounded their
homes with armed guards, who remain
on duty night and day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
LIST or PRIZE WINNER
CORNELL oREw CALLED OUT.
Coach Courtney Orders Men at Ithaca
to BEGIN Practice.

Ithaca, N Y, Jan. 13.-In response TO
the call of Coach Courtney. the candi-
dates for the varsity crews began work
ing on the machines yesterday and from
now until the races at Poughkeepsie
hard work win be the lot of the crew.
All of last years varsity eight are
back except Petty. who graduated. OF
the varsity four ToohiH bow and steers
man, is the only man missing. Balling-
err, however, may be prevented from
rowing on account of bad knee. On
account of the ruling of the Henley Of
fcials, Cornell has given up the idea of
sending a crew to England. and conse-
quently Coach Courtney and his assist
ant, COlson. viii devote their entire at
tention to making another clean sweep
at POughkeeDsie next July.
Decoration day a second varsity race
has been arranged. which Harvard and
Pennsylvania have already entered and
Columbia and Syracuse viii undoubted-
~ follow suit