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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26
SHE HAD NO OBJECTION.
ale OF an Unfortunate courtshIp
Told In Rhyme.

ale OF an Unfortunate courtship
Told in Rhyme.
with deilcate persuasion that betray-
cd no base evasion, he contriyed
t1e conversation so 1t turned on
true love rare.
n in accents far from Jolly he de.
clared 'gainst friendships folly, and
In tones quite melancholy said he'd
take love for his share.
It was, he said, admitted, that when
friendships ghost had fitted. those
1t left were to be pitied; for their
fate was sad indeed.
But when true love once had darted
through ones soul, and then de.
parted, though it left one broken
hearted, it had filled a long felt
need.
And there was 70 doubt about IT.
though the skeptical might fout it.
We could not get on without it.
though 1t left US in disgrace:
tor its memory always haunted. and
it was the thing we wanted. other
thirgs, though highly vaunted.
couldn't take its Special place.
Then he asked if he might love her
for there was no girl above her in
his eyes. He thought only of her,
ard she said: why, certainly;
II to love is your ambition, you at
once have my permission, but of
course on this condition; you can
love, but not have me."-Tom Mas.
son in the New York Press
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26

Il see" said the landlady's husband.
that one of the scientific papers says
carp live for hundreds of years, and
that pike also may become centenari.
rms II they are left alone by the fisher
men," is that sof" returned the star
boarder, making another effort to bite
a piece from the wing in his posses
zion; Il wonder If anybody has ever
really found out how long it takes a
chicken to die of old age?"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26

SOUTH BARToNvILLE., ILL, Feb. 8,
1908 -" received the trial package of
Doan's Kidneys Pills and have bought
several boxes of my druggist. They have
done me much good. l was hardly able
to do any work until l began taking them;
now can work oil day and my back docs
get the least bit tired" BIRD GRAY.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26

Wales Doubles Its Population.
Wales has practically doubled its
in the last 60 years.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26

Our ~follies, like our benefits, spread
with increased means of manufactur.
ing and Of transportation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-02-26
PROVE DOAN'S FREE HELP

anose who doubt, who think because other Kidney Remedies do them
~ Sooo,W no zee discouraged, they profit most by the Free Trial
or Doan's Kidney Pills. The wondrous results stamp Doan merit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Close Hook Action Desired.

A prominent horseman says: In
testing the walking and trotting action
of any horse he should be led straight
away from you, and then brought
back, thereby enabling you to deter
mine whether the action is true or
otherwise. See that they turn up the
soles of their feet and are not pad
dlers. The object in preferring close
hock-action is because much greater
power can be brought to bear than
when the hooks are wide apart. In
the latter case considerable power or
strength is wasted in drawing heavy
loads, and the natural tendency is for
horses that incline to go wide or bulge
out the hooks when young, to grad
ually go wider and wider every year,
until they become quite undesirable
for draft work. This is one of the
most important points in the mechan-
ism of the draft horse, which has re-
ceived much closer attention in Scot
land than anywhere else and with
beneficial results.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Siberian Creameries.

There are, according to recent re-
ports from Siberia, 608 creameries in
that country. Three years ago there
were but 334 Of these establishments.
This shows the rapidity with which
the industry is developing in that
country. 1t is true that there are as
yet fewer creameries in all that great
country than in single states of the
American Union, but it is as yet the
day of small things there If the but
ter that now comes to the London
market from those Siberian creameries
is already worrying the Danish and
French makers of butter. what will it
be ten years from now, when the ST.
berlars count their creameries by the
thousands instead of by the hundreds
as now? With the government rail-
roads constantly opening new terri
tory, and the officials of Russia lend
ing their paternal efforts to help the
business along, the importation into
the countries of Europe of large guam.
titles of Siberian butter is certain.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Applying Manure Green.

John Parton, being asked the ques-
ton whether it was better to apply
manure green or well-rotted, replied:
There is less loss in putting manure
on land green than in rotting it before
it is applied. Besides this, there is a
special advantage that in putting the
manure on in the winter time it is
done at less expense. In rotting the
manure under the most favorable con-
ditions chemists tell us that it loses
so per cent. However, when it is on
the land in the green condition and
the fermentation allowed to take place
in the soil, as soon as any plant food
is liberated it is in the place where it
is most readily taken up. Besides
this, the decay of manure in ferment-
ing has beneficial effect in warming
up the soil. Experiments carefully
conducted at. Guelph, as to applying
manure fresh and rotted, proved that
the ordinary way CT leaving manure
exposed to the weather was wasteful; ;
when protected from rain it was still
subject to loss, and when put on fresh
the best results were obtained.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
The Habit of Growth.

The advice of our best hog raisers
is to keep the pig growing from the
very start. This applies to all other
farm animals. There seems to be
habit of growth" that can be formed
or neglected. If a pig is allowed to
stop growing he seems never to re-
acquire the ability to grow rapidly.
The wise hog raiser will see that his
pigs are getting enough milk while
they are with the SOW, and afterwards
be will see that they get full supply
OF food as often in the day as they
want it, The critical time is when
the pigs change from their mothers
milk to grain and grass food. If the
pigs are made to earn their living on
the pasture following steers there is
tendency to feed them little, so that
they will work harder in picking up
the corn the steers have not used
This may be carried so far as to cause
a check in, the growth of the pigs,
1t requires skill to insure the pigs
enough feed to prevent them being
stunted and yet not SO much that they
will cease to work.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Selecting Seed Wheat.

The greatest difficulty to contend
with. In keeping up the quality of
W heat is the frequency of unfavorable
eli matte conditions, says Prof. r. Har-
court OF Ontario. 1t has been shown
tnat one poor ripening season may so
spoil the quality of the wheat that 1t
Will take two or three years very
favorable seasons to bring it back to
1ts 1ormer strength. In the ripening
process, the nitrogenous matter from
which the gluten is formed is first
transferred from the plant to the seed.
Ih1s forms the framework of the
seed upon which the starch is after
wards deposited, and the slower and
fuller the ripening, the greater the
deposition of starch. If the formation
| OF gluten, then, is normal and hot
weather sets in and ripens the grain
| too rapidly, the chances are the starch
formation will not be normal and,
consequently, the wheat will have a
larger proportion of gluten and will
make strong -four. On the other
hand, if the ripening proceeds normal
ly, or il the wheat is allowed to be-
come over-ripe the proportion of
starch will be larger and the weaker
the flour will be made. Again If a storm
should injure the wheat at the time
gluten is being formed and the plant
afterwards revive, and starch forma-
tlon proceed, weak wheat will re-
suit. Thus it is that season may very
materially influence the quality of
flour from any wheat. Because Of
these tendencies to change, it becomes
absolutely necessary, if improvement
in quality is to be looked for or even
maintained, to exercise the greatest
care in the selection of seed. That
like tends to produce like is true in
the vegetable as well as in the animal
kingdom. If we sow weak grain we
may expect to reap weak grain, and
il we SOW strong grain we may ex-
| pect to get strong grain. If grain from
good strong straw with long, we'll.
filled heads is selected for seed, an
increase in the yields may be looked
foc. It follows, then, that the grain
which is to be used for seed should
be selected from the most thrifty
growing parts of the field before the
crop is harvested, when all the condi-
tions of growth and ripening are
known. AS said before, all soils tend
to modify the grain brought to them.
A change of seed from some locality
where, either through greater care or
more favorable conditions, the va
riety desired has been able to hold it's
own, should be made every few years;
but here, also, attention should be
paid to the previous history of the
grain, if the best results are to be oh.
tanned. By judicious selection of seed
grain much improvement can be made,
not only in the quality Of the grain,
but also in the yields per acre.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
NOT A JUDGE OF ART.
Fathers Enthusiastic Praise Some
what Out Of Place.

Fathers Enthusiastic Praise Some
what Out Of Place.
When the artist son of John Harper
was raw student his father was very
much interested in his work. One day
he saw newly finished picture on the
easel.
"Ah! that's fine" he burst out:
fine! There's lots of life, lots of an.
imation in that. my boy You've struck
the right thing now-]ife and action"
But, father. don't understand
what you mean"
why, that picture has action, move
ment in it. Look at those horses,
rearing and tearing ahead, tugging at
the reins-and their riders are stand
ing up in their stirrups, shouting and
waving their sabers over their heads
the whole picture is movement and
animation. What is it-Napoleon's
last charge at Waterloo?"
mo. father, that's your beet patch
in strong wind. New York Times
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Using Piq Skins.

In past ages pig skins were used as
bottles by the people of various coun.
tries. With the invention of the glass
bottle this use largely ceased. Now
pig skins are again coming into no.
tice as of value in various CONNER.
cial ways. Machinery has been in
vented for the splitting of pig skins
till they are as thin as paper. It is
claimed that the resulting fabric is
strong and durable. If the use of pig
skins in this way becomes common it
will greatly increase the value of our
swine product. The skin of the pig
has little or no value as a part of his
edible product. When the meat is
eaten this part is almost invariably
cut off and thrown away: A CONNER.
cial use of it would therefore be +,
clear gain.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

elm-arched street with the sun rising
through it What is more refreshing
than a sunrise walk?'
The professors face was q study.
Helen was ecstatic. She began to fear
she might do something reckless
dance hornpipe-give three cheers
and a tiger; but Teddie saved her.
Breaking loose from his mothers re-
straining hand, and making dash for
his father, he shouted, Papa! papa!
want penny for the gum machine!"
AS John was searching his pockets
for penny, the gracious voice went
on: "Ah, your little son; anyone may
see that; the same lovely hair-you
know l always admired your hair
Helen felt her husband was looking
past this sweet friend of his youth at
herself.
And your wife," continued the mel
lif1uous voice; "is-is she dead?'
What a balmy blending of sympathy
and consolation! In the face of that
look in his wife's eyes, the professor
of mathematics was fast degenerating
to the state or a savage.
MRS. Brown, will you come here"
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. McElwin!"
"Ah, these men!" cried Mrs. Nc.
Elwin, coquettishly; Il doubt whether
you have ever heard of me- John
pardon me, Mrs. Brown, for calling
your husband by his first name-used
to know me as Bessie Alter"
Certainly the professor was degener-
ating, and at terrific pace No Tus-
carora Indian could look more blood
thirsty than he at this minute.
Once more Teddie saved his family
from lasting disgrace Helen felt sure
that in moment more the Ph. D.
would have done something desperate.
The cars! the cars!" yelled the
guardian angel, dancing up and down
in a wild frenzy of anxiety. Teddte
was not mistaken; the Overland Spe'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
The Crisis of Alfalfa.

Alfalfa Uucerne) is frequently
spoken of as comparatively new
plant, while, as a matter of fact, it is
a very old plant, having been cu1tl-
waited by the Greeks and Romans l0Dg.
before the Christian Era. Later it
was introduced into South America.
gradually travelling northward through
New Mexico, Southern, Western and
Northern states, and lastly into Can:
better it is liked, said F. C. Elford-.
speaking at an Ontario farmers insti-
tute. l think the chief objections to-
lucerne have been raised by persons,
who, not knowing it, have tried it
once or twice and failed. Those who
have been growing it for years are its:
strongest advocates. In our expert
ence of fifteen or sixteen years. ,he
best results have been obtained by
following a hoed crop, using as &
nurse crop about one bushel of barley
or oats per acre. We SOW at least
twenty pounds of good seed per acre.
We put the seeder in front Of the
drill, thereby getting a deeper cover
ing for the seed. Too much care can
not be taken in the preparation OF
the seed bed. Twenty pounds is lit
tie enough; some SOW thirty. The
first winter and spring is the critical
period of it's history, and in order to-
get it safely past this danger point
it is better not to pasture after the
nurse crop is taken off, but to allow the
young clover to grow and form
mulch so as to protect it's roots from
the frost. The next season, though it
may not look very promising at first,
it will produce two or three crops of
hay or fodder, and the stand will be-
come thicker with each successive
cutting. Considerable of the lack OF
success in growing lucerne has been
the failure to comply with one or .tNG
minor, yet all important rules, viz
lack Of sufficient previous preparation
of the soil, too shallow covering of
the seed, and close pasturing the first
fall.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Grade of Chicaqo's Milk.

The war that Chicagoans have been
carrying on for an Improvement in
their milk supply is bearing fruit. The
names of many of the dealers selling
poor and adulterated milk have been
published and this has made a de-
cided change for the better. The
chemical department of the health
Office has been doing an immense
amount of work along this line Re-
Gently a large lot of suspicious sam
pies of::milk and cream. were, analyzed
and only about per cent were found
to be below the standard.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
On the Plains.
The sun sinks low,
Ito Unl1or ol1r

The sun sinks low.
Its golden glow
Falls slanting DER the tawny plain:
A gentle breeze
From far-Off seas
Blows gently DER the wagon train:
A mellow beauty softly reigns-
'Tis sunset on the Western plains.
The twinkling stars,
Through azure bars,
Look down upon the darkened plain,
The coyotes cry
And night winds sigh
Are blended in a long refrain;
A mystic, wild enchantment reigns-
'Tis midnight on the Western plains.
Long rays of light
Dispel the night
AS slanting sunbeams span the plain
Wild flowers fair
Perfume the air,
While westward wends the wagon train
The god of day in glory reigns-
'Tis sunrise on the Western plains.
Louis P. Callahan, in Pittsbure Di
patch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Care Of Young Pheasants,

The critical time of the young is
the first two weeks, during this time
too much care cannot be given the
young birds; they should be fed at
least four times day, and find that
custard made Of milk and eggs is the
best and only feed that should be
given them for the first two weeks;
feed them on board or common pie
pan. Place some directly in front of
the coop and just as close to the coop
as possible, especially for the first
two or three days, after that the birds
will find the feed anywhere in the
enclosure, as they will by that time
run all over the space allotted them.
!Should you prefer, the hen and her
brood can be given their liberty in
five or six days, as by that time the
young will know the call and talk of
their foster mother and they will not
Eleave her. The hen will always come
back to the same coop to roost. Never
allow the young to eat any stale Gus
tard, be quite certain that all stale
food is removed before feeding.
After you have given them their lib
erty but little attention need be given
them as the hen will care for her
brood better than you can. However,
find it an excellent idea to feed them
once or twice a day, as by so doing
they will get much tanner. Hard
boiled eggs is an excellent food for
pheasants after they are two weeks
old; and boiled potatoes, chopped up
fine, will not be amiss to mix with
the egg, but care should be taken
not to form a paste with the eggs and
potatoes. Should you prefer, the hen
can be eft in the coop until the
pheasants are ready to wean in this
case remove the boards and allow the
young to roanc over as much territory
as they like. They will not be likely
to get so far away that they cannot
hear THEFT mothers call. Before you
attempt tD raise pheasants or quail.
kill all your cats, and if you, have
neighbors who have cats tell them
that it cans death If any of their
cats are found trespassing.-G. j.
Wilson.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
A M A Ms DIRE AN
By ELLEN LOUISE BARNES
Copyrighed 1908, By The .4h0rs Publishing Company

Why will people rave over the Glib
son head? Yet, it does have sort
of charm-airy and sweet-do you like
it, John?'
John Clarke Brown, Phi D., was alb
sorbed in deep study. Il beg your
pardon; what did you ask?''
"Oh, / was merely wondering
whether you admired the ubiquitous
Gibson head
1.-The Gibson head! Admire it? Why,
ye-es, one of my friends looked like
that
Helen felt a pang at her heart,
though she questioned smilingly,
Which of the thousand and one?'
Bessie Alter
The smile died out of Helen's face,
as resting her elbows on the low table,
she looked across at her husband.
And did you love her so much?''
"Ah-er-, a mere boy and girl af-
fair
why did you drop the correspond
ence?"
Heard she was going with a richer
man.
Her lips look it-calculating. self
indulgent. If her husband died to-
day she would merely wonder where
she could find another proyidez-'
You do not understand her. I nev
er saw a more affectionate girl
Helen paled little as she gave her
husband a searching look.
.'And you think of her now?"
His eyes changed guiltily. why,
.er-sometimes, when you are hauling
me over the GOALS
And she would never haul anyone
over the coals?'
"Oh, no! There was not the least
one of the sweetest-natured girl; ever
met But what on earth are you rak
ing all that up for? 1t is past, and to-
night l have something else 10 think
about Here, it is twelve and we
must start before seven. l am glad
Teddie is having a good sleep. If we
don't make haste we will miss our
rest altogether. If you are awake at
five call me-
Awake at five! Would she ever
sleep again! One, two, three, struck
the clock. Her brain was on fire. At
four she softly arose and made her
way to the bath room. "A rose water
bath may quiet my nerves." she
sighed.
In the hustle of a hurried dressing
and breakfast, John had quite for
gotten the midnight talk. So, when
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
SneeZeWeed.

This is a perennial plant growing TO
a height of feet under favorable con-
ditio1s. It is found in moist ground
from Connecticut to Illinois and south
ward to the Gulf. The whole plant,
especially the flower, is bitter and
more or less acrid and pungent. Sheep,
cattle and horses that are unfamiliar
with the plant are often poisoned with
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

we're: 1900, 2,274,o0o; 1901, 1855 900;
1902, 2,551,966 cases. This year the
leading states and storage are: New
York, CAT 900 cases: Illinois. $4,000;
Massachusetts, 2s6,o00; Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Missouri, 201,0oo; Iowa, 1885,
900; Minnesota, $4,000; Nebraska,
10000; Wisconsin, $4,000; Indiana,
$4,000; Ohio, $4,000; Kansas, $4,000;
Connecticut, 10000 cases.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
A Fool WAGER,

A German is rolling barrel OF
wine through Switzerland on a wager
He bet that he could roll it from his
town, Waldkirch-en-B Brisgaw, to Rome
The barrel contains sixty gallons OF
wine. The Journey as mapped out will
take him through Zare, Munster, Lu
zerne, Altorf, st. Gothard pass, I1u
gano. Como and Milan @-r
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

Onions are of great antiquity and of
universal cultivation in every civilized
country, some nationalities preferring
one variety and some another. The
peculiar, characteristic odor is due to
a volatile orgacic compound contain,
ing sulrhur.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

it when driven to localities where j.:
abounds. AS a rule these animals
avoid it, but it is claimed that they
often develop a taste for it and are
killed by eating it in large quantities.
The poison exists principally in the
flowers. The young plants appear to
be only moderately dangerous. In the
mature ones the amount of poison
varies greatly in the same field.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21
Gold Storaue Euus.

. Accordil lg to Chicago financial pa
per there were in cold storage in the
United St&tes last month about 2.533..
600 cases Of eggs. For the same date
on the thr BE previous years the figures
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-21

John was still at the ticket window.
cial was rushing down the track in a
whirlwind of steam and dust.
Out on the platform, John, looking
into his wife's happy, triumphant
eys, whispered: Helen, you were
right. One kiss, my dearest and most
long-suffering of girls. 1 fear mems
dreams aro quite as often built upon
the sand as upon the rock