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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
6ilkins and His Joke.

Forty years ago Bilkins, then a lad
saw it for the first time. It was in
an old almanac which had been
printed before he was born. The aim.
anac credited it to still older pub.
lication. Bil1ins laughed when he
saw it. To his immature mind it an.
peared funny. Then he took it unto
himself for his own, and every wear
at the recurring season he has in.
f1icted it upon his friends. -"
The other day while rain was fall.
ing, Bilkins, in waterproof coat and
under an umbrella, met Silkins dash
ing along unprotected from the ele.
ments. Bilkins seized the oppor-
tunity.
Hello, Sill1ins!" he cried. where's s
your umbrella? Lent, I'll bet. Ha!
hal"
moi" howled Silkins. "It's stolen.
you dodgasted IDIOT" And he smote
Bilkins full sore.
policeman assisted Bilkins out of
the gutter. While waiting for the
ambulance the officer said: ~
Let this be a warhing to you. Re
member, the man who jokes about an
umbrella and Lent borrowsc trouble
from people who are glad to let him
have it,"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
SAVING PRAYERS. IN ADVANCE.
How Thoughtful Child Provided for
Seasons Enjovmenf

How Thoughtful Child Provided for
Seasons Enjoyment.
Julian Hawthorne sometimes tells
an amusing. story. of the childhood of
his daughter Hildegarde.
"Once, when Hildegarde was a lit
tie girl" he will begin, "she was
elated over the fact that we were
all going to spend the summer at the
seashore. Particularly was she elated
on the night before our departure.
Her eyes shone; her cheeks were
flushed, and she could do nothing but
dance and clap her hands for JOY:
After. she had gone to her room
l heard her chattering away like an
insane person for long time. I
peeped in and saw her on her knees
praying. Over and over again she
repeated the same prayer.
Hildegarde,' I said, what on
earth are you doing, child?'
81 am saying my prayers now for
all SUMNER she answered, so that /
won't have to waste any time on
them while we are away. New
York Tribune
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
WHEN A MANS MARRIED, ETC.
Difference 1t Makes in Manners Of
the Head Of the House.

Difference 1t Makes in Manners Of
the Head OF the House.
When Wamsley rose up out of his
chair to search for his pipe the other
night, says London Tit-Bits, he care
lessly brought his No. 10 foot down
heavily on his wife's tenderest foot.
He made no apology and Mrs. VANS
ley said:
We'll, Henry Wamsley?"
well, what?"
YOU haven't anything to say, have
you?"
"Anything to say about what?''
About nearly crushing my foot to
a :jelly?"
what should I say?"
I'D ask, if I were you, Henry
Wamsley! What would you have said
ten years ago, before we were mar
ried, when you were courting me?
What would you say to-day to any
woman who did not happen to be so
unfortunate as to be your wife? Hey?
Why, you'd humble yourself in the
dirt and apologizing to her? You'd
say, I beg your pardon!' and How
awkward l ami and DO excuse mel
Oh, you couldn't be humble and polite
enough in your apologies! My, how
you would apologize! You'd be apt to
write her a note about it! And if it
had happened after our engagement
you'd have been so tenderly solicitous
about my poor dear little foot my
tender little foot whose pathway
you intended to make smooth all my
life! You'd make me actually weary
talking about my poor little foot But
now, when you nearly crush every
bone in it and make me scream with
pain, you never open your mouth to
say anything unless it is oh, thun-
der!' or something like that. And
last night when the Morleys were call
ing here you made us all tired of apol-
ogizing to Mrs Morley because you
chanced to spill little water. on her
dress, and l thought to myself: He
wouldn't apologize that way to me ii
he had accidentally turned garden
hose on me-! He'd probably ask me
what I was in the way for!' It's a
strange thing to me that married
mans manners wane with the honey
moone tell you marriage makes an
awful difference. Indeed it does.''
II should say it did," mumbled
Wamsley, as he lighted his pipe.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
r PercoIation Of Soil Water.

We have all along believed that per-
collation. of water was most rapid
through sandy soil. Until recently q
fest had not been made to determine
this definitely. It is, therefore, with
a good deal Of interest and surprise
that we read Of the results of the per-
collation. tests carried on in California.
Sandy soil, loam and adobe soils were
placed in tubes, and the water al
lowed to percolate through from one
end of. each tube to the other. The
experimenters confidently expected
to see the water in the tube contain
ing sandy soil complete it's journey
through the soil much more quickly
than either of the others. Imagine
the surprise of the experimenters,
when the percolation through the
sandy soil was slowest of all. It re-
quired 81 hours longer for the moist
ure to permeate this tube GO inches)
than it did the adobe. The only ex-
PLANTATION is that capillarity acted less
in the sandy soil because of the small
er amount of what might he called
capillary surface. The finer the soil
the greater the amount of space in, it
that can carry moisture and the great.
er the expanse Of the water film that
covers the minute particles. ..-
This points to the greater value Of
loam soil for agricultural purposes.
especially where the land is to be ir-
arigated and lateral percolation is de-
sired. One Of the great drawbacks in
the use of sub-irrigation systems has
been the slowness with which the wa
ter moved laterally. Thii test in Cali
fornia would seem to Indicate that
sub-irrigation would prove quite
feasible on loan soils. sx: J. s. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
A T.P.TAkER's VIEW.
SECS a Decline in the Great Ameri'
can Habit,

SECS a Decline in the Great Ameri.
can Habit.
The bitter cry of the victims of the
*'tip nuisance is loud in the land, but
the recipients of tips have usually
maintained a naughty silence.> Now
Mr.. James S. Stemons, a colored
waiter explains their point of view
in the Independent.
Walters wages have everywhere
been reduced with the growth Of tips,
so that the Upper is merely making,
good the deficiencies of the employer.
But Of late there has also been a
great decline in the volume of tips,
so that the waiter, underpaid and
confronted with the loss of his per-
quisite at the same time, is fattened
between the two rolls of a wringer.
IN a number of representative
hotels and restaurants in different
cities the tips received by colored
walters vary from nothing at one
place in Cleveland to a dollar and a
half day in New York. At the best
hotel in New Orleans they average
seventy-tive cents day, in Louisville
ntteen cents, and in Philadelphia
from forty cents to dollar. The
usual range in the South is low.
In the North the tendency is for
the best hotels and restaurants to
employ white walters. Where color.
ed men are employed they get much
lower wages
AS a rule colored walters draw
from $18 to $22 a month in wages,
and they are lucky when they can
get SIS more in tips. In most res.
taurants the bulk of the business is
compressed within two or three
hours, and ten cents is the prevailing
fee. In fact, it is only the most
aggressive waiter who manages to
average so much as fifty cents day
in tips
The recipient of this tip takes it as
matter of hard necessity-not be-
cause he likes to- The author of the
article quoted worked for three
years before he consented to accept
one and then it was forced upon him
But the tip will stay until the patrons
OF hotels and restaurants induce pro.
prietors to pay living wages. Such a
movement, if Mr.. Stemons may be
credited, will have the enthusiastic
support of the walters, whose sup
posed exactions inspired the virtuous
resolves OF the Anti-Tipping league
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
The Nubian Goat.

The Nubian goat is larger by half
than the common species, and many
who are unfamiliar with it take it at
first glance for a horse, says George
F. Thompson, in his book on "An'
CORA Goat Raising" Below the ton
Of the head the forehead rises SO q
to form a conical prominence, then
sinks toward the nose until the nos.
trils are in an actual depression. The
lower jaw protrudes beyond the up
per, and the teeth oftentimes ex-
tend above the nostrils. The ears are
fiat, long, large and pendant. Some
times, however, an individual is found
with ears short. straight and pointed.
There is an entire absence of beard.
The females have no horns. Those
of the male are fiat and short and lie
upon the back of the head. Midway,
the horns are curved from within to
without
The udder is deeply indented, so as
to form two very distinct lobes. The
teats are situated, as in all species,
upon the lower part of the udder, but
in this breed upon the outside and be-
low. The eyes are very large and lie
fat in the head-do not protrude. The
hair is usually quite long. deep brown
or black, and quite fine. There is no
odor connected with this breed. It is
an exceedingly prolific animal, having
been known to give birth to as many
as II kids in one year. No member OF
the goat family is more gentle. This
breed is very sensitive to the cold
apparently being unable to withstand
even a slight degree. This necessi.
tates a warm. barn or goat house
They should never be sent to pasture
when there is frost. We are in.
formed that the slightest cold pro.
duces abortion. They are good milk
producers, yielding from four to six
quarts per day.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
PRISONERS ARE NOT GRATEFUL
Murderers Leave Swiss Lookup With
Scant Ceremony.

Murderers Leave Swiss Lookup With
Scant Ceremony
The prison authorities of Torbel,
Switzerland, are grieved at the in.
gratitude of three murderers who
recently strolled away from the pleas.
ant quarters provided for them, and
they have not yet returned. 1t is
said to be the first time On record a
prisoner ever voluntarily left the
Torbel lpckun
It is the aim of those in charge of
that charming resort to make the
Jail such an attractive place prisoners
not strive to escape. There are few
guards-only one to every twenty
five prisOners-and they never think
of offending their guests by carrying
arms. They keep themselves out of
sight as much as possible so as to
not hurt the tenaer feelings Of the
inmates.
The cells are left open, so the
prisoners can communicate freely
with each other, and newspapers,
writing materials and magazines are
provided for their amusement. Cider
and various dainties from the kitch.
en- are furnished. Fried eggs,. OF
which the guests are exceedingly
fond, play prominent part in the
bill of fare.
Naturally such an earthly paradise
is most popular, and inmates leave
it with regret. Therefore the authori-
ties were shocked when the three
murderers went away without even
saying good-by.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06

the fall these are found hanging to
the trees. A cheap and effective rem.
edy is the spraying of the trees in
the early spring just as the young
leaves appear and before the bios
SONS open. Experiment has shown
that single spray of Paris green
and lime Zone pound of each to $50
gallons Of water) applied at this sea-
son may destroy practically all leaf
crumplers in time to prevent notice
able damage by them. In the fall and
winter, the crumpled leaves should be
picked from the bare trees.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
.HOpTICUWP;
Effect Of Stock on Scion,

For many years a fierce contro.
Versy has been going on as to the
enect Of stock on scion. 1t has gener-
ally been assumed that the thing
grated on another would retain all
the characteristics it had when a
seedlings. Facts now point strong
~ the other way, and evidence is &C.
cumulating in favor Of the very de-.
c1ded influence of the stock on the
product OF the scion.. Not long ago a
congress of French horticulturists
took up and discussed the matter. The
work of 67 experimenters was re-
viewed. One man had grated La
france, a very double rose, on Pan
'acnee d'Orleans, semi-double rose
AS a result the roses grown on the
grated branch were semi-double, like
those on the other branches of the
stock. The same man grated large
reu tomato on an eggplant having
long violet fruits. The resulting to-
matoes changed their shape entirely,
and took on an elongated form like
that of the eggplant fruit. A round
pear was grated on a spindle-shaped
pear, and the resulting fruit was
splndle~shaped. Some OF the expert
menters claimed to have produced en-.
t1rely new fruits by grating. A
Sylphide rose budded on Homere gave
stems with fewer thorns than either
parent, leaves intermediate in size
and blooms, intermediate in size and
color. Like results were obtained
with other varieties of roses. Bel
sian kidney beans were modified in
flavor by growing on a French vari-
ETY.. The foxy taste of $ American
grapes has been eliminated by graft,
ing on vines not showing this charac.
terlst1c. One savant claimed that new
varieties could be produced By graft.
ling and that these can be fixed in
their characteristics and propagated
true to kind. Two potatoes were
grated together and produced a va
riety known as Edouard Lefort. II
reprodSces itself true to kind. A
! tender sort of Kohlrabi was grated
on On a hardy form sof cabbage and pre-
1Tsdfreed q forage cabbage. This proves
very hardy, and was midway in form
| between the two. These characters
| tics were transmitted through the
seed and became permanent threaten
from seed. In spite of these exam
pies, however, the opinion OF the con
gress seemed to be that hybridizatio1
OF this class is not very common
though it does occur. AS a genera
thing also the forms thus obtained
are not often constant in character
1t appears certain that the accepta
ton Of the idea of the greater influ
ence OF stock on scions, enormousl,
Increases the problems connected
with the propagation of our know1
| varieties.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
For Exhibition Fruit.

Prof F. w. Taylor, ctief Of the de-.
partment of horticulture, at the COM
ing worlds fair at st. Louis, sends
out the following advice regarding the
growing and preparation of fruit for
exhibition at that exposition: It is
important THAT fruit growers every
where begin at once to prepare to
grow fruit for exhibit purposes. Suf-
fcient plant food should be supplied
to enable the trees to bear perfect
specimens and this should be fol-
lowed throughout the season with
the most thorough cultivation. Thor
ough cultivation will hold the mois-
ture in the soil which will be avail
able for >the use OF the trees and
plants in development of perfect speci-
mems Of fruits. The thinning of fruit
should not be neglected. This is an
important consideration where it is
desired to grow perfect specimens. In
doing this work it ds advisable to
leave only such specimens as prom
Use to be large and perfect and also
those that are not shaded by foliage.
States that are planning to exhibit
must have sufficient quantity of fruit
in cold storage, so that the space al.
lotted to them will be entirely Gov
cred at the time of the opening of
the exposition, and in order that they
may have a sufficient quantity in re-
serve in storage to keep the space
covered until the 1904 crop of fruit
is available
A circular on cold storage of fruits
will be sent out from the department
of horticulture in good season giving
the<latest Information obtainable con-
corning that subject
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06

If clover is left uncut, as many do.
until the bloom turns brown, the stem
becomes woody, much Of the finer and
most valuable parts are lost in the
curing and handling, and, should it be
caught out in heavy rains, it is really
of comparatively little value. When
cut in the early stages OF bloom ,a,r
does but little harm, if tended soon
after a shower and put up before j,
gets too dry. - .. .., - :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06

have the following meaning: /, Fore
head and face. 2, Muzzle. 8, Nostrils
4, Eyes. 5, Ears. 6, Poll. z, Jaws.
8, Throat. 9, Shoulders. 10. Chest
II, Brisket. IL, Fore ribs. 13. Back
ribs. IA, Crops. Is, Loins. 16, Back.
II, Hooks. 1S, Rumps. 10, Hind
quarters. 20, Thighs. 21, Twist. o.,
Tail %, Cod or udder. "a. Under
line. 25, Flanks. 26, Legs and bone.
27. Hooks. %, Forearms.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
POULTRY
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Some Experience with Ducks.

Some Experience with Ducks.
From, the Farmers Review: Some
years since I saw an ad in an ex-
change journal which read like this:
would like to swap some first class
Pekln ducks for B. P. r. cochere]s,'
signed MIS-. ----. Well J had
more cockerels than needed, so
wrote her about the ducks You know
wanted pedigree of. her stock ln..
tne course of month full particulars
came to hand. Well, we made d1ck-
er, and l guess it was satisfactory,
at least we will say so. We got two
oucks and one drake They were big
ones to be sure, but about month
after went out to feed them and ono
refused to eat feed. ] did not thlnh
OF anything very serious SO as time
went on duck No. I got better and
the second one Was attacked with the
same ahfiction. AS ] was Dot
acquainted with the diseases OF that
particular kind of fowl did not do
anything for it and of course it died.
l think the duck had kidney trouble,
because 1t seemed to have a weak
spine. The remaining ore la1A aboAt
90 eggs, and as I do not have an
incubator, l set the eggs under beus
After the little fellows were ready TO
be taken from the nest put them
unoer coop with the hen mother
brakes and kept 10 ducks for The next
years breeders, in the meantime pur-
chasing two good brakes And
inquired like this, If one duck and ono
drake will produce "a ducks, 10 ducks
and two brakes will produce ten times
as many which is 240.': They began
laying about March is, and In about
a month we began to pick the ducks
at regular intervals. This put stop
to the laying business. set $50 eggs.
and for the first week or SO fed them
Johnnie Cake" and milk trather dry,
not d sloppy) with fresh water 70 drink.
AFTER the first week fed them OH
corn meal wet with water Oh, for
got to say, that fenced them in so
they could get only 50 far from the
coop. When fall came ] had raised
"a ducks to maturity. sold off oil the
Some hatched out all right and some
OF the hens got tired .of sitfing and
flew the COOP" The eggs became
chilled; result, duck died in she'll
TO make a long story short, /
hatched out rs and, as, we were all
engaged in building barn, the pou1
try business was. neglected. in saHte
OF bad weather, turtles: hawks, owls,
rats, etc., we had one left when fall
came and this one took sick and died.
But nevertheless I am still in the
Pekin duck business and believe 1t
is as profitable as any kind OF bsst-
ness where feathers are found. MY
motto is ''Never give up."-Peyry s.
Hall, Summit County, Ohio.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
Bliss.

She put the book down with a sigh.
What is it, darling?" he asked. "
"Ah, dearest, I'm so happy" she re-
piled. 80. ;
But you had such sad look in
your eyes just now. s =.
II know I've been reading about
the unhappiness that the wives OF men
of genius have always had to bear.
Oh, Alfred, dear, I'm SO glad you're
just an ordinary plug Of fellow = -. sS /. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
Points Of an Aberdeen Angus.

The last report of the, Kansas State
Board of Agriculture contains a dia-
gram of an Aberdeen-Angus, with
numbers indicating. the technical
names of the various parts. In the
study of animals for points, it is de-
sirable to 'familiarize oneself with the
names Of such parts. We republish
the diagram, with numbers, which
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
Theories and Facts.

That theory accords with the facts
does not necessarily prove it true. Ac-
cording to Poincore,% the eminent
French mathematician, an infinite
number of theories, only one OF, which
is actually true, may be devised to ac.
count for any given state of facts. -
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Il Depends on the Person.

c. s. Greene: Only in recent years
has poultry keeping taken its place
among recognized industries, as the
bulk of the worlds enormous supply
OF poultry and eggs has hitherto come
from numerous small producers. The
number of people who make a living
out OF the business are comparatively
few. compared with the small prpducer,
but they are increasing rapidly, and
to one who is naturally adapted to
the business 1t is the most pleasant
and profitable employment upon which
he can enter. Il is true that many
have failed when they tried to keep
poultry in large numbers. So they
have in other pursuits. II q merchant,
through his lack Of ability, or because
he is in bad location, is obliged 10
close his store and hand the keys over
to the sheriff, it Is not saying that
there is no money in the mercantile
business. So it is with poultry. II all
depends on the man, and bis ability
to make money. The poultry business
is not one for children Gr iDvafids, Mt
men and women are both making q
success Of it, and find it a pleasant and
profitable vocation. To make the
business success person must he
an expert in the management of fowls
While it is true that many have
started before they became experts
and made success of it, they have
been willing to begin IN a small way
and grow in the business as their
knowledge of the business increased
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
A Busy Day.

Busy Day.
Hallit-What's the matter, K1ay?
You look all tired out!
klay-And no wonder. I've had q
hard day of it. don't know when I've
worked so hard. I looked at the men
clean up the railroad station this
morning, and after that I saw three
safes raised into four-story windows,
and four loads of coal delivered in
baskets.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
FaStidioue.

You look tired, grandma"
Yes, there was tramp here beg
ging for a pair of shoes. After ransack.
ing the house for an hour I found q
pair, and guess what he said"
What, grandma?"
He said he was from Boston and
wore only buttoned Shoes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06
Honor Revolutionary. Patriot

Honor Revolutionary Patriot. 7
Z There has just been paced, in the
synagogue of the Spanish and Portu-
guese congregation, Seventeen street,
New York. 4 bronze tablet in memory
Of the Rev. Gershom .Mendez Seixas,
its minister from 1855 until 1916. Dur
ing the revolutionary war Mr. Seixus
took most Of his congregation to phi.
adelphia until after the evacuation.
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H(k!l0121
OF The DAN1
Another ran.

AnO1IIST 7 rap
Say, Jimmy" greeted the tall crook,
II heard yer had a scheme to escape
capture by putting on automobile Cog
giles and passing as a chauffeur. Did
it work."
'Naw,' blurted his pal, "soon as
started out as "a chauffeur dey ar
rested me and give me thirty days
for running over somebody two or
three years ago.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-06

Did you ever give the waiter a
top, Henry?"
''Yaas, a couple of times; but I
don't think he caught on. This must
be a Prohibition state!''
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.lnsinuatinu.

Harry-1 hear you do not speak to
Miss Rose. 81
Reggie-No, she is too offending. I
told her went to phrenologist and
had my head examined and she said
there was nothing in it.
Harry-Did she mean there was
nothing in phrenology?
Reggie-She said I could draw my
own conclusions.