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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Get Good Sheep,
Pushing North the Corn Belt,

A mistake often made by farmers
who start in with small flock of
sheep to act as scavengers is to buy
anything that any one may choose to
call a sheep, has little wool on it's
back and will eat weeds, and then to
treat them as meanly as their appear
ance seems to deserve. This does not
pay Good blood, individual merit
and good care are as necessary for
profitable sheep raising as with any
other kind of stock. Buy few good,
pure-bred, registered sheep of any one
of half dozen of the standard breeds,
treat them right, and they will do the
handsome thing by you. They Will
earn their keep during the summer
by destroying weeds, but they must
have good care and feed during the
winter. Where considerable number
Of sheep are required and pure breds
cannot be eLtained 4 at satisfactory
prices, good grade ewes will do, but
= pure-bred ram should be used ].
W.. wilson. by
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
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THE MAN WITH "a CROUCH.

He Certainly Made . Lot OF russ
About One Collar. IT,. 4,
When the dyspeptic. looking { man
with the wilted collar went into the
haberdasher's store he glared angrily
around, because he was not waited
on Immediately. :. ..4.
II want low, lay-downs collar" he
called to clerk who rushed by him.
"All right, old chap; wait on you in
a minute replied the clerk, as he
wrapped up a negligee shirt. -.
Il don't know whether you will or
not" said the dyspeptic looking! man.
I'm the first place l want to know
why you called me old chap don't
suppose you refer to my age, for I've
been told that I do not appear to be
much over thirty. I presume you were
trying to get familiar on short &C.
quaintance. It may be your custom to
call your friends old chap, but. want
you to understand that I'm not your
friend, and wouldn't be under any
circumstances. The mere fact that I
come in for collar-because l really
need a collar-doesn't justify you in
getting gay with me. You are taking
an unwarranted advantage of my
necessity. want to inform you that
you have lost a customer. Good day."
''The idea of making all that talk
over one collar" exclaimed the un-
abashed clerk as the dyspeptic look
ing man went out. "He must have a
grudge against himself"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Dairy Cow Constitution.

The first great essential to be
sought in the dairy COW is constitu-
ton, without which she cannot stand
the strain of many years heavy feed
ing and milking. The wide chest,
good heart girth, and general appear
ance of vigor are the chief indica-
tons of constitution. Other points
largely indicative Of production are:
A wide, strong muzzle and jaw; a
comparatively open backbone or
chine, Indicating tendency to make
milk rather than fat; capacious bar
rel, capable of making use of large
quantities of feed; and a roomy, we'll
shaped udder with large mammary
and udder veins aand milk-wells. A
well-known Canadian. breeder has
tersely summarized these qualifca-
tons in the words: A big mouth, big
stomach and big udder-F. w. Hold
son.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30


back from him in awe and he leaned
breathless upon his ak.
"Blood Of my soul" cried Baptiste
the Red. But thou art man. Deny
thy God, and thou shalt live yet"
Stockard swore his refusal.
Behold. A woman!" Sturges Owen
had been brought before the half
breed.
Beyond the scratch on the arm he
was uninjured, but his eyes roved
about him, in an ecstasy of fear. The
heroic figure of the blasphemer,
bristling with wounds and arrows,
leaning dedantly upon his ak, indiffer-
ent. indomitable, superb, caught his
wagering vision. And he felt a great
envy of the man who could go down
serenely to the dark gates Of death.
Surely Christ, and not he, Sturges
Owen, had been nodded in such man
ner And why not he? He felt dimly
the curse of ancestry, the feebleness
of spirit which had come down to him
out of the past. He had been raised
up to serve the Lord only that he
might be cast down. He had bee1
given faith without strength of faith.
1t was unjust.
where, now, is thy God?" the half
breed demanded.
Il do not know" He stood straight
and rigid, like child repeating a
catechism.
Hast thou. then, God at all?"
81 had"
And now?"
mo"
Hay Stockard swept the blood from
his eyes and laughed. The mission.
airy looked at him curiously, as in
dream. In that which had transpired,
and which was to transpire, he had no
part. The words of Baptlste came T.
him family:
VERY good. See that this man go
| free, and that no harm befall him.
Let him depart in peace. Give him
canoe and food. Set his face
! toward the Russians, that he may tell
| their priests Of Baptiste the Red, in
! whose country there is no Cod
! They led him to the edge of the
steep, where they paused to witness
the final tragedy. The half-breed
turned to Hay Stoclard.
There is no God " he prompted.
! The man laughed in reply. One of
the young men poised war spear for
the cast. ~. q
Hast thou a God?"
AYE, the god of my fathers"
He shifted the axe for better grip.
Baptiste the Red gave the sign,> and
the spear hurtled ! full against his
breast. Sturges Owen saw the ivory
head stand out beyond his back, saw
/! the man sway. laughing. and snap the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
(COntinued.)
IN FOUR PARTS. PART 4.

(COntlnued.)
Bill reached over, plucked him to his
feet, and shook him fercely, silently.
Then he dropped the bundle of CULVER
ing nerves and turned his attention
to the two converts. But they showed
little fright and cheerful alactrity
in preparing for the coming passage
at arms.
Stockard, who had been talking in
uudertOnes with the Teslin woman,
now turned to the missionary.
Fetch him over here" he COM
manded of Bill.
Now" he ordered, when Sturges
Oven had been duly deposited before
him, make us man and wife, and be
lively about it." Then he added apol-
ogetically to Bill: mo telling how
it's to end. so I just thought I'd get
my affairs Strengthened up
The woman obeyed the behest OF
her white lord. To her the ceremony
was meaningless. BY her lights she
was his wife, and had been from the
day they first foregathered. The con-
.verts served as witnesses Bill stood
over the missionary, prompting him
when he stumbled. Stockard put the
responses In the woman's mouth. and
when the time came, for want of bet
ter. ringed her finger with thumb and
forefnger of his own.
kiss the bride!" Bill Numbered,
and Sturges Owen was too weak to
disobey.
''Now baptise the child"
$Neat and tidy" Bill commented.
"Gathering the proper outfit for q
new trial." the father explained, tall
Ing the boy from the mothers arms.
1T the woman and the kid cross the
divide tonight they might as we'll be
prepared for pot-luck. A long shot,
Bill; between ourselves, but nothing
lost if it misses"
A cup of water served the purpose.
and the child was laid away in Sc
cure corner of the barricade. The
men built the fire, and the evening
meal was cooked.
The sun hurried round to the north,
sinking closer to the horizon. The
heavens in that quarter grew red and
bloody. The shadows heightened, the
light dimmed, and in the sombre re-.
cesses of the forest life slowly died
away. Even the wild fowl in the river
softened their raucous chatter. Only
the tribesmen increased their clamor,
war drums booming and voices raised
In savage folk songs. But as the sun
dipped they ceased their tulmut.
The rounded hush Of midnight was
complete. Stockard rose to his knees
and peered over the logs. Once the
child walled in pain and discon-
certed him. The silence was inter-
minable. profound. Then, of a sud
den, the robins burst into full-throated
song. The night had passed.
A flood of dark figures boiled across
the open. Arrows whistled and bow
thongs sang. The shrill tongued
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Muzziinu for. Rabies.

-. ~ "uZZtIn9 TOT HdOteS. a. 3 =.
Occasionally, farm animals are at
fected by rabies, and in nearly all
such cases the trouble is traceable to
some rabid dog that has bitten the
animals. Doubtless it would be i'm
possible in the rural districts to en-
force the muzzling of all CANNES. Per-
haps it is not as necessary in the coun"
try as In the city. But in the cities
at least the effect of muzzling has been
very good, as well in the United States
as in Europe. 1t is interesting to note
the conflict over this ordinance in
England. Several hundred cases Of
rabies each year led the English au-
thorlties to look into the matter. They
found evidences to prove that the
disease was caused largely by rabid
dogs biting other dogs and animals.
Muzzllng OF all dogs was reported to
be the only means OF preventing the
spread Of the disease Laws were
passed making muzzling compulsory
The number of cases of rabies in 1889
was 312. The law went into effect at
the end of that year. In 1890 the
number OF cases had decreased to
1923; the next year they fell to 70,
and in 1892 decreased still further to
50. But the opposition to muzzling
was so determined that the practice
was discontinued. The result was
steady increase of the disease DUR
ing the following years. In 1893 there
were SO cases; in 1894, 248 cases; 1895,
e72 cases. At this point the public
alarm had become so great that muz-
zling was again enforced. The num-
Der of cases in 1896 were 438; in
1897, ISL; in 1898, II, and in 1899, 8.
From November, 1899, to March 80,
1900, no case of rabies was reported
in England, and it was believed that
the disease had been exterminated in
England. We have at hand no report
showing rabies in the last three years.
The record made there was certainly
a remarkable one and seems to dem
onstrate quite clearly the value Of
muzzling. Whether after the disease
was exterminated in a locality it
would be necessary to continue muz.
cling we do not know. It does, how
ever, seem reasonable to believe that
in localities where there has been an
outbreak Of the disease, muzzling
should be universally adopted for a
time at least.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Fattening Horses for Market.

Fattening horses so that they will
reach market in good condition for
sale is quite an important industry in
some regions. For instance, In Iowa
there are a number of feeders who
thus prepare large numbers of horses
for the Chicago market, and officials
of the Iowa Experiment Station have
gathered some data on the subject.
The general practice is to feed gen.
erously and give little exercise. With
proper feeding and. care. as many as a
dozen. horses of q lot fed for market
have in some instances made an aver
age gain OF 1915 pounds, per head per
day throughout period Of ninety
days. Somewhat larger gains have
been made under exceptional circum,
stances. # s3s5 ss5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Change in Shire Type.

Now, as regards Shire horses, I
think there has been quite as great
an improvement in the last thirty
years as in Clydesdales. The type Of
Shires that won at London show twen-
ty years ago would have no chance
now, the refining process being most
marked in this breed. This improve.
ment has been brought about partly
by the organization Of the Shire Horse
panied by veterinary inspection, but
principally through the efforts Of q
mere handful of progressive breeders
who, to tell the truth, took their cue
from the Scotch breeders and have
been endeavoring all these years to
remedy the defective limbs and feet
and faulty hook action of the massive
English horses. The average Shire
breeder still maintains with remarka-
BILE persistency that the more bone
and hair he can produce the better
the animal, but this claim is by no
means confirmed either by the show
rings or the market, unless the animal
possesses considerable quality and &C.
tivity. 1t is frequently found that the
extremely strengthened, heavy-legged
horse, whether Clyde or Shire, has q
distinct element of softness in his
composition, is phlegmatic in temperar
ment and is neither so active nor so
enduring as the horse with less hair
and fine skin. How often have we
seen big, rough horses that when
three years old looked like six, and
when six looked like sixteen, if they
happened to be alive. Such horses
never have been and never can be
popular in the United States--Alex-
ander Galbraith.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
A Rose Lyric.

Rose in the garden close,
Why, when the light wind blows.
Why do you bend your head?
Why do your cheeks grow red?
Rose, my sweet, rose at my feet,
Tell me!
What does the soft gale say.
Whispering low all day.
kissing your lips a-bloom,
Answering back perfume?
Rose, my sweet, rose at my feet,
Tell me!
Tell me. that I may WOO
Her as the wind woos you;
What are the words that start
Bushes from your sweet heart?
Rose, my sweet rose at my feet,
Tell me!
Rose of all roses. queen,
Budding at seventeen,
Place the flower near your lip,
Then If the secret slip,
Rose, my sweet. rose at my feet.
Tell me!
Frank Dempster Sherman
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
THE GOD OF HIS FATHERS
IN q. Copyright. London
yelping ours. He had managed to
seize an Ak A dark hand grasnad tho
Copyright, 1903. by Jack London.

yelping ours. He had managed to
seize an ak. A dark hand grasped the
child by a naked foot and drew it
length its puny body circled through
the air, dashing to death against the
logs. Stockard Glove the man to the
chin and fell to clearing space. The
ring of savage faces closed in, raining
upon him spear thrusts and bone
barbed arrows. The sun shot up, and
they swayed back and forth in the
crimson shadows. Twice, with his ak
blocked by too deep blow, they
rushed in: but each time he flung
them clear. They fell under foot, and
he trampled dead and dying. the way
slippery with blood. Then they drew
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Drives Unique Team.

Edwin Mason of Uni0nville has one
of the most unique turnouts in Ohio.
After few months of effort, he has
succeeded in training a goat and a
large dog to drive side by side to a
wagon arranged especially for his
use. Mason is IA, and about a year
ago he conceived the idea that his
goat and dog would make good
team. 1t required months of patient
practice, but now the two drive side
by side without any trouble.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
carneoie's Gift to Pittsburo.

Andrew Carnegie has not forgotten
Pittsburg during his stay at his, little
Scottish castle, and has bought a fine
collection of prehistoric snakes for
that city. He got it from Baron de
Bayet Of Brussels, and, in addition to
the big collection of winged reptiles,
there is fossil collection, said to be
one Of the finest in Europe outside the
great museums. ILL.,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
An Ancient Jest.

Hippocrates drew his lancet to- per-
form his first operation of bleeding the
patient.
Behold, brother" he said, IT know
naught of metallurgy, nor am one to
waste time delving in earth for pre-
cious metals, but l have been pros
pecting around here long enough to be-
reasonably sure that 1 ana about to
open up rich vein.''
Whereupon the patient groaned and
kicked the bucket to save time
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
This is the chicken salad" said the
caterers boy, as he delivered the pack
age. II guess it was your husband
that ordered it sent, ma'am."
eyes," said Mrs. Nuwed. there's
the money. Now, how do you make.
it,"
"Well, don't know, ma'am"
"You don't. Oh, but my husband
told me if I paid you you'd give me
the receipt"
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IO]I|| The Il D ] l | |
A Freak.

A Freak. <t #5
~Avaunt and quit me sight" says
our heroine. Il point the finger of fate
at you!"
Our Hero, Patrick O'Tunder-for it
is indeed that worthy man-smiles his
best smile and replies with much ami
nation:
1.-THE finger av fate? Shure, if yure
fate has fingers yez ought to draw
enough wages in a dime-museum to
s'pport the unfarch'nit mon thot gifts
ye fer husband"
And having thus retorted, he speed
lily 'savaunts.
Daring Man,
I'm anxious to get the names of all
present." said the reporter. "WilI you
ob1;ge me-"
''Oh:" said the meek little man, '*you
may put down Mrs. Henry Peck and
husband.'"
"You mean Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Peck don't you?"
II would prefer that" he replied,
with 4 furtlve glance over his Shout
der, 'but for goodness sake don't say
that gave it to you that way
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Expensive Dishes,

Sir Thomas Upton has broken all
records for high-priced tableware by
expanding $2,O0O,O0O for a cup he is
still doubtful of securing. 10 .s5.. ,s#.:e
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That's ENOUGH.

Munny~-l don't see why Should in
vest any money in pushing your inven-
ton.
Maydit-Why not? The things on
the market now.
Munny-But it doesn't work as YOU
say it does.
Maydit-It works the public What
more do you want?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30

shaft short as he fen upon &c, Then
he went down to the river, that he5
might carry to the Russians the mes.
sage OF Baptiste the Red. ir. whose
Gcoun try there was no God. ,83 #is ss.
&##E 81 &a h % THE End. #sz$ .g58fsss##s5& NJ
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30

Chandelier OF Human Bones.
a chandelier made Of human bones
adorns the. ceiling Of q church il
Seidlitx. Bohemia.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30

'"D'ye know, Holligan, you look like
the divil wild mustache'
''Yis; I'm goin' to shave it off,
Lave it on; Yell look worse: with
out it"-Life:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Just Practicinq.

*'Oh. Tommy, is he t'rowin' fit?"
Nav. He's just takin' his prelim-
:nary football trainin'.'' =.
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Waiting for the Proper Ace.

Waiting for the Proper Age.
Proud Mamma-You haven't kissed
the baby.
Bachelor Uncle-Um-er-I'M try to-
remember next time. I'll kiss her
when I-er-come back from China.
when will that be?"
"Let-me-see. In about sixteen
years.
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Plain Reasons.

Harry-Blanche says she has IN
superable reasons for remaining
single.
Horace-Yes, know what they are.
Earry-Then she has told YOU?
Horace-No, but have seen her
Boston Transcript
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Real knowledge,

"Of course said the amateur basso.
with self-camplacent air, cts good
thing to know that you can sing so
that"
"Huh!" interrupted one of his dis
gusted auditors, cts still better to
know that you can't."-Philadelphia
Ledger. ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-04-30
Delicate Thrust.

4 Miss Olde-Harry said he'd like US
to be married in balloon. He's fond
of freak marriages. %.> IL. 81
Miss Rose But why go to the trou-
BILE of going up in q balloon ,sS i:
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09

Notice OF Final Proof.-Land once Ut Fargo
NJ D.. May l4th 1894. Notice is hereby
given that the following named settler has
dled notice IT his intention to make dnnl
proof in support Of his claim, aud that said
proof viii be made before Oscar D. Purinton.
Clerk Of the District ourt. Il C0Operstown,
Griygs CO: y; p, on ;!Hly e,d laoA; w;
q. E. No. 1850 for the ~ of nwk & lots 81
sec 4 in twp l47 n Of rye Sw.
He names the following witnesses to prove
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
Andrew P. Kusten. Of Aneta4 P. O.. Nelson
Co.. y. Oak, Cornelius ChristOphersOn John
Gunderson and Elmer Mathison, COopers-
town. p. O., Griggs Co. n: D.
R. $. Lunde. Ast.' SO y s0A Register sssss
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Notice for Publication.
DEPARrNENTOr THE INTERIOR.

Land once Ut Fargo. N. Oak, May IL ~
Notice 10 hereby given that the following
named settler has e!ed notice Of hi. Intention
and that said proof viii s. sde beioFs Oscar
d. Purint0n, Clerk Of District Court, 1t
Coopsrstovn: y: 2 on June q: leA: viz:
n. E, No. 2ss50 for the SWA Of sec. X, In twp.
He names The fpll.wing Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cuttiva.
tiOn Of said land. viz:
Edward Gammelgard and Thomas Iorgen-
sen. IL Hope, y. D.. Christ MartinsUn and Al.
Kent, of Hann1fvrd. N. ID.
-- = : " &C. SCHUYLER.
10 Register.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-06-09
Notice Bridge Contractors.

Notice Bridge Contractors.
Notice is hereby given, that sealed
bids will be received by the county
auditor at his office in Cooperstown
up to July 9Th, 1904, at o'clock p. m.
for the erection of the following wood
pile bridges:
One Is foot spans 81 feet, with APP
proaches 80 feet east and Is feet west,
16 feet roadway, - feet above low
water mark.
One 2 10 foot spans. SO feet. with
one east approach Is feet long, 9 feet
above low water, l6 feet roadway.
One 3 ls foot spans 81 feet, with one
east approach 10 feet, feet above
low water, l6 feet roadway.
One 2 lS foot span, SO feet, and 18
feet west approach, ! feet above low
water, Is feet roadway.
All bids filed should have marked on
outside of envelope 'sBids for bridges.
The board of county commissioners
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
Dated at Cooperstown, N. D., this
LIST day of June A. D. 1904. 3
p. A. MELGARD,
County Auditor.
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Notice of School Election,

Especial trict-Annual Election)
Notice is hereby given, That on the
third Tuesday in June, being
JUNE 2lst, A.. d. 1904,
an annual election will. be held at the
Fire Hall in the special school district
of Cooperstown, County Of Griggs,
State Of North Dakota. for the pur-
pose of electing the following members
of the board of education:
Two members to serve for a term of
three years.
The polls will be opened at 9 o'clock
a NJ, and closed at o'clock p NJ, of
that day.
Dated at Cooperstown this LIST day
of June A. D. 1904. y
By order of Board of Education,
OSCAR D. PURINTON, Clerk.
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Ordinance.

It is hereby ordered that four foot
wooden sidewalk be constructed on
the east side Of Lot "a in Block 81; on
the west side of Lots u and q in
Block a; on the west side Of Lots u
and Is in Block %; on the south end
Of lots Is, Il, Is, l6. II, 10, 10, 20. 81,
q, q and "a ip Block s. and on the
south end Of Lots Ii, IA, Is, l6, II, 10.
10, 20, q, n. q and "a In Block "a In
Cooperstown, said walks to be con-
structed Of plank not less than two
inches thick or less than six inches
wide and to be laid on three stringers
not less than two by four inches thick
and to follow the lay Of the ground as
near as may be to form smooth and
continuous surface, the outside line
of said walk to be laid ten feet from
the line of the lots adjoining and on
the corner lots said walk to extend
ten feet on the side street adjoining
said lots.
The owner of the respective lots
along said proposed walks are hereby
notified to cause the said walks to be
built along their respective lots with
in thirty day s from the date hereof or
the Village will construct the same
and cause the costs to be taxed and
assessed against said lots, said walk to
be built under the supervisor of the
Village Marshall.
Dated June lst, A. D. 1904.
S. SANsBURN,
Pres. of Board of Trustees.
WILL II. CARLETON,
22-3 Clerk.