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The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Truth About "Friend OF Your Youth

That you did foolish things that to-day
you regret
But leaves the impression you're still the
young ass
You We're when belonging to So-and-So's
class.
You wish to appear a man sober, sedate;
10 p9se Sat-: as pillar of Church and OF
But vain are your hopes while this keen
scented sleuth
Drags into the light indiscretions O,
youth.
If you show him the door or cut him, tits
sure
That the world that knows little of what
Will dub you a heartless hyena. in sooth.
A monster who turns down the friend Of
his youth.
Oh. no; it is vain that you hope to elude;
He's always at hand with rem niscences
rude;
And when you are dust he'll publish a
book
On The Real Mr. Blank" where your
goose he will cook.
Nay, I'm sure If I'm called to bright
realms in the sky
Some friend of my youth I shall find hoy
ering nigh,
Reminiscent as ever and quick to ac-
quaint
The angels et they needn't take me for
Ernest De Lancey Pierson, in New York
Times.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
One Strawberry-One Franc-One Tip

"'How much are your strawberries?'
he asked the waiter.
GA franc, monsieur the waiter an
swered. y Il
"And accordingly the man ordered
some, and dish of berries, each as
big as a crabapple, was set before him.
He enjoyed the splendid fruit. But
when his bill was brought he found
that he was charged 10 francs cs-$2-
for the berries. 1i e. -Haat
Waiter, how is this?' he said. 7
am charged 10 francs for these straw
berries, whereas you told me they
were only a franc sj.
GA franc apiece, monsieur the
waiter said gently. -
Though this man had been done
he paid. But he gave the waiter no
tip. AS he was walking out the waiter
said reproachfully: Sir. have you
/ forgotten me?' S.: .s:
Forgotten you?' the American
said. Certainly not. I've left you
strawberry on that plate there. which
sis equal to q tip Of ! franc Chicago
sChronIcle 3si ...z
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Mssmrn~ 6soesE MBER
WSh9lfEV5' CNHkQfK 7S1EH

dred feet high. Here there will be
refleshment stands, a postofhce, tele-
graph Office, public telephones, toilet
rooms and about everything else that
modern exigencies demand, while well
informed guides will be in attendance
to point out and explain the wonder
full views from every side and to fur
nish field glasses when required. An
other novel feature will be provision
for a United States weather observa-
tory, which will be higher than any
now in use, as we'll as several rooms
applicable to private scientific re-
search.
From the base Of the tower up to
the 800 foot balcony there will be eight
cen stories, some of which will
be utilized for Office purposes and
some for entertainment. There will
be ample room for a theater, as we'll
as for museum and other exhibi-
tions. AS matter of fact, half dozen
distinct entertainment erterprinses
may be included in this great space
without conflict. The second floor
however, will be reserved for a res
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
American Settlers on Land ii Canada

readily, being Of the same AnglO-Sax0n
stock, both having forced recognition
of liberal institutions from the throne.
Natives OF the old English provinces IN
eastern Canada many of whom, by
the way, are descendants of the 10y
alists, or, as Yankees called them,
Il tories" in our own early colonies
with Americans from the Estates" have
established IN Canada's "west" free
schools, free church and religious
federation, liberal local autonomy and
the eternal supremacy of the English
tongue. Old Quebec province, domi-
mated yet by French customs, the
French language and the code Ma
poleon, contended stubbOrnly against
the growth of Anglo-Saxon federation
in Prince Rupert's land, but her pow
er has been vanquished. Manitoba
province, until 1890, was compelled
to recognize both English and French
as official languages, but popular SEN
timent ressinded that dual compulsion.
In the new western provinces there
are settlements of Galicians, Memo.
mites, Doukhobors, Mormons and 9TH
er sects or creeds, but, over all, Anglo
Saxon influences predominant. On Do
minion day saw the stars and stripes
and the union jack waving together
In Regina, the capital Of the new Sas-
katchewan province; three days later
saw them again entwined in Calgary,
Alberta province, on the Yankees
Fourth Of. July. Il t~
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Retain the Humus.

What is known as humus in the
soil is vegetable matter in the process
of decay. Some of this vegetable mat
ter decays in a few weeks, while 9TH
ers require several years to change
their form. This mass of vegetable
matter in the soil adds bulk to it,
which bulk both helps to let in the
air and to retain moisture. The de-
caying vegetable matter holds more
moisture than the soil particles, and
1t has been shown that soil rich in
humus has larger per cent OF mois.
ture at all times Of year than does
soil out of which the humus has been
exhausted. Humus is destroyed not
only by this natural tendency to de-
cay, but by its exposure to the sun,
when it has been turned up by the
ploW. 1t is also destroyed by quick
lime, which: in doing so liberates the
plant food. For this reason the appli-
cation of fresh lime to soil is fire.
quently destructive in it's results. The
loss of humus in the soil weakens it
in regard to it's ability to resist drouth
and to produce crops.-Augustus Mi
hill, Adams Co., III.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Wheat Acreage Of Our Northern.
Sister Enornno,sly Increased
~ tho Influx Of : Z Yankee =
Farmers Into the Country. u 81

- > g,4 90
]. Farmers Into the Country. q
The Yankee settler has turned Do
minhion 1i h ranching country into valuable
wheat lands by the mile and has in
creased the: wheat acreage in Canada
by millions Of acres, says Public Opin-
ion. He has brought into the mining
center Of British Columbia the mod
ern process Of smelling ore. His is
the controlling force in the important
extensions under way by the Canadian
railroads, including q new transcon-
tinental line through the north coun-
try; for Canada's two greatest railroad
systems are directed by Americans,
men who gained their railroad expert
ence In the states Thomas
Shaughnessy, president of the Cana
dian Pacific, and G. M. Hays, presi-
dent of the new Grand Trunk Pacific.
The Yankee canal at Sault Ste. Marie,
which celebrated its f1ftieth anniver-
sary recently, caused the construction
OF similar interlake waterway on
the Canadian side, and these canals
combined discharge more. freight than
any other artificial waterway in the
world. .s..' .5s #:s. 1
Time was when Jack Canuck resent
ed the encroachment of the Yankee
settler. His feeling has changed, for
Yankees and Canadians amalgamate
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
American Diner In Paris Restau-
rant Remembered the Waiter
In Leaving Portion of Fine
Fruit 40 Guerdon.

Roland Morrill, of Benton Harbor,
Mich, has a peach orchard of 5000
acres in Texas. This is probably the
largest peach orchard in the world.
when I went to Texas" Mr.. Nor
rill said recently, "they raised only
cotton there. But 1 soon found that
peaches as fine as Cal1fornia's could
be grown in Texas, where they would
ripen nearly month ahead Of all 9th
ers, and accordingly I went in for
Texas peach-growing. and my fruit
fetches the highest price on the mar
ket. So rare are peaches when mine
appear that they command rate al
most as high as fruit brings in Paris.
The best and also the costliest fruit in
the world Is to be found in the Paris
Ian restaurants. know man who
lunched at the Cafe de Ia jPrixS0ne fall
day and noticed With surprise. some
isuperb strawberries on d sideboard.. ..$s5
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Water for Milk ScooIino.

a :
Success in, butter making depends
very largely on the amount of water
available and its quality, both as to
purity and temperature. Where milk
has to be shipped to the city, or to the
creamery or bottling plant, it must,
Immediately after being drawn, be
cooled to temperature as near so
degrees as possible. The farmer who
has large supply of Ice will find no
trouble in obtaining those results, but
most farmers have no lie in sufficient
quantities to enable them to cool the
milk twice day Throughout the en-
tire milking season. III the northern
climates the farmers h4Ke below them
source of water supply that is sell
dom fully utilized. Twenty feet below
the surface of the grcAnd begins the
zone of thermal equilibrium. This
zone extends down to about so feet in
depth. This means that there Is a
layer Of about 60 feet4 of earth that
has a uniform temperature through
out the year. This temperature de-
creases as We go north and increases
as we go south. In Matitoba the TEN.
perature is about 40 degrees, in north
ern Wisconsin about rs, in: northern
Illinois around so, and little south
OF that about SIS degrees. The writer
tested the water at oneI1llinois cream
cry and found it to have tempera-
ture of so degrees. This water was
being used in the cooling of milk. It
will thus be seen thatIa farmer who
has we'll from 30 I'd 40 feet deep
has reached well into tie zone of ther.
NAL equilibrium. If the water Is
drawn from the bottotl tln of the well
instead of from the surface. the far.
mer has fair substitute for ice. Ev-
cry farmer should haveEa windmill, or
some other mechanica1Epower for the
raising of water. In such case he
can pump steady stream, of water
into the vat in which his cans are
placed and the milk will be quickly
reduced from it's temperature Of over
80 degrees to about so degrees. This
supply OF cold water Isl too often not
utilized. It is no uncG nmon sight in
travelling through tie tEe .oilntly sun 10 see
can OF milk sitting in a tub of water
beside the well curb. The tub has
been filed with surface water from
the well and has been quickly raised
IN temperature by the heat escaping
from the can. 1t is not surprising that
in such milk, Tactic acid ferments de.
velop rapidly, and that the milk keeps
for but short time. Such milk, in.
stead of having temperature of so
degrees, will be found to have tenn.
perature nearer 20, which is a TEN.
perature admirably adapted to the
multiplication of bacteria.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04

tau-ant of the first class, with about
ten thousand square feet of floor space
and, of course, the most up-to-date
improvements in the way of comfort
and decorative effect.
On the lower floor there will be
stores, but only such as will be in har
mony with the purposes of the entire
editice, and here also will be located
the electric machinery for the opera
tlon of the elevators and the power
for the light, heat, ventilation, appa
ratus and so on, although this will be
OF such magnitude that a part OF
it will go below the main stairway.
Although details of the architec
tural ornamentation have not yet been
perfected, it is promised that the en-
frances especially will be extraordi
narily elaborate, with marble columns
spacious stairways, promenades, re
ception rooms and other features ol
luxury and splendor So far as may
be possible this effect of richness will
be striven for from the base of th.
building to the top of the tower.
Whatever other attractions the
building may contain, the top of it will
be the greatest, by reason of the i'm
mense height and the magnificent
view to be had there, to say nothing
OF the quality of the air in any kline
OF weather. Before the eyes of the
spectator there will lie the whole
city OF New York, the Atlantic ocea1
as far as the sight can reach, the Hud
son river and the surrounding countr,
to distance of 25O miles. It has
been estimated that the view will take
In a territory of 10000 square miles
All the year around the tower will
be open and the elevators will begir
to run one hour before sunrise ant
continue until midnight. The uppe1
floors, however, probably will be util
lied as club rooms, in which case, O
course, members will have access a
all times. .~ ~,
1t is estimated that the cost of th,
new tower will be about two millto,
dollars, including electric equipment
interior decoration and fixtures, an,
q reserve fund for emergencies. It il
believed that the tower, when finall,
In. operation, will be, capable of &c
commodating easilyef15. 900 persons
day. .555'= s.Eaa.9 ..sa49S 7& .--5.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Result of the Memorable Eruption
of May. 1902 - Prof. Heilprin
Deeply Impressed by Its Ap-
pearanCe.

pearance.
Prof. Angelo Heilprin has written a
monograph on that remarkable freak
0f natu1 w.. the tower" which appeared
On Mont Pelee after the famous erup-
ton of that volcano. The outbreak of
Mont Pelee and the obliteration of St.
Pierre, Martinique, occurred in May
1902. In little more than a year
thereafter the volcano had formed a
new cone, through the apex of which
It had pushed what Mr.. Heilprin calls
tower. This was "a gigantic core
Of rock, nearly 1000 feet in height at
The time of it's greatest development
and $50 to 500 feet thick at it's base" :"
The cone and the tower were about
1880 feet high and the apex of the
latter was 5000 feet above the sea.
OF it's appearance Mr.. Heilprin writes:
"None of the grand scenes Of nature
which had seen before-the Matter
horn, the domes of the Yosemite, the
colossus Of Popocatepetl soaring above
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
The Use of Prepared Roofing.


Though prepared roofing material
has been on the market for number
of years and nearly every reading man
has heard of it, there are still many
who have never used it and do not fully
understand it's construction. In all
roofings manufactured by reliable
firms the foundation material is the
best wool felt. This is thoroughly
saturated in waterproof compound
and later is given coating of hard,
elastic shell which makes it weather.
proof. BY weather-proof we mean
wind, rain and sun resisting. Tar is
not used in the manufacture of the
best roofing, hence there is no danger
of the sun softening it and making it
odorous. The preparation is such that
it will not in any way taint the rain
water, and the roof water may be used
for any houshold purposes or for wa
tering stock.
The application of the roofing is an
easy task and this a matter of no
small consideration with the busy
farmer. The material comes in long
strips and nearly every firm includes
in each roll, nails, caps and cement
for laying the roofing. It is work
which man with but little mechani-
cal skill will find easy. BY needing
few precautions no difficulty will
be met with. Repairing is also easily
done. With a roll of roofing kept in
the house it is the work of but a, few
moments to make good any defect.
The prepared roofing is not expen.
sive. In fact it costs considerably
less than the old styles of roofing and
no cost need be included for the lay
ing as the purchaser can do that him.
self on the of days in the farm work.
It is interesting to note in this con-
nection that many Of the leading fac.
tories and railroad companies use the
prepared roofing on, all of their build
ings. One company states that its
use both as roof covering and as q
zsheathing for the sides Of the build
ings insures a warmth which means
"a big saving In coal bills. The United
States government also has millions
Of square zfeetTOf the roofing IN use on
government buildings and In the Phil
ippines alone II has not far from fiyo
million square feet. /,
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Teaching Poultry Judqinu.

We notice that in a publication de-
voted to poultry the author says that
there is no school that teaches poul.
try judging. We are certain that the
author is mistaken, because in the
colleges where poultry science is
taught. poultry Judging Is also taught.
It is inconceivable that there should
exist a course in poultry raising with.
out some instruction being given on
judging fowls.s: It is fortunate, too,
that our colleges are taking up this
matter, because many of the present
poultry judges are incapable of rem
dering correct decisions. One has but
to visit great poultry show and talk
with the exhibitors of birds to be con-
vinced that the judges are in many
cases poorly trained for their work.
Farmers Review.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
Not Always AS Welcome As tho
Verses of Poets Have De-
picted . Knows Too Much
About the salad Days.''

It's a subject that's dear to the makers of
verse,
In melhhuous measure they love to re-
hearSe
The tender affection, unchanging AS truth,
OF the tie that unites US to friends of our
youth.
Now, I find the friend Of my youth oft a
bore,
Whose very existence I've cause to de-
plore,
A rem 'niscent rufian of unerring mind,
Who rakes up the past that I wish left
If you are not as young as you'd have
folk believe
He'll expose all your guileless attempts
On the slightest excuse he stands ready
to state
That you were at college in seventy
eight
When wooing maiden you hope you will
win
This friend Of your youth is quite sure to
butt in,
With irrelevant anecdotes fitted to show
You heartless Lothario ages ago.
He never allows you a chance to forget
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04

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Breeds Of Cows and the Color Of But.

Breeds Of Cows and the Color Of But.
81 II :t::.gs= d ter. L d b Il; Il Il
Breeds Of cows are noted for the
variations in the color OF their butter.
The breed that produces the highest
color of butter is the Guernsey, q
breed that originated on the Island Of
Guernsey in the British Channel. This
bred and used on account of the high
color It gives the butter. Moreover
the color of the butter from this breed
Is high even in winter and on dry
feeds. If there comes time when
butter contains only the color natur-
ally found in it, doubtless Guernsey
cows will be at premium. Next to
the Guernsey stands the Jersey, whose
butter is also yellow, yet not so vel.
low as that of the Guernsey. Durham
cows produce sometimes fairly col.
ored butter, but at other times and
with other individuals the butter is
nearly white. Ayrshires and Hol,
stems produce butter that is yellow
only in the summer time and on green
feeds. In the winter 1t is nearly
white. In the butter made from our
native cows there are all gradations
of color. This is due to the fact of
their mixed-up origin. The old Devon
breed, which was the foundation
stock in some localities on the eastern
coast, gave milk that was very richly
colored, while many of the other ami
mails gave nearly white milk. The
result is that their descendants give
milk that has no particular charac-
teristic as to color-Adelbert Shadber-
ger, Boone Co., Mo. %. go
Acid Strength Of Vinegar. ,.
IL some of our states the pure food
laws regulate the strength of vinegar,
and it is quite generally required that
cider vinegara shall have at least IS
per cent Of acetic acid. It is assumed
that If the vinegar does not come up
to this requirement the product has
been adulterated by the adding Of
water. Yet it is q fact that can be
demonstrated that some of the cider
made from apples will not produce
vinegar that has Required alnnu nuut
Of acetic acid. This seems never to
have been considered, by the legis.
lators. If partly ripe apples are used
or if the apples have passed beyond
their prime they sometimes do not con.
tain enough sugar to produce As per
cent of acetic acid in the vinegar. We
do not say that the law should be
changed, but warn farmers to use
fully matured apples. It is also the
part of wisdom to avoid the soaking
of the pomace with water and squeez'
ing it second time to get out, more
of the juice. It is true that if the
vinegar is to be used at home this
may make no difference, but it may
II the vinegar is to be sold on the
market. II cider has been made from
unripe apples or soaked pomace the
water content may be reduced by
giving it an opportunity to evaporate
certain per cent of water while it
is undergoing the chemical changes
required to make it into vinegar.
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04
confining Fattenina Birds.

The American farmer generally
does not like to think OF
his birds being confined at
any tie !. Of, the .Hz season when
they could be out Of doors. Yet If
birds are to be fattened for any pur-
pose that end can be obtained far bet
ter by combining them than by allow
ing them to run. * #:.ss IA. # +; :ss5 ". ~ Il
The Cook County herald., 1905-11-04

In Canada there 10 q movement in
favor Of central curing stations for
cheese. .s5. ssj
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
For Health
and Economy
Calumet
Baking
Powder
Best by Test"
Used in Millions
of Homes
I" Best by Test :"
Used in Millions
of Homes
VANDERBILT EGGS 81 A DOZEN.
Baltimore Hennery Not Proving a Fl.
nancial Success.

Baltimore Hennery Not Proving Fl.
nanciaI Success.
1t has taken long time for the
prediction to be fulfilled-it was made
seven years ago-that George w. Van
derbilt would abandon his Biltmore
farm: The family told him he never
could make a success of it, and they
spoke truly, for the farm was really
so dreadfully and fearfully scientific
that it was overcapitalized with
with knowledge. There is no doubt
the Vanderbilt piggery with its butter
milk fed hogs and the hennery with
it's specially dieted hens were the
finest things OF the sort in North Caro-
lima, but the ham was not much SUI
perior in flavor to the ordinary sugar
cured product, and the eggs were no
fuller of meat than the eggs laid by
the common barnyard fowl. A dollar
a dozen to produce eggs was just
trifle too scientific. The superintend-
ent Of the hens got bigger salary
than most bank clerks, but he couldn't
keep the hens from striking in mid
winter. The farm will be sublet.-
New York Press.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
Steam's Work for Humanity

land required for them to the rearing
of cattle and to agricultural produce?
The Liverpool and Manchester
steam coaches have driven fourteen
horse coaches off the road. Each of
the horse coaches employed twelve
horses@there being three stages, and
a change of four horses each stage
The total horses employed by these
coaches was therefore 1853.
Now each horse consumes, on an
average, in pasture, hay and corn an
nually the produce of ~ acres. The
whole would thus consume the prod
uce of 252 acres
Suppose, therefore. every man had
his acre." upon which to rear his fam
lily, which. some politicians have
deemed sufficient, the maintenance Of
252 families is. gained to the country
by these steam coaches.
The average number in families is
six, that is, four children, besides the
father and mother. The subsistence
of 1872 individuals is thus attained
Voice of Humanity, 1882.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-31
Early Rising Passing Away

occupies its evenings in pleasurable
pursuits and retires at an hour that is
not in harmony with the advice that
was inculcated daily in the minds OF
our grandmothers and grandfathers.
Another great change is the increase
OF occupations that require night work
for in every large city there are thou.
sands of men and women who work at
night and sleep during the day. The
theater is also an important factor
in keeping people awake until mid.
night. In olden times there were not
so many amusements and distractions
IL the daily life, and after our grand.
parents finished their days work
there was nothing better to do than
to go to bed. In these days of rush.
ing business and varied pleasures
however. humanity just begins to enjoy
itself when darkness falls from the
wings of night" when the pale blue
rays of the electrics drill holes in the
ebon atmosphere. and the noises Of
the downtown thoroughfares fol, on
the ear.-Ro rochester st-Express.