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The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07

Navy Was ii Poor Condition in Days.
.t5 of Great Admiral. fz, u So
"A letter from st. Petersburg, which
was printed in the Gazateer and New
Daily Advertiser, an English publica-
ton, Of July s, 17s8, contains an In
teresting reference to John Paul Jones
and shows. also, that it was not alone
in its war with Japan that Russia has
found its navy unprepared. Jones at
that time had left the American navy,
had served the French for a time
and then had entered the Russian ser
vice The letter in question was dated
June 49, 1788. + It :. says in part:
Though everything has been, hurry
and confusion here for several weeks
past, the fleet has not yet sailed, nor
is it, indeed, as yet ready; some OF
Ahe large ships, from seventy to eighty
guns, at Kronstadt, have not 500 men
on board, and of those half at least
are :landsmen, wholly unacquainted
with naval affairs.
'"'The vessels on the gulf at Archan-
gel and other places have been stript
for sailors, who are arrived here; but
even these have by no means equaled
the demand for the men-of-war fitting
out. which amount to twenty-three
sail, of which seventeen are of the
line, from sixty-six to one hundred
guns, of which last there are two, on
board one of which, LIE Catherine, Ad-
miral (now Comte) Greig has his flag
paul Jones, by which name the
American is known here, has not re-
signed his command; the majority OF
the British officers refuse, however, to
serve under him; nor has any step yet
been taken to accommodate the differ.
ence."
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Success With Orchards.

Orchards can be successfully grown
ir all parts of the temperate
zone, but in many sections their
success depends on the care given
them. The man that plants out
an orchard and expects it to make
it's own way may succeed if condi-
lions are exceptionally good, but there
are very many places where the win.
ters are too cold and the summers
are too dry to permit of the success
of an orchard without cultivation,
spraying, and pruning. We have seen
many uncultivated orchards which
have been planted by men who hoped
to make fortunes out of them, but
they forgot to give them care. Such
orchards almost always prove to be a
financial loss.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
What's the use2

When he who saunters gains the goal.
While he who struggles fails at last;
"hen wings are granted to a mole,
While in a snare the bird is fast:
When fate play foul at every cast,
Though thou art honest in the strife
And steals the little that thou hast
This is the irony of life!
When one has lost his very soul
In strivings strong and labors vast,
Then finds his name upon the scroll
OF, fame by some gay fool outclassed;
When some pale young ecclesiast
Speaks the few words that make wife
OF her he worshiped in the past
This is the irony of life!
When on the waves that shoreward roll.
After a voyage safely passed,
A tired ship grounds upon a shoal
And helpless sailors. all aghast
See grating keel and straining mast
Asunder rent as with a knife
Sunk in the harbor by the blast
This is the irony Of life!
Now, there are no more rhymes tc
"-ast''
And Ii likewise no more rhymes to
Stung! Who'd have though they wouldn't
last?
This is the irony of life!
cleveland Leader.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Canadian Export Butter.

Canada has been endeavoring to gaiI
a foothold for her butter in the Eng
lish market. The chief obstacle iE
the way, however, is to some exten
the same as that which prevents thu
American butter maker from selling
his butter in England. The American
market for high quality butter is the
to itself all the best butter made il
this country. It permits to pass il
only buffers of inferior grades, anC
these grades, when entering England
have to compete with the first class
butter of the countries. 1t can be
easily understood, therefore, why
American butter has a poor reputation
in England. For a time the reputa
tion of Canadian butter was good
The cities Of Canada are too small tt
occupy the position of big consuming
markets, and this made it possible fol
a large volume of flrst-class butter tt
go to England. Now, however, the
matter is shaping itself differently
The American cities are paying more
for Canadian butter than the Englist
cities will pay, and last year over one
half million packages of Canadian but
ter found their destination in Amer
ican markets. With the growth Of
American population, and the restric
tions that naturally exist as to dairy
ing, we cannot see why in the future
the American demand for Canadian
butter should not continue to increase
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Washing Udders,

Milk as ordinarily produced gets
the greatest. amount of contamination
during milking from udders not wash.
ed. To determine the amount of filth
that gets into milk in this way, seven
ty-five trials we're made at different
seasons of the year with three classes
of udders, those apparently clean,
those soiled, and those muddy. With
udders that were apparently clean. it
was found that an average of three
and one-half times as much dirt fell
from the <unwashed udders as from
the same udders after they were
washed. With soiled udders the aver.
age was eighteen, and with muddy nd
ders ninety times as#mueh dirt from
the unwashed as from the washe .-.
Prof. w j. Fraser .ss. VI s.zs 53is vi
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
The Farm and Poultry Food

The Farm and Poultry Food.
b. On a farm the size Of ~ours-16t
acres-the production of poultry ,fooc
IS no problem. Having but 200 hens
| 90 not find it at all difficult to kee1
tnem in food with almost no cost. p
tnlng 1t is this factor that keeps dowI
tne cost of producing eggs and othe1
poultry products and thus makes it diff
ncult Tor a man to go into the poultry
business and make money out of it
FROM early spring to late fall find poul
*try 1ood being produced abundantly OF
my farm, and when the ground il
frozen and the field plants dormant, ),
nave IN my cellar enough green fooG
1or the winter and in my bins enougt
1000 OF grain nature. This latter
IS made up largely of screenings tha'
accumulate when the wheat il
threshed. Screenings do not sell fol
much but they are valuable on the
1arm for poultry. The poultryma1
making business of poultry raisine
mas to pay high price for the screen
lngs, for he has to, pay the cost o.
handling them and two or three profits
Inc farmer has the screenings be
lore they have been handled and be
lore they have had profits put on ther
to increase the price.
Then in the fall save for the poul
Try all the small heads of cabbage
tnat are understandable, and there
are many such. Some of them are O.:
loose texture, but they are suitable TO,
the poultry to pick at. also SOW some
carrot seed, which gives me a gooi
crop OF carrots, which are enjoyed b,
the fowls during the winter.-sylva.
nus Banks, Champaign Co., ILL.,, in
Farmers Reviou
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
An Experienced BRIDEGROOM.

When my father, the late Rev. P.
B. Wilcox, was preaching in Maine,
he was notified that a couple were
waiting for him in the parlor, says a
writer in the Boston Herald Upon
entering the room he recognized the
man as a two or three times widower,
and learned that the object of the Wis
it was matrimony. Ss II -4E.E III. zz=s
]. After ascertaining that the proper
legal steps had been taken, my father
said: You will please rise aud unite
your right hands +s S. s* s s31 zs 1. . s.
The man hesitated, looked ut the
woman, then at my father. and finally
stammered: We've usually sot. !"
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
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Butter Scoring Tests.

ID Butter scoring tests are becoming
popular. So far as we know these
tests were originated by the Danish
government many years ago. It wal
done there to stimulate the nationa.
industry of butter making. The gov
ernment every few weeks would tele
graph certain creameries to send for
ward tubs of butter from their regular
makes. AS the creameries never
knew beforehand which ones were t.
be called upon to furnish samples, i
was impossible to keep more thar
ordinary butter on hand. It was nee
essary for them always, therefore, t.
be prepared to send forward, at shor1
notice, tub of butter from their reg
ular make. After many years work
the average quality of the Danish but
ter was increased so greatly that II
took first. place in the English market
From that time to this Danish butter
has had the highest quotations in al
the markets in which it is sold. MOI
until the last few years has similal
movement been made in this country
Iowa was the first state to take active
steps for the testing and scoring Of
butter received from farms anc
creameries by the agricultural college
Professor Mckay, head of the dairy
department at Ames, had charge o.
this contest, and made national rep
utation thereby. The National Cream
cry Butter Makers Association con
Quoted several competitive tests, scor
ing the butter at Chicago. At the
present time the Indiana Agricultural.
College is conducting a test of this
kind. Samples of butter are being re
celved at Purdue University every
other month from May to January
The scores Of all butter furnished are
referred to each butter maker aftel
scoring. The September assignments
will be scored at the state fair, and
each entry will thus have a chance tc
compete in the state for prizes. In
January the entries will come before
the state dairy convention anc will
also have a chance to compete fol
prizes offered for butter at that meet
ing. We understand that the contest
in Indiana is arousing a great deal OF
interest, and that some butter makers
and creamery managers whose cream
cries have never before entered sucl
contests are making a record for the
production of good butter.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
AIertness Of Wild Turkevs


George Enty, in ''Turkeys and How
10 Ralse Them says: Wild turkeys
IN their native haunts are remarkabl,
alert cautious and apparently DOS
sessed OF a large share of reasonine
power. 1t is something wonderful the
manner in which they elude the old
est and most experienced hunters. M,
grandfather said that the whole conn
tryslde OF gunners were out on the
watch for renowned albino gobble,
that ranged the hills along the Allie
gheny river, in his young DAYS: and
although the spotless white bird was
frequently seen, on a bright mornin.
or evening, flying from one hilltop tt
another, yet it was two or three wear,
before he at last fell before the nm
errlng aim of one of my granduncles
And 1t was source of much chagri1
to my youngest brother, then a lad
not to be able to locate Minnehaha'.
nest the first season we had her. sh.
was a full wild hen, one year old. oh
tanned from the mountains in centra
pennsylvania, and was the beginning
OF our efforts tc cross wild and Bronze
turkeys, to improve the plumage ani
hardness of the latter. But watct
and trail her as he might, and will
all the casual assistance a half doze1
brothers and sisters could give him
our turkey hunting expert could no,
find the wild hens nest until after thu
poults were hatched and away. Thi.
too in place where the woods wert
in small and isolated tracts.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
cory OF AN ERRoR.

:6turder Escaped Notice 81 Proof
readers. and Editors. ..53.
6sssA. 3. wrote q certain paper for !;
Popular journal, says London Tit Bits
This paper went through certain sue
.cessive STAGES during the process o
production. At each step it receive,
9 new reading from beginning to end
Thus HON. g=: s@ II Il. !; ..5. /.
.sss1.. It was written in manuscript
Then it was read through and in grea
part rewritten. Sss.I *st< & s, IN !
2. It was read through again whel
completed and sent to be typewriter
3. The typewriter read it through
before sending it back. - =. z,@.. {,
= 4. The author corrected the type
written manuscript carefully and sen
it in again. - |@s ~
3. 1t was then set up in type. r
a6. The author received a proof
which he read and corrected, SENDING
it back for press. - ~ -
Z. The editor or the subeditor reat
it finally and passed it for the maga
zine. =
The paper thus had at least sever
readings. Yet a blunder was passed
II the author made tor committed
II he did not make it-of a most ele
mentary description; one that leaps tt
the eyes; one that stands out of the
page calling on everybody to spot it
correct it, put an end to it.
The blunder was simply this:
certain strike of workingmen wa.
spoken Of as undertaken for flower
wages instead of higher" How the
word Flower" got there-whether the
author wrote it in the first instance
or the typewriter or the compositor-
it is impossible to say. Probably il
was an authors mistake. A long sue
cession of readers of the passage fol
lowed Not one of the readers discov
cred the mistake.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Fruit Trees Not ornamentaIs.

All trees are divided naturally into
two groups, the useful and the orna-
mental. The useful trees are those that
bear fruit These must be severely trim.
med and pruned to keep down the VOL
ume of wood so that fruit production
may be encouraged. It is useless to
attempt to use fruit tree as an orna-
mental, with rare exceptions. The
amount of pruning required disfgures
it, and if such pruning is neglected a
small crop of fruit will be the result.
Therefore the practice sometimes fol-
lowed of planting fruit trees on lawns
should not be encouraged.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Make the Soil Richer.

Cyril G. Hopkins. appealing to the
farmers of Illinois to improve their
farms, says: If we do prove conclu-
sively that the fertility of all of the
soils of Illinois cannot be maintained
by the use of legumes and the manure
made from Illinois crops alone, and if
we do demonstrate absolutely that the
purchase Of any element of plant food
is necessary and profitable, then, Who
ever buys plant food for use on Illi-
nois soil, let him not buy tonic or a
stimulant or a trivial amount of some
highly manufactured and high-priced
so-called commercial fertilizer which
shall only urge the soil to greater ex-
haustion and result in no permanent
good, but let him buy liberal amounts
of the real elements as near to the
raw materials as possible such as fine
ground limestone from the immense
natural deposits of our own state, and
pure phosphates such as bone meal
Originally farm product), or as fine
ground rock phosphate from the very
extensive phosphate mines of the
southern states, and, if necessary, po-
tassium from the abundant supplies of
the German potash mines; and then
let him apply at least two pounds for
every pound he removes in crops; let
the supply increase and not decrease;
let the soils of Illinois not grow poorer
but richer and richer-for the lands
sake, for your children 81 sake, and for
Illinois sake. If we do learn that this
is possible, then let us have one coun-
try on earth-let us have one state in
this Union, whose soils shall not be
ruined and whose children shall not
be left with only memory or tradi-
ton of the bountiful harvests of form
er years.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
AGRI(I[)'||||'l!,,|[||'|l||I||R||'||'| I
A Poisonous Mushroom.

We illustrate herewith one of the
deadliest of mushrooms growing wild
In our woods. This is the mushroom
that is usually mistaken for the edible
kind, as it is fair to look upon and has
no bad smell to serve as warning.
1t is white on top, but sometimes has
a slightly greenish tint-so slight,
however, that it is not generally no.
tlced. Avoid all mushrooms grow
ing from sheath as this one shown
in the cut. Moreover, the sheath is
frequently covered by the moss grow.
ing about it or by the dead leaves.
Avoid also a cousin Of this one
which looks like it but is yellowish
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
: A Seaside Idyl.

On seabright sands the moon shone
Two lovers loitered in its beams.
The waves soft whispered to the night
A night of splendid stars and dreams.
The hour to separate had come
Yet still they fingered. 10th to part
She nearly lost her chewing gum -
The while he strained her to his heart.
Good night! he breathed. with feeling
Moving away little space, a.,
Then hurried back along his course l., =
: $ To clasp her in a fresh embrace. ..-
t.sOh! ha1cyon days of happy youth.
81 When love aWakes and life: looks
I sentimentalized. In sooth, s&2$5f
To watch the pair seemed hardly right.
But as I softly rose to go is. = =
E This idyl ended rather lame. r S
/ heard the maiden ask him. .sOh.
Would you mind telling me Your
namei' @ = Z s5sHSS5:s
--E. .. Pierson in New York Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
HE WAS A PHILOSOPHER.
But He Couldn't Stand the Gaff in the
Matter of Golfino SUPREMACY.

waiter OF 6olnn9 supremacy.
I hear that your country home was
hit by lightning and burned" SAID
Smithers to the philosopher, Jolli.
beigh.
|Yes; it made quite a blaze, and il
was not insured for penny" said the
philosopher; "but you know the sum
mer season is almost over, anyway"
That's true," said his friend, sym
rathetically. "Still, you seem to have
hard luck in another direction"
"Oh, yes," said the philosopher
Burglars swooped in on my town resi-
dence recently, took all the family
plate and looted the house."
1T doesn't seem to annoy you any,
What is the use of worrying. The
robbery made little difference to me
for l lost my fortune in Wall street
recently and I couldn't continue tc
live in the style formerly did"
"Well, well, well, you certainly are
an optimist, old man. But tell me, is
the newspaper account true that your
wife is suing for a divorce?"
YES answered Jollibeigh, smiling
~. "You know haven't coin enough
now to boost her social aspirations.
''That's just what George Golphe1
said on the links this morning. He
was telling me how he beat you three
straight games of golf with score:
"Wow!" yelled Jollibeigh, getting
purple in the face. "The liar! The
scoundrel: Let me at him, and I'll
soon teach him to injure my golfing
reputation Wow!"
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
Well Shaped Trees.

The tree that is properly shaped
will have an artistic appearance
in winter as well as in summer.
It is not only desirable to have a
mass of foliage in the summer,
but it's branches should be so arrang.
ed that it will give pleasing effect in
winter. ,.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07

The kind of fruit to grow depends
On whether it is to go onto the gen.
eral market or is to be sold to private
buyers. For the general market, me-
dunn quality fruits with good color
and long keeping qualities are needed.
while for the private market, quality
counts more than anything else.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07

Where a special market for fruit
can be developed it should be Sc.
cured, as the profits in special man
ket are much greater than in the
general market. Sr4s :.
The Cook County herald., 1905-10-07
:. Death cup (AmanitG phot
eoides(, one.half natural size.

on top and has patches scattered over
the crest. It is probably not very
common in the west, but grows
abundantly in the eastern part of this
country. 1t is safe plan not to eat
any mushroom that is not fully
known. Trying to tell mushroom by
written descriptions is dangerous, if
the mushroom is to be eaten
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-06
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

II Notice is heaeby given that that certain MOI t.
gage, executed and delivered by Anna Hoen,
mortRagor, to Lewis Ellington, mortgagee
dated the 18th day of August, 1900, aud filed for
record in the office OF the register of deeds Of
the county Of Ramsey and state of North Da-
kota on. the 23rd day OF August, 1900, and re-
corded in book IL 81 mortgages at page 5s3, and
assigned by said mortgagee to Carl F. Hem
ment dated the 22nd day Of November, 1904.
which assignment has been duly recorded in
the office of said register of deeds, win be fore-
closed by q sale of the premises in such mort.
gage and hereinafter described at the front
door of the court house. in the county of
Ra nsey ard state of North Dakota, at the
hour of clock p. m. on the 2lst day of Jan.
nary, 1905, to satisfy the amount due upon such
mortgage on the day of sale. The premises
described in such mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the same are described as fol-
lows: Lot number four I4l in section number
five Isl and lot number one III, and southeast
quarter of northeast quarter of section number
six f6l. all in township one hundred and Atty
six 1851 north, OF range sixty west of 9Th p NJ !,
containing 145 and 43-I00 acres according to 10,
S. government survey, There will be due on
such mortgage at the date Of sale the sum Of
two hundred aud ninety-one and 96- 100 1891 1851
dollars, and costs and disbursements of this
foreclosure. 3s5s55 ser lSs aSfEss
Dated December g, 1904
CARL f.. HENDKICKsEN,
Assignee of Mortgage.
Phelps a Phelps, Attorneys for Assignee, Graf
ton. n. n 40-45s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-06
NOTICE OF MoRTGAGE SALE.

Z Notice Is hereby given that that certain
mortgage executed and delivered by Cornelius
to William q. Powell, mor.gagee dated tSe isth
dsy Of. November, 1902. and fled for record in
the Office Of the register of deeds of the county
on me n
Book Is OF Mortgages on page 361, will be fore
closed by q sale OF the premises in such mort
gage and hereinafter described, at the front
Lake, in the county of Ramsey and state OF
North Dakota at the hour of ten o'clock in the
forenoon on the 24th day Of January, 1905. to
the day ofsale. 5s sS53
The premises described in such mortgage and
which will be sold to satiafy the same are de-
Gel Of land lying and being. in the county Of
Ramsey ard state Of North Dakota, and de-
scribed as follows: The southeast quarter Of
T s raage
ty three west l63W j, together with all the her
editements and appurtenences thoreunto be-
logp g y! Or II anywise aPpertai lining. -
effect that II the said mottgagor should make
default in the payment of the indebtedness se-
cured BY such mortgage, or any part thereof,
gee might, at his election, declare the whole
amount thereby secured due without notice to
the said mortgagor. and that said nortgagee
amount secured thereby.
And the said mortgagor having made default
in the payment of the snm of $50 interest which
fell due on November 19, 1908, and the further
sum Of $50 interest which fell due on November
Is, 1904, the said mortgapee has elected and
does hereby elect and declare the whole amount
secured by said mortgage due and payable
on such mortgage on the date of sale The sum
of $l21 95, besides the costs and expenses of
sale. and the attorney s fees allowed by law.
y - illiam E. Powell,
Burke q Middaugh.
Attorneys for MORTGAGE,
4I-46 Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-06
NOTICE or = MORTGAGE Z, SAFE,

Notice shereby given that that certain mort.
gage executed and delivered by Elizabeth e..
Knisley and Levi Kinsley. her husband,
moftgagors, to e. Thompson, mort
gageess dated the 22nd day OF June, 1901. and
fled for record in the office of the register Of
deeds of the county of Ramsey and state of
North Dakota, on the 24th day of june, 1901,
and recorded in book % of mortgages at page
4S1, will be forecl0sed by sale of the premises
in such mortgage and hereinafter described at
the front door Of the court house in the city Of
Devils Lake. in the county of Ramsey and
state of North Dakota, at the hour of 10 o'clock
q. m. on the 18th day of February, 1905. to sat-
isfy the amount due on snch mortgage ON the
sday.of sale.
The premises described in such mortgage
aud which will be sold to satisfy the same, are
scribed as follows: the northeast quarter OF
section eighteen in township one hundred fifty.
eight north, in range sixty -four west, with the
3hered itaments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or In anywise appertaining
4 There will be due ON such mortgage on the
date of sale the sum of one hundred forty
three dollars and sixty three cents, besides
,thoiexpenses OF sale and the attorneys fees al
Dated Deeenber q; 1901 s5ss
F. c. Thompson,
Z. Mortgageess
Attorneys for Mortgagee, ;s5
Devils AXE. North Dakota.