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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Gas Versus Electricity.

The incandescent mantle has saved
the gas industry, and not only saved
it but placed it in such a position that
gas lighting by modern methods of
high pressure incandescence, inverted
burners, and so forth, threatens to
outstrip electricity for general light
ing purposes. This is no exaggeration
when it is remembered that invariably
the finest streets in the great cities
of Europe are now lighted with in
candescent gas burners, and if the
tish-pressure incandescent lamps be
compared with the electric arc lights
at some Of the busy street crossings
in London there can be no question OF
the great superiority of the incandes-
cent gas system. In fact, in several
places the electric arc lights may as
well not be in use in the face of the
brilliant penetrating light of the in
candescent mantle. Nor is it on the
large scale alone that gas is seriously
rivaling electricity. The inverted in
candescent gas burner is hardly dis
tinguishable in appearance from the
incandescent electric light in the ar
tistic lighting of domestic rooms.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
WANTED SECOND HAND WATCH
Young Lady Had Hard Work MAKING
Clerks Understand.

The daughter of a most excellent
family, which had great ambitions for
her socially, ''felt called a month or
so ago to be nurse. Soon afterward
she was searching through the big
jewelry houses for watch. She
had watches. but not Of the kind
nurses carry. She had been told that
she must have awatch with a second
hand with which to compare puse
beats. In q store where they almost
charge for breathing she asked sweet
ly for a Second hand watch" The
clerk stared in amazement.,
EYES," she insisted, IT want a Sec
ond hand watch.''
1--WE do not deal in them, Miss"
said the manager, who had known her
when she was q very: little girl. and
her mother before her. FL
beg your pardon" snapped the
young woman. II have been mistaken
in the impression that this was a first
class establishment. Good day."
This scene was repeated at several
other reputable jewelry houses before
a young clerk OWNED what kind Of a
SECOND hand" watch the young won.
an was seeking.-New York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

arranged that the students will have
an opportunity to acquire familiarity
with materials, knowledge of the basic
principles employed, and of mechani-
cal and working drawings, elements of
physics and chemistry, and famil-
isrity with new materials and the
most modern tools.
In addition to the school named
there will be School of Applied Sci
ence, School of Applied Design, and
Technical School for Women, of which
the following is a general description:
The School of Applied Science is so
designed as to administer to the needs
OF such a school, operative for both
day and night students, and for the
training of young men over sixteen
years old during the periods of two or
three years, for such callings as
draughtsmen, inspectors, foremen, en-
gineers' assistants, and numerous
other positions above those of the
skilled mechanic. where Intelligence
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Contents Of SiIos,

A silo is undoubtedly one of the
most valuable and profitable struc-
lures on stock or dairy farm provid-
ed it is properly managed. It's use en-.
ables one to keep more stock and feed
them better than if no silage is used.
1t provides green food in winter,
which is of great Importance in keep.
ing stock in good thriving condition.
1t would be much better to put up
one silo 30 feet high than two IA feet
and 16 feet respectively, for the rea.
son that the silage keeps much better
in deep silo. No one having expert.
ence thinks of building a silo less
than 20 feet high, and they are fire.
quently built from 80 to 40 feet in
height. The best form for a. silo is
circular. If built square the corners
should be cut off, which greatly facili.
tates the settling of the silage and
the exclusion of air at the angles. A
round silo 13 feet on diameter and 80
feet high would hold about IS tons
Of corn silage. In addition to good
hay and a small grain ration a COW
should have about IS pounds of silage
per day for period of 100 days. AT
this rate of feeding rs tons would feed
% COWS during the winter months.s
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
THIS A DEMOCRATIC DOG.


Not Ashamed Of a Master Who Hap
pened to Go to Jail.
Albert Rhodes was arrested last
night in Clinton avenue south, says
the Rochester Post-Express. Rhodes
had an Irish setter dog, bat Policemen
Gibbons and Hazel did not notice the
animal. They sent Rhodes to head
quarters in the wagon.
After the wagon arrived at head
quarters dog was noticed at the
front door. It. whined and was ad-
mitted, but was afterward elected by
Lieut.. Klubertanz. A few minutes
later the dog ran: around to the patrol
barn and was admitted. It smiled the
air and bounded into the patrol
wagon. Not finding it's master it set
up a, howl and was elected. During
the night the officers were disturbed
by the dismal bowls and barks of the
setter.
This morning the dog was admitted
and made it's way to the cellroom and
when Rhodes cell was opened the
dog bounded in, leaped upon the in
mate and showed extravagant Joy.
Rhodes, followed by the dog, came
into the police court. The dog stood
between, Rhodes legs in the courtroom
and when Attendant Hart approached
snarled and barked.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
HOW GEN NELSON II MILES Es61RED
7 z=* DEhTf1 FIT The HANDS OF CHIEF LIME DEER

For the fraction of an instant it
seemed as though the hostilities were
to end then and there. Grudgingly
the chieftain received the proffered
sign of peace, and stood waiting in
sullen but submissive silence, though
every nerve in his :bronze-covered
muscles was tense and quivering, and
the old man still maintained all his
suspicion of such conciliatory meas.
ures. The incident seemed to beto,
ken a propitious ending, when, on the
instant, an over-zealous trooper, who
had been figh ting in the rear, dashed
up on horseback, and decrying his
general shaking hands with the willy
and armed savage chieftain; coolly
raised his rifle to his shoulder and
covered Lame Deer with the muzzle
His action occurred at some distance
from the leaders, but the eagle-like
glance and shrewd and swift compre-
hension Of the Indian chief perceived
it, and at once believed that his whole
force was to be shot down. With the
swiftness of lightning he jerked his
hand from that Of Gen. Miles, and at
the same time, without raising the
rifle to his shoulder, he fred as the
weapon hung at his side, with re-
markable accuracy, at the American
general. In the brief interval between
Lame Deer's first hostile movement
and the shot, Gen. Miles had whirled
his horse around, and the animal set
Ting upon his launches in the move
ment shifted the position of the gen
eral. The action saved Gen. Miles
life. The bullet from Lame Deer's
rifle sped through the space which an
instant before had been occupied by
the Generals body and pierced the
breast of trooper sitting mounted
just in the rear of the general, kill
ing the man instantly. The shot from
the chief was the signal for an attack
by the troopers upon the little group
of Indians; an attack which was over
within moment, leaving all the band
lying either dead or wounded upon
the prairie. Had it not been for the
instant intuition of Gen. Miles and
his sudden shifting of position on
horseback, the bullet which whizzed
close to his head and passed through
the heart of a soldier in the rear
would have ended his existence then
and there.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
To Test Sanitary Pipino.

There are several methods of test
ing sanitary piping in a house, OF
which the use of oil of peppermint
and smoke are the most common. The
smoke test shows the location of
leak by escaping smoke. The latest
apparatus consists of smoke gener-
ating chamber and bellows. The
smoke generating chamber is sealed
by water, which not only provides a
seal against the escape of smoke from
the apparatus, but keeps the smoke
chamber cool. In this chamber oily
waste, tar paper or other material
adapted for producing a dense smoke
outlet and carried to one of the inlets
or outlets of a plumbing system.
Sometimes the hose taking the smoke
from the machine is carried to the
fresh air inlet, and the smoke is
driven up through the building until
every pipe connected with the drain
age system is filed with dense smoke.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
PLAN OF CARNEGIE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

The plans for the Carnegie Techni-
cal Schools to be erected in Pittsburg
have been announced. The buildings
will cost about $5,000,000 and will &C.
cupy a site of thirty-two acres adjoin-
Ing Schenley park. Andrew Carnegie
has pledged himself not only to erect
the buildings, but to equip and endow
the schools.
The School of Journeymen and Ap-
prentices, which is to be the first of
the group of schools in which men
and women will receive instruction in
scientific and Industrial pursuits, is
adapted to the night instruction of stu
dents. The school will offer a system
Of instruction for the further education
Of apprentices already at work in the
trade, who will receive technical in
struction, coupled with the practical
demonstration necessary to their ulti-
mate advancement into the ranks of
skilled mechanics.
The course of instruction will be so
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Fig. 1-Cross section of pen showing
arrangement of alley, roosts, scratching
noor, curtain, window. etc.
and swings up to- open as shown in
Fig. 1. The window reaches within
about fifteen inches of the floor, in
order that the sun may shine on all
parts of the floor. 1t is desirable to
have the dustbath stationed immedi-
ately below the window The distin.
gushing feature of this house is the
alleyway, which runs the entire length
along the back wall. From this pass
age the drop boards are cleaned and
the eggs collected. The north side of
the building is sided with three-ply
boards and two of building paper, the
rest with two plies of boards and one
of paper.
This style of house may be extend
ed any desired length. The roosting
pens are separated by boards, and the
scratching part by wire netting above
a board Is inches high. The fowls OF
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

fApeds ~ ~
Wonders Of Matchmaking.


M. Favre-Peret, who investigated
this industry in the New England
states some yearsago, says the An
mails of the American Academy, stated
that the average production of 10000
workmen in Switzerland was forty
watches each per annum, while in
America the average was $50 fine
watches for each man employed.
By the aid of special machines in
these watch factories one man can
make 1900 fine screws per day, some
of which are so small that more than
100000 are required to weigh pound.
One of the finest; pieces made is a
"pallet-arbor" or pivotal bolt, which
for a smallsized watch has thread
Of 260 to the inch, weighs 100000 of
pound, undergoes twenty-five opera
lions and costs but ~ cents. Meas
urements are guaged to 1,25000' of an
inch.
The balance wheel, after being ma.
chined, weighs only seven grains, and
when fitted with sixteen gold screws
weighs ~ grains; there are eighty
separate operations upon a balance
wheel, sixty-three of them being drill
ing, threading and countersinking
holes; the drills revolve at a speed of
1900 turns minute, and one operator
can drill upward of 1900 holes for the
balance wheel per- day.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

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Wood; Photographic itself.

WOOD; PnotograpnIn9 ttselT.
A curious property of wood, where
by it is able to photograph itself in
the dark, is described by DR.. William
}. Russell in paper recently read be-
fore the London Royal society. This
property he showed by experiments to
belong probably to all woods, some
woods, however, being much more &C
tive than others. To obtain a picture
the wood must be in contact with or
at little distance above the photo
graphic plate, and must remain there
Tor times varying from half an hour to
eighteen hours, and be at a tempera-
ture not higher than 131 degrees Fab
renhelt. The wood of the conifers is
very active, and gives pictures which
are very definite. It was thought that
this action was due to the resinous
bodies In the. wood, but it has been
remarked that there is no action
from the dark autumn wood. Resin
exists in the dark rings, but APPARENT
~ under such conditions that it's
action cannot escape. And again,
with the spruces, the action on the
plate Is not so definite. With regard
to woods other than conifers, oak and
beech are both active and give very
good pictures, as do also acacia (Robi-
MAJ, Spanish chestnut and sycamore.
On the other hand. ash, elm, horse
chestnut and plane are, in comparison,
but slightly active. Knots in a wood
generally, but not always give a good
picture.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

morning, the cavalry squadron, with
Gen. Miles as their leader and fol-
lowed by troops on foot, dashed from
between the hills near the Indian
chieftain's camp, and, a few hours
later, swiftly fell upon the little vii
lage of wigwams lying upon the plain.
At the first sortie upon the en-
campment sharp fight ensued and
number of the Indians and soldiers
fell.
In the first clear light of the day.
break a little company of Indians
found itself separated from the rest of
their followers and surrounded on all
sides by the troopers.
At a signal from the general the
cavalry ceased demonstrations of hos
tilities, and with a "How-how-kola"
(meaning friend) the general himself
rode forward and extended his hand
to Lame Deer, who was among the
group of those surrounded. 1t was a
risky attempt at reconciliation. for
the eyes of the Indian showed fierce
and glazing with rage, and in his
right hand at his side he grasped a
loaded carbine, which could be used
on the instant with the greatest effec-
tiveness. However, Gen. Miles rode
straight up to this untamed chieftain
and amicably insisted upon taking his
hand in sign of reconciliation.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

or the many narrow escapes which
Gen. Nelson A. Miles has undergone
during his eventful career as an IN
dian fighter on the plains of the West,
the one which he remembers perhaps
better than all others is the incident
which brought him the nearest to
death, when, in a moment of concilia-
tory conference, he sat, mounted on
horseback, shaking hands with an In
dian chieftain who, together with his
tribe, had been surrounded and forced
to yield by the general and his follow
ing OF cavalry and infantry.
Gen. Miles had spent months in ef-
fecting the subjugation of the differ
ent western tribes, and had succeeded
in bringing them all under the yoke
of submission with the exception of
one particular brave and villainous
chieftain called by the Indians Lame
Deer"
One morning in May, 1877, Gen.
Miles. with four troops Of cavalry
and six of infantry, and also an addi-
tional following of many of the In
dian chieftains and scouts who had
joined the troops in expression of
their willingness to remain peaceful,
started out in the direction which it
was known Lame Deer and his camp
had taken across the plains.
Two days later, at 1 o'clock in the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Manure Pit Beneath Stable Floor.

F. RI. If manure from a herd OF
cows were stored in pit beneath the
floor of the stable during the winter
season, would it pollute the atmos.
phere of the stable? 2. Could a con.
crete floor be built on planks several
feet above ground?
1. If the floor of the stable were
tight, the trap-door close fitting, and
the sides of the pit were open so that
the wind may blow through, the at
mosphere of the stable should not be
polluted by the gasses from the ma
nure.
2. A floor of cement. could be built
on plank floor, but it would require
very firm foundation timbers in order
to prevent cracking. A cheaper and
more suitable floor for an elevated
stable would consist of sawed cedar
blocks, laid in hot coal tar, with sand
and tar filed in between the blocks.
A floor carefully laid in this way
would be water tight, durable and
quite inexpensive.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Removes Old Wall Paper.

Anyone who has undergone the trib-
ulations incident to the removal of
old wall paper in dwelling will have
sympathy with the Iowan inventor
who, no doubt spurred on by trials in
his own household, has devised
mechanism for accomplishing this usu-
ally very dirty operation with as little
disturbance relatively as is produced
in sweeping by the new universal
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

American carpet-sweeper, in fact, his
appliance in general appearance very
much resembles sweeper.
The preliminary dampening is ac-
companied by means of live steam ap-
piled by flexible hose attachment in a.
closed receptacle. This has an open
face surrounded by a flexible fange
or rim. The actual removal of the
paper is accomplished by means Of
scraping blades actuated by handles
projecting through the receptacle.
The debris is retained within the de-
vice, and emptied at intervals without
making any appreciable dirt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

An unknown young man Is years of
age has won $4,000 in prize story
contest. It would be well worth the
price of all of Carnegie's millions to
have ten-year lease on the feelings
which are that young maoh at the
present time.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A we'll meaning person declares
that the use of tobacco shortens life
greatly and also that the habit, once
formed in youth, is invariably kept up
to extreme old age. This good reform
er seems to operate under a blanket
franchise.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The attempt to discipline automo-
bile owners by filming the chauffeurs
has not proved the success that Vas
hoped for. Being arrested merely
comes to be regarded as a part of the
chauffeur's regular duty.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Ether Waves.

One of the characteristics of ether
waves, such as those of light and heat,
is that they produce a distinct pres
sure in the direction they travel. In
the case Of the earth this outward
pressure from the sun is said to be
10000 tons, but this is mere trifle
compared with the vast gravitational
attraction toward the sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A dispatch from Carson City, New,
says that Of fifty-f1ve children whose
births were recorded there last year
only one was boy-but it doesn't say
that there were only fifty-five births
last year in Carson City.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The Partisan hostess who enter
tanned her guests with moving pic
ture" representation of a surgical op-
GRAFTON evidently expected to make
them happy by contrast.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A negro woman 70 years of age has
graduated from a New Haven, Conn.,,
school. She has one big advantage.
Nobody will be likely to make f1ippant
references to her as "sweet girl
graduate"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Even the sly fox will admit that the
bounty on his skin hope to preserve
him that they may get a chance to
hunt him down as sport.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The Emperor of Japan has written
another poem, which consists of six
lines. He gets 100000 a year, and
is undoubtedly the highest salaried
poet on earth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The kaiser will permit army officers
to drink to his health in water, feel
Ing, no doubt, that the custom is not
likely to become dangerously preva-
lent.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A court Of law has decided that if
wife exceeds liberal allowance for
dress her husband cannot be held for
her bills. Now will some court of law
kindly decide what is a liberal allow
ance?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Susan B. Anthony is IS years old
and admits it. Alice Roosevelt is Fl
and makes no secret of the fact. But
between Susan and Alice are many
women who would rather not tell.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

King Edward read his address, at
the opening of parliament. He got
along very nicely, as the man who
wrote it was careful not to put in any
words the king could not pronounce.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The man who has bought his on the
that Cicero was right when he spoke
Of the possession Of books as peren-
NAL source of solace and Joy.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The first woman typewriter is still
humping the keys. However, she was
married before she entered the bust
ness and was not real typewriter,
after all.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Those who claim that onions as a
diet sharpen the intellect will point
with pride to the assertion that Mrs.
Chadwick is addicted to the tear-com-
polling vegetable.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

It is not true that activity in build
ing South American railroads is SO
that defaulters may make the trip
through to Buenos Ayres without
change.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The society for psychical research
wants 100000 to find the way to the
hereafter. This might be encouraged
IL we had discovered any royal road
to the here.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Lumber Required for Two Rooms.

Lumber Required for Two Rooms.
A. H.-How much lumber would be
required to Build a room 12x2O feet
also a kitchen Sx10 feet long. weather.
boards, lining, rafters and shingles?
Your house would require 800 feet
of 2x4-inch ,scantling for rafters.
plates and studding; 600 feet of sheet.
ing for roof; 1000 feet for weather
boards and inside lining; six squares
of shingles, $50 feet for flooring and
ceiling. and 100 feet for joists. The
plan of roof you give extend s. over the
front of veranda. The above estimate
is based on this plan.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A Chicago woman sued for $4,000
for breach of promise, and got so
cents. 1t should have been 80 cents,
to have adequately represented her
mental condition when she heard the
verdict.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The cable says the duel between
Count Czaykowski and M. ,Villette
was well attended" It was quite a
social function, in fact.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A writer in the Chicago Record
Herald gives formula for beautifying
the tress locks. This is Chicagoese
for washing the hair.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

If you don't believe that a woman
can keep secret, ask her her age
New York Herald.
But don't look at her.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The published statement that the
milk trust is thinking of watering it's
stock makes the New York Herald
simply cachinate.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Now Philadelphia expose is threat
ened by Mayor Weaver. Can it be
that the Quaker City is stirring in it's
sleep?