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

which all other social problems of a
medical character sink into signifi-
canoe, and it is safe to say that the
possible prevention of a large portion
of the mortality from this disease is
Justly deserving of the solicitude, the
active personal interest and liberal
pecuniary support of all who have the
real welfare of the people of this ma
ton at heart.
Biggs estimates that New York city
sustains an annual economic loss of
$23, 100000; and that the nation at
large must sustain an annual loss of
$30,000,000 because of tuberculosis.
There are nearly 10000 deaths from
consumption in New York city. Sew
enrthousand persons died in Illinois in
1903, half of them. between the ages
of 20 and SO years, while the esti-
mated loss to the state alone, because
of this disease, was $36,000,000, and
the medical authorities Of that state
have found. that consumption is re-
sponsible for more deaths than
Typhoid fever. scarlet feEeI, diph=
iberia, all forms of bronchitis, fnfiu-
enza, measles and smallpox combined.
New York Medical Journal.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Just as their decision was reached
the subject of their dispute happened
along. He spoke to them for a mo-
ment, but about all he had to say was
that he had lost his umbrella and was
looking for it.
The girls. then adjourned to their
respective homes to write the notes,
which were both to the effect that
they wanted him to call that evening.
When No. 1 was safely ensconced in
her. boudoir she made up her mind
that she would win, even if she had
to stretch matters little. Therefore
she indited this note: 49,. ;.
Dear Fred-1 am very sick. Per
haps I may die. Come this evening"
: The time of trial arrived, and, re-
markable as it may seem, Fred called
on No. 2. The explanation of the
whole matter, however, is contained
in, the other note Fred got. It ran
thus: -
Dear Fred-Come up tonight. I've
got your umbrellaf'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
-ow Prices and Low BREEDING.

Low Prices and Low Breeding.
Whenever prices for pure:bred stock
aye low, we find the owners of stock
beginning to experiment with crosses
and grades. While prices for pure.
breds were high it was easy enough
tG persuade men to breed up and up
only, but as soon as prices for these
same animals began to fall, the inter-
est in breeding decreased. This is the
very opposite Of what. we might ex-
pect. We would think that men would
be wise enough to purchase pure.bred
animals for breeding when they were
low, knowing full well that it was only
,sa$question. of time when prices would
come back to the, place they had for.
merly occupied. To some extent men
are like sheep, they all want to do the
same thing the same way at the same
time. 1t is this very habit that causes
prosperity to flow in waves instead Of
in smooth flood.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
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Aloysius Coll Chicago Magazine

2 The bay mare stands at my kitchen
js5 door, !, : ..g + sgsy5 $5 sss*,5 J, 6.
And saucily shakes her head f -; ~ Ef.s5 !.
For q bite Of apple, pinch Of salt *<sr =
I! or g sugared crust Of bred. st7 ~ ~
But. oh, for the little wooden horse
found in a corner to-day, r., .~s.@., = y
And the little groom that straddled him
And m rode him QUITO play! ..%.s. .,r|.
Old Rover maps on the shaded porch,
Y While his great. brown, kindly eyes
Follow me to the garden gate s. ~: 'a
i And back to my bread and pies: :
But oh, for the cotton dog on wheels =
That romped on the velvet floor,
And the little master that shall come
And play with him no more!' :
The Spanish cock with the crimson comb,
When he hears my feeding call, =.
He answers with a flap Of wings
And a crow from the garden wall.
But. oh, for the plaster cock that crowed
~. When zen. my baby pressed SEQ the n , spling-
Him round upon string!3 %<.1- O.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Stops Engine Without Aid.

Stops Engine Without Aid.
vigilance and action of the engineer,
and so it may be wise to go a step
further and make the block system
not only set signal against train
following on the same track, but also
operate a mechanism to bring the Sec
ond train to a standstill should the
signal be unheeded.
How this may be done is shown in
tho illustration. There is a lever
depending from the engine on the
small forward truck, with a cord con-
Meeting with the throttle and also
with the bell and whistle. Beside the
track is a long, light rail, which is
elevated or depressed after the man
ner of the signal arms. A reverse
lever is provided for use when the en-.
gine is backing and, seemingly, there
is little chance now for train to run
past the block set against it.
The inventor of this system is Orr
c. Fisher Of Delphos, Iowa.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Fatteninq for Market.

Fowls that are to be marketed
should be confined at least two weeks
before they are to be disposed of and
should be fed fattening feed. The
fowls that are to be kept during the
winter should not be given the same
kind of feed as these, as there is no
advantage whatever in making them
fat. Without a separation of those
that are to be fattened from those that
are not to be fattened it is impossible
to prepare the marketable ones for
sale to advantage. The fowls that
are being confined and fattened should
have, in addition to their food, large
supply of fresh water and grit. It
must be remembered that unless the
supply of grit is large the digestive
organs Of the birds will soon fail to
do the work required of them. While
roaming over the farm they were able
to secure their own grit, but in cap
tivity this must be supplied by man.
The fancier does not forget this, but
the farmer is inclined to because he
is not making poultry raising very
large part of the farm operations, and
therefore neglects the little things.
The amount of water needed by all
animals is slarge as the organs that
convey substance from the stomach to
the blood vessels drink instead of eat.
There must, be enough water taken in
to make sort of milk, or the "lac-
teal fluid" This is absorbed through
the walls of the ,intestines. About
eight times as much water as
of dry matter is required. Therefore
the farmer that shuts up his fowls and
feeds them on dry corn, giving them
water only twice a day is bringing
about conditions in the digestive or
gans of the fowls that must be very
injurious to the birds. Certainly un.
der such conditions. the birds cannot
lay on much fat, and a large proper
ton of the food must be, wasted.
Water should be kept before the fowls
all the time. ,@s: --
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Electric Launches in Venice.


The Italian ministry OF posts anl
telegraphs has received authority in
parliament to establish telephone con-
nections between Brescia and Ber-
gamo, Lecco and Bergamo, Cremona
and Piaenza, Genoa, Pisa and Leg
horn, Naples, Foggia, and Barletta,
Naples, Reggie, Calabria, and Messina.
The authorities of the province OF
Rome propose. to build an electric
railway between the city of Rome and
Civite Castellana. The city council
of Venice has decided to purchase a
number of electric launches for use
on the canals of that city. The gen.
eral inspector of the Adriatic railroad,
whose Office is in Rome, has received
permission to purchase $50 electric
accumulators. The Adriatic Railroad
company is planning to build an elec-
trio road from Chisso to Como and
Chiavenna.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The poplar shoots which come up in
the yard may be prevented by sinking
a strip of galvanized iron. along the
edge of the garden. The roots from
which the shoots spring are usually
within few inches of the surface and
a strip of galvanized iron one foot wide
should suffice. If this is not found
practicable, the roots should be pre-.
vented from entering the garden by
means of ditch, or in some other
way. Once the roots are prevented
from entering the garden the shoots
may be gradually eradicated by dig.
ging them out
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

! love the calves in the pasture-lot =
And the cattle In the barn, d $Et r.: =
The geese that squat by the water;
" %# trough n &. r ~ z%%*$ 5...24 i
And gable through the tarn:. 81
But, oh, when the evening shadows fall,t
6. And the ache Of the lonely dark,
1&turn to the painted animals, IS
In a little wooden ark! ~. @as.s r5.2ft y
And, one by one, I take them up. =: =
= And cuddle them. to my breast,
For the love of the careless little Noah
That set them here to rest 49, =
= In g. corner of his room, -
Where. curious roses climb and peep.
., And wonder into bloom. -. )
I have mothered many. an orphaned lamb
For the faint and fallen eve, ~ ~ =
And many a downy duckling housed
From the weasel and the dew;
But now, that every mothers babe
On the, farm is safe at rest, .-s
turn to the little wooden sheep
Z And fold them to my breast! - =
-Aloysius Call in Chicago Record-Herald
Sunday Magazine. -. 49, ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

A reader of the "Odd Tales of the
Town" who is subscriber to the:
London Times, which, just now, is
republishing items that appeared in
that paper 100 years ago to day,
sends the following as a sample; says
the Baltimore Sun:
:"Some sill-timed pleasantly was
played off a few days ago at Brighton
on a respectable law officer and his
wife, who have made summer ex-
cursion there. An invitation, couched
in due form and bearing all the marks
of authenticity, was sent to them de-.
string their company at the pavilion
in the evening. The gentleman and
lady, justly proud of the distinguished
honor thus conferred on them-they
knew not how-attended at the ap-
pointed hour and were 5ushered into
the saloon, in which were many per-
sons of fashion, to whom they were
wholly unknown. Some embarrass-
ment necessarily ensued, but it was
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Inbred Ducks.

.'-yy
1t is generally supposed that out
crossing increases the size of birds.
There are certainly some remarkable
results from this practice that could
be pointed to as proofs of the advhn-
tages OF occasional out-crosses. II, It
is evident however that many breed.
ers hold to the practice of in-breedtng
and believe it to be both safe and prof
table. At the Illinois State fair last
week the attention of the writer was
called to some exceptionally large
Pek1n ducks belonging to Mr.. F.. F.
Ambrosius, Some ! of these birds
weighed in. excess Of IA pounds. Rela-
tive to duck raising Mr.. Ambrosius
said: OF course you can cross breed
and Tor five or ten years get fairly
good results. Smith, the man I
bought my stuff of, imported two diff
ferent strains about 25 years ago. He
has never out-crossed, but has inbred
ever since that time. OF course he
continued to select the best of his
birds for breeders. l inbred, but
every year select the largest. big
gest-framed ducks for breeders. In
that way have been increasing the
size of the birds, in spite of the fact
that in-breeding is looked upon as
a method of decreasing rather than
increasing the size.
In selecting for breeders the thing
I look out for is the frame of the
duck. When that is secured I am
sure Of getting bigger ducks from year
to year. The standard weight Of the
duck is pounds. We have some six
months old that weigh IL pounds.
nave some that are only 51k months
old that weigh about 10 pounds each.
During the breeding season make
bran a large part of my feed. also
feed middlings, coarse corn meal and
beef scraps. To this ration I add
vegetables, such as cabbage, carrots
turnips and cut clover. l do not feed
this ration according to q fixed sys.
tenn, but change the system frequent,
~. l steam the clover and sometimes
Ilet it steam all night. y
I cut the clover quite fine and put
it into large pan, piling up the
clover. Onto this pour boiling water
and then invert another pan on tor
of the first. Sometimes I put the par
on the stove and let the water boil
for awhile thus generating more
steam. l never feed my ducks any
dry feed whatever. You may feed
ten ducks bushel of dry corn and
they will eat it all up in half an hour
1t is not natural for the duck to eat
dry food; it wants it wet. will
crush that bushel Of corn, make il
into mush and feed 100 ducks with it.
try always to get cheap feed.
buy the cheapest bran l can get, the
cheaper the better. I can raise tur
nips at 10 cents a bushel, and carrots
and cabbages at correspondingly low
COST. These are good and cheap feed
feed my ducks in troughs as l dc
my hogs. have their feed always
wet but not sloppy. It can be fed
dry If the ducks have a pond or 8
watering trough near by. A duck will
take mouthful of meal and run tt
the water for mouthful of wate1
with which to wash it down, and ther
eat another mouthful in the same way
A duck always soaks it's food dow1
If it gets the chance.
Feeding a lot of dry grain to then
is throwing money away.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Joke Turned Out Well

increased to a tenfold degree when
they were announced to tie illustrious
master of the house, who had no rec
objection either of his guests or the
invitation III, his name. An explana:
tion ensued, when his royal highness,
with all, that urbanity which distin
guishes him as the most finished
gentleman in Europe, was pleased to
declare that he felt himself much in.
sdebted to the ingenious person who
(by forging his invitation, in order:
perhaps, to sport with their feelings)
had afforded him the pleasure of their
society and acquaintance, however un.
expected, and that he was perfectly
happy in the. opportunity of receiving
them. His royal highness conducted
himself toward them during the whole
of the evening with the most liberal
and marked attention, and thus con-
tverted a rencontre, which was pro
:duced by the most malignant motives,
into a source of honor and perfect sat
isfaction.'' i ! .ss%:;- S'< T.. r., L,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The Scrub Steer and the WsII-ered

, z -.
y every man: would take time to
compare the we'll bred steer, with the
scrub steer there is little doubt that
the scrub steer, would soon become 80
unpopular that he would drop out OF
the markets altogether. In the first
place the value Of the scrub steer and
of%the pure bred differs greatly, even
when they are to be used only for
feeding, this difference amounting to
about one cent per pound in many
cases. When it comes to putting on
weight the pure-bred animal is far
ahead of his competitor, for he makes
Tar. better gain. It has been said that
scrubs make as rapid gain in weight
as pure-breds in many cases, and this
isstrue, but the gain consists in shank
ann in tallow on intestines and has
Lutte commercial value. while the high
pfGed porterhouse and sirloins re-
main small in quantity. The pure.bred
makes little shank and does not send
the fat to make lining for his intes-
tines. He works the fat into the grain
of|the lean meats and increases in
size in the parts that are to be sold
for high prices on the market. AS a
result, when the finished pure-bred
comes to be sold he is readily dis.
posed of at much better price than
isRthe scrub. This is especially. the
case when the market is dull. Dull
ness affects first the poorer animals.
The prime animals hardly ever feel
the slackness in buying. -,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
LOOKING Ahead 4 Lonu wav

Looking Ahead Long Way.
What are you crying for, my boy?"
Il amt got nobody to play wid." d
'But where are your boy friends p"
"Dey are all at de reform farm"
"Oh!1 Well, don't cry. You'll see
them soon.'' - s45Is .%<f -! - &@
a"Ah, go long! De Judge said l
wouldn't be old enough to go dere for
two years >.5y%2< u : sss: z y i. !.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Section Of Ground Plan Showing Con.
struction Of Wall.
Az by 2 in. strapping; B. lath and
plaster; c, in. hollow space; D, wood,
brick; E, concrete wall
on the out and inside of wall, and op-
posite each other, leaving twelve
inches between the outside and in
side uprights. A 2x12 inch plank is
now placed on edge both on inside
and outside of wall with an inch
wedge between the planks and up.
rights. BY using a small spread stick
six inches long between the planks
it will keep them in their place. In
raising the planks loosen the wedges
and raise the planks allowing them to
lap down on the concrete l-2 or 2
inches, drive in the wedges and pro
ceed as before.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Strenuous Life.

The mother-Now, be careful, my
son, and don't work too hard at col.
lege, or you may injure your health.
The son-Don't worry, mother. I'm
der the new football rules there isn't
half so much work required as for.
merly. ls:ls:5 tsss@.,3l r 5:ss >!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The amateur that goes into chicken
raising should be prepared not to
make money at first. He may make
money, but II he does not he should
not be discouraged. It takes time and
costs money to- learn how to do any
thing successfully. z4,.5, :I=. .>~s +.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The number of cattle on Illinois
farms January /, 1904, was 1858, 9,19s.
a saving Of $1.00 per. head in the
feeding and, management would re-
suit in q saving Of over two and a
half million dollars: per year to the,
cattle raisers Of Illinois. .-g .-s51. 81 8 AZ .2@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

AS good preparation as any
which can be used is ordinary cart
grease. This is smeared thinly over
the exposed parts. .,'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Poplar Shoots.

S. w. M.-How may the roots of
poplar trees in a neighboring garden
be prevented from throwing up shoots
in my garden?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

Alfalfa can be cured with no great
er trouble than is required ii curing!
@ heavy yield Of red clover. :#ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The chicken house represented in
the accompanying cut is 12x24 feet;
it is 5 feet high on the south side and
8 feet high on the north side. 1T is
built of concrete, the, walks being
six inches thick, with Pinch strapping
and is lathed and plastered. Port
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
He Knew Him..

"Jiggins has q new. girl; she's dark
complexioned, he says" >5.S /. &. Il 4.
q: !: TIL bet you a good deal ne didn't:
say that at ALL s 4 4 4. & .s& 5
81 ..I1l bet you anything 8 - .5;I !. FL "a.
t'@5tt.Hold on! You'd lose: I'm ready
to bet all ! own that he said dark.
Completed" BE-. b Gs2 ss VIZ " .>sz#
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Rust on Iron Of Machinery.

x. Y. Z.-What is good prepara-
ton to put on iron work of machinery
to keep it from rusting? ,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
Cover for Turkey Nest.

VVvet 101 UTNVy VeSt.
The United States Department of
Agriculture publishes the accompany
ing illustration of cover for turkey
eggs at Matching time. The turkey
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
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A Fine View;

4.5s :z.s. ,.@s a Fine View. -
. Two smart young men from London
once came upon a aldecent-l looking shep-
herd in; Argyleshire, and accosted him
with: . I,~ I. ,.s ! 3. .$t s"25sS$ alS.5
J ''You have a very fine view here
you can see a great way 81: s.. 2Ss
.'e.1Y,1 ay, syu ay, 9 ferry great way"
4 :. All! you can see America here, I
suppose?' HIM u 81 45:.
sFarrar than that %#$ $ n. 5.s 3f s#Ss rs
i s5s How IS that e IS s. q &, ss ss ..s
10y list wait tule the mists gane
away and you u see the mune.n
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
GRAND MARA1s 1lINNEsQTH APRIL p 1905
FOR CHICKENS IN WINTER.

We'''5u''t conerete House That VIII
Defy the Cold. n ~ X X
F. v. G.-I would like to learn how
to proceed to build concrete house
for little, chickens in winter. usual
ly keep about 200 chicks, on hand, sell
ing them at about three months old.
l have no place to- keep them in win
ter. Please show how to buildta suit
able house of concrete and give an
estimate of the probable cost. Is
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22
:%GQlESn9 (: $ ); K I: {
~ INVENTION
New Oil Engine.


A new oil engine is the recent and
'rult1ul development of the internal
combustion motor and it's adaptation
10 the use of crude oils or oils of
spec1nc gravity that precludes their
use IN motors of the ordinary type.
Like all engines suitable for crude oil
lhe latest innovation has provision
Tor the injection of water into the cyl
lnder before compression. This has
the effect of allowing a much higher
compression without preignition than
is ordinarily possible, and it has other
important effects. The builders say
that the water vapor prevents the de-
composition of the petroleum to an
extent, enabling the engine to run
long periods with crude oils without
leaving an excess of deposit on tho
Vaporlzer's walls. 1t is not easy tC
understand why water should preve2
decomposition of the petroleum. The
engine works on the four stroke cycle
and uses the heavy black petroleum
ellis and the semi-refned or inter-
medlates, as well as the ordinary re-
lined lamp oil. There is a cylinder
fourteen inches in diameter, giving
forty seven brake horse power with
horse power with crude oils On the
suction stroke of the piston air is
drawn into the cylinder through the
main air valve, and oil is pumped
through the oil sprayer into the va
porlzer, which receives further sup
ply OF air through shifting valve. At
the same time water is pumped
through the water sprayer and enters
the vaporizer. This charge is then
compressed, and, as the crank of the
engine passes the inner dead center,
is ignited by the hot igniting tube,
giving the working stroke. The ex-
haust valve then opens to allow the
burnt charge to escape, completing
the cycle of operations. The ignition5
are continuous on all loads, and the
ignition tube is therefore retained ct
the required temperature without the
aid OF a lamp except when starting
the engine The speed of the machine
is governed by varying the amount CT
water and oil injected, so that on
heavy loads full charges of oil and
water are delivered, while on light
loads small charges are given.
Automatic Railway Signal.
Misleading of signals and failure to
execute them are the most potent
causes of accidents on railways and
it has been the work of many in
ventors to lessen these dangers by
introducing automatic signals, which
shall relieve the human mind of the
responsibility as far as possible Thus
the block systems now show signals
which are supposed to prevent the
train next following from running
into the one which has set the sig
nal. But these signals depend on the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

s#t s:.*t 81 County ithout a Theater.
81 Cornwall is the only county IN Eng-3S
land which has no theater. #A scheme
IS On foot to build one lot Falmouth.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-04-22

The exhibitor Of poultry should not
send too many birds to a show. Il It
is better to have a small number of
high. quality. The larger the number
shown the greater the chances for.
losing some Of them from diseases
contracted In the show room. &. }25 &. !.