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The daily tribune., 1905-11-10
JAMES MERLETT0
IS A FUGITIVE
Coal Creek Stiletto Artist
Escaped From Jail.
Tried to Commit Suicide Twice
Last Night and in Failing
Attacked the Guard
and Got Away.

Jamss Msrls ito. the Goal Greek
Italian who Sunday morning stashed
three men With . stilletto and tiokt d
the teeth ont Of another. 10 81 large
and . thorough search By Sheriff Esser
and his force Of depaties has - far
failed 10 disclose his whereabouts.
When he made his way from The court
house n Canon Oity he was ssen to
run mp Third strest in the direction
Of the penitsntiAry and II 10 Supposed
he IL In hiding In the hills nsar the
institntion. He mads his escape
from the county Jail. which y In the
court house. At o'clock this nssnins.
A man named King WAS plaosA In
Aerlstto's csM 10 watch htn tes the
night and Mr.. Kina, . short tine after
being In the cell had ooeasioa - leavs
IL for few minatss. He an1ssksd
the cell door md Just - be spsasA Il
Merletto jumped upon him. sdAisis.
tered severe beating and then tried
to make . dAsh for liberty. King
was 100 swift for hin. however.
and oatohing the nan hsld onto
him like grim daAsA. The pair
wrsstlsd for several minutes and all
tho time they were spproaching the
froat does 70 The oesst hssss. They
fought liks demons a.A II The tassls
King pailsd OF Hsslsseo's eoas ard
. portion Of his tsosssrs. fina1ly
they reAchsd the water fssntaia In
front Of The eeurt hose asd tAsss
ksflstto nanaOsa - break away iron
King. and making . dasA for libssey
was soon est of sight ssd has not bssa
seen snee. although careful wsAoh
has besn maiutainsd.
AZ IL s'eleok lsst night AsElsteo
tried 10 commit ssioiAs twios end
failed saeh tine. By tying . towel
arospd bis neck % tightly thas IL W.
alnost impossible for hin 70 breathe
and then wrapping IL around the
oren bar q she grated door he fsll
70 the 6oor with thsd with the heps.
II is ssppossd thas ths jar would
break bis neck. This nas . postLsa
Of TIE asss failsrs Il the attsopt.
bat pot being estaons By bis own ~its
he allowed hinsslf 70 hang on The ed
Of The towel for several minutes. He
made . gaSslins neiss sioiliar - TIE
one be nsds In TIE Jail here vixen
he attempted 70 take bis own life end
the prisoosrs were awakened.
An alarm Wa given and Sheriff
Eser Asd bis under sheriff wsrs called
b. telephone. RESOLVING the jail In
few minutes aStsrwsrd. they hsd
the man transferred 70 the woDso's
dspartusnt and King was stasisosd
70 wstoh hin. Either In The nsa's
dspaftnsot or In The wouAn's cell ~
tried 70 TAKE his life the second tins
which was alse marked With failure.
In some manner he secured . spooa
and breaking OF the handle sharpsa.
ID II. Il was not sharp ssosgh
for The puTposs for which II was
istsndsd. thossh. Asslssse slashsd
hiDssn With IL % either side q
the nsok and On The fossksad. L
only nads sefatohss bet his intss.
tioas were Of ths best 70 send his
soal inte another world.
The night aStsr be tried 70 commit
saieids In Jail here With the hard.
ksrohisf b. tried - kill hinsslf By
bsttins his hsed sssinss the iron ~.
s4saA.
whlians-Wsslsyaa Dsbaes.
The daily tribune., 1905-11-10
Whlians-wsslsyaa Dsbass.

nidAlstevn. Oees. New. 1o-Ths
asssal dsbsss bssvsss rspssssasseivss
q wiiliaos esllses asd Wsalsvas
ssivsssity takss plaes hsss this svss.
~ 80 peanisss q - ~ sveAs q
~ ssivsssaiv ~.
The daily tribune., 1905-11-10

why don't the man proposs, Oh
dear, why don't the men propose p
The Old Maids will tell you. II yos
come 70 Y. e. church Thsrsday even.
ing. Nov. l6
The daily tribune., 1905-11-10
Edison Records, 35c
Columbia Records. 25c

Just received two Of the VICTOR Talking Ma
chimes with improved sound box and tspsng and all
the late disc records Boy Phonosaph and have the latest
asd best and music In your house just whom
afe IN humof 70 listen.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Size of FEEDING Herds.

The University of Illinois sent out a
query as to size of herds of cattle be-
ing fed for market. AS to the replies
the report says: Of At feeders who
answer this question, about one-third
feed from Is to so head in one yard.
and One-third from so to 100; of the
remainder, about one-half keep less
than rs and one-half more than 100
head in one yard. 1t should be added
that the replies in most cases CORE
spond to the total number Of cattle
handled by the correspondent. That
is to say, as a rule all the cattle are
fed in one yard, and the exceptional
instances are those in which more
than 100 cattle are fed, in which case
the number recommended is usually
100 head or less. One of the most
successful cattle feeders in Illinois
reports that two carloads should be
the maximum number fed in one lot,
and that one load is preferable his
thought being that cattle are more
quiet in small numbers and in uniform
grades.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Why British Stocks Excel.


The climatic conditions of Great
Britain, in the estimation of their
people, are admirably suited to the
production of frst-class livestock. Be-
ing comparatively small country and
totally surrounded by water, the con-
ditions are fairly favorable for a
rather uniform temperature. This is
especially true of the greater part of
England. In Scotland, especially the
northern part, the winters are cold,
but the summers are also cool, thus
excellent for grazing purposes, as the
animals are neither troubled with a
hot sun nor with insect pests. The
atmosphere, as rule, contains a
great deal of moisture, which is
claimed to have very beneficial in
fluence on the coat of hair, inducing a
heavy growth of fine messy hair,
which adds to the general appearance
Of certain breeds of animals And,
lastly, there is another feature which
must be considered in this connection.
The farmers in all parts of Great
Britain are almost obliged to follow
some phase of livestock farming as a
means Of livelihood. Thus, with their
small farms and high rents to pay,
the pure-bred animals, especially those
of high individual excellence and merit
have invariably proven to be the most
profitable,
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Water and Fat Formation.

There is a notion to the effect that
drinking much water makes fat, and
some people that have the tendency to
form fat are cautioned against the
practice. According to all investiga-
tions that have been made the oppo-
site is the case. If very wet foods are
given fattening animals and if an ex-
cessive amount of water is drunk, the
fattening process is retarded. On this
account it is never advisable to give
fattening stock salty foods that would
lead to the consumption of a very large
amount of water or to keep them in a
high temperature, which also has the
effect of making them drink more
water than is needed for the assimila-
tion of food. When animals are in
high temperature the drinking of wa
ter is a provision of nature to keep
down the temperature of the body to
it's normal point. Perspiration is the
process of working off the surplus
heat, which, if left in the body, would
result in heat prostration. lie ami
NAL should drink enough water to en-
able it to properly assimilate its
food. ,x
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08

. Z n a.
! always said I never would. But, Of
course, + will take yours. Mine was
not so fine or SO rich as yours. will be-,
but it was my wedding dress and
loved it just the same. We were to
be so happy, Neil and - SIZE broke
of suddenly aud passed her hand
through the waves of shining hair
that framed her face, and trying to
choke down the gulp that kept rising
to her throat
Marjory was staring at her with
wide, dry eyes.
"Neil?" she whispered hoarsely.
Neil who?"
The woman glanced at her in quiet
surprise, wondering that another's sor.
row should distress the girl so keenly.
But she only answered with studied
Indifference, in which there was a
vague uneasiness:
sNeil- Godfrey. That was his
name. I shouldn't have worried you,
dear, with this trouble OF mine, at q
time when only the bright and beauti.
full ought to touch your life. You must
try to forget all about it,
AS she spoke her eyes fingered af
fectionately on the girls pure face
from which the red flush of 10y bad
faded leaving it quite drawn and col
orless.
She reached over and touched the
glistening folds of satin that had hall
fallen from her lap and were trailing
on the floor
''Now let us to discussing this dream
of gown that am going to create
for certain little lady kn-"
A smothered cry broke from the girls
white lips, but she quickly covered
it with a forced smile, at the same
time gathering up the rich, loose fab
ric with cold, trembling hands.
With mighty effort at selfcontrol
the young girl silenced the quivering
pang at her breast. and turned to-
ward the dressmaker calmly.
AFTER ALL" she said, in tired little
way, her voice low and dispassionate
Il think I shall not ask you to make
it. I can understand how painful
it would be for you"
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08

Marjory in her pink Chambray
dress, long white box tucked under
one arm, tripped joyously up the little
flight of steps that led to her dress
makers apartments. Her delicate
blonde face looked very fair and love-
ly under the quaint Poke bonnet with
its bunch of blush roses on top and
the soft liberty ribbons that tied un-
der her chin
A rich, vivid color had risen to her
cheeks-a perfect match to the flow
ers in her hat-and enhancing, if pos
sible, the clear sparkle in her blue
gray eyes. Her lips were parted slight
ly, revealing just the edges of her
milk-colored teeth.
She paused at the landing a moment
for breath, and then tapped gently on
the oak-panelled door
Marjory was regular visitor at the
fashionable establishment and the
sweet-faced little woman who was the
proprietor always welcomed her with
pleased smile; not SO much on ac-
count of the big bill which was sure
TO follow, but because she enjoyed
listening to the girls merry chatter,
and loved to look at her pure, piquant
face, full Of refreshing animation.
In response to her light tap, the
door was opened from within, and the
young girl, like a sudden sunbeam.
gGded into the close little room with
its inevitable litter of unfinished gar
ments and bulky packages.
She sank down in one of the straight
tie the big twine cord that bound her
box, rattHng on gaily to the quiet little
woman who was bus1ly occupied over
her h8zt1ng table.
Look" she cried tremulously,
Isn't it beautiful"
She had drawn out a rich, simmer
ing mass of creamy satin from ner
package and was stroking it with ten
der, loving fingers.
my wedding Dress" she exclaimed
softly, almost reverently, "and l have
brought it my very own self for you to
make. I couldn't trust it to a serv-
ant"
Sudden tears filled the eyes OF the
older woman and she was silent.
But Marjory was too deeply eu-
crossed in contemplation of the gleam-
ing fabric spread across her knees
the sacred link that was to join to-
gether glad, tranquil girlhood to a
life Of fuller happiness-to notice the
others emotion.
She went on, a warm light in her
eyes:
Now I want you to do your very
best on this. Your very best, remem-
Der, just as though it were-your very
own" Her voice was as soft as an
angels whisper as she added, smiling,
'He is just the bravest, truest man
that ever lived and I-love-him-so :"
The blood mounted still more vivid
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
HORSE KNEW HIS DUTY.
Usua! Summons to Divine Service
Found Him Ready,

Usual Summons to Divine Service
Found Him Ready.
My grandfather by marriage, Daniel
Lane, was very devout churchgoer,
and for thirty-eight years of his life,
was member of the First Unitarian
Congregational church of Norton,
Mass, and for twelve years one of it's
honored deacons He was deyout
worshiper, and I can We'll remember
that he and one other, Judge Leon.
ard, used to stand up in their pews
with bowed heads during the prayer
service while all the other members
OF the congregation remained seated.
IN those days there was a row OF
sheds back of the church, built by
people who wished to protect their
horses and carriages from the driving
storms of winter, and the scorching
suns OF summer. One of these sheds
belonged to my grandfather.
One Sunday morning the old gentle.
man was sick, and, instead of going to
church, the family horse was turned
into the yard to Craze awhile. The ami.
mai no sooner heard the ringing of
the church bell than off he started at
MS usual Sabbath day trot, took his
place in the familiar shed. where he
stood still until the service was over,
when he joined in the procession OF
the other homeward-bound teams
Boston Hrald.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Feeding Spring Pigs.

Our pigs are now large enough to
need very little milk from the sows
and they are getting little. We are
feeding them a good deal Of skim
milk, and in few days when we turn
them out on pasture even this will be
reduced. We have good blue grass
pasture, and we depend on the blue
grass to help balance the ration of
soaked corn that we begin to feed
about this time. The balancing proc
ess is much helped by the skim-milk
they get. Later we will begin to feed
new corn and then will not need to
soak the old. It is my experience,
however, that the soaking does q
great deal of good and makes the corn
more fully digestible.-John Bean, in
Farmers Review.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Temperature of Soil.

The temperature of the soil has much
to do with the success or failure of tn =
planting operations. Sometimes what is
charged to poor seed is really due to
low temperature of the soil. One lot
of seed was planted in soil at tem-
perature of SIS degrees. Cold weather
came on and rain and the seed rotted.
Then the atmosphere cleared and the
sun came out warm and in two days
raised the temperature of well-drained
land to 65 degrees. The second lot of
seed was sown and soon came up. It
was the temperature that did it. You
can't farm by the almanac. Even the
thermometer is safer than that.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Antiouitv Of the Cow ponv

The COW pony is Of distinguished
lineage, says writer in Country
Life in America. His ancestral home
was among the Moors of Barbary, and
his pedigree leads back to. the "Go-
dolphin Arabian" 1nnocently asso-
ciated with the Spanish invasion of
Mexico, his race was already estab.
lished on the plains of the southwest
when the Mayaower landed. In the
centuries that followed he conformed
his nature to the requirements of the
plains until he fitted them as the
camel fits the desert, and became so
perfectly adapted to the work of the
cattle range as to make it doubtful
whether the needs of the COWBOY
evolved the COW pony, or the capaci-
ties of the pony produced the cowboy.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
MESCEI
Creamery Stock,

Creamery Stock. ....
~ The Question is now being discussed
as to whether the stock of CO.
operative creameries should be
owned by others, than the men
that are supplying milk or cream
to the creamery. Some take one side
OF the controversy and some the
other, but the strongest arguments
seem to be in favor of the stock being
kept entirely in the hands of the
farmers that are directly interested
in the success of the creamery. As
much of such stock does not pay in
terest, it is evident that the outside
owners of stock might in time come
to feel that they could no longer let
the creamery have their money with
out some returns, and would begin
an agitation to turn the cooperative
creamery into stock company cream.
cry. In some cooperative creameries
only one share is held by one person,
and that one share so credited to
the farm, not the man. When he sells
his farm the share goes, too. That
prevents the trading in shares.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
How Eve Got Even.

When Eve appeared to Adams ken.
His HIS words were timorously sage:
Mh ny ouy your gowns from Paris when
Go to the fig, my dearest wife.
select the goods and pick Your dress:
This is the Eve Of BIissfiiness-,
The years rolled by. a snake one da1
Kissed: China silk-real Irish iace!'
And Mrs. Adam did straightway
In patterns hide her lovely face
Then Adams heart grew adam-ant
AS Eyes new passion he could See.
Buy clothes for her? I won't-I can't
This is the Eve of Bankruptcy,''
So cen to-day with girded loin
Poor Adam treads the busy mills:
He patiently runs down the coin
While Eve, at home, runs up the bills
Yet it's not all cheerless plight,
This job OF keeping women fair
And Adam finds huge delight
In this, the Eve Of his Despair!
Wallace Irwin in Munsey's.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08

you do not laugh as often as a young
person would, but"
The dressmaker turned her head a
little uneasily and her eyelids dropped
and quivered until they swept her
worn cheek
1T is not the years that age," she
replied falteringly, 'but- life's road,''
Her, voice trailed off into a sob and a
big, hot tear FLASHED on the piece of
work in her lap.
Marjorie leaned over to where she
sat and laid one Of her soft white
hands over the woman's little brown
one, that was hard and roughened by
toll.
"Tell me-" she coaxed softly in the
tone that one would use to a hurt
child longing to pour out it's feelings
into some sympathetic ear.
The little woman smiled gratefully
through a mist of tears. A sudden
sense of rest stole over her. 1t was so
rarely that anybody gave her more
than a mere passing thought.
She did not speak at once; she was
too full for that, and sort of dreami.
ed upon her companion. She seemed
to be looking at her through a sort
of reminiscent haze, and living over
her own youth. After a while she
spoke:
II, too, was once young and joyous" "
hn c10
Young and joyous like you, with life's
vista of happiness stretching out be-
fore me. The world was a veritable
palace and a NANNY idol
She paused and covered her face
with both hands. Low sobs shook her
frame, but she quickly crushed them
down and went on in a sort of mono
tone:
1T was not until the day before
out wedding was to take place that l
discovered, instead Of the pure gold l
had worshiped, my idol was Of
clay"
There was another pause, this time
longer than the last. Twilight had
fallen gradually, and long gray shad,
ows stole into the room and sought
out the woman's bowed head
When she looked up her face bore
the stamp of infinite sadness, but the
old settled look of calmness and
sweetness had returned to it; the
look of resignation.
Marjorie's eyes were swimming in
tears as she listened to the woman's
story, but she pressed her hand reas.
suringly as she said, her voice trem.
bling a little:
'You did not tell me what happened
on that-day."
The answer came clear and firm, not
the slightest intonation betraying the
scar of bitterness that had scanned
her life.
'He was a married man-that's all,
My family was poor" she went on
musingly, "and made my own clothes
my wedding dress, too. l have
never made another since, and T.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Success in the Law.

Sir John Bigham has been giving
advice to young lawyers. Work
hard" he said, ''have noble ambitions:
be bold, have confidence in yourselves,
get married" Sir Edward Clarke has
said much the same thing; but Mr..
Justice Maule when giving advice on
the same point declared that there
were only three things essential. "The
first is high animal spirits, the second
is high animal spirits, and the third is
high animal Spirits" But he added. IF
in addition, the young man will take
the trouble to learn a little law. I do
not think it will impede his progress
in the profession" ."-London World
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08

SI()(k K
Four Points in stockbreedina.

Four Points in stockbreeding. :
A noted breeder of live stock de-
clares that there are four features of
the live stock business that should re-
celve the attention of breeders, name
ly, environment, continuity, utility and
crossing. Too many lose sight of en-.
vlronment, catch sight of something
that pleases them and launch out on
series of breeding episodes. The
advice to select the breed you are
most in love with is not a good one,
for it often happens that the breed
you like is lily adapted to any certain
location.
The matter of continuity is one that
is not noticed on this side of the
water, but is kept in sight by the
British breeder. He first finds out
what his environments are and selects
his breed of stock to fit it, and then
keeps on breeding in the same general
way, and passes his process on to his
sons and his grandsons. In England
it is not uncommon to find farm
on which one kind of sheep has been
"a w AOA a SCAIuIy, oAO "uoI 10 IL uC
of sheep is also true of other stock.
Utility is a point that should not be
lost sight of, but should be kept before
the breeder as the main thing he is
working for. In the matter of sheep
breeding the work is to get an animal
that will give the greatest amount OF
high-priced mutton and the most pos
sible of the highest priced wool, TAX
ing into consideration the kind OF
food furnished and the care necessary
Crossing is a matter that should be
given more weight than it receives.
One cross, that of good ewes of one
breed with a good ram of another
breed, to get lambs for market, is the
only kind of crossing that should be
done. The mistake is made of con-
tinuing the mongrel breed, using the
progeny of the first Gloss not for mar
ket mutton but for breeders. The re-
suits can never be good in the long
run. The only advantage of the cross
is to get lambs with excellent feeding
qualities. Harry Osborne
Cerro Gordo Co., la.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Marjory.

~ to her cheeks as she spoke thus,
creeping ever so slightly beyond the
borders Of her usually fine reserve.
There was an imperceptible pause.
Marjory had raised her starry eyes
to her companions face, and now for
the first time she noticed the look of
sadness in her dressmaker's soft,
brown eyes and about her sweet, gen.
tie mouth.
Something vague and fndefnable
seemed to stir in the girls heart like
the first faint breath Of storm. Her
brow clouded suddenly, but as sudden
ly cleared and tender smile passed
ove9 her face.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Farm Notes,

The management of stock to secure
the highest profit does not require the
highest feeding, but rather such a sys-
TEN Of feeding as will insure continu-
Gus growth.
Improbable stock does not neces-
sarily belong to any particular class.
kind or breed, but it is rather owing
to the demerits Of the individual AMI
mails composing the stock of the farm.
Overcrowded stock must necessarily
be cramped and cannot receive proper
attention nor sufficient feed and con-
sequent1 will not make the growth It
should nor be in a marketable eondi-
ton. &
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08

Forgive me-" she said in the SYM
pathetic little way characteristic OF
her. Il did hot mean to wound you
If I had Known
Never mind, dear. It's-it's nothing
I'm just a foolish old woman, that's
all.'
Her voice was low and sweet and
musical like the voice of a girl, but
there was wistful note in it that did
not escape the younger woman's no.
tice
why do you say 'old'?" she quer-
led, searching her companions face
with eyes that smiled softly. True,
your hair is white and you-perhaps
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
Barrels or Boxes,

The apple sellers in the vicin-
ity of Three Rivers. Quebec, were
polled by the American consul
there as to their preference for
barrels or boxes for packing apples.
The consensus of opinion was that
more apples of fancy class could be
sold in boxes, but that common apples
should be sent in barrels. The boxes
require more handling, as it takes
three boxes to equal one barrel, and
during the rush season it is doubtful
if the same quantity of apples could
be handled in boxes as in barrels
without the employing Of increased
help. One experienced apple handler
said: 1--WE like some fancy apples and
fruit of an extra quality for holiday
seasons in boxes, but we prefer the
average apple in barrels"
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-08
The Swine Crate.

T. he crate in which the pig is to be
shipped must be made strong, but it
must be also as light as possible.
Where many pigs are to be sold during
the year it is best to keep on hand a
supply of light and tough Grating ma
terial, which will then have a chance
to season. Elm is regarded as one of
the best Grating materials that can be
found. Measure the pig carefully be.
fore building the crate. -a-