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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-21
MUST DATE MEAT.
Showing When It Was Prepared for
 the Market.

Showing When It Was Prepared for
 the Market.
 Bridgeport, Feb 21.-Health Officer Edward A. Mcclellan will advocate new ordinances being made in the city, in relation to meats and poultry kept in cold storage.
 At the present time it Is mystery to the purchaser how long the meat he buys has been in cold storage, and ne cannot tell whether or not the meat was properly cleaned at the time 1t was stored away. Dr Mcclellan is strongly infavor of ordinances to com pei cold storage products to be prop erly labeled for the benefit of the pur. chaser.
 His ideas upon the matter have been gained by the action of the Illinois state board of health. which referred a number of ordinances to the Chi cago common council, which has r. vorably passed upon them
 The ordinances are in substance as follows: An ordinance sforbidding the sale of any. slaughtered poultry, fish. game. or any animal used for food purposes refrigerated or otherwise. which has not been properly drawn" and prepared by removing the entrails at the time of slaughter.
 Every cold storage article to be tag ged permanently to show the date Il was put in storage.
 Retaif butchers and grocers to ex- hibit storage meats in the original packages from the warehouse. to show the age of the food and it's history.
 The report of the Illinois board of health upon the practice of not clean ing poultry and meats until some time after the animals or. fowls have been killed, criticises 1t very strongly. Ex- tracts from it follow:
 "The intestines and other digestive organs contain at all times materials which have undergone putrefactive changes. If this material be permit ted to remain in the body after death the poisons generated may infltrate the entire flesh. making it dangerous to the person who eats it. Cold stor- age and freezing may limit the rot ting process, but do not stop it.
 Undoubtedly undrawn poultry. flesh and game have caused many 1 eases of poisoning which have wrong ! ly been attributed to other causes"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-21
E,,A

When correctly made and properly used is a great benefit to the human race. A perusal of the pages of the works of many eminent chemists will prove with preponderance of evidence that it is beneficial as beverage and of considerable value as human food. pr Williams, when professor at Yale in 1883, had the following to say about tea: Coffee, cocoa and tea all tend to repair the waste going on in the human system reduce the amount of solid food necessary, diminish, too, the wear and tear of the body, and main- tain the vigor of both upon a smaller amount of food. Of course when you are buying tea or coffee you mustn't run away with the idea that any old quality will do. Not much! You must get the nice, clean. good quality and the very best to be found, and while We do not claim that the tea grows for US ONLY, we do claim that our quality cannot be beat for the price you pay us. Remember. we do our own selecting and our aim is, quality hrst and price next and remember we know what the different qualities are and you get the benefit of our know ledge every time you buy from us. Some people may say we are filled with egotism. But don't believe them; it's our attention to business for over twenty years right here in our native city that has given us the practical experience and enables us to warrant our goods to be as we represent them. Our butter Is 27 cents per pound
 Come in this week and get pound at
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-21
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Ivy temple, R. s.
 Winona lodge, D. os R. Steuben lodge, D. o. H. Court Harmony, A. o. F. Eureka chapter, R. A. NJ. Toantick tribe, I. o. R. M. @ Mattatuck lodge, N. F. o. P. Court Fruitful Vine, A. o. F. Excelsior council, o. U. A. NJ. Waterbury company, No 29, U. R. K. F.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-21
SURPRISES.

Briefly general house cleaning. Ev- erything must go. Does these prices appeal to you?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Value Of Shelter.

In the northern states shelter is
necessary for most animals, at least
during some parts of the year. They
must have shelter from the very hot
test days of summer and in the cold
est days Of winter. There is line
Of comfort below which animals suf-
fer if not protected. It is doubtless
true that the degree of temperature at
which beef steer will be comfort.
able is very much lower than we have
supposed. Nevertheless, that degree
exists, and below it the animal must
be sheltered. The latitude will deter
mine largely the kind Of shelter to be
given. In the southern part of the
temperate zone most farm animals re.
quire no more shelter than is made
possible by an open shed, but in the
northern part Of the temperate zone
the animals need to be sheltered
from the cold coming from all sides.
The animals that are not sheltered
when they should be sheltered expend
a vast amount of food in keeping
warm. Not only this, but there is
loss in vitality in the increased diges-
tive processes required to elaborate
fuel to be burned up in the lungs.
Shelter is cheap where it is needed,
no matter what the cost may be-
James Williams, Cass Co., Neb.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Champaign County, Ill.
Clean Euus.

The eggs from some farms are al.
ways clean, and from other farms are
always dirty. We know of poultry
houses where at least half the eggs
gathered are stained with mud. This
is because the hen yard is small and
the situation low. Water gathers in
front OF the poultry house door, and
when the hens go out and in they nat
urally beat the soil into mud. A
single hen going onto a nest of eggs
will stain nearly every egg. AS poultry
raisers know, it is practically impos-
s1b1e to wash these stains off. The
glutinous substance ON the outside of
the egg shell seems to catch and hold
the dirt, and it is no easy task to re-
move it. It is perfectly easy to keep
the. eggs clean by keeping clean the
surroundings Of the poultry house. If
any farmer will notice the market quo.
tations, he will see that dirty eggs sell
at very much lower price than clean
eggs. The difference in the prices is
what the farmer loses by permitting
his eggs to become dirty. This loss is
the more inexcusable as it is an un-
necessary one. 1t is easy enough to
keep the hen yard clean and the nests
clean.-Peter Graham, Bourbon Co.:
Kan.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Call on Lynn Bank for Beer.

A business institution like a bank
sees little Of the humorous side of
life, although now and then some
thing happens to- vary the routine.
The employees Of certain national
bank in Lynn, Mass, noted for the
elegance Of it's furnishings, such as
desks, marble floors, etc., were in the
midst Of their daily labors when an
individual rather the worse for wear
and liquids entered, leaned against
and rolled along the shelf reaching
the whole length of the bank to the
teller's window, where he deposited
nickel and stood rather unsteadily.
When asked what he wanted, he said:
"Glass (hic) Of beer" When Informed
it was a bank desk he was leaning
against and not a saloon bar, he hast
lily murmured an apology and sham,
bled out.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17

alone is equal to large profit on the
investment, and shows the reason
why improved farm animals are far
more profitable to raise than common
scrub animals. It also shows the rea-
son why men will pay two or three
times as much for breeding animals of
the high quality kind as for the un-
improved sort. There is also another
saving In the food of production, as
the digestive systems Of such animals
will make more flesh out of a pound
of grain than will the digestive sys-
tens of unimproyed animals. A third
item of profit is in the saving of la
Dor. An animal requires a certain
amount Of attention, and this atten,
tion costs money. If one man can
take care of twenty steers, it is evil
dent that one steer will take one-twen-
tieth of the time of one man, and a
years saving is large item. People
that stop to consider such things, can
easily understand why the very best
of our improved animals sell at al
most unbelievable prices when they
are put up for auction.--Joseph Bow,
Ter. Carroll Co., Ind, in Farmers Re.
view
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Opposed to Setf-Healinu.

Little Paul's grandfather is a
physician, and in Paul's eyes he is
the greatest hero that walks the earth.
Recently the doctor resolved to take
a trip to Europe for the benefit of his
health. Paul was almost frantic to
think that he was to be separated
from his idol, and tried by every
means within his power to dissuade
his grandfathe er from going.
II don't see why you need to go
away for your health, grandpa; you're
a doctor!"
well, Paul." replied the old man,
lit is because I am a doctor that l
know what is best for my, health AS
a doctor I have examined myself and
found that-SI need a rest and change
I have advised myself to take an ocean
voyage, and when a physician tells
you what is best for you, you ought
to obey his instructions, or else what
is the use of doctors?'
Paul sadly pondered over this
weighty argument for a few minutes
and then his face lighted up and he
said eagerly:
"Why don't you try another doctor,
grandpa?'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Maqnesite Hills.

In the neighborhood of Malelane
and Kaapmuiden, 10 miles from Lour-
enco Marquis, in South Africa, large
deposits of magnesite, said to be
equal to the best Grecian article,
have been found. The veins are of
varied width, in many places being
more than 10 feet in thickness, but
the central hill near what is known
as Salt Creek appears to be one vast
deposit about 1000 feet long by 200
feet wide, and upwards of 300 feet
high. According to the estimate made
by the consulting engineer, the depos-
it's of magnesite at this particular
point exceed million tons. The top
ographical position of the magnesite
hills is such that the deposits cam be
quarried at very low cost
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Combination Auction Sales.

It's interesting at this time of the
year to read accounts of the combina-
ton sales Of rams that are being held
throughout Great Britain, and to note
the keen competition for the best ami
mails and the high prices breeders are
willing to pay to back up their judg-
ment OF quality. These sales have
been an annual event in Scotland for
very many years, and they serve the
purpose of supplying breeders with
their stock sheep for the season.
Here come together the best rams
fitted for sale by all of the leading
breeders, and they sell strictly upon
their merits-not on pedigree alone
Or even the reputation of the breeder
but upon quality. Each sheep is sold
separate and the bidding is fast and
furious for the best individuals, as
nigh as three or four hundred dollars
being paid for single ram of uncom
monty good quality and character.
Such sales are admirable lin that
they enable each breeder to obtain
what his sheep are worth each year
tie does not put fancy price upon
the sheep. He has to take what the
sheep are really worth in the market
where they are brought into close
comparison and competition with the
best animals of rival breeders Here
breeders may. practically exchange
sheep as soon as the rams can NO
longer be used with profit in the same
flock. Were it not for these sales
breeders would have to visit many diff.
terent f1ocks before finding the sort
OF ram they most required. At the
sales there are many to be selected
from, and they are all of such good
quality that there is little trouble in
finding exactly what is most required
at home.
The same breeders send sheep to
several sales at wide distances apart
so that all intending purchasers are
accommodated, and it is wonderful to
see how nearly alike are the averages
at the different sales, showing how
good are the attendants at judging
values. There would seem to be great
need for sales of this sort with u.s.
Our small breeders have difficulty in
finding suitable rams at prices they
can afford to pay, or have to pay high
prices for rams they do not have a
chance to examine, and. these may
prove unsuitable when received. We
believe that combination sales of pure
bred rams held just before the breed.
ing season each year would prove
profitable to breeders and farmers
alike.-Farmers' Review.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
How Many, y, Varieties?

The number Of varieties Of fowl that
farmer should keep will depend a
great deal on whatYhe wishes to do
with his fowls. Thsre are three diff.
teEent procedures looking to three diff.
ferent ends. The. ordinary farmer that
wants poultry as side issue, and who
intends to sell good many birds and
eggs in the market,Aand has nothing
but revenue to look {or from them will
do well to conflne himself to one kind
OF fowl. If he has bit one variety and
they are kept pure, he will find it pos.
sible to produce birds of a uniform
size, and now and then he will find it
very easy to sell some at more than
ordinary prices. His eggs, too, will
be OF one size and one color. On the
other hand, if he wishes to have a
flock to supply himself and his family
and does not expect to sell dressed
poultry or eggs, then he can just as
well have mixed flock, or even non.
descrlpts. The advantage of this is
that some Of these4birds will lay at
different times OF: :Sthe year, and a
mixed flock we'll fed will give eggs
during much Of the winter months
as well as the summer months. The
man that wishes toSkeep a number OF
varieties is generally man who has
either a scientific leaning toward in.
vestigation, or is building up trade
in breeding stock. I Sometimes one
farmer will keep forty or fifty va
rletles of land and water fowls. The
only difficulty about this is that some
buyers prefer to PURCHASE from mar
that keeps but one variety, as there is
less likely to be a*Imistake made in
the breeding of the birds, and the eggs
that he buys for setting purposes
Thus, the man that wants to buy pure
Plymouth Rock eggs is more than
likely to send to the mar that has
Plymouth Rocks only than to the man
that has dozen Varieties of land
fowls, for he rightly Judges that in the
latter case it is veryzlikely that mis-
take will be made somewhere along
/ the line from the time the eggs are
collected from the .nn{9sts until the time
F they are shipped. &"=s**= '-@' .:=s::4
=. Slyvanus Banks.
Champaign County, III.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
EASY, TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT.
Little Girl Knew Simple Way Out of
Difficulty

Little Girl Knew Simple Way Out of
Difficulty.
The Hotel Belleclaire houses one OF
. those rare anomalies-a woman who
does things contrary to the advice of.
her husband. One of the things to
which that unreasonable man objects
is the occasional touching up of his
wife's hair. Notwithstanding his
forcibly expressed opinion on the sub
ject, the rejuvenating process was
undergone one day last week at the
hands of professional hairdresser.
Bessie, the four-year-old daughter, was
an interested observer of the opera
tion.
Nov, Bessie said her mother,
when the hairdresser had gone, II
don't want you to say anything to your
father about mamma having had her
hair dressed. Do you understand? If
you don't tell him perhaps he won't
notice it,
OF course Bessie promised to main
tain a discreet silence, which she did
up to o'clock, when, meeting her
father at the corner, the secret was
promptly sacrificed on the altar of
filial affection. The man was mad and
lost no time in saying so. After he
got through talking Bessie was inter-
view by her other parent.
"Bessie," said her mother, stern1y.
what made you tell? I told you not
to-"
t"Oh, that's all right" said Bessie.
Don't worry. L can easily lie it back
again. New York Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Unconventional Call.

Nine. Rejane, the great French ac-
tress, has received a call by balloon
at her summer villa at Hennequeville.
At the hour of afternoon tea, five
o'clock, there settled down on the
lawn an airship, and standing up in
it was Nine. Henri Lettellier, who OBJ
served quietly as she extended her
hand to the astonished lady of the
house, 1--WE have called to thank you.
dear madame, for your cooperation in
our charity play"
"This is the first time an ybody has
dropped from the clouds. to thank
me-" said Rejane.
1T is the way. we have in 1905 of
paying tribute to talent" was the
ready. response
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Wildness Of the Turkev.

The wildness Of the turkey has
never been bred out of it, except in a
minor degree. Breeding the turkey in
confinement has seldom been at
tempted by farmers that have
made business of raising tur-
keys. They have recognized the
fact chat the turkey requires free
dom and a considerable territory
to roam over. Instead of attempting
to breed out this quality, they have
catered to it. The work of breeding
out the wildness has hardly begun.
The wild instincts are also retained
by the use of new turkeys captured
from the woods. The elimination of
the instinct for roaming would greatly
increase the number Of turkeys being
raised in the country. go
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Good Niuht, Good Mornino.

The sun, a shining orb, descends
Behind the mountain void;
Gloom gathers FAST the daylight ends;
Sheep journey to the fold
Peace and farwell. We torrent rills--
Goodnight to earth and sky;
So homeward from the silent hills
We went, my love and I.
Come, sweet night. Day, take thy flight;
My love will make the darkness light.
Rest to the eart11-the weary earth
Sweet rest: till far away
Upon the hills we saw the birth
And triumphs of the day
Again the mighty sun arose,
And on each mountain lawn
Began the million golden glows
That usher in the dawn
Co. dear night. Come purple light;
Rise, love, and make the morning bright.
At noon I found these violets blue
Where early morning lies,
And brought them fresh with light and
Not purer than her eyes.
To her who was my morning flower
And is my flower Of noon
Soon comes a duskier twilight hour, -
And night ill,follow soon. -, -. -, 81
Sweet face, stay; life" ebbs 49,. -
Be thou my lovers evening lray. :2s sasa
Charles, Lord Bowen. 2
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
The Careless Writer


Oh, careless, supercareless Wight!
Why dost with pen or pencil write,
AS either comes? And paper use
Without distinction, none refuse?
Why do you like board as we'll
As desk inlaid with tortoise shell?
Why write alike amid the bloom
OF garden and your cozy room?
In fine, lest you get somewhat mixed,
Why haven't you your habits fixed?
Why should you? Simple! >Don't you
That if some day fame's trump should
blow
And some few people speak your name
With loud and most admired acclaim,
And from the papers came around
Reporters with a look profound
And didn't find your stuff you wrote
Always upon special "note,''
And used a certain kind of pen,
Wrote always in your favorite "den.''
All ready to be photographed
In dlsarray you ever keep
A state to make housewife weepD
And all the other smart details
They hand the people but in bales
Why don't you know those persons bright
Could not a, single column write,
And, missing them, most folks would say:
He amt no lit'ry man! Go way
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
The Weight of Milk.

Professor Van Norman of the In.
diana Experiment Station says that
one gallon Of milk of average
density weighs 8 pounds 91& ounces.
This will vary slightly according
to. the amount of cream in it.
The greater the proportion of cream
the less will be, the weight, as
cream is lighter than the milk In
the weighing OF: cream, the percentage
of fat counts largely. II the cream
contains Is per cent Of butter fat, it
will. weigh 8 pounds and s ounces: j. Ii
it contains IS per cent Of fat, 1t will
weigh 8 pounds 3 ounces; 40 per cent,
3 pounds and / ounce: TX. -: :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
RATHER LONG PERIOD TO WAIT.
Joshua Wanted Boiled Wheat, but He
Was No Cook.

Joshua Wanted Boiled Wheat, but He
Was No. Cook.
Lucinda said Mr.. Melstrum, who
had just returned from visit to a
farmer friend in the country, while
was at Longley's I ate some whole
wheat, boiled. I like it better than
anything ever tasted: He gave me
small paper sack of the wheat, so we
could cook some ourselves. How long
will it be before supper is ready?"
about half an hour" answered Mrs.
Melstrum.>
well, We'll have some boiled wheat,
if you please. Here's the paper sack
But, Joshua, it will have to. be
cooked in a double boiler, and"
II don't care how you cook it. I'm
hungry for some more boiled wheat"
But see here, Joshua! 1t will
take
1T will take a lot of cream and
sugar: I know that. But we've got
plenty Of both. Put it on right away,
will you?"
/. Without another word his wife took
the wheat, washed it, emptied it into
the double boiler" and set it on the
fire.
At the end of half an hour Mr.. Mel
strum became impatient.
Lucinda" he called out from the
sitting room, isn't that wheat ready
YETI"
Not yet,' responded Mrs. Melstrum
How much longer is it going to
take to cook it?''
about eleven hours and half.
That's what I was trying to tell you,
but you wouldn't give me chance Do
you want to wait for it?"-Youths
Companion.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Could Ftop His Own Eous.

j. S. Anderson of South Natick was
at one time buying grain in Dakota.
He stopped at hotel in one of the
small out-of-ths-way towns and or
qered fried eggs for his supper. The
waitress brought them to him fried
only on one side.
Mr.. Anderson said to her: seI wish
you would please take these out and
turn them''
With pert toss of her head she re-
piled: ooh, flop 'em over yourself"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
II Looked Like a Drun stor.

The captain of one of the Boston
harbor tugboats, while travelling to.
ward Boston one night, was compelled
to place green man on watch, with
instructions to call him if he saw any
thing in their course. The captain
was aroused from his slumbers by
the new man shouting, as he started
for the deck. 80. .s
p: Well" replied the watcher, ut
have a green. light and a, rid loight,
and sure think it's a. drug shtore. "
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Early Maturity.

Early maturity is one of the lead
ing characteristics of our improved
meat animals. Our beeves, our swine
and our sheep mature now in much
less time than they did fifty years
ago. This results in a very great saw
ing in the cost of bringing animals to
maturity, because it reduces the cost
of maintenance. Thus, it used to take
a beef animal three years to reach the
size he now reaches in two years.
During all the extra year the cost Of
maintenance had to be met This
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-17
Plan to Charge inaugural Date.

District Commissioner Mcfarland OF
Washington, chairman of the national
committee to consider the advisability
of changing the date Of the ceremony
for the inauguration of the President
of the United States, has issued call
for meeting, Of the committee on
Nova.8. The committee is. composed
:of the governors Of all the states and
territories and. .nfteen residents Of the
District of Colum bia. sis4.szS i, z$5