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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

Interesting light is thrown on the
origin Of horseshoes in another por-
ton Of the same account: "Some of
those ancient roads suggest at once:
the thought of how horses hoOfs were
treated in those days for passage over
such great blocks. Of smooth stone. 1t
would appear that they were not shod.
In endeavoring to- solve the question
as to when horseshoes we're first used
I made inquiries at the Quirinal mu-
scum in Rome last autumn and found
that this was apparently in Marcus
Aurelius' reign (1G1 ADD And the
proof lies in his own equestrian statue
in that museum, where his horses up
lifted foot shows the shoe with six
nails, whereas previous sculpture only
gives the uncovered hoof.''*
It is little the Turk knows OF germs.
Col. Massey writes again: ION all the
| roads followed abundance of water is
as rule available It is one of the de-
lights of the wild life associated with
travel in most parts of Turkey in Asia
that inviting streams and springs fol
low or cross ones path necessarily; in
deed, water absorbs the place in con-
versation in that country which health
does in this The Turk is quite judge
| of water as far: :as"' 'lightness' and
| 1heaviness' are concerned-that is, di-
gestibility or otherwise-althou he
cares but little what microbes or fever
germs it may contain AS a rule, the
water is pure and excellent almost ev-
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

A little way from Sowersby is "the-'
brook that swerves to left and right
thro' meadowy curves" passing in it's
course three mills, one of which may
have suggested certa in points in the
of 1.-THE Miller's Daughter.
ut is also the subject. of the poem
known as ''The Brook" On the same
estate there is wooded dell, deep,
wild and shady, which is called Holy
well Glen" Here Tennyson =: wrote
tF'Byron Is Dead It is, not improb-
ably, the dreadful hollow which
grinds and clangs it's leatless tibs-and
iron horns, and should appeal to read
ers of MAUD Not far away;:xis
Mablethorpe, perhaps 1.-THE lovers,
bay" mentioned in "The Golden Sup:
per-" and the seaside resort where
lTennyson for the first time saw '*'the
hollow ocean ridges roaring into cata-
racts'' Spilsby, where Sir :zsJohni
Franklin was born, is within easy
walking distance.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
play before any one unle guarded ~
q screen SCI II So; itS had been arran ged %to'

play before any one uni ess guarded sbyz
a screen. So; &c had. been arrangedsto
hear him III the conserve tory of the
managers home, where the player
could remain out Of sight. IS5sz> s PAIL
The conservatory was most artfully
arranged. 81 The lights We're soft and.
low and the rays Of the moon shining.
through the glass transformed !" the
place into "a veritable garden. IT. ~ #t1=.ssI
They seated themselves: on q rustic
seat surrounded by flowers and plants,
the air sweet with 'the scent Of roses.
Presently out Of the very stiffness
and SO softly as to. be almost a part.
Of It, came the: subdueds strains Hof
music: They were sweet and restful
and seductive: Gradually the music
rose in volume and power and took
a lighter vein. 1t spoke OF green
meadows and sparkling = water and
leafy shade. Then with a sudden,
change. it leaped into the realm, Of
passion and told the whole story Of
love, The unseen artist filled the air
with love, longing, despair, pleading,
delirious JOY. Then with a fash the
strains turned to a wooing song ire
sistably ardent, tender and compel.
ling. . .,.::'
Mann arousing himself from the
trance the music had thrown him in,
glanced at Marian. Her eyes were
downcast, tears were on her flushed.
cheeks, she was all a-tremble.' He
slipped his arm about her. She did
not resist. =.
Marian, sweetheart" he whispered.
Eyes; Gerald-dear," she replied,
letting: her head sink on his shoulder.
Gerald afterward told her that the
unseen artist had secured the engage
ment.
Which was true. 80
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The, De8erter,.i.

He had not change This season,
as Of yore, It wasNthes same: Between:
each act, with some glib lie upon his
tongue, ne slippe ont ;blandly to re-.
turn odorous 5of cloves: She ;tdreW::cl los:
erto him: III 81 a55. hi /: y 81
! George, d she breathed passionate:
", promise me one thing |:5=5 q:
+ What II IN IS man asked s2YS
!: / = 6 romise promise to- stop
drinking Tor nv sake =:; . S4z
His sresponse ran 8 out :.cl KIN and
true. M z.5 :SS
ereaft er; MI h 81 1
drink 81 VIII bel Tor $ own sake sole.
And E IS the curt tain She scram
sbled adroitly over eYenteen2 pairs Gof
legs an Idisapp, Sed again.
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ANEW sHiqh, EXPLOSIVES,

=! To- supplant dynamite, explosive
gelatine, and other tgh explosives
there has recently been invented and
tested IN Bavaria y new. substance
known as sss.vig orite $$'''' The results 81
experime nts seem i Is Il dictate; I that
gorite'n' IS Ten time AS active as
any explosive HnoM Kno while Ut
does not }explode Sei ther ionl7 or
:onSimpa pact. Also, not affected Sby
damp Oh frost, an SsW1h EN- gnit ed}2sin
theS open oes ont liz Han esx1iplo but
{Ieerely burn ftormed from Is
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.=btr,sgd with saltp ter, 0effects
rs tho explo sionS pro sice sgeE cc nlsid.
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Marian Loveless was referred to
among her acquaintances as the llv-
ing statue, and with good reason.
Beautiful, accomplished, with the fig
ure of Venus, of perfect health and
strength, she had arrived we'll into
her twenties without feeling tremor
Of the heart. And it was not that
efforts in plenty had not been made
to arouse the warmth in her gentle
breast, for she had many lovers who
had used all their art to inspire the
divine passion in her heart.
Il must have been born deficient"
she said frankly to one of these in
rejecting his suit. For certainly do
not have any warmer feeling for you,
nor any other man than hearty friend
ship. I admire you, respect you, I
have not a criticism to make of you.
But I have no such emotion as you
express, nor such as my girl friends
tell me of, and of which I read in
books. I am lacking somehow. l am
sorry, both on your account and on
my own. can not conceive OF such
4 thing as giving up my independence
and individuality and merging my
life into that of a man. I shall al
ways respect and like you and will
be a sister to YOU"
"Sister!" exclaimed the man, and
he went to the Klondike and never
saw her again.
And that was the story she was
compelled to tell her most ardent
wooers.
Il like the men first rate" she said.
Indeed their robust way of looking at
things and doing things is quite re-
lief at times from the petty little
ways the women have, and they are
very handy in dancing and rowing
and driving and running automobiles,
and that sort Of thing, but to go away
and live with and become part Of
| simply cannot understand it.
This was the state Of affairs when
Gerald Mann appeared on the scene
and was attracted by the beauty and
the personality of Miss Loveless.
When he went slap up against sex
lessness, so to speak, he was dumb
founded, then Interested. He was
thorough man of the world, widely
travelled and of much experience with
women. That a woman in perfect
health, with red lips and swelling
curves and flashing eyes should be
perfectly passionless was incredible,
preposterous. Hence he was stimu-
lated to try his powers and in the
trying he lost his heart
For the first time in his life Gerald
Mann was in love. It was the real
thing, too, and hard attack of it.
He struggled violently and ridiculed
himself mercilessly over his pre-.
slumber cigar, but to no avail. He
had had many affairs and INDUCED IN
some engagements, but this was diff.
ferent. This woman he must have
to complete his life. There was no
question about that.
In the meantime her adamant atti-
tude was not even scratched. Mann
rather interested her with his we'll
stored mind and his knowledge of
men and places and things, but that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

so long may have been more severe.
Any way, he refused to go away, OF
to accept her as a sister. He simply
staid on and announced that he would
wait for the arousing Of her woman's
nature which, he averred must come
some day.
Things were not wholly comfort
able or normal, however, and so far
as Mann was concerned, certainly not
joyous, when he met at his club one
day an old friend, an Italian gentle-
man with whom he had become very.
we'll acquainted one summer when he
was abroad. The Italian was a musi-
cian-a violinist of exceptional abil-
ity and high reputation. He had
come to tour America with his Won
derful violin. After greetings had
been duly exchanged, the two sat
down and had long chat, renewing
the old acquaintance most happily.
Mann could not keep back the great
change in his life and the disappoint-
ment with which he had met: Signor
Valleti was all sympathy, but reso.
lutely skeptical regarding the lady's
incapacity to experience the gentle
joys Of love. T. ,
EFT eez eempossible," he said. ':'Et
eez reedeeculous. All 1adeez have re
divine passion: Et eez a part of zeir
divine nature" :. +.
"Well, I'd like to-: find the way to
arouse it," grow1ed Ma mn modify.
'FHave you tried ee Decentralization? %.
asked Valleti:* *'Zat is zee key to un-
lock re most guarded heart, ...'
tive tried everything replied
Mann. 1--WE bombarded her with the
most potent love stories, I've read her
the most passionate poems,- have
taken her to see the strongest plays,
piloted her through the art galleries
where hang the most stirring. pic
tures-but to NO avail" ~.
But zee music-zee vera language
of lof-have you tried 'zat?" asked the
Italian. ~." ".-.'. f."
ooh, yes, after a fashion," replied
Manu. ''but the girl is absolutely de-
void of musical qualities. She does
not sing note, and does not: even
thump on the piano. She is utterly in
different to music"
:'No, no, signor,"' exclaimed the
italian. '*zat is eempossible. No vom-
an ees indih erent to music. f':
There was a, long pause during
which signor. Valleti, smoked fierce.
~. Then he said:, u .-s::.1 Il r
my friend IL will arouse. zee vom.
an nature in2zee LADY, L. = ; Y..;! Z: =
! He went: on to outline his plan and
| the hopeless lover: grasped it.&as: a
drowning man at a straw: i: $ i; $::::>
So it happened that Miss Marian
was invited BY Mr.. Mann to hear d
yiolinist- said { to be remarkable
5player.":H "A manager friend $of Mannn's
had asked him to, hear this. yiolinist,,
lit was explained and give his opinion
before a. contrac t22y was signed .@M ann
Eimrfored Miss Loveless: to guA=5 VIII
him and aid him ith her \ counsel
Protesting her fnefac cheney she yield
ed:ato his pleadin ii. Il was explained
that. the new mist had 8 met with
|Ian cider hich u. had tempprar,ily
l 81 declined II
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

Eyes, WILL" she replied in dis
couraged tone of voice: II. doh't
know where you will go or what you
will do, but you will go away from
me. And you knew it all the time
too-you knew I had no capacity for
love. Why did you, do it?'' b.
He breathed some feryent words
about it being written by fate" and
ordained from the beginning Of time,
and that sort of thing, and finally re-
ceived the inevitable promise of sis:
terhOOd =.
But Mann was older and more. ex
perienced than the others had been
and the attack having been deferred
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
To Manipulate the THERMOMETERS.

To Manipulate the Thermometer.
arm, repeating. the operation many
times to: effectsthe fall Of the column
below the normal, point. The instru-
ment that has. been devised for the
purpose is extremely simple, but it
permits the result to be obtained win
much less physical exertion and with
more certainty and greater rapidity
A handle carries a tubular shank bent
at right angles and provided with
discs adapted to receive and hold the
thermometers, it being possible to
manipulate. several at one time. After
the thermometer is securely fastened
in place whirling movement is CIV
en- the handle, which quickly accom-
plishes the much-desired result.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
Ground Floor Plan OF Barn 5sxee e.

Box stall :l0x20 it.; Cow stable with
stalls 3 IT. in. 6 #. long; E-Feei
room; Feed alleys; G-Gutfers behind
cattle; H-Horse. stable, 16x30 it.: NJ
above.
the building is to be built, and grave.
is hard to- get, would advise building
stone wall. But concrete makes by
far the dryer wall and is therefore the
better for farm buildings. A base
ment laid out according to the accom-.
panying plan would accommodate the
stock of an ordinary 100-acre farm.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

With two-foot fall a breast whee
would probably be the most satisfac
tory. At the same time only small
quantity of power, probably about
one-fifth Of a horse power, can be
gained from the amount of water
specified here, assuming the velocity
of the water in the fume to be two
feet per second. =. AS: it is not likely
the correspondent would go to the
trouble to construct a wheel for this
small amount of power, it is not nee
essary to give a description Of the
wheel that would serve the purpose.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
Cemei1t-Anchored Corner Post.

cement-Anchored Corner Post.
To fix corner post so that it viii
not yield, dig hole as wide as E
spade three feet deep at corner, slop
ing in two directions milne of fence
Second select good-sized post, cut
from green timber, and set it big enc
down in center of post hole. Third
buy sack of Portland cement. Make
a mortar, with three parts sand to one
of cement, and fill the hole with
stones laid in this mortar, keeping al
holes well filled with the mortar ane
we'll rammed in. Let the. post stand
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
..~Y" =.
-; o Help the. Nurse.

: After years Of patient endurance,
the hospital nurse is to be relieved of
that irksome, arm-racking task of
shaking down the, mercurial columns
in clinical thermometers, a mechan-
fcal device having just been perfected
for this purpose. :" Heretofore the
nurse has had to hold the thermome-
ter: In. her hand and sling her whole
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

4 The most suitable and handy port p.ot,
able forge is one built with = heavy
sheet iron top: or has u. mounted on
legs: of gas-pipe With blower attach:
.I1nents. i ! These FORCES can be bought
Sforr about ten OF twelve dol liars. See
your hardware merchant and choose
from atalogu .s . 5 s.
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A.large spray pump might be useo
as force pump t. raise the water
provided one has 3plenty of power. to
run 1t: Here would :be. q very suit.
able place for a small windmill BY.
means OF which "a reservoir! or tank
could be kept well filed with water
practically without labor u ~ ,'s> = ~
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
Power from a Running Stream

have a small creek that will keer
a flume- ~ inches wide and inches
running half full all the time. I car
get 2 feet of fall. How much powe,
could, I get with a waterwheel and
what sort of wheel should I build?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
/, wool en- i 3 {. Estir,a;ltt,,e,..

}ai The Shephe rds Bulk 81 recent
Ssdate, stimates The WOO clip of5 tie
current years OoO, pounds
and aid the consumpt ions oft wool H. manu-.
factures st 56O, 900 sp 81 an ,.5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28

was all. He never quickened her
pulses unless when he put an added
dash of recklessness into the speed OF
his automobile. -.
Finally, after struggling in the
meshes until he was sore and tired.
he surrendered and poured out his:
declaration Of love to the object Of
his desires. ~ >#<.
ooh, dear how dreadful!!" she said:
calmly. ''Just. when things were run:
ming along so nicely, too, and we were
having such jolly times. And now 81
must lose you." 5::55zY.}=..:ssS
"Neyer:". he exclaimed, passion.
ately. NJ; !. H.. 4: i .sgs/ a:.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
Raising water for Irrigation.

have a garden on an island OF
about two acres. I should like tc
learn of an inexpensive method OF
raising water unto the land for irri,
cation during dry period. The banks
are from ten to twelve feet high.
Could a. modern spraying outfit, with
hose attached be utilized for. the pur
pose? ~.,:,<. 81; q: T e. ..::;=s. 4.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-28
! Farmers Forge.

n ::e.3G farmers Forge.S 81, :3| Il, Il
f Give directions for making a: small
farmers forge which could be; "a. moved
about the workshop out #of@ the way;
when not In use. :*4 Y ssz53 3 v 81, Il #
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because.

i. + =
He wasn't handsome hadn,t H. fame: ~ r.
He bore no proud ancestral name;
-Four. figures, at the very most
Could sum the wealth he; had to boast.
To culture he made slight pretense,
His wit was rather forced and dense;
His chance for winning her seemed slim.
And yet-she fell in love with him!
By no means. now, was he a fool;
He. had a courage calm and cool,
And perseverance, of the kind i" s.
That shuts it's eyes and goes it blind; -
But, peace or strife. or sun. or snow,
Whate'er OCCURS; contrives.? to- go!
Not traits that win q heart yOull say,
And yet-she married him one day.
HE has his faults, who has not?'
She said, when friends her reason sought
For wedding him. Hes plain it's true
I see all that as we'll rs you!
For while on wedding him I'm bent,
My loves not blind to such extent
I cannot see his faults and flaws.
And yet. love hin-iust because!
New York Press
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

ter to find grOcerS in every city who
are glad to receive cOnSignmentS direct
from the producer and to pay an adj
vance over the regular market, If the
stock is worth it.
The first condition in trying to es-
tablish such trade is to have layers
enough to be able to accumulate a
case of eggs before the first ones
begin to show age. This depends
largely on the temperature. If the
eggs are kept in a clean, cool cellar
they will not be injured by holding
for week or even two, but of course
the sooner they can be shipped the
better. They should be gathered daily
and never allow the hens to sit on
them: eggs from stolen nests are sell
dom fit for a fancy market; never
send any of a doubtful age or quality;
all sOiled eggs should be washed and
laid out to dry on cloth without
wiping. If they are stained dip them
i'm vinegar and rub the stain off; keep
the cracked and small ones for home
use This is all that is needed to
make the eggs just as fancy, and it
pays to take the trouble.
One more matter of Importance is
to become personally acquainted with
the man to whom you are shipping.
Acquaintance and friendship count for
a good deal in seeking this trade, and
acquaintance and reputation for
square dealing are back of all high
priced eggs-and everything else, for
that matter Therefore go to see the
man Won deal with And then watch
the market. Know what the price is,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

dry salt pork, and another laden with
Missouri corn NEAL Yes, and In
climate suitable for the winter growth
of all the vegetables, we saw Norfolk
kale and Mobile spinach, handled by
the green grOcers, when a plentiful
supply could have been grown within
two miles of the grocery; enough to
have supplied the demand on a five
acre farm.
Ten thousand Rural World readers
have heard me say, in institute talks,
that lit is a very poor 1OO-acre farm
that will not afford a living for a
family and after years of travel and
close inspection of crops in many sec
lions of the country 1 have no reason
to retract the statement.
1t is true that some sections of the
country possess advantages of soil and
climate over other sections, but in
nearly all cases a man will find con-
ditiOns which will make him regret
the fact that he has left the lands he
has known all his life, and moved to
new country. 1t does not make a
particle of difference how large crops
man. can grow if he has no ready
market for those crops, nor does it
make any difference how well a man
can grow corn and wheat in Illinois
or Missouri when that same man
undertakes to grow cotton and peanuts
in Alabama or Texas. 1t seems to me
that the true solution of the whole
moving on problem is, TO stay with
the lands we know so well and have
farmed so long. We have often shown
in these columns, that there is but
little difference in the profits to a
farmer whether that farmer lives in
New York or in Alabama, when the
cost of land and labor are taken into
account, and if this article will only
induce half a dozen men to keep the
farms they now own, instead OF sell
ing out and moving on it will have
accomplished its purpose.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-21

and if your grocer does not keep
close enough to it ask for an eXplana-
ton. Do not be unreasonable. Re
member he has to take risks and loses
a good deal by breakage at times. But
if he is not able to pay you the price
you are justified in expecting to try
some one else. The producer of strict
ly fancy eggs can be independent 1t
is only the seller of common stuff
who has to be meek and humble.