davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
GOSSIP WITHOUT THE STING
Better for Mind Body and Soul Than Idle Prang the Paror
Over the Back Fence About the Neighbours

use only sitter. A muslin bag is good
for starch poultice. A bread pou)tice
is quickly made and is soothing. Use
bread without crust, pour boiling water
over the pieces, then pour off, whip
lightly with a fork and spread while
piping hot.
The best nerve food found in the
world is sleep. Good, sound, refresh
ing sleep will do more to replenish the
nerve centers and build up tagged
brain than anything that can be de-
vised.
Nervous people ought to cultivate
the practice of sleeping after dinner.
A short nap after the noon meal will
strengthen the nerves and make it
much more liable that the rest Of the
day will be spent in some sort of COM
fort. One Of the principal difficulties
that beset nervous person is that he
becomes too tired in the latter part Of
the day to digest food Or to go to sleep.
Thus it is that his supper: generally
disagrees with him. Sour stomach,
belching of gas and all the horrors of
Indigestion await him in the latter
part OF the day. Often short nap in
the middle Of the day will prevent this.
Nervous people ought to go to bed
early.
If there is habit of waking up in
the latter part of the night, after
which sleep is impossible, the best
way is to get up. But go to bed early.
If you wake up about 2 or 3 o'clock in
the night get right up and dress and
go about some light employment that
will keep the mind occupied.
The next night you will probably
sleep later, until the habit Of waking
up in the latter part Of thes might and
lying awake is overcome. ]
A Western man who arrived in Bos-
ton a week ago declares that he would
consider Boston women much more
beautiful than western women, says
the. Boston Advertiser, were it not
for the fact that they have not as
good carriage. II think I, have seen
some of the most beautiful faces on
the streets Of: this. city in one week
than would see in a year out West
he said. But r notice that .ma;ny5 OF
the women here have q slight 5droop of
the should ers, which IS: not graceful.
IN fact ! think q gymnasiu i'm ms truc:ttor
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
KINDEST MAN SHE EVER KNEW

for life. I've borne it all. I've suffer.
ed all. But for you would have end
ed all. When a woman gives up it's
a sign to a man that he can live
longer. You've taught me to know
myself That's it,"
He led her on. Across the bridge he
drew her toward the door of cook
shop. The steam oozing out from the
cooking pans into the outer air was a
welcome odor to her. She was 50 fam
ished now that she could have eaten
a crust from the gutter. Yet when
her companion tried to pull her
through the door she drew her army
away quickly. He stole his hand into
his pocket to- feel the milled edge of
his shilling. He wanted to make sure
it was there. 1t was the last he had
in all the world.
Come along,' he entreated. you're
hungry-and cold. You can't refuse
food. And there's warmth, too. With
that great grid and the gases lit, it
must be splendid inside. Come along.
I've plenty of money" He tried to
maintain the fiction by maintaining
the smile.
Its not true,' she said. Her eyes
were dim, her mouth in culver.
"You know it's not true. You're hun
cry and shivering-just like me-
He turned his face away from her
and answered nothing, but drew her
almost roughly into the shop and there
gave her to eat.
you're the kindest man have ever
Known she said after while, with
her voice in tears. "Only good men
are kind and chivalrous and merciful
to women. Tell me your name, will
you? I'd like to remember it. II
want to write it on my heart
ooh, I'm only man named Jones.
I've been round and round and round
again, wearing out stone steps by
walking up and down them. Plays,
books, articles, stories always the
same I'm only Jones-declined with
thanks, sometimes without thanks"
His lips quivered a while, and then
hardened to straight line.
They came out of the cookshop to-
gether in the cold night. They were
not shivering now. For both of them
the world looked brighter. The snow
had ceased. Here and there above
them they could see the stars shining
out
"Where are you going to rest to-
night?' he asked ,furtively. He had
sixpence left.
II don't know. 1 can't say"
His question and her own confess
sion reminded her of her utter desti-
tuition.
"Stay here moment" said her
companion.
He went across the road and down a
side street. "It's all right" he said
when he returned. 'Iye arranged
everything. She seemed a decent
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Razor Sharpener.


1t takes barber to strop a razor
properly, whereas if an amateur at
tempts the operation he invariably
does more harm than good and ruins
the blade. This is easily accounted
for by holding the razor at too great
an angle while stropping. In the Illus
tration here is shown a devices to be
used in sharpening a razor or similar
instrument, the object being to hold
the blade at the proper angle while
being moved back and forth over the
face of the strop, greatly facilitating
the operation, inasmuch as the blade
can be quickly and easily reversed at
the end Of each stroke without danger
81 scraping the sharpened edge of the
razor against the face of the strop.
Another advantage is that it can be
attached to the ordinary razors now
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Sun Dial Tells Standard Time.

Sun Ola! Tells Standard Time.
The sun dial of Prof. Albert Gre
'hore, which was one of the striking
novelties at a recent meeting of the
British Royal Society, is designed to
tell standard time with precision. The
ordinary gnomon is abandoned and
the shadow of small bead fixed, on.
a wire is cast on the interior of a true
cylindrical surface, upon which figure
of-eight curves are drawn marking
standard noon for each day Of the
year. The inclination of the cylindri-
cal surface, whose axis is. made 1paaral-
lei with that of the: EARTH: represents
the latitude of: the place. r: Circles
drawn on the cylindrical: surface rep
resent days Of the. month, and these
are followed by the shadow of the
bead, the hour described In the. circle
being always of the same length, and
a scale Of minutes shows the true
mean time within a few seconds. "a.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

out. The device is made of steel, en-
ameled, and it is fitted with a handle
which does away with the necessity
for STOPPING when gathering up the
dust. The handle is detachable so that
the pan may be used in the old-fash-
Toned way if desired and it is so con-
structed that when it is not in COM
mission in conjunction with sweeping
operations it may be utilized as re-
ceptacle for brushes and floor cloths
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

this is filled and offers no resting
place for the receptacle into which
the water is being drawn. =.
The attachment shown has been
granted a patent recently, the inven-
tor being a resident of. Detroit, Mich,
and it's. design and application is sucn
a simple matter that it can be readily
understood by any one. 1T offers two
places where a bucket or other han
died receptacle may be hung, The
device is applied by simply Tightening
up screw which makes its parts en-.
brace the nozzle of the faucet z. :, ~ w.;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

New York women are in great
twitter because of the organizations
in that city of club for down-trodden
husbands, to be known as the Hus-
bands Protective association. Joe
Levy, a race track pawnbroker, is said
to have been the originator Of the idea.
He proposes to start similar organlza-
tons in all the large cities. The princi-
pal object of the whole scheme is to
arrange things in such a way that a
man can find a place to deposit his
money before he goes home. In this
way, it is estimated, some men may
save large amounts Of money which
they can then use in their business. A
charter member of the association
claims that for years he has been hid
hind pictures, but that his wife has
always found it, The association is
not so much for the protection of men
whose wives beat and nag them as it
is for those whose faithful spouses go
through their pockets each night.
r.
A poultice is one of the best means
for applying heat and moisture in Or
der to relax tissues and ease pain. If
they are used to remove pain in the in
ternal organs, make large enough to
cover adjacent territory and as hot as
can be borne If for an external
wound, make only large enough to COW
er the spot. Never leave On long
enough to grow cold or hard or they
do more harm than good. Have hot
one ready to apply before removing
the one that is on.
There are many kinds Of poultices,
bit the old-fashioned faxseed is most
generally used. It is most eff1cacious
for breaking up severe cold on the
chest and in relieving the congestion
in pneumonia. To make it, have wa
ter boiling and stir in the ground fla.
seed meal until thick enough to cut
with knife. Add a spoonful of olive
oil and spread on a piece of muslin
twice as large as needed to turn over
and leave an inch or two of margin.
Apply to the seat of trouble as quickly
as possible and as hot as can be
borne. Do not make too heavy. as
the benefit Of the poultice lies in the
mgist heat, OF the weight. II the *poul-
tice is covered with sheet of oil silk
1. will retain it's heat about an hour. I;
Starch makes another good poultice.5
Make Just the, same as for Il Laundry.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
The Feast of Dolls.

Every year in Japan there
is a special holiday for lit
tie girls, called the Feast Of Dolls.
All day long the streets are full of de-
.mure and pretty, little maidens going
about with their mothers, buying and
looking at dolls. AS to the dolls, there
are thousands Of them, of all sizes and
varieties. Il They are On. sale, they are
carried in <children's arms they are
everywhere. ! - =. ~.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Green Corn in Winter.

It is not such a difficult matter to
have green corn on cob in the middle
OF winter when the snow is flying.
Scrub out a barrel, and put a layer OF
salt in the bottom of it. Place upon
this layer Of sweet corn with the
husks still on. When the barrel is
full add pickle of salt and
water and put on heavy stone
for pressure. The corn will
keep in good. condition all winter.
When you wish to use it soak it for
twenty-four hours in cold water, then
boil just as you do summer corn
S. A. White.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Dairy Schools.

The dairy schools at the various az.
ricultural colleges should be largely
patronized by our students, as there
is no branch of farming that will pay
greater returns than dairying, even on
the farm where mixed farming is fol-
lowed. The farm boy that will take
course in dairy school, even though
that course be comprised all in a sin
gle term of eight weeks will go back
to his home with new ideas as to the
COW and her possibility. Many of the
terms begin in the early fall and the
farm boy that is looking forward to a
possible course should begin CORE
spondence now, for he will have to in
form himself as to cost of tuition,
board, room and the like. At some OF
our agricultural colleges the total cost
of term including board, room, books
and incidentals is less than $50. Ger.
tainly there is no way in which
father may invest $50 more profit
ably.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Growing Celery in Tents.

Some experimenters in the east
have been trying the experiment OF
growing celery under tents.
The cloth of which these tents
we're made was cheesecloth.
This permitted the passage OF
a large amount of light Some of the
tents were entirely closed, while the
others were left open on the north and
east sides. The celery from the open
tents was about Is per cent taller
than that grown on the open ground,
while that in the closed tents was 40
per cent taller: The latter was better
blanched than that grown in the other
tents or out of doors. The celery in
the tents escaped The frost out doors
and was better in flavor than that
grown in the open air.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

She shivered through the Strand
under the black arch of the sky. The
mighty, onrushing human tide swept
about her unheeding while she hun
gered. Hansoms clattered up in long
procession to the garish fronts of the
theaters. Well groomed men handed
out laughter-light, gayly dressed wom-
en-, too intent on their pleasures to
look into the girls white drawn face
and see the woe in her eyes.
On she walked, shivering, hungry,
with body weary for rest, with heart
empty of hope. The cold sliced
through her clothing and cut into her
play in which she had a small part had
had come to an end. Now she was in
the streets, without money for lodg-
ing, foodless. Numbness crept upon
her like paralysis. 1t was difficult
for her to keep her limbs in motion.
She came to Westminster bridge.
Over the parapet she could see the
embankment lights change the snow
into glittering transparencies OF silver
as the white flakes rustled down into
the deep. still water. She shuddered
as she leaned over the parapet and
glared dull-eyed into the glistening
depths.
She thought she heard a voice call
to her out of the water. 1t seemed to
say. Come! Come now!"
She rushed down the stone steps.
With her heart in a riot she glared
into the river. She seemed to hear the
whisper again.
'Tll come,' she cried, hoarsely. It
was cry hoarse, and poignant She
thought of it only as an answering
whisper.
A man rushed out of the gloom from
e point not ten yards away. An in
slant later she felt her shoulders grip
ped. Haggard, gray-hued features, in
stinct with young manhood, sought her
frightened eyes.
mo, no." said the man. Don't do
that" His tone was pleading, compass
sionate. "Come away from the river"
Without waiting for an answer he
slipped his arm through hers and drew
her away. She went with him as one
walking in dream.
1T is better to come away" said the
man in a gentle voice. 1T is all
mistake, that, can see it now. You
saved me-.
Saved your" was the faint question
ing.
Eyes; I came, too-just for that.
There seemed no other way. The hope
had gone. The despair had come. 1t
had got the grip of me. I'm glad you
saved me. Why were you going to do
it,
II was destitute, shivering with cold
and hungry. Do you know what it is
to Struggle and fall and suffer-"
"Do know what it =" he repeated,
II know it right to the mad
ness that makes you give up wishing
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

Western women have not such pretty
faces. nor have they, as rule, the
charm and sweet voices of the ladies
Of the Hub, but they stand up straight
Round sholders, however, are the
easiest thing in the world to cure. All
one has to do is to make up his or
her mind to stand straight and then do
So
One of the oldest light cloth cos.
tunes seen this season was noticed
one day last week in New York. 1t
was of champagne color, a trailing
skirt and bolero jacket with angel
sleeves The skirt was tucked at the
top in lengthwise Quarter-inch tucks
an eighth of an inch apart, but while
these extended down to depth of
seven inches, the skirt did not fit
closely around the hips, and despite
them, hung almost in folds. Over a
white lace blouse came little bolero
of the cloth, embroidered at the edges.
1t was loose bolero, with no attempt
at fit in either the back or the front,
the latter swinging loose: ands descend
ing in points, +.
The sleeves were, however, the re.
markable feature, for never, in short
Jackets has a sleeve of such prodigious
droop been seen. Yet it cannot be de-
MED that it had a style of it's own.
The body of the sleeve ended at the ell
bow, a bias band Of: the embroidery
finishing it, but in the, back the sleeve
first widened out and then tapered to
long points.
-. - ~ ::
Not all women realize what tremen-
dous difference in their looks a proper
arrangements of their hair. means.
Many who. are now considered plain
even by their dearest friends would be
surprised to- know that perhaps, by q
different "do" to the hair they would
PC =z,ually pretty. A good idea IS to
go to some really good hairdresser and
have your hair arranged in different
ways until one is found which is be
coming. g: 80 -. -. - w., .1I I:
-: - .s Is -.
If ones face is too: red be careful -of
the diet. Take2no hot#drinks, but cool.
Ing ones. Don't wash the face with
cold water, nor wi en- you feel flushed.
! L[lulkewarm water Is better. len ;eo J,
Ing out ID the spn5, q thin Veil.
Hot foot are r sfS a n "a hal, M
H. case 81 this kind.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
The Houses Rushed Around;

q A citizen Of Toxic, lately arrived III
Manhattan, was asked: how he liked
New York. In very correct English
he replied: j. .r* 3.
is: wonderful, and the buildings,
are amazingly high. ''.z; y S u
sz=5 His questio ner.' whose mind was on i.
the busy throng, respond les,
and they rush round so, !. don e they "a
The little Jap looked mnlysttdeds and
:hesitated. But the !: Am rican fastened
'to q Ali cheeryz tones eYerNmInd,
.y,ou,1 soonz earn Eng
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
-Ti..F II. *n4E = III - s.: ;"
Cutting Metals. With Oxygen.

For cutting metals ~ q Jet Of .oxy.
gen: the Jottrand apparatus consists
essentially Of q 4 tube with two
branches, terminating f IN blowpipes,
moved along q guide lat the rate sot
about six inches minute. I. One blow
pipe. delivers al y ydrogens flame,
which heats the etal to ii dark3red
along the cutting line. *1 Jet off pure
oxygen from the second blow pipe EN-
tiers into combusti On with the hot met met
5al,, and prod uces = cle hannel like q
save about sah zeig nth sot an Inch
a vide q the remand IS etal ,be-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Learn to Run the Separator.

The people that buy cream separa-
tors too often fail to inform
themselves fully as to the
speed at which they should
be run. There is one best degree OF
speed, and the manufacturers gener
ally know what it is. They publish I'M
plicit directions, and their agents also
give instructions, and both Of these
are frequently neglected by the people
that purchase the machines. There is
always a great loss of cream when the
machine is run too slowly, and if it is
run too rapidly too much milk is in
corporated with the cream The speed
of the machine should always be reg
ular. Constantly changing the speed
does not help the separation.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
A Kitchen Convenience.

In the device shown in the accom-
panying cut many women will recog-
nize what seems to be a trifle, but
Withal very great convenienve. The
style of faucets used in almost all
kitchens at the present time consists
in outline of series Of curves aud
almost every woman has felt at some
time or other, when filling a bucket
or other receptacle, that her muscles
would be getting relief if she were
not compelled to hold the vessel I'M
der the faucet as it is filling. Some
times there is sink below, but often
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
". .si 1tjsss$ 5E H. y < b
HELPS !: |! FOR Or. HOUSEWIVES
y=a. .rS,; y W W. 49, =,
Recently invented Devices to Saw.
at Time and Labor
:Dustpan:. Saves Labor.

A new Invention in the interest of
the household is a dustpan that is
considered an Improvement over all
previous productions of it's kind. 1t is
made SO that the edge will not ret
out Of alignment with the floor o.
carpet, it will take up everything, wa.
ter included, and it is claimed that the
contents cannot be upset or blown
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
PoIIination Of Kieffer Pears.

PoIIination Of Kieffer Pears.
An experime ntor in the east has
been pollinating Kieffer pears. He
has been using Kieffer pollen. Only
four per cent of the crosses of Kieifer
pollen started to grow, and the fruit
dropped before it was a fourth de-
veloped. The few pears that did de-
velop were much smaller and weaker
than the Kieffers that had been cross
fertilized. Pollen was brought in from
trees that were so miles away to see
II the different localities would affect
its efficacy. This pollen from dis
lance was found to be no more ef-
tectlVe than pollen from the same
tree. The same gentleman counted
the blossoms per tree and estimated
that ii two blossoms in a hundred
should produce pears, the branches
would be so heavily loaded that they
would be bent to the ground. He had
found some orchards where Kieffer
pears were planted in blocks, and the
inside trees were generally unfruitful.
The outside trees were evidently cross
pollenized from other trees that were
near enough to have their pollen car.
rled by bees or other insects.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Peelinq,~, Sheep.

/. Mabel, who. was i. visiting in
the country, was sent to the
barn, where the hired man was shear
Ing sheep, to look for her grandpa.
She soon returned and said: Him
amt out there; amt nobody there but
s man peelin' Sleeps" Chicago News.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03
Holds Razor at the Right Angle.

in use. It consists of guard finger
made of single piece of wire, bent
and angled, and held, against and
parallel with the edge Of the razor
blade. Naturally, this attachment is
so constructed that it can be convent
entity and quickly slipped on and off
the razor, the stropping being quickly
and easily accomplished and all dan
ger of running the edge of the razor
entirely avoided
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

j. IN laying drain tile see that 1t Is.
helow the frost lire. The deeper it
5sIthe mora thorough i'll be the work
:t#can
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-03

with the soil, the time Of year when
the blowing is done, and the particn-
lar time when the crop is to be put
in. There are some lands that can be
titled at almost any time when the
frost is out of the ground. We know
of large areas Of rolling farm land
where men can go GA with the plow
and the harrow an hour after heavy
rain has stopped We know of other
fields where land cannot be worked
for weeks after a heavy rain, and
where all work would make the soil
worse instead Of better.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-12-18
MAY PROVE FATAL.
When Will cresco People Learn
the importance Of It?

Backa che is only simple thing al
first;
But when you know tits from the
Kidneys;
That serious kidney troubles follow
That diabetes, Bright's disease may
be the fatal end,
You will gladly profit by the follow
ing experiences.
IT'S the statement of Cresco citi-
zen.
Mrs. P. Ferrie, wife of P. Ferrie,
teamster, says.
81 am in doubt as to the date when
first noticed symptoms of kidney COM
plant but two years ago the aching
across my back was so pronounced that
no doubt existed, in my mind, but that
my kidneys required attention
grew worse in place of better and
finally spasm of pain occurred SO
quickly and unexpectedly that 1 drop
ped helpless and had to be carried to
bed. When in this condl ton the
slightest touch from friends assisting
me actually made me exclaim. For
days was so sore and tender that it
was necessary to move me in bed with
the sheet. l improved slowly only to
have a recurrence and as these spells
continued | was confined to my bed
the greater part of the time"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.,
sole agents for the u. S.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute