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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
No Apple: Belt.

There is no such thing as
an: apple belt. although apples
can be grown much more successfully
in some localities. than others. But
generally speaking, apples can be
grown. everywhere in the temperate
zones. The apple; above most fruits,
has vide range OF LATITUDE, and is lit.
tie affected by longitude. except where
such Longitude indicates aridity..s The
apple adapts itself readily Ito 9 great
many varieties OF location and ele,vi,ial-
ton While the apple naturally likes
##a clay soils It adapts sitsel - to many;
5varteties *df soil con dttions and tex
lures. \ . s..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
An Anecdote of Dumas.

Dumas pere, who was proud OF the
prices he received for his work, was
once boasting Of the fact.
Beyond a doubt" he remarked,
II am the: best paid Of living men of
letters; / receive 80 sous a line
Indeed, monsieur? said a bystand-
er, + never worked for less than 81 S.
Eooo'a line i What do you: think OF
that ?'' Il: Fl s*':< + =: .=z :zz5@< :. .
You are. joking y responded Dumas.
in irritation. Is. + { AZ II 81 s}5. # ST y u E. !. I
Not 1t all.'' i. e. :.5z. e. i. :..+= s..
For what do you receive such rates
per line + 5 4: 1 .SH =z> nv
81. sI For m oonstruct citing railways, US thu
answer. IIarper's Weekly. 81 81 /. I
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Fuel Tor Pumping Water.

In these columns at various
times we II = have E noted the
great progress: !. being made at
the New: Mexico station in its In.
'vestigations Of irrigation. by pumped
water. The cost of.fuel per acre has
been shown to BE very small, whether
]; tr;Wood:or coal has been used The sta.
hon now reports that It flnds 4 still
cheaper fuel in# crude oil. i. 22-horse
power gasollne. enstna Kas used ana
tho cost q the 4ten-h honr run run was. 5:1 a.
follows: Crude s=oil, IS. .05 kerosene.
@6.67;; gasoline. Sc. .66, This viii beSof
gfeat intefest those who aro mt
ssto ieats thsirz ~. ~,
aeans 6 ll Dalin ps Il:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
A One-Piece Railway Wheel.

A process for making a one-piece
steel railway wheel has been devised.
For a 33-in. wheel an ingot about 16
stean-hammer and hydraulic press
the ingot is forged until the hub
and web are brought to practically
the finished size. It is then subjected
to process of heat treatment, so that
the outer portion of the wheel is
brought to rolling heat, while the
web and hub are kept at a lower red
heat. The rolling process brings the
wheel to it's final shape.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Stocking Up with Fowls.

There are two times of year when
we naturally increase our stock Of
fowls. One is the spring, the other
is the fall. If we want to stock up
in the way Of purchasing eggs, we
generally do so in the spring, unless
we are using an incubator. When we
have to depend on the hen for the
lncubating process, it is more neces-
sary to do this in the spring, because
the hen is not inclined to sit in the
fall. Most farmers, however, have
found 1t advisable to buy poultry
rather than to buy the eggs, and the
fall is the time when this should be
done. This is the time of surplus
stock. This is the time when the
men that have good fowls have some
on hand to sell, and the man that
wants to increase the number of his
breeding birds should purchase them
as soon as possible, that he may have
his pick, rather than take what is left
after most of the surplus has been
sent to market. There is another rea-
son why the farmer should stock up
early in the fall rather than late, and
that is that the birds may be fed
under his care long before the cold
weather comes on. AS usual thing.
the men that are raising fowls to
sell are feeding them the cheapest
possible food, with the idea of pro.
duc1ng fowl that will look we'll and
sell we'll. Almost always this feed.
ing in this part of the country will
be found to be corn. 1t makes fine
looking bird, but not one that will
have an inclination to lay eggs early
IN the winter. If this feeding con.
tlnues until December, there is moth.
ing that the purchaser can do to of.
SET 1t, but he may be sure that he
Will not get eggs from birds so fed
until the latter part of January. If
however, he buys the birds early in
the fall, he will not feed them with
the same object in view as the man
that wanted to sell them. He will
iced them with the idea of having the
bird in prime condition for the produc
ton Of winter eggs. He will feed
them meat scraps, cut bone, oats, and
leeds that the other man has not
bothered to feed. 1t is impossible tc
get winter eggs without proper feed
ing, and this proper feeding must pre-
Vall' not only during the laying sea
son, but for several months before
The intelligent poultry raiser will
therefore see that it is altogether tc
MS advantage to stock up early in
the fall.-Sophia Belknap, Allen Co..
Ind, in Farmers Review.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07

A Romance OF the Wind Belt.
"You met your husband in Kansas,
/ believer"
well, you could hardly call it
meeting him. You see, cyclone. came
along and when l recovered conscious
ness was sitting on John back OF
what had once been a pumping sta
item IsI' # Ut range brings
people together sometimes. .'-Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
SOME QUIET SMILES
HUMOROUS ITEMS, ORIGINAL AND
Selected.
Of Old saying-Mr." Leo's Hair Re.
storer-Cause Of Much Surprise to
Colonel Bluegrass.

Heard at the Summer. Resort.
NAV, is Mr. ,Gouger the man what
keeps our hotel?"
':tYes, DEAR"
can they call him proprietor, don't
they, maw?"
''Yes, my child.''
why do they call him proprietor,
maw?"
"Out of politeness, my son. To call
him a highwayman would not sound
nice" ."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Prospecting for Platinum.

Owing to the continually increasing
Importance Of platinum and. the lin:
tied sources Of ayailable supply, the
geological survey. proposes to collect
the heavy sands from all placer mines
In the country Nhlre evidences Of the
metal have been end. Experts win
then bes sent to localities where tests
show the metal to exist IN any guam
ztity. :.z ..ssz
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
MouItinu.

Moultlng is natural process that
mas for its object the furnishing of
the fowl with a winter dress compact
enough to protect her from the cold.
Some might ask why moulting is nee
essary at all. It is because the Crea-
tor has prepared the fowl a suit of
clothes that endures for a year. Uu-
der ordinary conditions, this suit is
at Its best when. it is new. The barbs
of the feathers lie so close together
that they form an air-tight compart.
ment under the feathers. I have been
in poultry house on day in winter
when the temperature was 20 degrees
below zero. Every hen seemed to be
puffed up, greatly enlarged in size.
This was produced by the feathers
being pushed away from the body and
holding under them layer of air,
The feathers touched so firmly that
there was no communication between
the air inside and the air outside.
This was provision of nature for
keeping the fowls warm. The feath-
ers are made up of minute spaces.
each one filled with air, and therefore
a. non~conductor of heat. The quill it.
self is hollow and the air space in it
prevents the passage of heat. When
these feathers are new, therefore, they
are the warmest possible protection
of the fowl. But when summer comes
the conditions differ. The fowl needs
the air from outside, and the feathers
become thin, like a garment that is
well worn. Nature might have pro.
vided for these feathers to renew
themselves, but nature found it easier
to grow new feathers for the new win
ter coat, and this is just what occurs.
At moulting time the fowl needs to
be fed with food that is rich in all
the elements required for growth. The
production of its winter suit is quite a
tax On the fowl, and usually there is
no production of eggs in the moulting
season,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07

rear of the mirror complete the out,
fit. Two of the arms are adapted fol-
engagement with the ears, and the
other is adapted to rest on the chest
Of the user. BY adjusting the chest
rest an upward or downward slant can
be given to the mirror, enabling the
user to view either the topmost feath.
er OF her hat, her collar or even her
skirt
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Where II Came In

Mayme-Notice that couple we just
passed? They're Mr.. and Mrs. Pyrrh.
Simmons. Their courtship was one OF
the most romantic affairs of the sea.
son.
Maybelle-Why, she's as homely as
a telegraph pole!
Mayme--I know it, and he's as poor
as church mouse. That's what made
it so romantic.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Merely an Empty Bottle,


eyes, sah,' said Coz. Bluegrass, che
showed me a decantah that once be.
longed to washington, and he was
very proud of it. Queer fellah that -
Queer? Why, isn't that something
to be proud OFF,
"But, nah deah sub, thar wasn't a
drop O. liquah in it, ah."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
"Reminiscences.

! Marie (after the honeymoon)) Max.
dear, th4refissthe> tree Tnnd der which You
kissed me for the first time. s;. + . / =, !
;zsE 4 MAX You're always raking up old
!. memories. ri have that tree !: cut
down. H., ~ -. ~ a. Il VII q s,5 .&I
q Marie Il after the tree has been cut
down. DO you remember MAJ desr.
It'll ss.i s the very spot where the Strss
Egrew; ahleaux.) 5.5 &: S::2
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Horrors of Journalism.

Its just like IA camera" muttered
the night editor, ringing for messen
ser boy for the fourth unavailing time
whats like camera?" asked th<
city editor.
This messenger call. You press
the button and the boy takes a rest. ,
Leader.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Rivals Sugar Cane or Beet.

Sugar cane and the beet are to have
a rival. The new sugar plant from
South America which has been. named
eupatorium rebandium is pronounced
by Bertont, the German chemist, to be
Of great industrial value. It grows
eight or ten inches high, and is found
to contain from twenty to thirty times
as much saccharine matter as sugar
cane or the beet. :.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
HORTICULTURE. !.
The Cause Of Pear Blight.

For ten years I have grown pears
for market and have watched and stud
led the trees almost daily during that
time, and cannot agree with expert
ment station men and others as to
the cause Of pear blight. cannot
believe that pear blight is caused by
bacteria or that mierobe has any.
thing to do with it. An experiment
station professor writing in Country
Life in America recently went so far
as to say that the pear, blight microbe
is in the nectar Of the$pear blossoms
and is carried by bees from flower to
flower. think it is hardly possible
for the nectar to be anything but pure
when the blossoms open. think pear
blight is caused by conditions of soil
and climate. On certain soils and
elevations even in Illinois, pear trees
are free from blight. y
Frank Akin.
Illinois. y
.. s;
The cause OF pear blight is now
very well known. There is no ques-
tion at all of it's being'a germ disease.
The microscope has revealed its char
acter and it has been Isolated and ex-
amined. The spore of the fungus that
causes pear blight is both heavy and
sticky and cannot be blown by the
wind from one place to another. It
used to be supposed that it could be
blown from one tree to another and
that this would account for the sud-
den appearance of pear, blight after
windy and wet period. The germ of
pear blight lives over winter in the
live wood adjoining dead wood that
has been killed by blight. Insects,
especially bees, sip the sap from
wounds in infected trees and later
visit the tips of trees where small
leaves are being formed or blossoms
are opening. The spores Of the pear
blight stick to the limbs of the insects
just as pollen sticks to them. When
the insects suck the anectar in the
flowers, the spores areHrubbed off and
tall. into: the floweEs ss From those
spores; minute plants Ola thread Hike
character develop. These plants grow
through the sap wood and through the
leaves and use up the life fluid that
should go to feed the leaves. The
leaves then wilt and turn color, and
we say the tree has been blighted
There is much yet to be learned about
pear blight, but the foundation has
been we'll worked out.-Farmers' Re
| view.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Scorinu on an Error.


The professor had been summoned
an as expert witness in a case involv-
ing the ownership OF a tract of coal
land.
II will ask you, professor, said the
attorney for the prosecution, *if the
geological formation of this land cor.
responds with the published data per
tanning therefor"
1T does, SIR" he answered.
"You have thoroughly read up the
geology of the tract in question:
II have not"
You have not?'
mo, sir"
Il ask the jury to notice that the
witness fatty contradicts himself
Now, sir, if you haven't read up the
geology involved in this case, why dc
you pretend to know anything at al
about it,"
because, SIR said the professor
in studying geological formations it is
my invariable custom to read down.
"Silence in the courtroom!" thun
dered the judge.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07

Mrs. Giraffe-What have you done
to restore your hair?
Mr.. Ie0-Well, I got divorce.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07
Question Of Preference in Ice.


Admiral Cogh]an took the greatest
interest in the Roosevelt before her
departure to make possible the sue.
cess of Peary's north pole seeking ex.
pedition. Looking over the craft, he
pronounced her to be perfect for her
purpose, and then could not avoid his
usual pleasantly. Turning to Peary as
they stood in the blazing sun forward
he remarked:
''Peary, it is up to you. wish you
every success. You may prefer the
blue ice Of the frozen arctics, but /
prefer to stay at home and listen to
the ice clinking in my glass;
Some few seconds later Charles
Percy, the cook and steward, filled two
glasses with ice and other things. The
two glasses looked Of the same color,
but Commander Peary swore by his
hope of reaching the north pole that
his concoction was iced tea, while it
might be that the one for the admiral
had "a little, just a little, Dutch cour-
age" in its omposition.-New York
Times. ~'
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
BaltimOre and Ohio sp!endid servic.

East. Hourly trains to Baltimore. and
Every other hour on The odd hour 70
Philadelphia and New York Ferries TO
Liberty and Twenty-third ST. The Royal
Blue Line is famous for comfort and
speed.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17

Floral Decorations for Weddings.
Guides artists can be depended upon u
develop the most attractive effects. 1914 f.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17

Baltimore and Ohio Splendid Service
West Through trains and only one
right out 10 Chicago and St Louis
Through service and quick time 20 Gin
cinnau. Columbus, and Cleveland. ana
all points west
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
Croker Is Coming Back
As Sponsor to Tartn10ny
Leaders Fear Organization COnfrOntS One OF
the Worst Disasters in Its History, and That
Hearst Is Doomed to Defeat

/ NEW YORK. Oct. 1Z.-Richard Gro
/ ker is coming back TO New York, pre-
sumably 70 save the Tammany organi-
zation from utter ruin. His coming is
taken TO Indicate that none of his
friends, who are keeping him advised,
see in the situation in New York the
slightest chance for the election OF w.
r. Hearst, and many of them see also
the defeat Of the Murphy Hearst deal
judiciary ticket
1t became known several days ago
that many of the Older men in Tammany
were expressing the opinion that Mr..
Croker ought TO return II the Tammany
organization were to be perpetuated.
The demand for the return of Mr.. Gro
ker is based upon the very general be-
lief in Tammany organization circles
that there is no chance for the election
Of Mr.. Hearst and that If his election
We're a possibility it would mean the
destruction Of the organization. anyway
One Chance for Victory.
The men on the inside OF the organiza-
ton assert that there Is but one chance
for the party In this city TO resume
winning Victories. and that is for the
leadership % be assumed by a man who
is not at loggerheads with the mayor Of
the city who has not used the organi-
ZatiOn for personal revenge. They say
Murphy supported Hearst because
Eearst promised. If elected, TO remove
Mcclellan.
They have an indictment against Mr.
Murphy that is being widely discussed.
They say that Mr.. Murphy's policy at
Bunalo has not only made his con-
unuance as leader impossible but 1t has
wrecked practically every important
man in the organization as a factor IN
his individual territory. BY this they
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
COMMITTEES WORK
FOR CONSUNPT TIYES
Report of Secretary Wallace
Hatch Presented at An
nual Meeting.
MUCH GOOD ACCOMPLISHED
Establishment Of Starmont Sanitarium
Feature Of Committees Labor
for Year.

The annual meeting of the committed
on the prevention of consumption was
held yesterday afternoon in the offices
of the Board of Trade. Wallace Hatch
secretary of the committee, presented
his report which proved 10 be the fea-
ture of the meeting and which made
clear 20 the committee the situation
during the past year and means by
which its work may be facilitated i'm
the future
Two of the most important accom-
plishmenls of the committee during the
year just closed were the establishment
and successful work of the Starm0nt
Sanitarium, and the appropriation of
800 coo for the erection of a municipal
hospital for the treatment of pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Mr.. Hatch made both these announce
ments in his report and each was re-
ceived with much satisfaction by the
committee
Gen. William IL. ForWOod was uuaui-
mOusly chosen treasurer Of the com
mittee to succeed Rudolph Kaufman.
resigned
Report From Secretary.
In his report to the members oIr.
Hatch stated that thirty-oue public
meetings were held in the interest of
the prevention OF consumption, and that
more than 100 newspaper articles had
been printed thereby atrd ting public
attention 20 the cause. Cards and
booklets of instruction were distributed
through the schools, many Govern
ment offices and Washington homes
This was accomplished through the
efforts of various local churches.
I'D
been particularly successful. and during
the year just closed ha4 dIspcusary visits
We're made. Milk and eggs have been
furnished through the aid of tEe Citi-
Zens' Relief Association. and the IN
StructiNe Visiting Nurse Society 10 all
patients who have been iu need OF such
diet and were unable to afford it,
Suggestions Offered
Mr. Hatch offered number of sug-
gesuOns for the further success OF the
work. Among these were that a great
er number OF lectures should Dee given
each year, that more circulars should
be distributed and that a special baC-
terioIogist should be employed in the
dispensary, A special nurse Is also
needed. and the secretary urged that
the use of sanitary cuspidors in public
be accomplished and other reforms look
ing 10 public health be urged by the
committee.
General Sternberg gave an interesting
report on the work now being done at
The Starmont Saultarium, and other re-
ports were presented TO the committee.
Among those in attendance were. DR.
HiClIliug, Dr. Thomas. Dr- kiugsmau.
DIT MetzeTOtt Dr. Leech. Dr. Rams
burg ur Revbun. DT Cabaniss Miss
I. NJ Cameron. Gen George NJ Stern
berg, Gen. William r. FOTW0Od NIT
Weller, Mr.. Baldwin. Mr. Van SChaiCk,
Mr.. Wisemau, Mr. Wilson, Mr.. Stern
and Mr.. Hatch
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
MAN FINED TEN CENTS
FOB MANSLAUGHTER

BALTIMORE. Md. oct. 17.-Freder-
lex Moore, who, in an argument with
Charles Jubb over piece of ice knock
ed Jubb down and fractured his skull
against the edge of the platform, was
found guilty of mauslaughter by Judge
Harlan and fined l0 cents. He paid il
and left the courtroom.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
BRIDE HEARTBROKEN
FOB MISSING HUSBAND

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Oct. 17.-AIrs
VIII Cramer, a bride of two months. is
heartbrOken because her husband is
missing. The husband left his bride
on the night of September -. With
tears streaming down her checks she
stated 10 the police that her husband
had never spoken an unkiud word to
her and his continued absence cannot
be accounted for.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17

mean that it has caused an end TO the
usefulness of every leader whose IN
fiuence extends beyond one assembly
district
Judiciary Ticket in Doubt.
II has, they say, brought about n
situation IN the county where the cleo
tion of the Hearst-Murphy deal judi
ciary ticket is in doubt and where there
is mutual distrust by the workers Of
Tammany Hall and the Independence
League.
MIR. Croker is deeply interested IN the
political welfare of William J. Bryan.
He warmlv supported MI Bryan In 1860.
and thinks that Mr.. Bryan will be the
next President of the United States. He
knows that the election of Hearst would
destroy Bryan's ambition, and has not
been pleased al the part Tammany has
played in the scheme 10 elevate Hearst
at the expense OF Bryan.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
Iudiciary Tieket in Doubt.
INDICTED FOR THEFT
COMMITTED YEAR AGO

MUSKEGEE. l. T.. oct. 17.-W- T
Martin. jr., "a former employe Of the
Dawes Commission. and NJ. J.. Dun
leavy. a prominent real estate man,
were indicted by the Federal grand jury
here, charged with the theft, over year
ago. of the Greek Indian rolls They were
released on bond OF $1,000 each.
The maximum penalty is a fine OF
s.. 900. or Imprisonment for three years
at hard labor.
The rolls were stolen from the Govern
ment Offices. The present law, which
was introduced by Representative Muir
ply, OF Missouri at the last session OF
Congress. makes IL "a felony To have in
ones possession copy Of any Indian
ROLL
The Washington times., 1906-10-17
Great Frederick Fair, October I6-Io

Tickets sold for all Baltimore & Ohio
trains. October 10 to 19 AT rate of s. %
for round trip, including admission.
Special trains from Washington at S
g. ia. on Wednesday and Thursday, 18th
and 18th. stopping at principal Metro
poiitan Branch points, returning leave
Frederick p. m
The Washington times., 1906-10-17

Most Delightful of All Desserts,
c. a s Ice Cream. Famous Velvet Kind
Druggists.
The Washington times., 1906-10-17

It's Better to Bank Your Surplus
Money than permit Il 70 remain idle
Banking dept. Of Union Trust Co. III
ID ST NV. pays interest on all accounts