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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

here to another cylinder which is re-
volving in cold water. The mechani-
cal graders now take charge of them
and separate them into no less than
five distinct sizes. A very broad belt
carries the peas between two rows of
girls, and, as they pass, the eyes of the
girls detect any imperfect, hard, split
or yellow ones and remove them. This
is the only place in the whole routine
Of harvesting, unloading, threshing,
grading, cleaning and, in fact, all the
operations connected with the indus
try, that the human hand comes in
contact with the peas and it is only
at intervals and with very light
touch that it does so here.
The cans are brought to the filling
machines Upon a conveyor, and each
one automatically takes it's place.
Mechanically, also, the right amount
Of peas are measured out The cover
or cap of the can is placed in position
by girl, and, by wonderfully in
genious machine, the solder is applied
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Basket Brooches in Favor AGAIN,

. Basket Brooches in Favor Again.
An evidence of the popularity Of
mixed color schemes in jewelry is
shown In the revived popularity Of
the little flower, baskets which were
fashionable many years ={ago. The
baskets OF gold lattice work, are filled
with flowers made Of various colored
Jewels. The ornament is used for a
brooch. These brooches, when former.
~ used, We're usually 4of French filli.
gree and paste@jewels and were i. ex.
ceedingly pretty, although compare.
lively Inexpensive. 81 ii, ~. ":
y: A number Of them were disposed of
at the sale Of the effects Of the late
Mrs. Gilbert the well known actress.
They went for a mere song, although
they were, in fact, prettie than U the
new brooc hes of similar pattern. Pink
and g q! white stones are also ~ fashion.
able combinat tt d. 4. Among the most
attractive 3brac elets |. Jewel ers'
are those =.of pink baro due
pearls 9'|' i: linked together; deeper
pink alm1ethys sI al ss
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
An EnQ(ish Bride,

At a recent English wedding the
bride was in white crepe de chine and
a girdle with long ends of silver tissue.
1t was trimmed with brussels point
and the court train of cream-colored
MORE was draped with brussels point.
The skirt of the gown had a deep lace
founce. The bodice had Dutch neck
and guimpe of white chiffon, over
which point lace was arranged in mar.
row fichu outline. The sleeves were
double puffs OF crepe de chine, each
ending in a. lace rufae. Another Eng:
fish wedding gown was white taffeta
embroidered in silver cord and
trimmed with point lace. The brides
maids were III: cream-colored : tatfeta,
and wore large i heliotrope hats
trimmed with shaded plunes' and car,
ried purple sweet peas !. :. = ~ * SIX.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

the vines are carried automatically to
a conveyor, which delivers them to a
stack. These vines are used for en-
silage, and excellent ensilage they
make, indeed. In some countries peas
are raised, in small way, for feeding
stock. From Longmont the vines are
shipped in greatest quantities to the
cattle feeding quarters of Denver.
The peas, now separated from the
pods, next go into tank of running
water The whole peas at once sink
to the bottom, but all broken peas,
stems or leaves float on top. These are
then easily skinned off. The good
peas next pass through a pneumatic
cleaning machine and then to a
weighing machine, the weight being
recorded without any human assist
ance whatsoever. On they. go to a
perforated steel cylinder which is re.
volving in boiling water, and from
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
MINES BOTH HEAT AND COLD.

Nature Supplies Florist With Coal
and Cold Storage.
A florist of Paramount, w. Va, gets,
both heat and cold... from the same
mine.
In the engine room of his plant g.
tunnel four by four leads into a coal
mine. It is provided with a tra ck and
train Of cars, and thirteen carloads
of coal is mined by the engineer every
day for the boiler.
In this same tunnel is the cold stor-
age plant. Not one pound of ice is
used by the florist, yet flowers go to
the customers in perfect condition.
The excavated chambers Of the
mine furnish ideal cold storage. The
little railroad runs through the green
houses and furnishes transportation
facilities for this department.
The temperature is never less than
As degrees, never more than 48 de-
grees, and does not vary much at any
season. Cut flowers will keep per-
fectly for thirty days here.
An experiment was made with q
dozen carnations. After fifteen days
they were taken from the mine, COM
pared with a like number of freshly
cut flowers and found to be in perfect
condition. When put aside they wilt
ed one day sooner than the fresh car
nations.
A ported plant ordered for a given
occasion may bloom too freely or too
soon; if sent to the mine its growth
is arrested by the cold, even tenn
perature.
In another chamber were great
masses Of Eastern lilies, tall and
serious. Something symbolical of the
Resurrection was: suggested by the
Nothing more beautiful than the
chamber of cut flowers could be i'm
agined. Against layers Of black coal
carnations in hosts lightened the
gloom. Here, too, was heap OF vio-
lets awaiting Easter morning.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Perforated Sails.

Although the assertion recently
made by an Italian sea captain that
the power of sails was increased by
their being perforated was ridiculed,
it has just been proved that he was
right. -
His theory was that the force OF
the wind cannot fairly take effect on
ar inflated sail because of the cushion
of immo7able air that fills the hollow.
To prevent the creation and presence
of that cushion he pierced his sails
with many holes, through which the
wind blew, the balance of the air pres
sure striking against the canvas and
exerting it's full effect.
Several experiments have: been
made on these lines, and the results
are declared to have been eminently'
satisfactory.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
SUGGESTIONS OF: SAILORS.
Some Uncanny Phenomena That A.
; sail the Seafarinq Man.

Some Uncanny Phenomena That A.
-; sail the Seafaring Man.
All sailors are superstitious, and tho
legends of the sea are legion, ranging
from phantom ships: to: spectral lights
suddenly cleaning from yardarms and
mastheads. That many Of these le-
gends are very ancient may be proved
by the fact that sea -harpies are de-
scribed by Homer and Hesiod, while
according to Virgil they plundered
Aenaes during his voyage: to Italy.
The beautiful sirens, too, are of classic
origin.
Weird, indeed are the tales Of haunt
ing specters, fit to send ones nerves
Answering after hearty supper, well
suited for christmas time ghost
stories.
There are the four COLLINS of Dun
ter's Ness, not ghosts, put evil water
spirits, who appear twice a year, only
in midwinter, but bring bad luck in a.
very short time to the ship from which
they are sighted.
We must mention Adamaster, the
dreaded ghost of the Cape, that used
to be seen in halo CT cloud and mist
over Good Hope, and also the silent
man of Wexford Earbor, the wander
ing soul of the Dutch skipper who lost
his smack or his way to Dublin some
three centuries ago.
Ghostly apparitions are not, howev~
er, the only ones to be feared at sea-
In the case of St. Elmo's fire these ap-
partitions take the shape of spectral
lights suddenly cleaning from yard
arms and mastheads. 1t was known
by ancient navigators as Castor and
Pollux-the best omen if seen double.
but signal of danger if seen single.
+. Jack has score of we'll known
superstitions, many of which are OF
very long descent, such as the pres
ence Of fgureheads, the blessing Of
ships and the "crossing of the line"
And it will be remembered. that the
Prince and Princess of Wales both
|paid tribute to old Neptune while on
their journey to Australia.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

that hug down to the little bodies and
absorb perspiration. When playing,
q child is apt to become overheated,
q cotton garment becomes cold and
damp with the perspiration, the WOOL
en- one maintains it's warmth and alb
serbs the dampness.
One who has made study of the
clothes that children should wear, ad-
vises next pair of serge boomers if
the day be chilly or a pair of light
weight canton flannel ones if it be
warm.
These are for both girls and boys,
and not merely are they regarded as
excellent from point of saving in
household labor, but they are much
better for both boys and girls than
the little light under drawers that
used to be worn. These boomers, fas-
Soasd at the knee with q rubber, keep
the upper part of the legs warm and
comfortable and, kick as much as
they, please, the children's legs will
still be warm.
Over these, for the girls, is worn
little killed skirt that buttons to a
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
PURELY FEMININE
Season Was Too Gaudy.

pencil, calculated to add hugely to the
worlds gayety at the exense Of won.
ans good taste and mod sty.
Autumn offers safe antidote to the
woman who has suffered even slightly
from the clothes hNsteria during the
last few months.
Whatever mistakes she has made
she now has the chance to redeem
them, not by laying in an entirely new
set of clothes, but by modifying her
contrasts and wearing dark hats,
gloves, wells and coats. .
These will convert her from a de.
moralized May queen into sane and
sensible appearing person, who has a
mind fit and willing to take up other
issues of life beside this eternal
clothes mania.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

this latter respect the moving opera
ton, of course, differs from the me-
chanical cutting of hay and grain,
which is usually cut off an inch or two
above ground.
It is not unusual for one load of
these vines with their peas to- weigh
5000 pounds. The wagons, with a
force of men with pitchforks, follow
the mowers, and the work of loading
is done so rapidly that it is not un-
common for load to be cut, loaded,
hauled to the scales from the center
of a 400-acre tract and delivered to
the canning factory in a half hour.
Here the driver or helper losses the
peas to the fedora man who stuffs
them into the end of a large revolving
cylinder covered with perforated rub
Der. Fifty tons of podded pea vines
go into the cylinder every hour.
Next, the pods must be broken open,
and this is not done by the human
hand, as in the kitchen at home. 1t
4s;a ;threshing operation: if@you please:
iOn the inside of the cylinder hereto.
fore referred to there is small cy-
Under on which are bolted rubber
ssheathed iron paddles. arranged like
a screw. This inner, cylinder, :reyolv.
ing rapidly, screws the vines through
the large cylinder. As the vines go
round insthis cylinder they are slap
ped: by rubber faced paddles i. and
drawn through fingers attached to the
outer cylinder. This breaks the-pods
open and the, peas fall through the
=threshers. A feature Of this d inven-
tion is that the severity Of the treat,
}ment OF the unopened pods increases
as the vines: and pods i travel, on
through the cynnd The pods con
tanning the tender peas ] are first to
yield, and later on the fully developed
' = { 81; Sss 5s Il: rs 3t <s .s5
The peas and the vines y separated.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

boys play "Injun'' and give Wild West
shows.
These clothes are sensible, and
they can be made pretty. Pretty
clothes do not need lot of frills and
ruff1es, but neat trimmings can be put
on, and what is prettier than a little
girl in neat school dress and a white
pinafore? She looks spick, span, tidy
and well cared for, much better than
she with the ruffles that will get dirty
and look bedraggled.
The two rules to be observed are
health and hygiene in the dressing of
the little ones, and following the
schedules here given one must come
pretty near those rules.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Comfort for the Tots.


children then do not feel that they
must be- SO careful that all the joy
Of play is taken away.
BY the way, this is rather impor.
,tantspoint in the clothing of children
in wool. Be absolutely : certain that
the children ate not permitted to wear
wooden clothes that have become
dusty. Every sweater should be
washed at least once every two weeks.
and shaken thoroughly and hung out
of doors at night.
This is important inasmuch as the
wool comes close to the face; the
child at play cannot help but get the
garment dusty, and the tender little
lungs are filled with a great deal OF
dust that won lid not be there if the
sweater were kept clean.
For the boys Of the family, serge
blouses, boomers, or If they are too
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

On bathing beaches there have been
such sights as never were before on
Hand or sea.
Nuieter effects must rule, proving that
the girl who chung to white and black
and brown through the rainbow sum-
mer was really in advance of the style,
although the clothes maniacs set her
down as dowdy.
There is positively NO vice in the
feminine list that makes a woman
seem such an idiot as this dress hys-
teria
She carries the air ever with her
that she is watching for some CLEAN
of recognition as to the smartness of
her attire, and no glance is bold or
long enough to convince her that it is
not the beauty of her dress, but it's
elaborate loudness that is attracting
attention.
Evening gowns, low-necked and pin
ned with jewels, have actually been
worn at the first meal of the day, a
hat apparently being meant to trans.
form the weird get-up into morning
dress.
Women have gone about the pfazzas
of the big hotels in motor. coats and
wells who never travelled in anything
but trolley car.
The long glove and short sleeve cpl
,demic, together with transparencies in
the way of bodices, have called down
the criticism of clergymen the country
over.
Tulle boas, reduced by dampness to
the consistency of a gauzy caterpillar:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

now the best and
healthiest. Many
draughts S kip
over the school
room floors and
with socks and
sandals the chill
dren are likely to
take severe colds.
This, Of all things
at the beginning
of the school
term, is to be de-
plored.
Inc S u m m e r
u n d @ r clothing
should be re-
placed by warm,
knit garments
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Mourninu,

The question is, asked, "How long
should mother seclude herself from
church, calls and the world in general
after child's death and how. long
mourning should be worm" ! Custom
prescribes one year for the wearing
of deep mourning and during that
time it is not necessary to. return
calls or accept social invitations.
Church need never be excluded, in
fact, ones individual feelings are
ones best guide in all these matters.
MADAME MERRI
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

and the soldering iron run around It.
A thousand cans an hour are filled. In
the entire factory the total number of
cans filed every hour is $4,000.
The peas in cans are carried in
steel baskets and put into iron. retorts,
the lids of which are subsequently
bolted down and the peas cooked in
the cans by means of steam. The
plan of doing every possible portion Of
the work by machinery is continued
and the labelling machine does it's
work to the tune of $1,000 cans labeled
and packed in day.
. 1t is claimed that Colorado is espe-
cially adapted to the ripening of peas.
Here they are grown and ripened, as
it has been appropriately put, one
mile nearer the heavens, in the midst
of superior atmosphere and where
they are watered by the cool snow
water brooks of4the mountains.
1t is in the vicinity of Longmont,
and not far from the great pea beds,
:thatHthe notable new enterprises of
dry farming are coming to the front.
BY this new system the water from
the rainfalls or melted snow is stored
at the very, roots of the vegetables to
be cultivated, instead of in artificial
reservoirs: Thus one ordinary rain
is made to- serve the place Of two or
three; The preparation and care OF
the surface soil and the subsoil, in &c.
5cordance with well defined principles,
enables the "dry farmer to store the
rain in the subsoil. ss .,..= >,:s $:; 4
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

old for bloomers,
Y oolen kne
pa nts and a
sweater complete
the first fail out:
fit. It is just as
important to keep
the boys wooleH
clothes free from
dust as it is the
little girls. = In
all probability he
will need more
attention because
his play is a bit
more strenuous.
and there is u
d e al Of du s t
kiokod I'm u,hon
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

waist. However,
the more approx
ed method of
dressing the child
is in the Russian
smock with leath-
or belt. TIL i 8
slips on over the
boomers, all in
one piece, and the
child is never
troubled with the
unbutto2ing of
skirt and waist.
There are very
sensible sweaters
made for children
nowadays. And,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Fancy Work Design Appropriate for
Christmas Gifts.

The fancy work pattern and design
Is something absolutely new in the
way of the clever work aprons that can
be converted into bags for holding the
work. The design is shown as plain
apron and also drawn up at halfmast,
when it forms little pocket in wash.
erwoman fashion. Again when it is
taken OF by drawing up the belt rib
bon, it$can be made into a complete
bag.
.Fyelet work done upon parallel slots
wide enough to take inch and a half
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
RECENT SUMMER MARKED BY
OSTENTATlON.
Autumn's Decree Is That Quieter e.
fects Are to Rule, and Marks
the End of the Reign Of
Hysteria.

According to a well-known writer
on fashion, it has been delirious
clothes summer, and the woman whose
hysteria points that way has fairly
reveled in the different effects she has
created in the way of combinations,
each one more violent than the last.
Chains and beads have been omni-
present, and glass and china have
been worn as freely and fashionably as
onyx and coral might be in more par
ticular days.
Autumn, happily, has decreed that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
The Delayed, .CackIe.

II see Jerome X, Jerome says the
English, sense Of humor is best"
s:Yes,: and guess that's true.
told a good joke to a. party Of fellows.
last night and there was one English
man in the crowd
.>"Well?" T.: 49,.
't::Well, you know the old saying::
'He laughs best who laughs last" :.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
NEAT AND APPROPRIATE COOL
- WEATHER CLOTHES.
Wool Always the Best Material for
Undergarments - Boomers Good
for Both Boys and Giris-Sen-
f., sibie Sweaters.

With the summer at an end and
the schools again open,. the careful
mother is laying in supply of warm
clothes for tho little folks, says a
writer in the New York World.
To begin with, put away the short
socks and sandals. Long hose are
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

s. Water the Horse.-One Of the most
important items in the welfare Of q
horse. is ia plentiful supply of pure.
fresh water. Water should be given
the first thing in the morning, and It
should / be- offered the last thing at
night when the final round 81 the
barn Is made. i: IN L Sc u.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
In the BRIGHT Future.

Il How about that horse trade b.
tween Muntoburn and Allscads? DID
either Of them give any boot e ~; / 55=s
- No, it was an even trade-but the.
story is that: Allscads threw in 8 Uni
ted States senatorship;s s. Just for good
measure. He. though he had q shade
the best of the bargain s. t.e>5:j.:zs
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

II mother has the time she can make
one herself, sor If there is a grand
mamma in the home, surely such work
would delight her fingers.
Sweaters for the chill days are best
In the colors of dark blue and red;
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Patter1, Is a New One.

shape. If firm and sheer handkerchief
linen is used, a nd the edge is finished
with buttonholing, practical little
possession, which is perfect for wash.
ing purposes, IS the result, and moth.
ing could be M pre- attractive than ita
appearance when finished with the
ribbons. For the hurried worker EN-.
broidery edges may be used instead OF
the buttonholing and a thin beading
applied to the outside, from under
which the goods. can be cut away.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
Not a Pieasure@Trip.5

! First Stranger. lin smoking carl
Why. don't you oo'k-out at this beauti-
full scenery :4z55.g 81 "a ].
B Second strangerOh, I'm not tray---
cling for pleasure. Ny :xife's with me-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29


From the one under which the bride
passes have her monogram suspended
and from the other that of the groom
Mark the pews reserved for special
guests by punches of flowers tied with
ribbons or white tulle. Bank the
altar with ferns, palms and masses OF
flowers. If there are to be a number
of attendants, say four or six, have
them carry shepherds crooks, tied
with a knot of flowers and ribbons
and precede the bride two and two
awaiting her coming at the head OF
the aisle where they separate and
cross the crooks above their heads
forming an arch under which she
passes. The effect is extremely pref
ty and is something different from the
flower girl. Immediately preceding
the bride, there may be a tiny page
carrying the ring on the calyx OF a
Gala lily. He should be dressed in
white linen, with white canvas shoes
and white stockings. Blue is a color
much affected by bridal attendants,
with large hats, plume laden.
Shower bouquets are still popular,
also the white prayer book with mark:
ers of ribbon with a flower on the
end of each.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29
IDEAS FOR THE HOSTESS.
Halloween Brownie Party-Decora
tons for Church Wedding.
A Halloween Brownie Party.


People of all ages love to celebrate
on all halloween, and this party is es"
pecially adapted to children between
the ages of eight and II. If not more
than a dozen guests are invited, ask
them to supper and send them all
home promptly at nine o'clock.
On the little pumpkin-shaped cards
besides the hour and; date write:
"This season of the year, is to the
Brownies heart most dear" Have a
pumpkin centerpiece filled with fruit
and a ring of little Brownie figures
around. it, one for each child. Light
the rooms with JACKIE lanterns and
serve a simple supper Of creamed
chicken, baked potatoes, egg salad
with crackers, cocoa, with little indi.
vidual pumpkin pies. Let them bob
for apples, burn nuts and have a sup.
ply of pop corn. Tell them harmless
ghost stories and give description OF
how halloween originated and how
the day is celebrated in other coun.
tries. It is surprising how interested
children are in facts and the many
legends pertaining to this Interesting
time are all fascinating. If not too
much trouble the guests may be asked
to come in Brownie costumes and a
prize given to the child who guesses
the most children. The Japanese pa.
per masks may be used or the moth.
ers can make them of cloth. Have
the words to a Brownie" jingle that
will be good to read to the little folks
or set to a simple tune for them to
sing.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-12-29

wide ribbon FORM s.: I. the trimming 4, motif
and at the same time the working plan;
Of the apron. a fancy design should
Pc worked IN the corne IS, WIKI are an
I attractive feature when it .fs $I III. bag