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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

of barnyard manure. Unleached wood
ashes, spread evenly over the ground,
are particularly valuable for bushes,
vines and trees.
z. To make the bushes stout and
branching, pinch off the ends of the
new canes during the early summer
when they reach a height of two or
three feet.
In northern sections, where winter
protection is necessary, 1t is best to
let the canes grow long and slender,
that they may be more easily laid
down.
8. Prune every year, either in the
late fall or early spring. Cut, out all
old canes that have fruited, and thin
out the weaker and any diseased
canes, leaving about half dozen of
the best and strongest to each bush.
Cut back the ends Of the canes left
to a uniform height Of three or four
feet, depending upon the vigor OF the
growth. Where the canes are liable to
winter killing, It lis well to leave this
shortening in till spring, when all
frozen wood can: be cut on, y 81 -
g.. In northern localities, where win
ter protection is necessary, bend down
the canes late In the fall. and cover the
tops with earth to keep them under
the snow. & / \. i: .==
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

that the surface drains had been
kept well opened up, as was also
true of the tile drained area. Up to
the rainy spell late in August and
early in September, not much differ
ence could be found between the corn
on the tile-drained land and that on
the land not tiled; but from this
time on, the difference became very
marked. The corn on the tile-drained
land grew much faster and showed
a much healthier appearance in every
way. On September Is final notes
were taken on the corn with respect
to the effects of tile drainage. At
that time the corn on the untitled part
of the field was not nearly SO far ad
vanced as that on the tile-drained
land. On the tiled land, especially
near the west end of the field, we'll
developed ears were found on almost
every stalk, some Of them in the milk
stage. On the untitled portion of the
field only a small proportion of the
stalks bore ears at all; some Of the
stalks were not even tasselled out,
while the most advanced ears were
just beginning to silk out.
In order to get concrete idea of
the effectiveness of tiles laid at diff
ferent distances apart, measurements
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

tiles were placed 40 feet apart. E1gh:
ty feet seems to be too great dis
lance between laterals for best re.
suits.
Photographs were taken of the corn
on both the tiled land and on the I'M.
tiled portion of the field. Three strips
Of corn were cut across the field, one
on the undrained land, one on the
tiled land, where the tiles are 70 feet
apart, that is, on the strip between
the 80 and the 60-foot tile strips, and
one where they stand 40 feet apart.
The strips were 80 feet wide and 100
feet long. Care was taken to cut the
strips where the corn was about the
average of the locality it was meant
to represent. The corn was shocked
and photographs taken. In each case
the camera was set at exactly the
same distance from the shocks in or.
der to avoid any error in comparing
views. By referring to the cuts it
will be seen that the crop on the un-
tiled land was indeed small as com.
pared to that on the tiled land. Bet
ter results were obtained with tiles at
40 feet than at greater distance
apart. The results clearly show that
tile drainage is of great benefit to
the red clay lands.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Red Cedar.-Red cedar, from which
pencils are made, has become so
scarce that it. enjoys the unique dis
tinction of being bought and sold by
the pound. Most of this cedar comes
from Tennessee, Alabama and Florida,
and the supply in Tennessee is nearly
gone. Fence rails that weathered the
civil war have gone into pencils
Stumps have been dug up and sold for
more than the trees which were cut
frim them, to make railroad ties
Fence posts have given way to newer
kinds of wood and have been carted
to the pencil factory to be sold for
ten cents a hundred pounds. And yet
this red cedar will grow anywhere in
the United States where the soil does
not contain too much sand or clay;
will flourish on land that is unfit for
agriculture, and will reach a size fit
for pencil making when Is years old
Department of Agriculture.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Hard MiIking.-"Hard milking &C.
ours from varied causes. Sometimes
the trouble is due to an unnatural
construction of the entire length of
the canal of the teat, sometimes to
new growths along it's course, and not
infrequently to little shot-like bodies
attached to pedicle, which drop
down into the canal from above and
form a sort of ball-valve obstruc-
ton. Again, says Farm Journal, the
trouble may come from injuries to the
lower part (the sphincter of the teaD.
These last causes usually arise from
injuries received from without, and
occasionally are due to warty growths
at the opening of the teat.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26
THING OF CLAY SOIL TO.
:: INCREASE THE CORN CROP
E. j. De1wicfe, Wisconsin Agricultural College
.->.'~: Interesting Experiment.

Of the height of the corn were TAKEN
Two rows were selected for each set
of tile, and the height taken and aver
aged. The rows were measured from
north to south across the field. Care
was taken to select such rows as
were good average of the locality
it was intended to illustrate. The
average stand in hundredths was also
estimated and is given along with
measurements in the table below:
Effect OF Tile Drainage on the Growth
of Corn.
Distance Untitled
Average height
of corn ........4 TT. s #. 56ft So it.
Average stand :. rs 40 80 95
By referring to the table it will be
seen that the corn was a better crop
on the tiled than on the untitled land.
It will also be noted that by far the
best results were obtained where the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

In order to observe the effect of
tile drains on cultivated crops a plot
of ground was planted to corn last
year. N /: 81. ~. IT,,
The first part of the month of June
was rainy, consequently the corn was
planted late, and at time when the
ground was in poor physical condi-
ton. The field was planted June IL
to Wisconsin No. 8 Dent corn, in
rows three feet and eight inches apart
and the hills the same distance in
the rows. The corn began to come up
about June 20 and by June q the
rows showed nicely, but the growth
was slow. The corn only began to
tassel the latter part of August. At
this time the soil on the tile-drained
land was in good physical condition,
while the undrained land on the
east side Of the field was in
poor condition, in spite of the fact
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26
THE CULTURE
OF ASPARAGUS
BY w. r. Beattie.

This crop can be grown on almost
any welldrained soil, but will do best
on a deep, mellow, sandy loan. There
is little possibility of having the land
too rich, and liberal applications of
rotted barnyard manure should be
made before the plants are set. 1t is
usually more satisfactory to purchase
two-year-old roots from some seeds
man or dealer. The price of good
roots is generally about $1.25 per hun
dred, and 100 to 200 plants will be
found sufficient to supply the ordinary
family. The roots should be trans
planted during the late autumn or
early spring. Before setting out the
plants the land should be loosened
very deeply, either by subsoil blowing
or deep spading. It is a. good plan to
remove the topsoil and spade manure
into the subsoil to depth of IA or 16
inches; then replace the topsoil and
add more manure. There are two
methods of setting an asparagus bed,
depending entirely upon the kind of
cultivation to be employed in the gar
den. If horse tools are to- be used,
the plants should be set in rows three
and a half feet apart and IA inches
apart in the row. On the other hand,
if the garden space is limited the
plants should be set in a solid bed,
one foot apart each way, and cult
waited by hand. In setting asparagus
the crowns should be covered to
depth of four or five inches. At the
north it will be desirable to mulch the
asparagus bed during the winter with
three or four inches of loose manure
or straw. In the south the covering
during the winter will not be neces-
sary, but the bed should receive a
dressing of manure or fertilizer at
some time each year, preferably in
the autumn.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Good Prices for Stock.-The era
of cheap meat seems to be as far off
as ever and it looks as if consumption
has overtaken and passed production.
There is undoubtedly room for much
increase in the production of live
stock, but with the population increas-
ing at the rate of 100000 year and
plenty of work in sight for everybody,
the possibility of any alarming sur
plus in the supply of food for many
years has been, practically eliminated.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

In the meadow or field where sheep
are pastured during the day, is small
pen, which is divided by a cross fence
and covered on the top by strong Stats.
Two gates are made so that they will
swing open of their own accord and
remain so, unless held closed or fas-
tened. The gate is furnished with a
latch by which it is fastened when
closed. This gate is intended to ad-
NIT the dog into the part of the pen A
when he is attracted to it by a sheep
confined for the purpose in the other
part of the pen B. In the A part of the
pen is heavy board reaching across
it. One edge of this board rests upon
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

the ground against two pegs, which
keep it from slipping backward. The
other edge is kept up by means of two
shaky, slender supports. A rope is fas-
tened to the upper edge of this board
and to the gates so that one-half of it
when the board is propped up, allows
the gate A to swing open and the 9TH
er half holds the gate B shut and thus
keeps the sheep confined The trap is
now set. A dog seeking entry into the
pen finds the gate open and rushes
over the board, thus knocking it down.
The gate is closed by the rope and
fastened, while the gate B is allowed
to swing open and set the sheep free.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Needs Separator.-The farmer.
that has a good-sized herd of cows
and has no separator can well afford
to sell his poorest cow and buy a
separator. 1t will save him money in
the end,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

eight inches. The fence is held in
place by triangular frames. The ends
Of tho panel overlap about six inches.
and 1T into notches for the top and
bottom boards. The brace should ba
on the outside Of the lot. It may be
necessary in some cases to stake the:
panels at he.braces to secure great
er stability. q. 81. s:$ ss 1.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26
A Convenient Portable Fence

: The panels in the portable fence:
shown here: are made Of four-inch
fencing, II. feet long, with six-inch
spaces between the boards, thus max
ing q fence three feet high BY allowing
the ,cleats to project two inches. + It.
the fence IS to be used Tor pigs the
lower space may be reduced to four
inches and the upper ore increased to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26
In Uspofled
7rijpof
By Mabel LOOMS Todd.

BY Mabel Loof1iS TOAD.
Tripoli Most Enchanting of ORR.
entail Cities-Qdaint Characters
and Costumes on the Streets-A
Silver City in the Moonlight-Life
in the Harem-lnmates Heavily
Jeweled and Tatooed-Weird
Wedding Celebration-Bride
Concentrated Nightmare of Color
Hands Covered with Cold
Leaf-Guests from the Desert.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Grotesque as are some customs, con-
fused as are nationalities and races,
there is yet strange and inexplicable
charm about Tripoli. It took a perma-
nept hold upon my heart and imaglna-
ton, and when I saw it's white minar-
cts and domes grow less upon the
horizon, fading almost into the blue
of the incompatible Mediterranean, I
was glad to remember that had sure
ly stepped upon the little plate OF
brass at the sea gate as came away,
which by native superstition means
certain return to Tripolitan joys.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26
Some time during the day he has been
to the mosque, but it is not necessary
for the bride to 70.

The next day, Friday, was invited
to the wedding festivities. The fam
lilies were of far: higher class than
those Of the harems I had previously
seen. The pleasant courtyard was
lined with fine green tiles in good de-
signs, the rooms opening directly upon
1t and also from gallery above. In
the center fiat on the floor sat dozen
black women with coarse tamboarlnes
and small drums, keeping up an in
cessant though intermittent noise of
chanting, but ranged about the sides
on a platform slightly raised sat the
chief female relatives and friends of
the high contracting parties. and their
effect was so Electrically dazzling that
1t was some time before discovered
which might be the bride. The lsve
OF ani,ine dyes rather than the lovely
old soft oriental colors had infected
all ranks, and as each Arab. lady in
Tripoli when indoors appeared in all
the seven colors of the spectrum and
a good many more not recognized by
the rainbow, the effect of 40 or so to.
gether was overpowering. Jackets,
blouses, short skirts, Turkish trousers,
silk stockings, gold slippers and GRIM
son, pink, cobalt blue, scarlet, yellow,
silver gauze and gold brocade distrib-
uted literally on each woman-words
convey little of the effect. Each face
was painted dead white, with startling
crimson triangles accurately set upon
the cheeks; eyebrows were heavily
outlined in black and connected over
the nose and. yards of gold sequins and
beads were looped around neck and
arms and forehead.
In the center of all this gorgeous
ness Sat the little bride, rigidly erect
and irnmovable, with two especially
resplendent friends on each side to
fan and otherwise attend her. For
hours she must neither move nor
smile, nor even wink. Her hands
were spread stiff!y upon her knees,
the fingers black with henna and gold
leaf thickly laid on up to her wrists
while as to costume, she was con.
N0ALl ILCl u1S11Lu1d1C VI CO1Ol. A4OA
hair vas braided down with blue silk
and silver, her vest was gold brocade,
her Trousers We're of blue velvet: scar
let ami crimson disported bewildering-
ly among yards of gold coins and
chains of some white-petaled flower.
Half :: dozen holes in each ear sup
ported an immense weight Of orna-
ments, bracelets reached the shoul.
der. IN every detail her decorations
were bigger and brighter and more
amazing than those of the Others
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Fri1ay, from just before sunset, the
bride sits thus like statue for an
hour OF two, while the bridal chamber
is examined, the viands discussed and
much hilarity prevails among the as.
semb1ed women. The father Of this
particular bride had had but four
wives, and there had been but so chill
dren altogether. OF these Is or 80
had died young, so the poor man had
not married into very extensive con-
nection. But he was grateful for even
so many relatives-in-law.
The most really interesting figures
in all this wedding party were group
of Bedouins, who had come up from
the desert, strange, bright-eyed wom-
en-, with the great Sahara spaces
breathing from their weird personal
ity They were draped in silver
chains and bangles. their dark robes
being held together by splendid old
silver clasps and buckles. Their ear
rings were so heavy that they had to
be attached to the head covering as
we'll. These were the real essence Of
the east, the breezy embodiment Of
free air, but showing, too, shy dis
trust CT ways other than their own.
Saturday, too, the little bride sits
for hours in state, but afterward the
ceremonies proper are over, though
she is dressed and waited upon and
made the guest OF honor in her hus-
bands house for month. After that
practical life begins.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

Sounds in Tripoli are almost as pic
turesque as it's sights, and several
times, generally at night, one especial
ly joyous cry echoed through the
streets with a singularly penetrating
vibration. This happy scream some
times announces a birth, but it may
be used to proclaim wedding as we'll.
or other fortunate happening. One
Wednesday evening three genuine car
riages passed, two containing Arab
ladies and the last filled with black
women, chanting weirdly. occasion
ally giving vent to the characteristic
resonant tremolo.
All this signified that a prospective
bridegl oom's mother was announcing
to the town her approaching happi-
ness. Glad tidings filed the air. The
next night, Thursday, a favorite night
for weddings, large procession
passed up and down through the mar
row streets for hours. Arab men
closely wrapped in white barracans
like ghosts marched ahead Of a COM
pany of black men, beating drums.
burning red fire and exploding rockets
and fire crackers. Behind came Mos
lem boys swinging lanterns and occa-
sionally singing. In the midst walked
the expectant bridegroom, taking this
emphatic farewell of bachelorhood.
Until two o'clock; in the morning he
paraded the streets, entertaining his
friends and giving them fine supper
at the end. Meantime, the little bride
would be brought by her relatives to
his house, with somewhat less flourish,
and placed in charge 5of, his mother.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-26

If these ordinary street scenes were
picturesque, how much more the great
Tuesday market or fair on the beach
Or pianura, where all the inhabitants
for miles around from country and
desert having anything to sell assem-
BILE BY sunrise and establish the ephe-
neral but crowded city of tents close
to the gentle Mediterranean surf!
Thousands come every week, laying
out the seats and blankets in rows fac
Ing each other like little streets. AS
in many oriental bazars, articles of
one kind are together. Next the wa
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06
Afloat aDd Ashore

ey by selling the suit, as it is too expensive
and looks too risky to use. His main business
now is capturing young seals and sea lions,
which he trains and educates and then sells
to travelling circuses and menageries. The
scene of his operations is alone the Pacific
coast, about the mouth of the Columbia River,
and he has men operating there during the
winter months "The business is very danger
ous," he says, "but equally as exciting and
profitable. The 'rookeries,' as we call them,
or islands, where the seals and sea lions breed,
are low, fiat, rocky reefs between mile and
a mile and half from the mainland. The
surf is always running high, making it i'm
possible to pass the surf In a boat 1t is
there that make use of my costume. / start
out either just at sundown or little before
daybreak and get around to the lee of one of
these rookeries. i have to work very quietly
and cautiously to keep from alarming the
animals. When l get up on to the rocks in a
favorable place / lay my lines and ropes and
get my little net ready. This net is made of
heavy cord, about the weight of those used
by trapeze performers. When / have nv
animal picked out, generally healthy young
one about year old, l throw my net over
him and he begins to jump around very much
like fish out of water. He soon has himself
entanged, and then l begin to wrestle with
him. They are very strong and struggle yio-
lently when frightened Sometimes they kill
themselves before can get them under control
and properly bound and tied. When l have
one safely wrapped in the net dump it into
the sea and tow it to the bottom of the cliff,
where have men to hoist it up"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

cross its own track, in order to confuse the
scent and battle its pursuer. The hunter,
knowing this instinct of the hare, stations
himself near a runway where the hare has
once crossed, and sooner or later his patience
will be rewarded by the sight of "brer rabbit
scudding through the bushes.
But the hare which the hound was now fol.
lowing was cunning old jack, and meant to
test the speed of the dog before resorting to
the trick of doubling.
Our host had cautioned Lieutenant Barton
to stand by his post and await the hare's re-
turp, but as the baying of the dog became
more and more distant, the lieutenant becam-
more and more uneasy. and at last, disregard
ing all rules of army discipline, he started off
in the direction of the hunt.
But bark! the baying was sounding nearer
the hare had doubled.
l strained my eyes about trying to watch
in all directions at once. Down the old road,
just beyond the stand that the lieutenant
had left, something white jumped into sight
and lodged down the road with long, zigzag-
leaps.
1t was long shot, but l wanted to smell
powder, and, taking hasty aim, fired. The
only effect of the shot was a quickening of
speed on the part of the hare; so / had vast
ed a charge, and the lieutenant fine oppor-
tunity of bagging his first hare.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-06

delay the hound. He kept on with the same
excited s6aylng, proving that another hare was
running before him. This fact-that the dog
peculiar. instinct of the animal. The hare
does not burrow in the earth like the rabbit,
but each hare has what is called his ..form"-
that ls, sort of nest under some bush or
log, where he sleeps and takes his ease when
not out visiting or in search of food,
Now, the hares know each others forms,
and when one finds himself closely followed
by fox or dog, he will often run to the form
OF some other hare, force out the rightful oc-
cupant and crouch down in his place.
The ousted owner of the form leaps out,
and is IN turn chased by the dog, who, satis-
fled by the new scent, fails to notice the willy
hare that lies In his neighbor's form.
The outcome of the trick is not always the
same Ihe dog sometimes comes near the
form that the trespassing hare is frightened
out, and so two hares instead of one are scud-
ding before the hound.
This was what had happened in the present
instance, and in few moments the second
hare dashed out in front of the lieutenant, and
was stopped by him in good style;
., u hare ead rdnnRg fg through the thick bushes
is. no easy mark, even for the experienced
wing-shot
The sport was now becoming lively. Even
the fat setter became excited, and delighted
as we'll as she was able, and & joining her er shaTp S
yelps to the baying of the hound.
The dogs seemed to have routed out of their
forms all the hares in the swamp, and hardly
ten minutes passed without one of us getting
glimpse of one of the white, silent creatures,
that fitted about in the snow like the ghosts
of their summer selves.
In two hours time eleven hares had fallen
to the three guns-quite as many, our host
assured us, as we would care to carry home
over the four miles of rough wood road. The
twilight of the short winters day was al
ready obscuring the woods, so, calling off
the dogs and shouldering the game, we started
homeward
After substantial baekwoods' supper came
a long evening before the open fire. While
whined in pursuit Of the hares Of, dreamland,
their masters carefully oiled and cleaned their
guns, and that duty performed, betook them.
selves to pipes and easy-chairs.
Many tale of past shooting adventures
was related, the. climax being reached when,
late in the evening. our host told of a hare
hunt during which, in an hours time, he had
shot some thirty hare.
A sleepy voice came from the great easy
chair in which the lieutenant was lounging:
'"rhe day you did that shooting your gun
must certainly have had hair trigger"