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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

We were busily engaged in curry
ing our family horse with an old
bingham apron when we heard ia
miliar footstep, and looking around
saw our old friend, the sheep trader.
His hair t1oated gracefully down his
back awaiting the advent of the shear
ing season, and his eyes still had
their wonted hungry slook. He made
known in his own vociferous way that
he had some feeder ewes for sale, a
specimen copy Of which was tied un-
der his wagon seat. He said he had
carried this sample on his rounds for
the past Is years; that same had
been handed down by his family for
generations and always given salts
faction. He assured us they were
imported" stock If so, they must
have lost their teeth overheard and
been shipwrecked on the voyage. Much
more things he said. In fact, we
couldn't remember when he began to
talk sheep, nor did it seem he would
ever end.
We are timid sheepman, and when
he demanded we buy carload lot be-
cause no one else would, entered no
protest and permitted him to yard his
antideluvian sheep in our feed lots.
Like him, they were long and lean,
had discarded their teeth, and their
labored breathing sounded like sad
sea waves with the asthma.
When they had boarded with ns and
our neighbors, who said things that
were not at all nice about sheepmen,
and this one in particular, they seem
ed in fair shape to head for market. A
good many being crippled in more or
less of their legs, it behooved us to
start the procession in good season.
Reaching the stock yards before they
were up we were obliged to camp on
the common with our woolly tribe and
await the approach of day.
AS it is necessary in this business to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

warped her bottom so thet she war a.
leakin' right smart. When got thar
hit wuz nigh dinner time, but all Their
same built little fire an set on a
kittle NV tartar bein' monst'us
good thing fer ter stop Their cracks in
boat. Then, whilst Their tar wuz
bilin', ct my lunch, an laid down fer
little nap.
Nov, squire, ginnerly Use light
sleeper-you knows at I is-but l had
been up Their night afore fightin'
skeeters an a-watchin' Nv some set
looks what I had out, an natchully I
wuz tired An down thar by Their
river bank Their win bowed cool an
Their water kind Nv sung man ter
down afore 1 ever walked up. Dunno
at I'd ha' woke then eff tibet derned
little bar NV Fallon's hadn' ha' come
down thar nosin' aroun' an a-smellin'
Nv my feet.
"Ther minnit opened my eyes ]
seed hit wuz too late ter do any work,
so jes' lay thar kinder gittin' quaint
ed wi myself. Their bar wuz thar, too,
an he seemed in Their humor ter in
vestergate sump'n-when I'd kicked
i'm way FIN me, he went ter see bout
Their tar.
Wal, Their fire hit war out, an Their
kittle Nv tar seemed ter be bout milk
warm when Their bar went ter nosin'
NV hit Go hit, ole man. SEE I, I kin
stan hit eff you kim an just then Their
varnint upset Their kittle.
Squire, hit war a mess! That thar
tar jest natchully kivvered Their hide
Nv him, an then, ter make matters
wuss, he swum Their river an COM
menced ter roll in Fallon's straw
stack, a-tryin' ter git Their sickness
off'n him. Hit wuz bout fust dark, too,
an Their new moon wuz a-gwine
down,
Jest ez thar bar TUX ter Their straw
l heerd anurr row over On Their hill,
to'ards Keowee, an, lookin', I seed
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
IS BEINC:": RESTORED":
NEEDED REPAIRS BEING MADE
IN STATUARY HALL.
This Justly Famous Feature Of the
National Capitol Building Now
Undergoing Thorough
Rejuvenation.

A very important project which is
now engaging the attention of Uncle
Sans architects and builders involves
the restoration of famous statuary
hall at the United States capitol at
Washington. That any undertaking
having to do with this significant
chamber should prove of concern to a.
large portion of the public is but nat
Vral, since nearly every visitor to the
nations legislative headquarters at
Washington pronounces this improvis-
ed gallery of art the most interesting
and most beautiful portion of the
great white-domed building. But, aside
from its architectural attractions, sta
tuary hall is notable for it's historic as
sociations,
In the old days, when what is now
the national statuary hall was the
meeting place of the United States
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
HOLDING CABBAGE
ROT in CHECK
BY r. r. Buchanan, Department OF
Botany. Iowa Agricultural
Collefe.

Plant the cabbage seed on land
where this disease b s never appeared.
When the plants are ready to set out
inspect the seed bed very carefully,
and if any cases of the disease are
found reject all the plants and set
from some other bed. One cannot al
ford to run any risk of injecting his
land by the use of seedlings from sus-
picious beds. 1t would be better to
plant, some other crop than. to take
this risk. A good practice is to strew
the land to be used for seed bed with
straw or dry brush and burn it over
before blowing. The seed bed should
be made in different place each year.
Set the plants on land which has
not been in cabbages or other crucifer-
GUS plants for some time. II 1t is i'm
possible to avoid following cabbages
by cabbages, at least take the precau-
ton to plant only on land which has
never suffered from this disease. To
follow any other course is simply to
invite the trouble. The practice of
planting cabbages after cabbages for
a long series of years also invites 9TH
or parasites, and must as a, rule be
considered very bad economy.
As a matter of precaution avoid the
use of stable manures, since these
may possibly serve as a means of car
rying the. disease into uninfected
fields, that is, through cabbage refuse
fed to animals or thrown into the barn
yard or onto manure piles. y As far
as possible make use OF commercial
fertilizers. in place Of barnyard ma
nures, both in the seed bed and in the
field at least until It shall have been
shown nclusiYely & that thsre Ia .po
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
VIOLET FARM RUN BY TWO
ENERGETIC ENGLISH WOMEN
They Find Pleasure Acre If Ground
How They Manage the Business.

Flower growing for women seems
most appropriate occupation, and
there is money in it where there is
ability and application. What can be
done in this line has been demon
strated by two English women whose
acre violet farm at Henfield, Sussex
county, England, has been supplying
the market with a profusion of the
choicest violets for years until they
have become justly famous, and as to
profit-making, the two ladies' who
farm the Henield acre will tell you
that no manner of earning a living, or
of adding to a slender income, is more
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

danger III the, manure pile. Too much
stress cannot be laid on the necessity
OF keeping the. germs out of the soil,
and consequently on the avoidance Of
practices, which, If not absolutely
proved to be dangerous, are at least
questionable.
Do not turn animals into diseased
fields and then allow them to wander
over other parts of the farm. Cattle
or other stock should not be allowed
to roam in cabbage fields where this
disease prevails.
All farm tools used on infected
lands should be secured bright before
using on uninfected land. The trans
fer of soil from infected to healthy
fields ought in all cases to he reduced
to a minimum.
Keep up constant warfare against
insect enemies, especially the cabbage
butterfly and the harlequin bug.
AS a palliative remove badly infect
ed plants from the fields as fast rs
they appear. In early stages of the
disease, j. e., while it is still confined
to margins of the leaves and has not
yet entered the head or stump, 90
over the fields systematically about
once every ten days and break of and
remove all the affected leaves. Do
not throw this refuse into cultivated
fields or into bitches from which It
can be washed to other fields, or on
roadways to be tracked about It
should be- burned or put into deep
pit in some fence corner or other out
of-the-way place. -
Weeds which harbor tho disease,
especially the wild mustards, must be
destroyed systematically. @~.5
Store cabbages from diseased fields
only when it is impossible n sell them
in the fall, and in such cases take par
ticular care to reject all heads show.
ing any trace of black in the stump
and to keep all parts of the houses be-
low 40 degrees F.. II any affected
heads are stored, they SHOULD be put
by themselves in the lowest, coolest
part of the house. $.ss5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

Warm Ground for Corn Seed.-The
ground should be warm at the time of
receiving the corn seed. Some mois-
ture and quite high temperature of
the ground are needed to terminate
the corn. If the ground is wet it will
be cold, and If cold the seed will
quickly rot This is to be avoided
with corn more than with most other
seeds, as corn will not stand the ad-
verse conditions that some other
grains are able to endure.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

From April to June the clumps are
planted out under frames for autumn
cutting. From June to August the
land lies barren.
Long rows of frames are full of
blooming violets which need the
fresh morning five o'clock air, plenty
of water, constant attention to their
health, and warmth at night when
frosts are about. Violets are heirs to
many ills-nine several sorts of af-
f1ictions have to be battled with, and
specially the dread red spider. All
this means that the two ladies have to
spend long hours in the open-air
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

To Make Land FertiIe.-In ATTEMPT
ing to improve the productiveness of
the soil remember that ground may
be rich in plant food and still not be
fertile. Clay banks are rich in min
eral plant food, but they are not fer
tile. Before soil can be fertile it
must contain the right amount of or
ganic matter and before the farmer
can increase the fertility of his soil,
he must apply organic matter.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

The Successful Farmer.-The sue
cessful farmer is the man who raises
what the market wants and not what
he desires most to raise. If there is a.
better market for beans than for corn:
then the farmer should raise more
beans and less corn. The trouble with
the average farmer who is not making
money is that he insists in raising
nothing but corn when there is double
the profit in some other crop.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

Danny O'Beirne. AS usual, he war
tangled up bout Their laigs an a-weav-
in
Drunk, dressed up, an disord'ly!'
he yells. Livin' high at my house;
eatin' ham gravy, chawin' manifack,
an cussin' big!'
Il laid low, fer l didn't want ter fool
wi no drunk man, an he wabbled on
down Their hill an crossed Their bridge.
AS he clumb Their rise Their bar riz up;
an, squire, hit peared like Their whole
blamed straw stack wuz a-movin' to-
ards Their road. Bout that time Danny
seed hit, too, an he stopped an
fetched sort Nv a whoop. Hit wuz
night, you see, an Their shadders wuz
trimblin' on Their hillsides, an that
thar bar looked rowdy wi all that
straw on bis back. I heerd an'urr
whoop, an then Danny, he lit out!
Hit war shorely a putty race@ther
bar knowed Danny, but Danny, he
didn't know Their bar! didn' know a
drunk man c'ud run so, but Danny's
heels hit Their hard road like Their hoofs
Nv a fas' trOttln' mule. Bar an man,
nip an tuck, hit wuz, wi Their gravel
a siftin' behine.
Il follered ez we'll ez I c'ud. nv win
bein' short wi latin, but never over
TUX 'em till they got ter Fallon's
house. Twuz Kathie met 'em thar.
Danny, skeered plumb sober, jerked
her inside an slammed Their door Jest
ez thar bar reached Their steps.
when I got thar I TUX a bresh. an
wi hit I persuaded the varmint ter go
away. Then I pushed at Their door.
"*Hit's nothin' but Their bar said I.
"'Ther little bar?' asked Kathie,
'twixt cryin' an latin.
1T thort hit war Their divyil,' saws
Danny, a-holdin' on like sin ter Kath.
les hand.
Il looked at i'm sorter reproachfu]
like. Hit orter be devil enough ter
stop you I'm drinkin',' says I.
| He never answered fer a minnit,
then he leaned down an kissed
kathie's hair. s. help me- he says,
I'll never fetch another drap!'"
| Wash paused and a clatter of hoofs
interrupted my comment; it was Jor.
dan coming with the horses.
| When We had mounted and had
climbed the hill, we found Danny and
his wife standing at the gate of their
yard, while everything about them
wore an air of happiness and of ma.
terial prosperity. Wash reined up be-
side the fence and extended an open
hand
Gimme chaw, Danny" he begged
Il KANT smoke when I'm ridin'.''
Danny handed over the tobacco, but
Kathie laughed. -.
WASH" she inquired, "why do YOU
chew such stuff"
My friend leaned forward contiden
. TALLY. "Missis O'Beirne,'' he replied
with dignity, II chaws hit ter git the,
jooce' out'n hit!"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
Houdini's Statue Of Washington.


ed to the oratory of Webster, Clay.
Adams, Calhoun and other giants of
the republic, it was generally conced-
ed to be the most beautiful legislative
hall in the world. AS time went on,
however, and repairs became neces-
'sary, motives of economy or misguid-
ed judgment, caused some Improve
ments" to be made that did not justi-
fly the name. To undo some of this
work is the object of the present task
for which congress at it's last session
provided funds.
Accordingly, for weeks past the
marble figures in statuary hall have
been boxed up and the big apartment
has been filled with scaffolding, while
dozens of workmen have been busily
engaged in restoring this part of the
capitol to the state, even as to details,
originally intended. incidentally it
may be remarked that there is to be
a corresponding removal of the OBJ
noxious paint from the crypt under
the great dome, which was designed
to be the tomb of George Washington,
but was never used for that purpose.
Here also are stately pillars-a colon
made of Doric columns with groined
ceiling, which will take On a new dig
nifty when relieved of the disfguring
coats of paint applied during a long
succession of years.
But the restoration of the meeting
place of the house of Representatives
during a most important period of the
nations history will not end with the
restoration of the pristine glory of the
semicircular walls. Two of the old
stairways which led from the legisla-
tive hall to what was formerly the
mems gallery and the women's gallery
have been rediscovered and opened,
and the mems gallery will be restored
to the original condition which char
acteriZed it when more than half a
century ago it was daily crowded with
visitors who gathered to hear the
most memorable debates of the anti
slavery crisis and other exciting peri
DDS. The steps of this old stairway
are of solid blocks of sandstone and
of rather quaint design, and in each
step, little to the left Of the middle,
a distinct depression has been made
by the trod of the countless visitors.
who passed up and down in the Olden
times.
Probably the most Interesting
statue in the entire collection in statu-
airy hall is the replica of Houdon's
statue Of George Washinton, the orig
inal being in the capitol at Richmond.
Sculptor Houdon was permitted to
make casts and measurements Of
Washington's person, and consequent
ly his sculptured figure depicts the
father of his country exactly as he
was in real life. Great interest also
attaches to the only statue of wom-
an in this national gallery of celebri-
.ties-namely the marble representa-
ton Of Frances E. Willard, presented
a few years since by the state of ILL.
snOis. s
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delightful than theirs. They work
all the year round, planting, trans
planting, rearing, tending, wedding,
picking, doing all the skilled labor
themselves. A little hard digging, only
about fortnight's in the twelve
month, is done by men. Violets do not
grow in marketable quantities so cas-
lily as you might think. The ground
must be tempered to their needs. At
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

each shelf, so as to keep them from
slipping. The contents of the lower
compartments - saucepans, kettles,
etc.-are concealed from view by a
curtain, and the whole of the wood
work is stained light oak.
The second sketch shows the cab
inet complete.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

System on the Farm.-The farm
will come nearer running itself than
any other institution on earth. What
would it be like if the farmer put as
much system into it as is put into the
modern department store or the mod.
ern newspaper 49,:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

As to Weeds.-Possession is said tn
be nine points in law. This is GER.
tainly true of weeds. When they once
get the possession off, field it takes
about nine times the labor to get rid
OF them that would be needed if they
had been held in. check from the start.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
A Handy Kitchen Cabinet, Easilv Made

Here is handy kitchen cabinet
which you can make for yourself quite
easily out of three boxes, arranged in
the manner shown in my first sketch.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

Shade for Ducks.-The duck yards
must be partly shaded. Young ducks,
especially, cannot stand the }. direct
rays of hot sun. Z, !: = e. j.!
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

Is She Thirsty Unless q sick fowl
has q great thirst, tits more likely
that she afflic ted with digestion
than .chole
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

Henfe1d are no stream-margins, no
banks whereon the violets grow to
please themselves. They have to be
made to grow to please others. The
fame in their perishing little petals
must be fed with care. The violets
are grown along the lie of the land.
Picking and sending to the English
markets go on from October to April.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

They are up at five every summer
morning, and at seven in the winter.
The ground round the open air vio-
lets needs working to insure fine
blooms for gathering; but the finest
are gathered from the frames, and
the mornings harvest is taken to the
house for packing and dispatch to all
parts of the world. You may see vio-
lets from Henfield in Egypt and India.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

THE actress who is too. poor i to
b purchase diamonds remarked the:
observer of:events and things, need
not let that interferei with her having
them stolen. - onkefs Statesman. S55
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

The boxes must be firmly screwed to-
gether and stood upright After shap-
ing out the sides, four shelves should
be fitted into grooves in the top COM
partment, and they will need to be
firmly cornered and glued, in case of
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13
The Kitchen Cabinet Complete.

an accident to the china. while row
of hooks along the lowest shelf will
provide a safe place for hanging: up
the tea cups, jugs, etc In this upper
portion =of"the" abinet all your plates
and dishessWill rest securely J, ifssa slip
Of wood 81 S along the edge st
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-13

You may get from there basket such
as Queen Alexandra accepted the
other day. The demand for the beau
tiful long-stemmed Henfeld violets
is increasing, though all the old blue
china pots in England might be filed
from there already. And so more vio-
let's will be glowing in new beds next
spring.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04
HARRISON Trustees Notice

Notice is hereby given hat the under.
signed Trustee oi HARRISON township.
Mil attend 10 township business on eaet
Monday Of the year, at my Office, and
dersons having township business TO
transact are required to present it TO him
on Mondays
The Tow wnship iiOrary will be kept at
nv homo near Dubois.
JJlN l.. HARDER, Trustee.
Inn *
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04

How many of you can tell why a
barber has a red and white striped
pole as a sign? In the olden time
BARRIERS were also surgeons in a
small way, particularly in the opera
ton Of bleeding. To assist the op-
Grafton it was necessary for the pa
tient to grasp staff, and the bar
Der always kept one ready, as well
as strips of cloth for bandaging the
patients arm. When the staff was
not in use the bandage was tied to
it so that they might be together
when wanted, and the barber usual
ly hung them at his door as a sign.
In the course Of time, however, a
painted pole took the place at the
door Of the one used in the opera
ton, and thus came the sign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04
In the siekroom.

A large sponge hung near the
radiator or register and saturated
often with pure water will supply
by evaporation just the healthy
moisture needed in an artilicially
heated room. If the patient has
in breathing, a few drops
Of crcosote or eucalyptus oil sprin-
klcd on the sponge wall give relief.
Excellent disinfectants are the
"white mixture and "blue mix
ture' used by sanitary engineers.
For the first dissolve one part quick
lime in four parts water and set
sauccrs Of the mixture about, be-
sides using it for the rinsing and
flushing Of basins, pipes, etc. The
blue fluid contains one part BIZ
chloride Of mercury 10 1000 parts
water, with a dash Of hydrochloric
acid and enough laundry blue to
keep the mixture from being mis-
taken for pure water. In washing
bedding and clothing this viii be
found a sure disinfeotaat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04
Where Four States Meet.

The United States is the only
country in the world that has a
four corners" that is to say, a place
where four states meet. Look at
your atlas and you will see Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
touching each other. AT no other
place on the globe do four states,
territories or provinces unite to
form such a junction.
The spot Is on spur Of the Carlo
fountains. and few tourists visit it,
'~nnsa it is not easily acces-
sible ana partly beearce comp va
lively few people think about il, &
monument marks it, however, erect
ed by the government surveyors.
The point is reached by q trail lead
ing from the road from the Navajo
Springs in Colorado, in the Ute res
ervation, TO the San Juan river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-10-04

You often hear or see the express
sion happy hunting grounds" and
it may be that some Of our readers
do not know how it originated or
what it means. 1t is the name given
to the Indians heaven, which his
Imagination paints as a prairie well
stocked with buffalo and other
game, with no one TO molest him or
make him afraid. From this belief
arose the custom Of killing the In
dams pony at the burying ground,
80 that he may enjoy sport with it
forever in the other world, for they
also believe that the pony will ac-
company its dead master. That he
may have his weapons ready when
he gets there, they bury with him
his rifle, his pistol, his bow and his
quiver of arrows. Thus equipped
he goes to the "happy hunting
grounds" where he will enjoy end
less sport.