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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-06

THE proposed resignation of Con
gresham Burton of the chairman
ship of the rivers and harbors COM
s1nittee has aroused the Corpus
Christi Board of Trade to make
vigorous protest against such a
course, strong resolutions being
adopted urging that he reconsider
the matter, and continue to hold
the position. The action of the
Corpus Christi board is most APP
propriate and timely. Congress
man Burton is not only a useful
member of the said committee,
from a national standpoint, but is
also a powerful friend of southern
river aud harbor interests, and fer
this reason the entire South should
use its utmost endeavors to prevent
1is resigniug. Next to Congress
man Garner, Mr.. Burton is prob
ably the strongest friend of South
Texas in congress, and this entire
section will miss his services,
should he retire from the very i'm
portaut position which he holds on
the rivers and harbors committee.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-06

TIE Rockport Enterprise passed
ats eighteenth milestone last week.
The Enterprise is a fair example
of the Texas country weekly
being clean, readable and gen
orally well edited, chronicling
faithfully the local news of its
town and county, and advocating
every enterprise of value to the
community or state at large, It
shows indications of a healthy fin
zncial condition, and deserves the
congratulations of the Texas press
IN general.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-06
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 1907

ALAw and order campaign is
zow under way in Hermosilla,
Mexico, the governor having or
eaered all gambling dens closed.
Among the first tc violate the new
law were forty-oEe Americans,
who are now cultivating an in
innate acquaintance with the in
terror of the Hermosilla Jail.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-02-06
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
Doilies in Fzower DESIGNS.

Doilies of wild rose, carnations,
daisies, forget-me-nots and buttercups.
The edges of the doilies are button
holed, the scrolls are worked in. the
cross stitch, using colors correspond
ing with the flowers The wild roses
are worked in the soft shades of pink,
making the top of the petals lighter
and shading down toward the center;
the buds are darker than the full
blown roses. The roses should be
worked solid in the kinsington stitch,
the leaves of the designs are of dark
green, using the darker shades at the
base of the leaf, >:-they should be
worked in the long and short. stitch;
stems are worked with the outline
stitch, using very dark green. The
forget-me-nots are of the forget-me-
nots blues, make small French knots
of light yellow, in the center of each.
Work the violets in the kinsington
stitch, using the violet shades, max
ing some Of the flowers darker than
others, the carnations can be worked
in the kinsington stitch or any other
pretty stitch and may be worked in
yellow, pink or white. The daisies are
worked in white or yellow, using any
pretty stitch: the centers of the dow-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

Vanderbilt and Mrs. John Jacob Astor
Mrs. Vanderbilt is too good natured to
have any stress over the matter, and
the probabilities are that the next sea-
son will see: Mrs. John Jacob Astor in
the saddle, with Mrs. Vanderbilt only
becoming a factor should the younger
woman fail to- prove the person to
hold the 400 together. .%'
Primarily, Mrs. John Jacob Aston
will be the leader of New York socie-
ty. 1t can hardly be expected that
she will ever become the national
figure her mother-in-law. was. ~.
r The time for this is passing. Two
decades ago the money Of the United
States was virtually confined to New
York, and in the metropolis was found
the only society that took on: a nation.
:5 But Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago,
Baltimore and a number Of other cities
both East and West, have all ..waxed
Jealous Of New X ork social fabrics as
quite as worthy q rec gnitton az New ',
York's. ,>s3 5s It'd 5 il 55
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
P ertaiining to the Preserving Of Eggs

ter to ten per cent. solution Tin prac'
tice take one pint Of water"glass ana
add nine pints of boiled water).< t.
: On May 10, 1899, 20 eggs of Leghorn
fowls, laid during the five days from
May IL to Is, were carefully washed
with water and placed in a stone jar
The ten per cent. solution of water
glass was poured over the eggs until
they were completely covered by the
liquor. The covered jar was placed
on the floor of the cellar. closet and
left untouched until the end of the
test, April 4, 1900. Result: Good 100
per cent.
On opening the jar the water-glass
was found to have formed white,
gelatinous precipitate, which adhered
more or less closely: to the eggs. The
shells of the eggs were very clean,
owing to the alkaline nature of the
solution; the air cells were not en4
larged. Examination showed the
whites of the eggs to be clear, but
not so limpid as those of fresh eggs.
The yolks appeared normal. in color
and condition. The taste of the eggs
was. slightly flat, or at least not per-
fectly fresh. The eggs had kept we'll
for a period of ten months and II
days, and proved to be suitable for
culinary use.
Lime Water and Salt Brine.
Method: One pound Of quick lime
and one-half pound of table salt were
thoroughly mixed with four quarts of
boiled water. After shaking and set
Ting, the clear solution was drawn of
for use in the test. On May IS, 1899,
20 Leghorn eggs, laid during the five
days May IL to 16, were washed and
placed in a stone jar and the solution
of lime and salt poured over them
until all the eggs were fully surround
ed and covered by the liquid. Result:
Good, 100 per cent; bad, 0 per cent.
s. This jar was opened May 80, 1900.
The surface of the liquid was crusted
and considerable silt had settled to
the bottom of the jar. The shells of
the eggs which were sunken in this
silt appeared very fresh. The exte-
riors of the shells were clean and
clear. The air cells were not increasd
in size. The whites and yoks were
normal in appearance. The whites
beat up nicely, but had slightly sa-
line taste. Several used as dropped
eggs appeared to be nice, but had a
slightly sharp taste. This old-fash-
Toned method of preserving eggs is
thus again proved effective.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
Long Hair and Insanity.

Attention was called, to physical man.
ifestations of insanity by Professor A.
;R. Loren, of the University of Berlin.
i'm a clinic before the students of J-f-
lferson Medical College. ->~
Insanity" he said, :'the careful stu
dent of physical manifestations will
often notice, is productive of a lux:
Mriant growth of hair. In some cases
of the female insane this growth is so:
abundant that g mustache and be>-r1:
develop Another popularity some
times noted is an abnormal growth OF
the ears; very: often they stand out al.
most at right angles: from the head.
The eyes. take on an unusual glitter.
eve cannot account for these pecul.
iarities,'' continued the professor, but
they are SO apparent that do not be.
lieve any student Of insanity can af'
ford to neglect them :
]: DR.. Lorenzis one of the greatest spe.
'cialists in the study of insanity in the
world He is on tour of America and
obligingly accepted the invitation ex..
tended by. Jefferson College to stop; over
long enough to lecture before the stu
Observation-Disclosures Record. : e. r,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
THE CORN ROOT WORM
AND HOW TO CONTROL IT
BY F. II. Chittenden, United States Department O
Agriculture.

The beetle may be readily distin-
guished from the southern corn root
worm by it's color, which is nearly
uniform, pale, but usually distinctly
grass-green, or greenish yellow. 1t is
about the same size as the striped
cucumber beetle, one-fifth inch long,
or little more. It is little more
Slender and less pear-shaped. The
larvae when fully mature attain
lengths Of only four-tenths inch
1t occurs from Nova Scotia to Kan
sas and Nebraska, but Injurious &C.
currences are limited to Illinois, where
it is most troublesome, Indiana, Iowa,
Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio and Missouri.
Corn is the only known host plant of
the larvae. The beetles show a dis
position to feed on variety of plants,
but are more choice of the southern
Species. They are naturally pollen
feeders, are partial. to the blossoms
of thistle, sunhower and, goldenrod,
and are seldom found on cucurbits
Probably they do some damage to
corn by eating the pollen and gnaw-
ing the silk and tassels, thus prevent
ing cross-fertilization and causing. a
partial blasting of ears. In late fall
the beetles often gnaw into ripe
squash and pumpkin in the field.
The species is said to be single
brooded. The beetles occur normally
in the field until November and in
open winter have been noted abroad
as late as the middle of December.
Eggs so far as known are deposited
in corn fields late in the season and
hatch the following spring. Larvae
have been seen in central Illinois the
second week; in June, and the beetles
have been reported in southeastern
Iowa toward the end of June. Eight
or nine weeks is required for gen.
eration to mature. =.
The eggs hatch from about May Is
to-, July 49, or little later. Eggs are
deposited in the earth in more or less
scattered clusters of three to ten, at
a depth of one to six inches. all being
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
WHO WILL. BE NEW QUEEN & =:
or AMERICAN SOCIETY,"
Mrs. William Aston Seeks to Hand crown to He
Daughter in Lalu, Mrs. John Jacob Aston.

These were content>to accept Mrs.
Aston as arbiter. for her abilities
were so great and her reign so fair,
that it was felt she deserved all tho
homage paid her. But they would fol-
low it the lead of young Mrs. Astor is
indeed matter of grave question.
Moreover, there is growing belief
among Americans that the wife Of the
president OF the United States, as. tho
first lady of the land, is the proper
custodian for the social laws OF the
republic. 8
These contend that it is only tho
necessities of polite and cultivated in
tercourse with foreign nations that
make the need for a national society,
and under these conditions the wife OF
the chosen head of the country has a
better right to the title than any one
else
The present first lady of the land
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

factory and the fuel to operate mill
and locomotive, but directly or indi-
rect}y dependent on agriculture for
their continued existence. -
The soil has two sdistinct functions
to, perform lin crop production. First,
the soil must furnish: a. home for the
plant, where the roots can penetrate
the earth upon which the plant must
stand. Second, the soil must furnish
plant food, or nourishment, for the
growth, Development and maturing
of the plant: 90 z =. :.
i, To improve the physical condition
Of the .soil is. to improve the. home
Of the plant, while to add to the soil
or to liberate from the soil, :fertiliz-
ing materials is to increase the avail
able: supply of plant food. *% IT ~ s. f
=; One soil may furnish an excellent
home Tor: the plant, but q very Insult
ficient# supply of plant. food, while an.
other soil may contain abundance aof
plant food, but the, physical condit ions
may be such as to make an unuflt
lodging place for the plant.
49,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

has been educated to society, and hold
ing the view that she had a course OF
duty marked out, has welded q
marked influence on the social life OF
the capital. 1t is not out Of the ques.
ton that the passing of Mrs. Asto:
may make Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
as long as her husband remains in Of
flee, the head of American society.
No matter on whom the choice may
fall, she has her work cut out to equal
the record Of Mrs. Astor. She seemed
to be made for the place, and dis
charged it's functions with an assur-
ance that made them appear easy.
With almost unlimited wealth at
her command, entertaining has been
the joy of her long and happy life.
and the grand dame. manner was in
stinct with her. She liked nothing so
we'll as receiving the elite Of the Uni
ted States. Her social set was never
confined to local limits; she drew
from all cities, besides entertaining
hundreds Of distinguished foreigners
Deneatn the superb picture OF herself
that Carolus Duran painted a genera
ton ago.
Mrs. Astor was an autocrat, but she
wore her powers gently. She came to
the place perfectly equipped with
wealth, a stainless name and ripe
judgment, and until the first break
down of year ago her powers seemed
to grow with the passage Of time, as
good wine ripens with age.
An invitation from her was regarded
the world round as a passport of So
cial position. Her frown cast man OF
woman into the outer darkness. Yet
she never abused her authority, and
exerted 1t only with the honest aim of
combining society to those who had the
proper qualifications.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

The Rhode Island experiment sta
tlon has been experimenting in pre-
serving eggs for years, and has come
to some very definite conclusions on
the subject. Among numerous meth
DDS of preserving eggs, the following
have been considered worthy: of ex-
perimental tests: First, water-glass
"a silicate Of 'soda); second; dry table
salt (chloride of sodium; third,
slaked lime and salt brine; fourth,
vaseltne; fifth, dry wood ashes; sixth,
finely ground gypsum '(sulphate Of
l1me); seventh, powdered sulphur;
eighth, birthstone fumes and sulphur;
ninth, permanganate of potash; tenth,
salicylic acid; eleventh, salt brine.
OF the different methods tested in
this series of experiments the old way
of using slaked lime and salt brine
proved to be very effectual, and has
also the advantage of being inexpen-
sive. It is also not difficult to prac-
tice. For a period of few months
only, packing in dry table salt is
worthy of recommendation: For Pc
riod of few weeks, smearing the
eggs with vaseline may prove an ef-
fective method of preservation. In
the place of vaseline almost any clean.
greasy substance may be used Of all
the substances experimental with the
water-glass solution could be reduced
to three per cent. and still retain it's
preserving quality. Water-glass can
be obtained from druggists at from
20 to 60 cents per gallon. It is easily
manipulated and the solution may be
repeatedly used. The eggs should be
completely immersed in the solution,
and If any eggs float, an inner cover,
which will sink them below the sur
face of the fluid, should be used. In
several tests where the eggs were
placed in stone jars, inverted saucers
were used for this purpose. The ex-
pense of the water-glass at 60 cents
per gallon would amount to about two
thirds Of a cent per dozen eggs. This
does not include the expense of the
jar or other receptacle, which may be
of stoneware, glass or wood We give
in detail the method of the two most
successful preservatives, viz, water
glass and lime water and salt brine:
Water-GIass (siIicate Of soda).
Method: The water-glass or soluble
glass is obtainable Of druggists, and
costs from 40 to go cents per gallon.
That used in the tests was of 1.12 spe-
cif1c gravity, which in the first series
of tests was diluted with distilled wa
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
SCALE THE Alps WITH EASE.
Travellers Now Borne Up Accents by
Cog:Wheel Roads and Elevators. -.

Travellers Now Borne Up Accents by
Cog:WheeI Roads and Elevators.
No. longer need the Alpine tourist
take his alpenstock in hand and labor
iously climb up the steep sides of the
Swiss mountains, roped for safety's
sake to couple of guides. So keen
have the canny Swiss been to make
everything as comfortable as possible
for their guests that in many places
electric or cog-wheel roads run far up
the tall peaks, leaving only a short
climb to the topmost SUBMITS. And
now, as a last refinement, the luxury
loving tourist, dismounting from the
car, may step directly into an electric
elevator which shoots up the last 400
feet to the bald head of the Burgen-
stock, from which he may survey the
wonderful panorama spread out be.
meath him. -
Iron tie rods fasten the skeleton OF
the elevator frame firmly to the face
OF the mountain and from. it's top a
platform forty feet In length runs to
the crest of the peak, from which a
marvellous view Of the beautiful lake
of Luzerne is to be had. 49,
= The elevator car and counter
weights are supported and guided by
walls of a shaft cut in the side: of<the
mountain for a distance OF $50 feet
from the base or lower platform, and
from that point up tosthe top by the
structural iron tower. The car. car.
ries eight persons and is constructed
{ OF wood and coveredAwith zinc plates.
It s. j nicely upholstered, two seats be:
ing provided, each with space tor four
passengers. The elevator car makes
the II trip in less than three minutes,
} ltl1e normal speed being s. the ratezoa
100 feet = minute. I h.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

The social sceptre of the United
States is about to pass from the hands
that have welded it SO we'll for the
last two. decades.
Mrs. William Astor, or, as Mrs.
Astor," without the William" has
been forced to end her reign. Her
illness, coupled with her advanced
age, is undoubtedly serious, and
though she may recover her health in
a measure, cannot be expected that at
seventy-six she will have the vitality
to venture upon many more, if any So
sial campaigns.
To occupy the place that Mrs. Astor
has held since the death of Mrs. Paran
Stevens, and the passing of Ward Nc
Allister made her omnipotent, social
ly, would tax the powers of a young
and healthy woman.
Mrs. Aston has been wonderful, but
the end has about come.
Already they, that is, those who are
In who's who in America, are dis
cussing her successor. There are
half dozen candidates, but Mrs. AS
tor herself, who certainly should have
the most to say as to her successor, is
said to favor as heir to the crown her
d:ughter-in-law, the lovely Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, who was Miss Willing OF
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has many
champions, and when the final selec-
ton is made she must be taken into
the reckoning. The place calls for a
woman of years and experience. The
name of Vanderbilt has survived four
generations, and is a growing power.
The social arbiter must be woman
of breadth, above selfshness. and un-
derstanding the fine tact of keeping
peace in the midst of trying circum-
stances.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has the finest house
in New York and a magnificent cot
tage at Newport.
Mrs Ogden Mills has also. been
mentioned, but her pride of ancestry
and hatred for newness would disqual-
ify her as leader of society, which in
a young country must inevitably be ex-
banding all the time in order to prop
erly care for the many newly arrived
worthless.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish would be a
strong candidate, but for lack of the
balance, that was the secret of Mrs
Astors power.
The younger Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt has been forging steadily to the
front, but she has made many enc
mics, and would have difficulty to hold
an undivided sway. Mrs. Gerry is too
much attached to the old methods to
be the new arbiter of the present day
smart set.
This process of elimination really
narrows down the conflict to Mrs.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
A=.=coMlAc OUT.

There. something spread athwa}t the
A dreamy, creamy feast!
There's "Oh's!" and "Ah's!" and praises
said
Of Madame the modiste.
There's scent of roses in the hall.
There's hurrying about.
There's over all excitement's thrall, y
For Dolly's coming out! r -
With busy hands, midst soft commands,
Now deity works Marie
And cries anon, as back she stands
"Que vous etes belle! Mails onlH
The mirror answers true: "Tis SOL"
Rejecting smile and pout
And Jacqueminot and cheeks aglow,
For Dolly's coming out!
The toilets DONE Gaze every one
And mark each tuck and shirr.
Note we'll the lines of grace that run
From slipper to couture.
And Cupid, you your bow prepare!
(The rascal's on grin!)
Oh men, take care! Oh hearts, beware
For Dolly's coming in!
Edwin L. Sabin. in Puck.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30
SOIL:
FERTILITY. Y.
By Cyril G. Hopkins, Professor Of
Astronomy and Chemistry.
Illinois College Of '"'
!. Agriculture. t>, =. ~

If he who makes two blades of grass
where only one. grew before is a
public benefactor,> then he was re-
duces the fertility of the soil 50 that
only one ear Of corn, grows where
two: have been grown BET before is a
public curse. 49,. ~ " .c: +. - ill.,
& Agriculture Is the fundamental sup
port Of the American nation, and soil
fertility is the absolute support Of
agriculture .$< i :$;> i. .5s > s.
/. Without agriculture. America is
nothing. The forest and the earth
supply the timber, the stone, and the
metal Is build and Seq u abroad and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-03-30

feeds in it's larval condition only on
corn, the planting of infested land to
any other crop leads to the starvation
of the young when they hatch in the
spring. This is no mere inference,
but has been tested time and again.
In Illinois it is ordinarily safe to plant
corn in fields or meadows in which
the beetle has been observed in great
abundance on clover and various
weeds. in late October the previous
year. One. other measure to be rec.
commended, as a general farm prac!
tice. 1t consists in the maintenance
of the fertility Of the soil by the, use
of manures and other fertilizers. Al
though this does not diminish attack,
it sometimes enables the plants to
withstand injury.