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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

Made Money in Sheep.-A sheepman
of North Dakota is reported as follows
in his experience with sheep, and if it
can be done there it can be accom-
plished here also with like good man
agement: Three years ago he put
$4,000 into 1929 sheep. For two
years the wool paid little more than
the running expenses of the under
taking, says the Dakota Farmer, but
the flock increased rapidly, and this
alone proved a good profit. Last year
the wool brought $1,000 more than the
expenses, and to this he added $4,000
for mutton sold. The total value Of
the sheep at the present time, plus
the profit on wool and mutton,
amounts to ,$12,40O. or net profit OF
$4,000 on a $4,000 investment for three
years. Judging from the talk we hear
among the farmers Of the Dakotas,
there is going to be a whole lot more
of this kind of thing done during the
coming years, and not far distant ones,
either"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

Will the response to the terminating
test be quick and healthy? What is
the percentage of terminating seeds
in the sample?
In testing the terminating capacity
of seeds in modern seed laboratory
there are many different elaborate and
expensive contrivances in use where
by the supply of moisture, air, and
heat are under perfect control In
one, the media employed may be por-
Gus tiles, and the anxious enquirer
after truth may be told that this is
the best method" others have the
same to say of using sterilized sand
in pans, moistened felt, blotting-pa-
per, flannel, etc. These many and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17
Senator Knox as little Phil"

Although no one in Washington
would dream of calling Senator Knox
"Phil," that is the affectionate dimin.
utive generally applied to him in Pitts.
burg, where he has lived for 30 wears.
His Christian names are Philander
Chase, conferred upon him by his par.
ents as a. mark of their respect for
Bishop Philander Chase. Pittsbure
knows the senator as royalty good
fellow, who tells a capital story, en-.
joys those told by his acquaintance
and is the most approachable Of men,
He is one of the earliest risers in the
capital and usually is at work by
seven o'clock in the morning.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

varied ways lead one to conclude that
the medium employed is of secondary
Importance, successful results depend
ing mainly upon the watehful care of
the operator and his ability to exer-
else complete control over the physi-
cal conditions necessary for germina-
ton. This test the farmer can readily
carry out himself by counting out two
separate hundred seeds from parcels
submitted for, his inspection and SOW
ing in small pots placed in an ordinary
greenhouse, or the result may be more
quickly arrived at. by soW1ngsthe seeds
on smoistened blotting -papersor flannel
between two saucers and keeping
them near the heat 81 hen
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17
FATAL TO PLANT LIFE.
Hoodoo Seems to Be at Work in the
White House Grounds.

A series of tragedies among the veg
etable residents of the White House
grounds is mystifying the gardeners.
The vicinity OF the eastern terrace
seems to- be dominated by some
strange power that kills all plant life,
no matter how vigorous or thrifty the
plants maybe when set out in the
fatal grounds. .Szl =. =>.&:s.&:.<, III i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

range, in separate patches of: 100! This
simple method ought to be employed
by every farmer purchasing clover
seeds, sufficiently early so that be may
know the result before sowing, the in
formation thus gained preventing
loss and disappointment later on. A
good sample of clover seed, when
sown as described, will begin to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

The Bad Dispositioned Sow.-The
bad dispositioned SOW is not the one
that should be bred from. This dis.
position sometimes is an obstacle IN
the way of the .thriftiness Of the pigs.
Not. infreauently it results in the SOW
killing some Of her pigs. xz :z1. !. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17
Operator in Pioneer Role.

Col. Hamilton Young, who has
charge of the. capitol wires for the
Western Union at washington, was
the hrst operator TO send press dis.
patches from the capitol bY. telegraph:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

sprout on the second day, and by the
evening of the third day one half to
three-fourths, or even more, will have
commenced to germinate
The real value of any sample of
seed cannot be gagged on its face
value, or appearance only; but if the
terminating capacity and the purity
are also known the real value or cul-
tural worth can be easily arrived at
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

This is done by the multiplication OF
pure seeds by pure seeds capable OF
termination, thus: If a sample is 95
per cent. pure and terminates 80 per
cent, the cultural worth to the farm
err would be 95x80-100-76 per cent
real value. A sample of such germi-
mating power and purity is not at all
uncommon. What is the true inter-
probation from the farmers point OF
view? 1t means that every 100 pounds
of such seed contains "a pounds Of
rubbish. Though the purchaser has
the privilege of paying for the rub
bish the same price as he does for
good seed, he may, on the other hand,
have something to be thankful for If
the impurities present are mechanical
such as soil, sand, chaff, broken bits,
ETC., rather than the seeds of living
and dangerous weeds.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

Drones -Drones have no stings.
Their buzzing sometimes frightens
strangers, but they are harmless
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

Wind and Soil Moisture.-The wind
is great consumer of moisture. This
IS because it acts as pump in draw
ing the moisture out of the plants and
out OF the ground. The principle is
the same as when the wind blows over
chimney on q windy day. The air
passing over takes hold Of column
OF air in the chimney and pulls II
along with IT, The little capillary
tubes in the soil are minute chin.
neys, and the wind passing is drawing
the air out Of. them and with the air
is drawing the, aqueous vapor. It
is the same with the minute pores in
the leaves Of plants; Through these
pass the columns of vapor to mingle
; with the air. "a ~ -
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-17

to produce overgrown tubers. This
may be overcome to some extent by
planting more seed to the hill or
planting the hills closer together.
When digging time comes the same
process OF selection and elimination
should be gone through again. In this
way the Improvement of tyne and
yield may go on from year to year.
Many growers prefer green or i'm
mature seed to that which is fully de-.
Veloped. Experiments along this line
with plants produced from seed rather
than by vegetative parts have shown
that immature seed tend to produce
an early maturing plant, and also one
that tends to produce more fruit to
the amount of plant tissue but at the
expense of vitality and size of plant.
This law does not necessarily hold
good with the potato since the repro.
duction is accomplished by means of
the vegetative portion of the plant.
Experiments along this line with the
potato have not been carried far
enough to give definite. results.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31

thrying to smoke us out This Ger.
tainiy is the OWLS chimney. only the
smoke Is coming down instead OF go
ing up. Sthrip on your coat. Jack.
and we'll .ool the sneaks."
The herder and Jack waited In the
cave for about six hours: then. the
smoke having cleared away. they
crawled out OF the cave and looked
up. II was quite dark and they saw
that the Indians had rolled huge
rock over the mouth OF the chimney.
Mike" exclaimed Jack. there must
be an opening down below. or how did
the smoke clear off!"
They started TO descend. and on the
bottom they found the dead body OF
the panther. They soon found the
hole through which the smoke had
passed and by n good deal OF squecz-
Ing they got through II onto the side
OF elf. After walking along n ledge
they reached n path that led to the
top. They then caught their pony.
which had been quietly grazing about.
and were soon on on trot for home,
and were soon telling OF their adven-
lures 10 an anxious and interested
crowd of nelghbors.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31

Mike ssSs, ID long enough to pick the
two p>jjsbl savagcs out OF their sad.
dies = = hen started Gown the Chin
ney by3ffe aid OF the bushes. Jack
followinSy Suddenly the boy lost his
hold and fell more than ten feet onto
the ledge whore Mike was standing.
oak" said the man. hadn't We
better duck into this cavey" pointing
10 a hole In the rock.
Jack Agreed and started in. but soon
scram'1-d out again.
"The.e's q panther In there. for I
saw his eyes!" he cried
Mike peercd In and said. You're
right, Jackie. and I'm afthcr thinkin'
he looks ugly"
Az he spoke they heard a snari and
the savage animal jumped toward
them. but, as they ducked. he few
over their heads and. striking the op-
posite wall. fell with a thud to the
bottom.
Mike and Jack then crawled into the
cave and lay down. Soon they heard
the jabbering OF Indians, and, looking
up, saw them making fire OF green
stun, and smoke soon began 70 all the
Chimney.
"Begorra!" exclaimed Mike. strip
ping on his coat, "the scoundrcls are
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31

run. When the savages neared the
herd they left some 20 OF thei.' num-
Der 10 take care Of the cattle. and
the rest OF the red men came after
Jack and Mike at break.neck speed.
For the FIRST two miles the herder and
his companion seemed to be leaving
their pursuers behind. but Jacks pony
suddenly sprained It's shoulder by
planting its foot into a prairie dogs
deserted burrow. and bullet from
Mikes rife soon put the poor creature
out OF its misery.
up behint me. bye" urged Mike.
We'll have TO ride fer tn Chimney"
The herder's pony could only so at
n irot, carrying double weight, so the
Indians were hardly an elghts Of a
mile behind them when they reached
their hiding place. .
"Iil 20 FIRST said Mike. so can
stiddy you"
The Chimney went down AZ slight
angle about a $50 feet into the rock.
and had probably been followed out
by the action OF water. There was
quito a growth Of vines and bushes
spriRging from the soil on the ledge
on the inside.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31

Prize story Written for Detroit Pre-
Press BY VIM. n. Smith, Aged ~.

"And II you sec any Indians. ride
for the Devils Chimney" said Widow
Arnold to her son Jack. just as no
and Mike Flanagan. the chief herder.
we're starting out to md some stray
cattle.
Frank Arnold had come to Colorado
eight years before with his wife and
six-year-old son. but he was killed dur
Ing the third year OF HIS residence BY
q band of wandering Indians. leaving
Mike In charge OF the ranch
Az Jack and the herder set out. thcy
had no thought OF danger. for Indians
had not been seen around for several
months. Mike and Jack rode across
the prairie In search OF the cattle. and
found them In a creek bed 1--WE miles
from home. Suddenly Mike saw .
cloud OF dust on to tho south and
rapidly drawing nearer.
Ride fer yer life. me bye! Shurc
and well have TO lave the bastes to
them haythens!" exclaimed Mike. a.
be whipped his broncho into faster
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
THE BETRAYER


Bettison lay face downward q .
lounge In his room. The dinner had
been q great uccess-sociaily. So had
the Joke The joke had been huys.
The host had been toasted and toasted
again. II was . very merry crowd.
indeed. and II had taken quite reluo-
tant leave.
Bcttison was bafi1ed. His artince
had succeeded well-and III. II had -
sured him In one respect and left him
fio0ndering more hopelcssly than ever
before In another. He laughed. Some
malicious person, an unsuspecte4
small enemy. perhaps. was trying 70
work him harm. trying TO rob his
peace Of mind. II was . startling 90
Incidence. Again he shivered. There
was something strangely impressive
and confident about the letters-og
rather the writer Of them-that sent
chill to his marrow. So he dreamed
and argued and solved and unsolvod
end wondered and almost went mad
at times.
Presently . shrill whistle aroused
him and he started up swiftly - the
postman repeated his whistle. He
seized the letter with trembling Nm
fiers and broke the seal. II ran:
This viii inform you that the po-
lice are already on your track ] did
my best 10 head you on. but Il was fu-
tile. I was forced 10 do this thing In
the name OF justice. ! warned you
that should notify the authorities u
you continued. II will be useless for
you to attempt to leave the house. -
II Is even now under surveillance"
Bettison ran his cold fingers through
his hair and read and rercad the
words with hunted eyes. He passed
the next hour in trance. Finally.
worn out In body and mind. he sank
into a stupid sleep.
Crash.
The door was pushed violently open
and two armed policemen entered the
room.
Bettison started up wildly. glaring
about him as the meaning OF Il al
rushed to his muddled brain. His
hands dropped Imply. Az they fell .
pen-staff ciattered to the floor and
rolled under the table. One Of the
men stopped and picked II up. Tho
point was wet with ink. Bettison
glanced at the table In quick horror.
A sheet OF paper with a few written
words on Il stared up into his eyea-
And this Is what II contained:
Fool tina; you are. why did you not
take my advice and save yourself?
Now II is too late. too late. Justice Ii
bound 10 claim its own In the end.
Hope"
II broke on abruptly and . great
Ink spot smeared the page.
Bettison recalled with q sinking
heart that he had been moro or less
addicted to somnambulism all his life.
especially when III or worried. Fear
had egged him on and he had written
all those letters himself, Conscience
had made him his own betrayer.
What he had lived In constant ter
ror OF some one else doing he had
done himself.
Copyright 1901. BY Daily story Pub. cel
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
SCORED ONE ON COUNSEL.
Lawyer Proved Himself Weak On
Forming impressions.

A veteran member OF the Baltimore
bar tells OF an amusing cross examins-
ton in a court OF that city. The wit
ness had seemed disposed to dodge
the question OF counsel for the do
Tense.
"Slr." admonlshed the counsel stern
ly. You need not state your impres
sIons. weNwant facts. We are quite
competent 20 form our own impress
sions. Now. sir. answer me cate
gorically." 81
From that time on he could get little
more than yes" and no" from the
witness. Presently counsel asked:
"you say that you live next door to
the defendant"
Yes"
ITO the north OF him,"
mo"
ITO the south,"
no" -.
well. to the east. them =
-No."
-Ah," exclaimed the lawyer sarcas-
tically., I'VE are likely at last to 81
down 20 the one real fact. You live
to the west of him. do you mott"
"No."
How Is that. siry" the astonished
attorney asked. you say you live
next door TO him. yet he lives neither
to the north. south. east. or west Of
you. What do you mean by that. sir.
whereupon the witness came back"
Il thought perhaps you were compe
tent to form the impression that ve
live In q fiat." said tho witness calmly.
but I see I must inform you that he
lives the next door above me-"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
QUEER LuLLA1IEs.
Songs for the Babies Are Found In
Every Cline.

II Is not given TO all classes of song
10 be UNIVERSAL; some countries are
rich In one particular style. some In
another. but We may safely afflrn hat
the lullaby Is indigenous TO every soil.
There are mothers and babies In all
lands and. therefore. as n natural Sc
quence. we find the lulling song or lul-
laby. From China TO Peru. from spitz-
bergen 70 South Africa. motherhood
in its primitive form is ever one Of
the best sides OF complex human ma
ture. The little cannibal. the embryo
fire-eater. the untutored Aino baby.
all turn with something like n spark
Of affection toward the mothers who
gave them birth. and although we
probably find more melody. more beau
tiful poetic imagery among the lula
bies OF European mothet. yet we
must not fail to take intoNccoEnt the
sincerity OF such lines as these which
the Chinese woman chants over her
infant:
Snail. snail. come out and be fed.
Put out thy horns and then thy head.
And thy mamma will give thee NUT
ton.
For thou art doubly dear 90 me.
The Arab tawny treasure seems 10
be easiest sent into dreamland with
the following bucolic verse:
Sleep. my baby. sleep;
Sleep a slumber hale.
sweetiy rest ill morning light
My little farmer boy so brieht.
And the little Zulu goes to:
Hush. thee. my baby.
Thy mothers DER the mountain gone;
There she will dig the little garden
patch.
And water shcT fetch from the river.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
Hawk Attacks Hunter.

Albert Baker ard Charles Yeassr
OF Reading. Pa. have returned from .
two days hunting trip In the vicinity
Of Fritztown. They shot rabbits. RI
squirrels. q polecat. hawk and . red
fox. The hawk measured four feet,
ten inches from tip to tip Of wineA
Baker. Who shot the bird. had . most
exciting experience. lie only wound
cd Il. and when he went to obtain II
tie bird attacked him and sank its
claws into his face. shoulders and
hands. Baker fought the bird for II
minutes before he succeeded In killing
A. The hawk was flying across .
field when he shot H. II II one OF the
largest birds OF In species caught
IN this ssseioa for some time.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
LIKE A WATER LILY.
Directions for Making n Pretty Mat
Out Of colored cs.p. Paper.

Cut II large rounds OF colored crepe
paper, two OF the darkest tint OF the
color you choose Ca lotus may be
either blue or rose color). two OF the
next shade, two still lighter. and so on
TIL you have seven shades In two cir
cles OF both. Then cut three rounds OF
the same size In white paper. Fold
each circle in four. and cut II like this
pattern; open II. and you win find II
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
W.
zutT @xD
Way to Gu, and Complete Lily.

surrounded by points. Take then tho
little crlmplng roller used for making
pastry. Lay your round on a soft
cushion, or on q shawl folded thlckly.
and run the crimper up each point:
this will curl the points as much as
you please. Then put the rounds In
side each other and fasten them to-
gether, fixing them on smaller round
OF cardboard with some strong gum;
your mat viii then resemble the COM
plete lily.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31
with q slight Correction.

Miss Peachley dining at a restaur
ant)--Auntie. do you see that hand.
some young man over at the other
table drumming on his plate with .
forky Do you suppose he Is making
those tick.tacks 60 attract our attsn.
toni chaperon-Yes. dear, but sucA
tactics are rude and boorish- Doat
notice him"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-31

A little boy went 20 the barn to see
his father milk the COW. After few
minutes Of quiet watching. he said:
When he had made several unsuc.
cessf'.l attempts. he solemnly re-
Let me try"
marked:
Il guess I would have to eeg.a on a
calf"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23
CHARTER BILL is
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
But This Means the Jacksonville
City Charter Bill.
RusY TIMEs Ar oAPIroL

Many Matters Of Importance Were
Brought Up and Disposed Of Wed.
nesday-saIarIes Of State Auditor
and Assistant Increased.
Special to The Sun:
Tallahassee, May 22-This has been
a strenuous day in the Legislature and
day which has brought many dis
appointments to some anxious walters.
The Governor vetoed the Jackson
Vile charter bill, after it had passed
both branches of the Legislature with
considerable opposition.
The State life insurance bill has
been made a special order for Mon
day,
The West reapportinment bill, seek
ing to increase the number of SEN
ators and Representatives, was killed.
The salaries of the State auditor
and assistant have been increased by
the State,
Senator Cribs bill requesting a
geological survey of the state was
passed.
Three bills of Senator McCreary
passed this afternoon, being Senate
bill No. SO4, relative to establishing
kindergartens under certain condi-
tlons; No. 27S, providing for keeping
records of sale of dynamite, and No.
$40, prohibiting the obstruction OF
public roads and highways by rail.
roads.
There is a great deal of business
yet to come before the Legislature,
and the talk of an extra session can
be heard on all sides. II looks as
though this will be necessary to dis.
pose of the business OF actual neces.
sity.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23
Special order.

For 1880 a. M House bin No. 800,
By Mr. Parkinson Of volusia, for crea-
ton Of Atlantic county. After an
hours discussion. the motion q Mr.
Melton 70 Indefinitely postpone vas
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23
FOR oua READERS.
To Prove That tlyomeI Will Cure Ca.
tarrh, Every Reader Of The Gaines
Vile Sun Can Have Special
Guarantee.


n there is any doubt IN your mind
as to the power OF Hy-o-mei the medI'
Gated air treatment to cure all ca
tarrhal troubles, the remarkable Of
fer made by J. w McCollum should
expel that doubt He gives his
personal guarantee with every dollar
outfit OF Hy-o-meI he sells, to refund
the money unless It gives satisfac-
ton. He takes all the risk OF cure,
and no reader OF The Gainesville Sun
can afford 20 suffer longer with ca
tarrh when an offer like thls IS made.
with every Hy-o-mei outfit Is a neat
pocket inhaler, and Hy.o-mei breathed
through this inhaler. reaches the most
remote air-colis OF the nose. throat
and lungs destroying all catarrhal
germs, and soothing and healing the
irritated mucous membrane.
Hy-o-mei really gives you a health.
giving climate IA your own home, 20
that when you breathe its medieated
air. your nose. throat aud lungs viii
be filled with air like that on The
mountains high above the sea level,
where grow balsamic trees and plants,
which purify the air with their VIOLA,
tile antiseptic fragrance so healing 10
the respiratory organs.
You will notice relief and benefit
from the first use Of Hyo-meI. and Il
win not take many days treatment
10 convince you that 10 this remedy
you have found complete and lasting
cure FOR az catarrhal troubles.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23
Select Order.

House bill No. l79, by Mr.. Reese
of Escambia--Relief Of census enum-
orators, with two substitutes were
passed informally.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23

caarlastoa. 81 Va Nay 20 Tbs
coronera jury iayeslgltiag ne Whip.
ole mine erpl0sioa o. May ,. which
resulted 10 IS deaths. met Al Scar
bro ard returned a unanimous verdict
generating sae mihe maaaEenenl and
plhclBg ne blame on iae miners we
ared he oferrhsgEed slot. 10 viola.
ti5a q resaiasisas.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-05-23

carried yeas 45. nays 10. Mr.. Park.
inson made hard fight for his bill,
and was opposed by his colleague, Mr..
Morrison, and by Mr.. Carter Of Alach-
ua.
After the consideration OF many
other bills, the House adjourned un.
til 8 o'clock Wednesday morning.