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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-26

gave brief audience III" the Merestde
library to a small, barefooted boy
whose occupation was sufficiently In
Dictated by the bundle of evening pa
pers under one arm.
We'll. Johnnie, what did you find
out?' she asked
Amt had time" said the boy. But
he amt no millyunaire lumber-shooter,
I'll bet nickel. sold him a pape'
just now. down by Dutchie's lumber
yard, and asst him what kind o. lum.
Der that was in the pile by the gate.
He didn't know, no more'n a goat"
Miss Margery filliped coin in the
air and the newsboy caught it dex.
terously.
THAT will do nicely for a begin.
ming, Johnnie" she said sweetly
Come and see me every once in a
while, and perhaps therell be more
little white cartwheels for you. Only
don't tell, and don't let him catch you
That's all"
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CHAPTER XVl-Continued

You still think l could tell you
that. if I chose?" she said, willfully
misleading him. or at least allowing
h,rn to mislead himself.
Il don't think anything about it
know! You'd met him somewhere be-
fore that day in the bank-before you
knew he was goin' to turn gentleman
,oNdup That's why you don't want to
give up his real name'
She had risen, and in self-defense
RCoffin had to grope on the floor for
his hat and stand up too
Wait a minute. I'm an officer of
tie law, ard l could arrest you and
take You to New Orleans on what evil
Lorce I've got How about that p
wl,at?"
There was good fighting blood on
the Farnham side, Notwithstanding the
kindly Doctor Berries peaceful voca-
ton, and the calm gray eyes that met
Brofin's were militantly angry when
the retort came
If I had a brother, Mr. Broffin, he
would be able to answer you better
than | cam" she famed out Let me
pass, pleased"
1t was not often that Brotiin lost his
head or his temper, but both were
gone when he struck back
"Thatll be all right, tool" he broke
out harshly, blocking the way to force
her to listen to him. "You think you've
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-08-26

biufred me, don't you?-what? Let
me tell you: some fine day this duck
whose name isn't Gavitt will turn up
hereto see you; then I'll nab him.
II you find out where he is and write
to him not to come, it'll be all the
same; he'll come anyway, and when
he does come, III get him."
When Miss Farnham had gone in
a'd there was nothing left for him to
DO but to compass his own disappear
arce, Brof1in went away, telling him.
self with many Establishments that for
once in his professional career he had
made an ass Of himself The doctors
daughter knew the man; she had
known him before the robbery: she
was willing to be his accomplice to
the extent Of her ability. There was
only one explanation of this attitude.
In Broflin's wording Of it, Miss Farm
ham was gone on him." if not openly,
at least to such an extent as to make
ier anxious to shield him.
That being the case. Eroffin set it
down as fact as good as accom-
plished that the man wC&ld sooner or
later come to Wahaska. The detec-
tive's knowledge of masculine human
nature was as profoundly acute as the
requirements of his calling demanded.
With a woman like Miss Farnham for
the lure, he could be morally certain
that his maa would some time fling
caution. or even written prohibition,
to the winds. and walk into the trap.
This mis{jrc of Broffin's happened
up2:i Wednesday, which, in its cal.
eada- placing, CHANGED to be three
socks &c day after Griswold had left
I. {. vs!dc 70 settle himself studiously
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Bridge Of Jehennam.

The Bridge Of Jehennam.
Griswold took final look at himself
in his dressing case mirror before go.
ing to keep his evening appointment
at the Doctors downtown office. It
was comfortably reassuring So far as
he could determine, there was little
in the clean-shaven, square-shouldered,
correctly garmented young fellow who
faced him in the mirror to suggest
either the bearded outcast of New Or.
leans or the unkempt and toil-sodden
roustabout of the Belle Julie. If
only she had not made him speak to
her. He had sharp conviction that
the greatest of all the hazards lay
in the chance that she might remen-
Der his voice.
He found the CHEEKY little doctor
waiting for him when he had walked
the few squares to the Main street
office.
Il was beginning to be afraid you
were going to be fashionably late,'
said the potential host; and then, with
humorous glance for the correct gar
menting: "Regalia, heh? Hasn't Miss
Grierson told you that Wahaska is still
hopelessly unable to live up to the
dress coat and standing collar? I'm
sure she must have. But never mind :
climb into the buggy and we'll let old
Bucephalus take us around to see If
the neighbors have brought in any.
thing good to eat"
The drive was short one. Broftin
was once more shadowing the house
in which, first or last, he expected to
trap his amateur MacHeath; and when
the buggy was halted at the carriage
step he was near enough to mark and
recognize the doctors companion.
mot this tine," he muttered sourly
when the two had passed together u1
the graveled path and the host was
fitting his latchkey to the front door
Its only the sick man that writes
books. wonder what sort of bao,
he thinks he's going to write in thi:
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ton paper-Which is true enough-but
giving me to understand that a re-
newal and an extension of time would
be merely a matter of routine"
Gr1sWold was shaking his head SYM
pathetically. Il can guess the rest
he said. 'Grierson is preparing to
swallow you whole"
HE has as good as done it, was the
detected reply. 1.-The note falls due
tomorrow; and, as l happened to be
uptown this afternoon, l thought
would drop in and pay the discount
and renew the paper. Grierson shot
me through the heart. He gave me a
cock-and-bull story about some bank
examiners protest, and told me
must be prepared to take up the paper
tomorrow"
"Of course you reminded him of
his agreement
sure; and he sawed me off short;
said that any business man borrow
ing money on accommodation paper
knew that it was likely to be called in
on the expiration date; that an extern
sion is really new transaction, which
the bank is at liberty to refuse to
enter. Oh, he gave it to me cold and
clammy, sitting back in his big chair
and staring up at me through the
smoke of fat. black cigar while he
did it,
And then?" prompted Griswold
Then remembered the mother and
| sister, Kenneth, and did what would
have died rather than do for myself
l begged like dog. But l might as
well have gone outside and butted
my head against the brick wall of the
bank"
Griswold forgot his own real,
though possibly indirect, obligation
to Jasper Grierson
THAT is where you made a mis-
take; you should have told him to go
to HI with his money!" was his
acrid comment. And then: How
near can you come to lifting this note
tomorrow, Raymer"
A>Co4 Aou luc "OIu. TOSSlDly
might sweep the corners and gather
up twelve or fifteen thousand dol
lars"
THAT will do said the querist,
shortly. Make it ten thousand, and
I'll contribute the remaining ninety"
Raymer sprang out of his chair as
if its padded arms had been suddenly
turned into high-voltage electrodes.
You will?-youn do that for me,
Griswold?" he said, with queer stri-
dency in his voice that made the
word-craftsman, always on the watch
for apt SMILES, think of a choked
chicken. But Raymer was swallow
ing hard and trying to go on by
Jove-it's the most generous thing
I ever heard of!-but l can't let you
do it. haven't thing in the world
to offer you but the stock, and that
may not be worth the paper it is
printed on if Jasper Grierson has
made up his mind to break me-"
"Sit down again and let us thresh
it out" said Griswold. How much
of socialist are you, Raymer?"
The young ironmaster sat down,
gasping little at the sudden wrench
ing aside of the subject
why. don't know; enough to
want every man to have a square deal,
I guess
Including the men in your shops ~
Putting them first" was the prompt
correction. 1T was my fathers pol
icy, and it has been mine. We have
never had any labor troubles"
You pay fair wages?"
I'VE do better than that. A year
ago l introduced a modified plan OF
profit sharing"
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In several towns in Germany work
.ncmen are visited at their homes on
ay days by savings bank officials to
Collect their savings for baking,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
NORTHERN AFRICA.

1t Is not generally realized that dur
Ing the early centuries of our era the
Roman proconsular province Of Africa
rlvaled Italy itself in wealth and bril-
liancy and that in what are now
Tnnfsia and Algeria there exist Roman
ruins that vie in number. splendor. and
state OF preservation with those to he
found anywhere else.
The fall of Carthage in Jag B. c.
led the Romans to establish themselves
IN North Africa. at first In a modest
settlement. the purpose of which was
to see that the Phoenician city was not
rebuilt. Ere long they themselves.
however. reoccupied the site and built
on It q city that became the third in
the empire.
The gradual extension Of their rule
was forced on the somewhat unwilling
Romans. To protect their settlement
against the predatory Phoenicians.
I.ibyans. and Bcrbcrs they found II
necessary to push their conquests along
the Ettoral to the west and the south.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
POISON FOR HOPPERS.
Bran Mash, With Paris Green, Has
Been Found Effective.

George a. Dean. Kansas station
Conditions last fall We're Very favor
able for the female grasShopper to Law
eggs. and many of their eggs passed
through the winter safely. From the
large number of grasshoppers Matched
this spring considerable damage tn
farm and garden crops is probable.
In the last two years the poisoned
bran mash favored with fruit Juice
had been thoroughly tested in this
state. as we'll as in other states and
even foreign countries, and found ef-
fec1ive. 1t is highly recommended as
the most practical method of control.
The bran mash is made Of bran. TWEEN
ty pounds; paris green. one pound:
s1rup. two quarts; lemons, three; wa
ter. three and one-half gallons.
In preparing the bran mash the bran
and paris green dry are thoroughly
mixed in a washtub. The juice of the
oranges or lemons is squeezed into the
water and the remaining pulp and tho
peel are chopped to fine bits and added
to the water. The strip is put into the
water. and bran and the poison are wet
With the mixture. which is stirred at
the same time SO as to dampen the
mash thoroughly.
The damp mash or bait should be
soWn broadcast in the infected areas
early in the morning. or about the time
when he grasshoppers are beginning
to move about from their nights rest.
1t should be scattered in such a man.
ner as to cover from four to five acres
with the amount of bait made by using
the quantities of ingredients given in
the formula.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
PeriIs For us After Mar.

Chicago, Sept. ia prediction that
Russia, Germany, Japan and China
would some time be arrayed in arms
against the United States and that this
country could not look for aid from
England or, under conditions like those
at present, from South American pow
cra was mad" by Senator James Ham
ilton Lewis pf Illinois.
In preparation for such II possibility
Senator Lewis proposed calling !; coun-
ell of all the governments Of South
4 America and then by alliance make
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
Poultry Need Plenty Of Room,

O~vercrOwding is one Of the most COM
mon causes of loss among poultry. 1t
is a frequent fault with many poultry
breeders. They overcrowd the chicks
In the brooder and ever 90 so far as to
overcrowd the eggs in the incubator,
says the Kansas Farmer. The results
are very few eggs from the hens, poor
matches in the incubator and sickly
chicks in the brooder. We heard Of
n man who put 2GO eggs in a 900 Size
hatcher. He did this, so he said, to
have the incubator full after testing
out the infertile eggs. The result was
that he got only seventy chicks out Of
the hatch. With poultry it pays to have
plenty of space, and the space will
soon pay for itself in the larger quaint.
ties of eggs You will get from a large
comfortable house over a small crowd
ed one and the greater number Of
chicks YOU will raise in a large ON
DrOOIpr.
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Alliance at urrent Topics and Events

common cause for the protection Of the
republican form of government in the
western hemisphere" Concerning this
he said:
Have Il joint alliance of friendship
ny declaring that our Monroe doctrine
shall be meant in no wise to interfere
with the internal affairs of the South
American lands, but that it shall be
limited to the protection of the west
ern hemisphere by the United States
against any efforts on the part of mo-
hafthlcal nations to overcome by force
any republic or free people in the west
ern hemisphere. Then, in turn for this
guarantee, have n brotherhood COM
pact with all the western hemisphere
republics that we mutually will oppos
any invasion by Europe or Asia upon
TINS continent or any entrance by them
as governments upon the sphere of the
republics. except as shall be in pursu-
ancc of the spirit of treaties previously
made. Then add to this compact IL de-
mand calling for open seas to all peo-
PIE and an exchange of products of ma
tons upon equal terms to all people,"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
We Have Most Gold In History.

Washington, Sept. 13. The United
States has today the greatest supply
of gold in it's history, greater than any
other nation on earth and probably
greater than any two other nations.
The gold held in the United States in
the form Of cash or bullion is S2,OO6,-
399.J30. At the last report England
had about $500, GOO, 600. Practically the
entire supply of gold in England is said
by experts to be government controlled.
BY the last report, in 1907. Germany
held $1.O44, 100000 gold. The supply
In tho United States that year was ST.
6i2.oo0,O0 Other leading countries of
Europe held approximately the follow.
ing amounts:
France ....."............ s9N6. ON, 900
Russia ...."............. 907, 900, 900
Great Britain ........ 664, 600. 600
austria ................... 800, ON, 900
Italy 2O5, 900, 900
The large increase In the stock Of
gold in the United States represents
the losses of the precious metal to
this country by the principal nations
In Europe on account Of the vast bal
ance Of trade in our favor.
The supply Of gold in the world "a
said by experts to be the greatest to.
day in the worlds history. The pro-
duction in the first half of the Inst
century was ut the rate Of $15,749.OOO
a year. Then came the discovery Of
gold In California, and its production
Jumped to an average in the next fftv
years of $124, 800, 600 a year.
The United States is accommodating
gold now at the rate Of about S1o. O
600 each month, based on the returns
for July.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24

ger of slipping. There seems to be little
foundation Of fact for any one of these
objections. Men have kept horses all
their lives on a plank floor without
ever raising these objections. But how
much Is a plank floor better than a
well constructed concrete floor in n
one OF the above mentioned particu-
lars?
A concrete floor is cold because it is
a good conductor Of heat, but a plank
moor that Is up from the ground, so
that the wind car blow under 1t. is
colder. A cement floor built upon a
crushed stone or a cinder foundation
IS as dry as a plank floor, unless the
plank floor is loose. so that the wafer
nlters through. In that case there is
a loss of fertilizing values and an in
sanitary condition Of the stable. Some
seek to secure both warmth and dry
ness by a two course construction with
tarred paper between. AS for hard
ness n danger Of slipping. I cannot
see much difference between concrete
and oak plank. AS a matter Of fact.
many Of the best farmers and biggest
breeders of high grade horses are using
cement floors, and "the consensus ~
opinion Is that if plenty of bedding is
used and proper drainage provided
they are entirely satisfactory"
For drainage a slope Of one and one
half to two inches in the length of the
stall will be sufficient.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24

Sayville. n. V. Sept. 13-When Cap
tain w. II. G. Bullard, U. S. n, chief
of the naval radio service, took charge
of the wireless plant here the only re-
naming privately operated means of
communication between Germany and
the United States passed into control
of the federal government. It is under
stood the government took the station
as a precautionary measure, as con
tinued operation by the German off,
Gals might constitute a violation Of
neutrality. Hereafter no code dis
patches will be handled unless the Of
ficers in charge are provided with the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
"loss Of Control" Aero Problem.

Washington, Sept. 13.--The thing that
makes baseball pitchers go b%alloonins
makes aviators of the United States
navy come to earth. 1t is Gloss of con-
troll The baseball finger can't con-
troll his curves, and the aviator can't
control his aeroplane.
Therefore the navy department has
launched an inquiry which is designed
to determine The psychological reasons
for this "loSS of contrOl.' The inquiry
has been prompted by the fact that it
is known that some accidents in air
machines have been due to the mental
or physical condition of the pilot, not
to defects in the machine itself.
While tho inquiry into the psychology
ical phases Of flying may not interest
many persons outside Of the naval
service. officials realize it may make a
great discovery if able t 0 determine
what it is that gives a baseball pitcher
the "rattlcs.'
The ultimate design Of the inquiry is,
Of course, to ascertain some means for
anticipating and preventing loss Of
control"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
FEATHER PULLING FOWLS.
10 Cure This Habit Plenty Of Exercise
Is Recommended.


FEATHER eating is a vice which fowls
acquire most frequently when they lack
something to occupy their time, writes
a correspondent OF American Acricul-
t1rlst. 1t Is not unknown even where
fowls have free range. The first thing
Is to discover the offender. Unless the
fowls so destructive are of special
value 1t is best to kill them for the
table. When this is not advisable they
should be made to work more for their
living. Instead of feeding cut bone or
lean meat in chunks let them pick the
meat from bones on which it has par
TALLY dried or hang up strips of dried
hard meat which they will peck. The
IDEA should be to divert attention lohy
enough to make the fowl forget the
habit.
h cure consists in removing tho
worst offenders and giving the others
exercise. Bits of Wire fastened in the
mouth were formerly recommended
n are still used somewhat. These are
inserted so the wire passes through tho
upper mandible at the nostril and
through the bonk, which it prevents
from being tightly closed. Thus tho
1"WI cannot grasp a feather. Edges of
upper mandible may be trimmed.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
Men Students Outnumber Women.

Washington, Sept. 14.-There were
21G.493 students in 5G7 colleges, univer.
stiles and chronological schools in 1914.
according to the annual report Of tho
commissioner Of education. This Is an
increase of 14,2G2 over 1913. Men still
outnumber ONE in higher education.
There We're 130,373 men in 1914 and
1920 women as compared with 1884,
644 men and 1857 women in 1913.
Receipts during the year totaled
$~12O,597,257, of which SIS. 2 $50 was
for endowment. B~enefactions to col.
leges and universities totaled $26,67O,.
OF. something over $4,000, 600 more
than in the previous year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
Open LonqfelIow's Home.

Boston, Sept. 13.-Ry the will of Mrs.
Richard Henry Dana. a daughter Of
the poet Longfcllow. which has been
for probate in Massachusetts, the
fact is disclosed that the old Craigie
house in Brattle street, Cambridge,
facing the Charles river. is to be pre-
served intact for the public.
The old house is Il familiar sight to
all visitors to Cambridge, with it's
broad front and spacious grounds. The
surviving heirs agreed to intrust the
care of the house to three trustees, to-
Sether with a sum of money for its up
keep. for the triple purpose-"irst, as
a specimen of the best colonial archi-
lecture OF the eighteenth century; sec
ond. as a historical monument of the
occupation of the house by George
Washington during the siege of Bos-
ton in the Revolutionary war;, and.
third. as a memorial to Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow."
1t is further stipulated in the will
that heirs Of the Lonsfellow family
may live in the house by paying rent,
but when the time comes that no sur
heirs wish to occupy it the
house is to become Il memorial "for
the benefit Of the public"
The deed was signed by Miss Alice
Longfellow, a daughter of the poet,
who now occupies the house; by Mrs.
]. G.. Thorp. the ".Allegra" of the poem
THE Old Clock on thn Stairs which
was written in the Craigie house, and
by Ernest W. Longfellow, a son of the
poet.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
Keen Pantry Neat.

We all know how hard it is to keen
the pantry looking neat. The spices
and other articles lying around make
1t so untidy. From your grocer get
three large. strong egg cases. Nail
these firmly II on the other. This
gives You six compartments. Now get
a ten cent IAN Of paint Mny color vow,
Want; then make a curtain Moullc,
and put on rod. In one compartlncu,
nave spices. in another all articles that
come in bags. like beans, rice, etc. Ihl,
cleans the pantry out and helps fill up
the kitchen.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24

!; POULTRY NOTES.. !:


n hen must certainly be uncomfort.
able with the hot sun nearly prostrat.
ing her during the daytime and the lice
sapping her vitality during the night.
Is it Il wonder that the mortality ia
large at this time of the year:
For hens to become weakened whon
the annual melting period is ut hand
means Il heavy loss as a rule.
With young fowls August is the be-
ginning Of the melting season. Sum
flower seed and linseed meal are valu-
abe additions to the bill of fare.
Dispose of all stock that is nor in.
tended to be kept over the winter.
Cockcrels can be caponized this
month.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24
Market the Overfat Hen.

Sometimes & hen gets too fat TO law.
although not often in her pullct year
The pest layers are in good condition
when only reasonably fat. Even where
the ration furnished Is n perfectly bal.
anced n an occasional hen Will per,
slst IN putting on meat instead Of lay-
ing eggs. This condition Is noted bv n
"bagGing down OF the abdomen. When
a hen gets too fat to lay II IL economy
to send her to the market.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-09-24

INT" the high p%lateaus between the Tell
A'laS ana the Sahara Atlas, and even
well into the desert itself. till n good
part OF what are now Tripoli, Tunisio.
Algeria and Morocco was ruled h,.
them. ~
ne country was much moro extern
slVelS cultivated and thickly populated
'l'all az present, and for centuries was
'he principal granary Of Rome, After
i'S'lhS Tor nearly six centuries Roman
rule in North Africa was Drought to
an end by the invasion of tbe y,ndo1.
from spain and their capture of car
image in 439 \. D~.-Argonaut,