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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Naval Aviation School at Pensacola.

naval AVIATION School at Pensacola.
Washington, May 1.-THE navy de-
partment announced that a new class
Of officers and men is to be organized
for instruction in aeronautics at the
naval flying. station at Pensacola. It
will be composed of ten officers and
twenty enlisted men, eight officers from
the line of the navy and two from the
marine corps, two lieutenant command
ers, two ieutenants, two lieutenants
Of Junior grade and two ensigns. They
are to be selected from officers who
have made application and who are
best technically and physically quail
fed for the work. The two marine Of
ficers will be below the rank of major.
Many applications have been received,
and it is believed that before the
class is formed, in June, there will be
many other applications. Each student
aviator must spend six weeks at the
plant Of some aeroplane manufacturer,
after which he will be trained at the
Pensacola station. When the officers
and men begin the work of actual fly
ing they will receive an increase of
from IS to so per cent in pay. When
the officers receive an air pilots license
they will be entitled to SO per cent
increase in pay.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
PRODUCTION OF HONEY.

6eekeeping Can Be Made a Profitable
Side Line on Most Farms.
Every farmer should raise bees. This
is the conclusion Of George A. Dean,
professor Of entomology in the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Bees, according to Professor Dean.
are easier to care for than chickens
and yield much better returns on the
investment. Children in their teens
can care for bees and will enjoy doing
it. From eight to fifteen colonies are
the right number for the average farm
er, ten being usually preferable to a
larger number and still fewer being
desirable to start with. For the ordi-
nary farmer bees should be regarded
as necessary side line, just as are
chickens or fruit.
The equipment cost for five colonies
of bees is about $50. There are now,
at a conservative estimate, 100000
colonies Of bees on 10000 Kansas
farms. The sale value Of these bees
would be approximately $1,000,0OO,
while the annual yield of honey has
value of the same amount.
The highest record among the states
of the Union in honey production is
made by California.
The largest apiaries in Kansas are
in the alfalfa region, as alfalfa offers
one of the best honey making materi-
ais. Alsike is also valuable, as is
sweet clover, which may be grown to
advantage in western Kansas. To fruit
growing bees are practically essential
because Of the aid they give in pollina-
ton. This is the case particularly
with the apple.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Ants. as House Wreckers,

Manhattan, KAN, May 1.-THE wood
en- partitions and floors Of the admins
tration building Of the State Agricul-
tural college here are being torn out
and cement floors and walls substitute
ed. The measure has become neces-
sary on account of the termites, or
white ants, which have damaged the
woodwork.
The termites, which live on dry
vegetable and fiber substances, have
proved pest at the college and in 9TH
er places over the state, according to
the entomology department of the COL
lege. They have damaged other build
ings at the college in the past Ander-
son hall, the administration building Of
the college, was damaged last spring
The termites work secretly, having a
strong aversion to light, and it is not
easy to detect their work until too late
They are normally most at home in
tropical climates, but are found dis
tributed over the United States as far
north as Nebraska.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Fights For Dixie Highway.

1ndiar polls, Ind, May 18.-"Gover.
nors' movement for Dixie highway
must not fail" Such was the mes.
sage Governor Ralston sent to Gov.
ernor Rye Of Tennessee. The south.
ern executive telegraphed to Governor
Ralston questioning the ACCESSIBILITY
of proceeding under the highway plan
adopted at the recent governors con.
ference at Chattanooga. Tenn, .in
view Of the action taken by G. E.
James as president of the Dixie High.
way association ignoring appointees of
governors and undertaking to fix the
route" Governor Ralston's message
follows:
"Governors' movement for Dixie
highway must not fail. Taggart and
Fisher, Howell and Anderson, with
their associate commissioners, will
bring harmony out of confusion. Pa
tience and conciliatory spirit are es
sential"
Thomas Taggart, Democratic nation
al committeeman, and Carl G. Fisher
wealthy sportsman, are the Indiana
highway commissioners named by Gov
ernor Ralston. Clark Howell and w
T. Anderson are the Georgia commits
SiOners.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
He Stuck to Neutrality.

London, May 16 When the allied
fleets began smashing Dardanelles forts
people of Greece believed that the time
had arrived when the Hellenic nation
should abandon it's policy of neutrality
and enter the war against their ancient
foes, the Turks. King Constantine,
however, against the sentiment Of par
lament and the entire Hellenic race,
asked for the resignation of Premier
Venizelos, who favored entering the
conflict This action raised a storm Of
protest from the people, who believed
that Greece should join the triple en-
tente in the desperate struggle against
the Turk.
King Constantine of Greece was born
in Athens in 1868. During the wars
of 1928 he won great popularity for
the services he rendered in two Sue
cessive campaigns. He succeeded to
the throne in March, 1913, his father,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
The kaiser's Youngest Son.

Berlin, May 15.--The return of Prince
Joachim, Emperor Williams youngest
son, to activ, duty on the fighting
line is one Of the interesting incidents
of the war. The prince is one Of
the most popular officers Of the Ger
man army and is beloved Of the SOL
diers in the ranks. Last September
Prince Joachim was severely wound
ed in the fighting in Alsace, having re-
ceived piece Of shrapnel in his thigh
while on the firing line.
On his recovery he was sent to the
eastern battle front, serving under
General Won Hindenburg with the rank
of lieutenant. Illustrative Of the
princes democracy, the following story
is told: One night while serving as
officer Of the day Of the outpost cap
tain with dispatches motored into the
lines. Being stopped by the sentry,
he explained his mission and stated
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Use Found For Bear Grass.

Tucumcari, N. NJ, May 1S.-Gather-
ing the spearlike leaves of the wild
bear grass that grows profusely over
a large area of western Texas and
baling the fiber that is obtained there
from is new industry for this part
of the country. A large plant for pre-
pairing the fiber for market has been
established here.
The product is shipped to Chicago,
where it is manufactured into rope,
cordage, mating and other products.
The available supply of the raw ma
terial is said to be practically mex
haustible.
Up to the time it was discovered
that the leaves contain valuable
fiber bear grass was considered worth
less by the ranchmen. 1t is now prov
ing source Of considerable revenue
for the landowners and the men who
are employed in marketing it.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
GERMANYS LUXURIOUS MILITARY AER0PL ANEs.

The German arrow type of flying ma
chine can compare with nothing so
much as an automobile de luxe, says
an English journal. 1t has the strength,
the perfection, the reliability, the safe
ty of superb motorcar. And it has
the luxury. On the dashboard before
the pilot, in addition to his control
gears, there is a nest" of drawers con-
tanning, among other things, vac
uum flask, chocolate cubes wrapped
against the damp in tin foil, a small
bottle of brandy in case the aviator
should become faint, petrol sponge
Tor wiping the goggles,,a revolver hold,
5er. q dispatch case with sharp pen
ellis re different col ors, 40 Tint Il he dis.
u poait aof Il Ile sans n
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Prizes In Ninety Day Air Races.

PrIzes In Ninety Day Air Races.
Washington, May 1S.-A transconti-
mental prize is among the inducements
proposed by the contest committee Of
the Aero Club Of America for the ma
tional ninety day aeroplane COMPETE
ton to be held beginning July 4. A
chain Of landing places and starting
places for the fights, where official OBJ
servers can be stationed, has been pre-
pared tentatively by the committee It
will include three routes from coast to
coast.
The members of the club are en-
deavoring to raise $4,000 or more for
the national contests. The contest is
for the purposes of assisting the war
and navy departments in developing
aviation corps for the national guard
and naval militia, to demonstrate for
the postoffce department the practical
bility of carrying mail by aeroplane to
hundreds Of isolated places to develop
the sports and to demonstrate the
practicability Of using the aeroplane
for general purposes.
To carry the competition into every
state the contest committee has out
lined three main transcontinental
routes. The committee believes that
there will be many aviators who in fly
ing for the cross country prizes for
$500 day will find themselves on the
way across the continent and then de-
eide to keep on in an effort to gain the
sea to sea prize.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Fertilizinq Fruit Trees.

In some foreign experiments the use
of stable manure is advocated when
the tree is first planted and the SUBJ
sequent application of commercial fer
tilizers from year to year in series of
holes distributed around the tree about
on line with the circumference of the
crown. The depth of the holes is to
be increased as the tree becomes older
and the fertilizer is to be we'll mixed
with soil or other material to prevent
burning the roots. 1t is desirable to
determine the depth Of the feeding
roots for various trees in different soils
in order to fix the optimum depth Of
the holes.-American Agriculturist.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
To Teach China Athletics,

Honolulu, May 17.-Under the patron
age of the Chinese government and
with the personal assistance Of WI
Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to
the United States, a baseball team of
American born Chinese has gone to
Shanghai on the steamer Mongolia by
way Of the Philippines and Japan.
Their expenses in China will be met
by the Chinese government. The team
will tour the principal cities of the in
terror to introduce American athletics
for the physical improvement Of the
youth of China.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Sianu In New Testament,

Philadelphia, May 17.-"People used
to believe that the Greek in which
the New Testament had been written
was an inspired Greek unlike any
thing on earth, but recent discoveries
Of old papyri written in the same
tongue prove that Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John used the vernacular
of the common people in writing their
contributions to the New Testament.
The writer's. like Billy Sunday, occa-
sionally used slang, but the language
was never lacking in decorum when
dealing with divine things"
So declared Professor Camden Co.
burn, the archaeologist who has just
returned from the east, in lecture
on New Discoveries Concerning the
New Testament"
Scores of fragments used by Chris
tians in the first century have been
read by Professor Coburn on papyrus
parchments and pottery.
To Guard Against Epidemics After War
Washington, May 1S.-When the ELL
ropean war ends it will be necessary to
increase the number Of Americas health
guardians in Europe. Surgeon Cen
eral Rupert Blue Of the United States
public health service said. Until then,
he says, the danger of the spread to
the United States Of any of the epidem-
les now affecting some Of the war rid
den lands is small.
SERBIA and other southern Euro
pean countries" said DR.. Blue, "are
being scourged by typhus, but the emil
grafton from those countries, of course,
iso at a standstill now and since only
the Immigrants themselves could bring
the disease here, we have little to fear.
Typhus, an epidemic which usually re-
suits In many. deaths, is communicate
ed entirely by vermin. 1t is worst in
cold weather, when most clothing and
bed covering are used. The European
endemic should q sub swi tll warm
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01

that it was not necessary to call the
officer of the guard. The sentry said
his orders were imperative; that the
officer be called. Soon the prince ap-
peared and welcomed the dispatch
bearer. Then he insisted that the cap
tain share his quarters. So contract
ed were his apartments that couch
prepared for the captain nearly filled
the little outer room and five times
that night the prince had to jump
across the sleeping captains body to
respond to calls for the officer Of the
day. Recently Prince Joachim has
been promoted to the rank Of colonel
and has been decorated with the iron
cross. He is now in his twenty-fifth
year and is bachelor. In character
and in feature of face Prince Joachim
bears strong resemblance to his old
est brother, the crown prince.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
How to Load a WAGON,

In loading a wagon place the load
evenly over the front and hind wheels.
If any difference is made it should be
on the hind wheels. They are larger
and hence do not sink in as deep as
the smaller front wheels. The fact
that the load is farther from the team
does not increase the draft on the wag-
on. When the team is hitched to some
thing dragging on the ground then the
nearer the team is to the load the light
er the pull. This is due to the fact
that the nearer the team is the more
the pull will be upward, thus helping
to reduce the friction between the load
and the ground.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Candidate Hunting Buried Gold,

Pendleton, Ore, May 17.-R. f. Kirk
patrick, a claimant for the mayors
chair and prominent rancher on the
Umatilla ~Indian reservation, is using
all his farm hands in an Industrious
search for supposed buried treasure.
The excitement was caused by Koko-
yea-lash, an aged Indian woman, whose
land kirkpatrick has rented. The old
woman is Ill, and, fearing she is about
to die, she told Mr., Kirkpatrick that
about nineteen years ago she buried q
large quantity Of gold in g tin can near
her tepee. 83s,s
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Rules In PRUNING For Wood.

In pruning for wood the following
rules are Usually applicable. Weak
growing varieties may always be prun-
ed generously, strong growing kinds
lightly; varieties which branch freely
need little pruning, those having un-
branching limbs should be pruned more
severely; rich, deep soils favor growth,
prune trees in such soils lightly; in
shallow, sandy soils trees produce
short shoots, and the wood should be
closely cut.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Observation-Disclosures
DlvERslF,cATIoN OF CROPS.

Diversification of crops has
been agitated so much in the
south that it's importance in
northern states has been over
looked. Farm surveys show,
however, that the farms in the
north yielding the highest net
profit are those that have va
riety of sources Of cash income.
In profitable section Of central
New York we find that most
farmers produce hay, potatoes,
cabbage, beans, fruit and some
live stock for SALE This win
ter potatoes, fruit and cabbage
have all been low in price, but
because Of their variety Of prod
ucts these farmers have been in
sured against total failure. The
coming year or two is certain to
be a period Of f1uctuating prices.
Everything points at present to
high prices for such staples as
wheat, pork and beef, but there
is no assurance that there will be
any substantial improvement in
the prices Of potatoes, vegetables
or fruit. Therefore it will be
only an expression Of foresight
edness for the farmer to throw
out a little anchor to WindWard
in the form of a few acres of
staple that has good local de-
mand.
Specialties are good thing in
the long run, and the fellow who
has two or three is going to be
the one who will bridge the Pc
RODS of price depression.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
ASPARAGUS CROP.
Greater Yield Obtained by Leav-
ing Roots Undisturbed.
TRANSATLANTIC DOESN'T PAY
In Preparing Bed During Spring and
Summer Two Applications Of Nitrate
Of Soda Are Applied Alongside tho
Rows, Care Being Taken That It Does
Not Touch tho Plants.

Rows, Care 6etn9 AIKEN ! nat 1t Does
Not Touch tho Plants.
Long ago satisfied myself that the
common practice Of transplanting as
paragus roots is not only more expen-
sive, but it takes longer to get crop
than where the seeds are sown in per-
manent position. writes w. F. Massen
In the Rural New Yorker. Five years
ago made an experiment to show the
difference between transplanted roots
and those left undisturbed. I sowed a
row in the manner shall describe and
grew the plants one year. They were
then thinned out and the Trimmings
transplanted to other rows. The undis-
turbed roots gave ME fine asparagus
the second year. while the transplanted
roots did not give any till the third sea-
son. and today the shoots on the undis-
turbed roots are stronger than those on
the transplanted ones.
In preparing a bed I dig trenches a
foot wide and fifteen inches deep as
early in spring as the ground can be
worked. These are filed half full of
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Caro- Of tho Brood Sow,

The quality Of your spring crop of
pigs will be determined by the kind of
care you are now giving your brood
sows. Don't keep them on dry feed.
They need mighty little corn, but lots
of roughage. Alfalfa or even clover
hay will be rel1shed. Mangels or 9TH
er roots could not have better use.
With this kind Of feed the sows will
have plenty of milk and they will not
eat their pigs.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Beatty Watches Raiders,

Newport News, May 17.-Rear Ad-
miral Frank E. Beatty, commandant Of
the Norfolk navy yard, took charge of
the German commerce destroyers Prinz
Eitel Friedrich and the Kronprinz Will
helm. These two German ships enter
ed Newport News after months of
preying on commerce of their enemies.
Admiral Beatty was graduated from
Annapolis in 1871. When Admiral
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more adequately marked, map board
and maps. Moreover, the exhaust pipe
Of the engine passes under the floor
boards, so that the pilot, who must con-
stantly keep his feet at an angle on the
pedals,' may have them warmed
throughout the fight: The flier, too,
sits In comfortably upholstered club
chair. ,,>...: 49,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Build Up the Farm:

II you: are living on poor farm
that is, If the land is poor-the, chances
are It is. your own fault. There is some
land but not very. much, that can't be
improved. BY. keeping the. right kind
ct stock and BY Hiding up 4 the soil
ssithrough rotating q the crops YOU are
& q conslI onsson
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
Photo by American Press Associate
King Constantine Of Greece.

King George, having been assassinat-
ed at Saloniki, which had been captur-
ed from the Turks. King Constantine
was married in 1889 to Princess So
phia, sister of the German emperor.
The wedding was attended by the kai-
ser and members Of the royal families
of every court in Europe. Soon after
ward Sophia renowned her Lutheran
religion and took that of her husband,
thereby deeply offending her brother
and others of her family.
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AGlance at Current Topics and Events

tending to the surface of the ground
so she could find it again. The string
has long since rotted off, and the wom-
an has either forgotten the exact loca-
ton of the treasure or is too i'll to de-
scribe the spot. All the ground within
radius Of several rods Of her old tepee
has therefore been plowed up and
scraped away, but so far no treasure.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
We Remember.

. Bacon-1t is said that tin, is used to
weight silk to such an extent that many
q woman's dress would assay as high
" as. what, often is, consid Tered good
TIN ose. Egbert zee, and then the
women get$a lot Of out Ot our
clothes, must remenlb
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01

Photo by American Press Association.
Rear Admiral Frank e. Beatty. ,
Dewey smashed the Spanish feet in
Manila bay he. asked for REINFORCE
ments to take the city. Beatty was
given command of the monitor Monte
rey, then at San Francisco. 1t is con.
sidered~ miracle, that" he ever got
across the Pacific. s. Several times the
waves put out the fires under her boil
ers. When. the M Monterey arrived Ma
Mia: stl1rende \. Admiral Beattyssis
a. expert on ord nance and has done
!ma1c airnrrnIp guns used IS
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There exist
Belgian
any one of breeds be used
stations
as the unregistered inferior stallion
that breeds maintained
The animal pictured is a
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-07-01
The Idle Acre.

The Idle Acre.
Every idle acre on the farm is worth,
by the amount Of the yearly interest
and taxes upon it, just that much less
than nothing.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-15

The gun which iSe recOi from the last shot had driven backward a few feet was there, thin film of smoke issuing from its vent. Leaning against 1t was a girl about twenty years old. She looked up at the lieutenant as though expecting instant death. InYoluntarily he uncovered.
 "MademOisele," he stammered in broken French, "where are the men who have been defending this barri- cade?'
 q have been defending this barn. cade, monsieur" was the reply.
 "You-alonep
 "I-alOne. Through a blunder the force that was to have held this work was ordered elsewhere"
 "Mein GottI Has a whole company been driven back by a-a ,girlT'
 At this moment a company of French soldiers came around a corner at dou- ble quick The lieutenant succeeded In making good q retreat, hearing cheers behind him:
 "Vive mademoiselleT
 Having joined hls commander, he led them again to the attack and finally captured the barricade. He looked for the girl who had defended It alone, but she was not there.