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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

ducks to ten weeks of age, when they
weigh from five to six pounds, is esti.
mated at from five to six cents a
pound. Green ducks are marketed
from April to November and bring
from IL to 80 cents pound when sold
to commission men at wholesale.
Disturbing and Summer Pruning.
Disbudding and pinching back of the
young shoots Of fruit trees are the only
hope of those who have neglected to
prune properly during the fall and win
ter and yet wish to control somewhat
the shape and fruiting habits of the
trees for the coming season. On the
other hand, many expert growers who
have properly attended to pruning,
study their trees carefully in the sum.
mer and by disbudding and pinching
are able still further to control their
growth. Some experts starting with
very young trees rely almost wholly
on disbudding and pinching, because
they say that it is more logical to d.
rect the strength of the tree than to
allow it to waste it's energies in form.
ing wood which only has to be cut off
by pruning knife. These processes,
however, call for even greater care
than ordinary pruning because, OF
course, it is easier to injure growing
tree than to deal with a dormant one.
In the case of older trees, however,
disbudding and pinching, of course, are
not substitutes for pruning and getting
rid Of old wood. Once tree has es.
tablished old wood, disbudding simply
controls the development of new
shoots and the saw or pruning hook
alone will dispose of interfering
branches or old growth.
Disbudding should begin when the
young buds are large enough to be
pinched out with the thumb and finger.
The process should be repeated rather
than an attempt made to take off many
buds at time. The buds which are
left should remain where they will
grow up and close up the open tree
spaces and bring about a more com
pact form. Disturbing is often prac.
ttced on fruit trees grown under glass,
where the branches must necessarily
be kept within very small area and
where conservation of the vigor of the
tree is Of great Importance. Disbud-
ding is often practiced with advantage
on apples, peaches. pears and other
fruit trees and vines.
Summer pruning is similar in meth
cd and results in the control of growth
without the removal of foliage. It con.
sists in pinching off the extreme termi.
nal buds of the growing shoots, result
ing in checking and redirecting the
growth without injury to the vitality
Of the plant. The injuries sustained
by rude and careless destruction of
foliage are well exemplified in the
management of grapes where the sum.
mer pruning is delayed until it is con,
sidered necessary to cut from II to 20
inches from the tip Of each shoot, SO
checking the plants that further
growth will be slow and the fruit will
fail to mature. Full and perfect matur
ity Of fruit depends upon a full growth
of healthy, mature foliage.
Complete information on pruning
and disbudding may be secured by
writing the editor of the Division of
Publications of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, asking TO,
Farmers Bulletin No. 1S1. 80
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SWEDEN.

The National Anti-Emigration soci-
ETY. of Sweden has asked the king for
travelling expenses for a commission
which the society is anxious to send
to America to make a thorough study
Of the conditions under which the
Swedes are living in this country. It
is suggested that the commission be
made up of two employers, two expert
foremen, and two workingmen. If such
commission is sent to this country it
may stay here as much as half q
year.
Per Bogren is the name Of an eighty.
year-old fisherman who lives all alone!
on the Rem island near Pitea. The lass@,
ter statement must be qualified, how:
ever, for he has dog. This dog is not
only a faithful Waterman, but also
serves as mail carrier. "Vakt" goes
to town regularly, and the postmaster
ties Bogren's mail around the neck Of
the dog. Thus the old man gets his
newspapers as regularly as any man
in the neighborhood.
Three socialist editors, Messrs.
Hoeglund, Oljelund and Hedin, have
been arrested on charge of high trea-
son in consequence of the passing of
resolution at conference of Swedish
socialist organizations that a general
strike and a revolution be started in
case Sweden enters the war. Mr..
Hoeglund is one of the most promt
nent member of the Swedish rigsdag.
The wireless apparatus on board the
Hamburg-Amerika liner Mecklenburg
lying at Nynas, has been sealed by the
authorities following the alleged dis.
covery that the ship has been in daily
communication with Germany and
has received wireless war reports for
foreign vessels. The same action was
taken with regard to all other German
boats.
j. Jcsephson, a wholesale merchant
in Stockholm, who recently celebrated
his f1ftieth birthday anniversary. an.
nounced that he wished to have
statue Of Gunnar Wennerberg erected
at his cost somewhere In Dur.
garden Geological gardens) of Stock.
holm. The statue is to be made by
Carl Eldh.
Sergt. S. Sandberg of the Kronoberg
regiment, at Vexio, found a queer stone
in his coal box. 1t was only about
half as big as his little finger. But he
took it 20 a jeweler. who could easily
tell that it was an emerald worth
fortune.
The Swedish authorities have been
notified by Germany that new mine
field has been laid south Of the Sound.
according to the Skanska Aftonbladet
Of Malmo. A Swedish torpedo-boat flo-
tilla has been ordered to pick up Ger.
man mines found in Swedish waters.
Not single marriage took place in
the parish Of lngaro during the year
1915.
At the beginning Of this year there
were 67 moving picture theaters in
Stockholm, having combined seating
capacity Of 10000.
3 e
About 100000 was spent for the
building of new roads in Sweden in
1915. The money was distributed
among SIS different roads.
The Gotkenburg food commission
han been selling fresh reindeer meat at
anAverage price Of 16 cents pound.
WHICH is considered very cheap undss
Thu circumstances. y
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5,343,Ei .,-,. .,....
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Boiled Meat Gravy.

When you boil meat good gravy
can be made from the liquor. Melt a.
tablespoonful, Of butter, add a table.
spoonful Of flour; beat until brown
add the@aneat, liquor. and let boilsa 5tew3
minutes; flavor to taste.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13
Former Iowa
Farmers Are
Doing Well
In Canada.

Ing statements about the enormous
war taxes that are being paid here
$500 on quarter section yearly
about forcing young men to enlist for
the war; about the cold, no crops and
any old story that by its extravagant
ooldness might influence men and
women from venturlng north to Can,
ada, Is really in the list OF curios to
our people. Knowing the country, wa
can hardly take it seriously. Our gov.
ernments, however, dominion and pra,
vincial, are taking steps to expose the
false statements that are being made,
and thereby keep the channel open for
continuing the stream Of settlers that
has been flowing to US for. tho. past
Observation-Disclosures. ~'
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

80 :3est Autumn Strawberry. : g
The Progress ie one of the best
II not the very, beutsf Of tho etstnsan
bearing strawherrtea 4 : M. Il
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

Some people act as though they
were afraid they might forget their
troubles II they didn't talk about them
III the tina.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

The only thing that makes a man
tolerant of his wife's relatives 10
for her not to have any.
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!. ELDERLY |! ! Il | ! !. " WOMB
! SAFEGUARDEDl
Tell Others Howl hey Were
Carried Safely Through
Change of Life.
Durand, Wis.-tt.I am the mother Of
fourteen children and owe my life to

Lydla u. fmknam 8
Vegetable Com
pound. When I was
As and h ad til Q
Change of Life,
q friend recon-
mended it and it
gave me such relief
from my bad feel
ings that / took
several bottles. /
am now well and
ho~ithx, op1 vonovr
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EQottstic,

E0ottstic.
He-1' have never met more than
two really lovely wonan.
She-Ah!' Who was the other?" .
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13
Gettinu Fat

Getting Fat.
Docs he occupy his pulpit satisfac.
torily?"
We'll. he has gained twenty pounds
since he came with us."-Judge.
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The attempt to
c h e c k emigration
from the United
States to our prai-
RE provinces by
publishing ALARMING
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

We reprint the following article,
complete, without comment, from the
latest number Of the Saskatchewan
Farmer an agricultural paper pub
lished at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan:
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13
There Is No
War ak So
Called.

covers municipal tax, school tax, hail
insurance tax-everything. There is
no war tax so-called. like the laws
In force here. There is no compulsion
to me in any way. I am just as indie.
pendent here as was in Illinois, and
feel that my family and are just as
we'll protected by the laws of the prov.
ince as we were in our old home in I'LL.
nois. What earn here is my own.
have seven children and they take
their places at school, in sports and
at all public gatherings the same al
the canadian born.
(Sgd.) M. P. Tysdal.
February 9th, 1916"
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HANFORD'S
Balsam Of Myrrh
A LIN ~ E-Aar
AltNlrE,NT

For Cuts, Burns, u
Bruises, Sprains, u
Strains, Stiff Neck, u
Chilblains, LameBa u
O1dSores, Open Wounds,
and all External Injuries.
Made Since 1916. Ask *, Anybody
Price Csc, Soc and $l.OO
an OR WRITE
SYRACUSE, MY.
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Love is blind, otherwise few leap
year girls would propose.
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Heed not jeers: they cannot hurt.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13
He HAS HAD
GRAND CROPS
And Likes the Laws in Western
Canada.

Il lived near Lee, Illinois, for 46
years. l came to Saskatchewan in the
spring Of 1912 and bought land near
Briercrest. I have farmed this land,
1880 acres, ever since. have had
grand crops. In 1914 I had 100 acres
OF wheat that yielded 40 bushels to
the acre. sold this wheat at $3.50
per bushel. like the country and my
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

neighbours. NJ y
taxes on each quar-.
ter section (16O
acres) are about
$32 q year. This
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-04-13

The Gotkenburg food commission
han been selling fresh reindeer meat at
anAverage price Of 16 cents a pound.
WHICH is considered very cheap undo,
thu circumstances.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-11-09

Sc. as enjoying life at the national
capital
Several of the rural schools clos
ed last Friday. Belya Hutchinson
who taught the Garfield School.
StiCkney Hill, sends the following re-
port: Whole number of pupils at
tending Il; average number 1909;
pupils not absent or tardy for the
term of ten weeks: Helen Donahue,
Daniel Downs, Helen Leayitt Alton
Poland. Richard Poland Harold Po-
land, Ernest Poland
The Teachers Study Club met last
Friday evening at the home of Supt.
Wood and took up the subject Teach
ing How to Study under the leader
ship of Mrs. Rena Fox. On Nov. H.
the Club will meet with Misses True
worthy and Stanley and take up The
Lives of Great Educators, under the
leadership of Misses Whipple and
Stanley. Any teacher will be very
cordially received.
The Somerset Academy Literary
Society presented the following pro-
gram. Friday afternoon, Nov. 3 Song
by School; election of Ulcers; selec-
ton by the Freshman quartette
Misses Deering and Fox and Messrs
High and Bush, accompanied by Miss
Sanders. The new officers are Miss
Spaulding 10, president; York 20,
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MADISON NEWS OF INTEREST

Mrs. Elmore Carl was the week
end guest of her husband at Baker S,
Mrs. f. C. Weston is i'll at her
home on Madison st
Miss Cassie NJ. Brown. VII Grade
teacher. was the week end guest OF
her parents in Abbott. Mrs. II. II.
Haines acted as her substitute
Mrs. Anna Moore of Norridgewock'
a former resident of this place, Is In
town the guest of Dr. and Mrs. j. +.
Lancaster.
Mrs.. clara f. Powers and daugh-
ter Helen visited relatives in Nor
ridgewoek Thursday.
James Burwood has returned to
his home in Lewiston. after visiting
relatives in town.
The regular meeting of the Sorosis
was held at the home of Mrs. Clara
Z. Powers. Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Powers being assisted by Mrs. Nettle
Jillson. The meeting was in charge
of Mrs. Mary G. Kennison, the sub
ect being The Women of Shakes
peare" and the following program
was carried out. Roll call aneC-
dotes OF Shakespeare; vocal solo,
Mrs Beatrice Danforth; Juliet, Mrs.
Annette Morse; Rosalind, Mrs. Mabel
Lancaster; Portia, Mrs. Belle Hilton;
Ophelia, Mrs. Lulu Phillips; kathar-
inc, Mrs Mary G.. kennison; piano
solo, Miss Helen Powers. talk on the
Women of Shakespeare by Miss
Hitchins. the teacher of English in
the VI. S. S. This was followed by
a social hour during which tea and
waters were served by the hostesses.
Mrs. James Spence, Mrs. W. Ct.
Sawyer, Mrs. Henry Johnson and
Mrs. Marie Bracket took an auto
trip to the Carrying Place, Monday
to represent the Margaret Golf Moore
Chapter of the D. A. r. of this place
at the unwilling Of the monument
c. D. Smell of Pennington has
bought the Williamt Gilman stand on
Garfield st.
Fred Dumas, walking boss for the
Langtown Lumber Co, has been in
town this week.
The Halloween Masquerade Ball
given by Nonpareil Lodge, New Eng
land Order of Protection at Union
Hall. last Monday evening, was one
of the most delightful affairs held in
Madison for many a day. The deco
rations were elaborate and the music
by Towne's Orchestra, always good,
was on this occasion at its best. Near
ly every seat was taken by nine
o'clock and the rs couple of masked
dancers had limited room for their
grand march. About every charac-
ter in fiction. history and romance,
was represented The costumes were
so many and varied that the judges
John Stobie. Fred Lane and Mrs. Will
liam Scott. had no easy task Their
final decision was pronounced o. X.
however. the winners being Miss
Mabel Spearing, Joseph Morrow, Miss
Alice Siros and Carroll Eames. The
punch table was in charge of Mr.. and
Mrs Fred Pierpont.
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WEST EMBDEN

Mrs. William Getchell and daugh-
ter Elsie were guests of Mrs. George
Gordon Sunday.
Miss Edna Berry who is at work
for her grandmother Mrs Sylvester
Jackson, spent Sunday with her pa
ents Mr.. and Mrs Michael Berry and
family.
E. Thompson of Embden Center is
at work for W A. Warren.
About fifty friends and neighbors
gathered at the home Of Linwood
Berry Saturday evening for an old
fashioned kitchen breakdown. Dane
ing and games were enjoyed by the
young people until a late hour. Play
ing on the organ and photograph
and singing was pleasant feature
for the children. treat consisting of
homemade candy and peanuts was
served.
The Emerson school began Nov. 9th
for a term of eight weeks to be
taught by Grace Young of Norridge-
wock.
Lewis Carl was the guest of his
sister Mrs. Linwood Berry and family
Saturday night and Sunday.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .. 1916
Footprints on the Sands of
Time

poster still to be seen on the SIDE
If harm not far from Skowhegan,
announces that the Hon. Guy Ham
of Massachusetts will speak on the
nolItical issue of the day at SHOW
hogan Opera House, next 1ueSday
evening. Closer observation reveals
the fact that the Tuesday evening re-
ferred to is not of next week, but on
a certain date in August. 1914. Othef
rosters still more obsolete are TO be
seen along the highways of Somerset
County. Roadside advertising dis
figures the landscape, even when new,
When it is out of date, and faded by
the sun and rain, it is still more I'M
slightly. 1t would be doubtless i'm
possible to remove posters pasted In
position on walls and fences but there
is nothing to prevent placards and
advertising matter from being clean
ed out of store windows as soon as
the date thereon has passed. 1t is a
mild Indictment of the ability and
mental habits of any merchant to find
cards and posters in his show win
dows and about his store, advertis-
ing events that have become ancient
history. They lesson the value of
such live advertising as may be dis
played near them and give the own
er of the place a reputation for care
less methods
Let's watch our own premises, re-
moving promptly all dead adVertis-
ing matter, and gently guy our
neighbor who allows defunct placards
to litter the windows and walls of
his store This is one of the easily
done duties we can all perform which
will help to keep our community up
to date.
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The independent Reporter For Sale
on All News Stands

The Independent-Repo is for
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nam, Sampson & Avore, j. 7. ThibO-
deau, II. J. Schmitz and f. S. Lessor
& Co; also by F. w. Spaulding, Nor
ridgewock; F. A. Gilman, Madison
F. H. Holley, North Arson; W. II.
Soper, Scion; E. H. Caswell, Bling
ham; A. B. Dunton and A. B. Works,
Mercer; S. G. Tinkham, Arson; Pal
mer Brothers. Hinckley; G. F. Bur-
rill, East Madison; Mrs. Lean f.
Witham, Starks; L. c. Williams,
Athens; E. II. Williams, Canaan; K.
C. Hamilton. Hartland; II. H. Nut
ter, Pittsfeld; F. H. Neal. Fairfield; ;
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Co, Lewiston; J. Frank Pierce, Au-
gusta; H. l.. Kelley & Co. Water
Vile
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after his arrival there. Medica In
auiner " 5. Stlnchfeld. NJ. d. was
called and he told Of the course of
the bullet. which entered the outer
night ear. fractured the temple bone
and fractured the muscles at the base
of The brain. Slight bruises on his
face were probably due to falling.
The medical examiner Contended that
he could not quite satisfy his mino
why the man should Of necessity DIE
from the wounds. The fatal bullet
was found embedded IN tree and
was in the possession or Deputy
Sheriff ]. /. Foss of Scion. Who went
to The Forks and investigated condi-
tons there. He was called as a Wit
ness and told OF the lay of the land
where the shooting occurred. The
first witness called was Game War
den William Adams of The Forks.
His testimony was also largely deHot-
ed TO the surroundings in which Pat
terson met his death The swamp
where he dropped was partially
grown up with frs which about
reached the top of mans head. lie
paced the distance from where Dr..
Keller stood to where Mr.. Patterson
fell and determined that the dis
lance was about 70 yards. infortu-
nately. no doubt. 1t was that Mr.. Fat
terson was attired in gray clothing
and gray cap,
Upon learning of the tragedy. a
large number of Scion people hasten
ed 10 the scene of the accident to be
with the young widow in the first try
ing hours of her affliction. The
mother of the dead man. Mrs. Ora
Judkns of Athens. with her husband
also FASTENED TO The Forks, taking
with them the daughter of the dc
ceased Before the day was over
the remains were brot TO Scion.
DE- Keller. has been engaged in The
practice Of his profession for nine
years and has always been resident
of Appleton He had been in the
habit Of cunning each year since his
boyhood He has wife and three
children The eldest is II years OF
age and is a student at Oak Grove
Seminary. Judge Fred f. Lawrence
appeared in his behalf and Judge
Brazzell considered after going over
the ease that the shooting Was not
negligent enough to come under such
statute and decided there was not
sufficient evidence to hold DR.. Keller
for the grand jury,
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STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC NOTICE

BY virtue of the authority con-
ferred upon us by the provisions of
Chapter 80, r. S. Sec. 49, as amended
by Chapter 222, of the Public Laws of
1915. we, having received written
complaint from the owners of the
land that beaver are doing actual,
substantial damage to their property,
hereby declare an open season on
beaver. from November 18th to De
cember 3lst, inc. a. D.. 1916, in the
following territory.
Picked Chicken Tract. so-callcd. in
Dead River Plantation. Somerset
county
During the open season herein pro-
vided for on the lands above speei-
fed, it shall be lawful for any Ii
censed hunter and trapper of fur
bearing animals to trap beaver there
on, but no person shall set trap
within ten feet of beaver house
Witness our hands this Bird day of
November. a. D.. 1916.
HARRY B. AUSTIN
LEON c. c. BROWN
f. +. MACE
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
lw45 and Game, State of Maine.
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NORTHEAST CORNyILLE

Mr.. Berry's folks don't ride as
slowly as some of their neighbors.
having returned from Skowhegan last
Saturday with a new Ford car.
A. II. WEIGH and son have a house
keeper, Mrs. Salley, who has been
there for several weeks.
We are sorry for our neighbor An
drew Johnson in the nearly totla loss
of a nice cow from what is supposed
to be a stray bullet from careless
hunters rife.
VIM. Roth was at his home here
last Saturday from Benefits Lumber
camps, Athens, where he has en-
ployment as saw filler.
Horace Cooley after a months stay
at his home here, left Oct. Is, and is
now located in Auburn. where he has
employment in a shoe factory.
Ansel Brown and wife were over
from Harmony Sunday bringing home
a generous sample of deer meat, the
result of their hunting trip in Well
ington last week.
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Fred II. Lancaster will assume his
duties as recorder of Auburn Munich
pal Court, December 10, announce
ment having been made by Governor
Curtis Mr. Lancaster will succeed
Albert E. Verrill, who has acted as
recorder since 1891. Mr.. Lancaster
was born in Pittsfeld, the son OF
Henry X. Lancaster. He was grad
uated from Maine Central Institute
and from Bates College in 1909. In
1911 he was married to Miss Amy E.
Bartlett of Auburn, a classmate at
Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. Lancaster then
went to Washington D. c.. where he
attended Georgetown University,
graduating in 1912. He was admit
ted to the Maine bar in 1913 after
reading law at the office of McGilli-
cuddy and Morey, Lewiston. He has
since practiced at Auburn, has for
some time occupied a suite of Offices
with Judge Harry Manser. The Of
flee now pays $1,000 with an addition
al S400 for clerk.