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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-27

A farmer down in Texas is said to
have found recently on his farm sew
eral thousand dollars in silver bars
that he turned up while blowing a
field. The story may or may not be
true, but it is true that thorough
blowing and cultivating will enable
almost any farmer to get, not silver
bars, but crops that will be worth
thousands of dollars. Usually the
man who says that farming does not
pay is the man who does not farm
properly. The up-to-date farmer who
mixes brains with his labor does not
find fault with farming. Instead of
complaining about poor crops, hard
work and no profit he enjoys his
work, sings like lark, keeps first
class stock. He is the man who has
= big bank account and an automobile
that is paid for.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-27
FOREST RANGER BAYlE
RESCuES MAN IN WOODS

Forest Ranger P. j. Bayle returned
this afternoon from a ten days in
spection trip of the northern part
of the county. Mr.. Bayle was ac-
companied by his wife, and the trip
proved interesting and eventful.
On last Saturday about one o'clock
as they were canoeing on Gunf1int
lake they heard what sounded like
a man yelling, and from time to time
they heard it for over an hour. They
were going against the wind so there
was no possibility of Judging how
far, or just where the sound came
from. About five o'clock they saw
a smoke from camp fire in the dis
tance and they made for it. They
had not heard any repetition of the
yelling they heard earlier in the day
but Ranger Bayle Bayle thought
that the yelling was that of man
in distress, and he wanted to see
who was at the camp fire.
When he came up to the camp fire
there was man whose clothes were
tattered and torn and whose looks
showed that he was lost in the
woods. The astonishment in the
mans face in seeing Mr.. and Mrs.
Bayle in the canoe was very evident,
and after getting the man a good
square meal he told them his story.
He had left Grand Marais about
eight days ago, bound for Canada
via Gunflint, and had followed the
road and telephone wire for long
distance according to directions he
had received from some one he had
met on the road. The telephone line
quite often left the road for a short
distance and then came out again a
little farther on and the man had
been trying to follow the road and
became hopelessly lost. He had not
had anything to eat for about week
except leaves, and when given food
ate ravenously. He gave his name as
Jim Vishen, a Russian, and age as
rs years. When found he was only
about a mile from the railroad al
Gunhint, but he had lost all hope OF
rescue and would probably not have
lived had he not been found by Ran
ger Bayle.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-27
improvements in Village Streets

The road work which has been done
in the village strets the past ten
days shows up nicely and while the
roads are not yet we'll packed, they
will improve gradually as the travel
wears them down and will result in
roads that can be dragged and kept
in shape without having to resort
to more expensive road making me-
thods. The drainage bitches have
been moved out into the street about
eight feet, leaving room for tree
planting or other beautifying i'm
and the ditch. The total amount ex-
pended by the village will be about
four hundred dollars.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-27

Governor J, A. A. Burnquist has
designated October 9th as Fire
Prevention Day" in a proclamation
issued by him. The purposeof the
day is to make a concentrated effort
to reduce the danger of fires. State
Fire Marshall Robert w. Hargadine
suggests that in live communities
Mayors will take action calling at
tention to the day and it's purpose;
the subject will be taken up in the
schools calling attention to the dan
ger of the small boy with a match
etc.,;men and women will look about
their homes, the attic, the basement,
back yard and other accumulations
that make for fire danger. A move
ment of this sort would result in a
material reductionn in the danger of
fire in community and should re-
ceive the cooperation Of the people
of the State.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-27

The county board made an inspec
tion trip to the Brule on Saturday.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
The Weather chanaeth Not.

The oldest weather diary known to
be in existence was kept by a Lincoln
shire parson. William Merle. close on
600 years ago. From 1887 to 1874 he
wrote it up. often day by day. in Lat
in, and his manuscript. being on vel
lum. was somehow preserved and is
now in the Bodleian. Merle did not
trouble himself with the popular lore
about ''skyey Influences" but stuck to
an accurate record of fact, in the spir-
it at least of the modern meteorolo-
gists. And from his jottings it seems
that he had pretty much the same
kind Of weather to deal with as folks
in his parish Of Frilby experience now.
Contrary to theory, the changes Of six
centuries have not reduced the number
Of wet days in the year. - London
Chronicle.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
LITERARY FORGERIES.
Stuff With Which Vrain-Lucas Duped
An AGED Scientist.

The most remarkable literary forgery
on record was perpetrated in 1870 on
Michael Chasles. a French scientist
Of European reputation. Chasles, who
was in his dotage. purchased within a
few years from one Vrain-Lucas no
fewer than $1,000 autographs. A. NJ.
Broadley tells the story in his ''Chats
on Autographs"
Beginning with Il supposed CORE
spondence between the youthful New
ton and Pascal, Vrain-Lucas proceeded
to fabricate letters of Rabelais, Monies
quieu and La Bruyere. Before he had
finished M. Chasles became the possess
sor Of letters in French, and written on
paper made in France, of Julius Gaze
sar. Cleopatra. Mary Magdalene and
even of Lazarus after his resurrec-
ton"
Vrain-Lucas was sentenced to two
years imprisonment. and among other
forged manuscripts from his pen there
were produced in court letters from
Alexander the Great. Herod. Pompey.
Judas lscariot. Sappho. Pontius PLATE
and Joan of Arc.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Caring For the Colt In Winter.


The important question of how to
care for the growing colt through the
winter confronts the farmer. Many
colts will be taken from pasture with
a goodly store of fat only to be turned
out to a straw pile for feed and shell
ter and will come out next spring light
er in weight than they are now. On
the other hand, not a few colts may
be ruined by heavy feeding in stalls.
where they cannot take exercise.
The ideal shelter for colts is a tight
ly built shed, open to the south. where
the animals may go in and out at their
W pleasure and where they may
have the run of a good big field for ex-
ercise. Idle farm horses car best be
sheltered in the same way. A dry bed
and protection from cold winds and
rain ire all that is needed.
Two parts of oats preferably crush
ed and one part Of bran make q very
suitable feed for growing colts. In
cold weather 4 little corn may be add
ed, not to exceed % per cent of the
ration. If clover or alfalfa is used as
half of the %roughage ration no oilmeal
will be needed. but if the roughage
consists of wild hay or corn slower
about S per cent of o;lmeal should be
added to the grain ration. Where oats
are high in price and barley is plenti-
full a ration of crushed barley, GO per
cent; bran, 30 per cent. and oilmeal, 10
per cent. should give good results.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Far1n and
Garden
COMFORT FOR FARM N EN-.

The Simplest Way of Getting Running
Water Into the Kitchen.
Prepared by United States department Of
agricultural
The convenience and comfort Of
having running water at least in the
kitchen and in the bathroom if pos
sible are so we'll recognized that engi-
neering specialists of the United
States department of agriculture
have been giving attention to the
simplest as we'll as to the more ex-
pensive methods of saving the farm
housewife the carrying of water in
buckets from the we'll or spring up
the porch steps and through doors
into the house.
Almost any system Of obtaining
running water in the kitchen is bet
ter than none at all. If the we'll or
cistern is located within a short dis
lance Of the house about the simplest
and perhaps the cheapest method is
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
The Missile
Mementos
a Story of a
War Veteran
BY JOHN NLEE

When Bert Franklin went out to
fight for the Union in the summer Of
1861 he was as handsome a young fell
low us ever wore Il uniform. You
wouldn't think to see him now that he
could have left half Il dozen girls be-
hind him, each of whom supposed she
alone possessed his heart, for he is
three-quarters of Il century old, has
hardly enough silver hair on his head
to put in Il souvenir locket and his
face is SO covered with wrinkles that
it resembles 4 ball Of yarn.
But Bert in 1861 was straight as an
arrow, had Il superb figure, which
showed to great advantage on horse
back-he enlisted in the cavalry-and
his merry laugh was equaled only by
the jingle of his spurs. AS to his eyes.
he could look more love through one of
them than my other man could
through two. The girls Of that day all
had soldier lovers.
And Bert was as brave as he was
uduuSOIlc. III HIS lISl lSlG ne WIS
wounded and was made q corporal. In
his second he was wounded again and
was made Il sergeant. In his third he
received still another wound and was
made q lieutenant. Now, it so happened
that the first bullet lodged in the flesh
and was cut out by a surgeon. Bert
sen it to the girl he loved best, who
treasured and revered it. His second
wound came from Il fragment of Il
shell, the force of which must have
been spent. for the flesh was more
bruised than torn. This fragment he
sent to another girl he loved best. His
third wound was made by a pistol ball
while the regiment was charging. 1t
went clear through the calf Of his leg,
so he did not secure it. but he sent one
like it to Il third girl he loved best as
the original ball that had made a hole
through him.
Bert steadily rose from private to
captain and was constantly getting
wounded. The consequence was that
before the war ended no fewer than five
girls possessed missiles that had pierre.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Battlecry of the Cat.

The piercing warcry Of the cat in
the night startles and exasperates us
beyond all ~bearing-not by it's loud
ness, but by a certain vicious. weird,
half terrifying, half infuriating note in
it that makes US spring to arms with
the bootjack OF other substitute for
the boomerang. 10 the warwhoop of
our tribal enemies did a century or
centuries ago, says DR.. Woods Hutch
inson.
One of Mark Twain's wise old from
tiersmen had caught this note when
he explained to the tenderfoot that an
imal speech had rules of composition
and grammar, just like human speech,
and that 1.-The reason a cat rifles We so
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
WHEN YOU GREET A FRIEND.
Tell Him He's Looking Fine and See
How It Cheers Him.

Tell Him He's Looking Fine and See
How It Cheers Him.
\ by George. old man, you are looking
fine."
Did you v notice how you nerk up.
no matter how poorly you were feeling
before. when some friend greets you in
that way?
According to the secretary Of the
Colorado board of health. the human
system just naturally begins to tone
up under the stimulus Of such greet
ings.
He declares it is an aid to health
and Il help in preventing disease, and
to that end he advocates u tell your
friends how we'll they look" movement.
st is not only bad taste to talk Of
your pains and ailments" says the
doctor, but a reflection on 1our intel
ligence and knowledge Of sanitation
and good health. We are not far from
the time when the cause of illness will
have to be accounted for personally.
I'm other words. nature is no longer
going to be blamed for sickness when
it is simply the result of ignorance. in
difference or wrong ways Of living"
Do you not think it worth giving the
doctors idea a try?
We do! SO here goes:
by George. you are looking fnew-
Santa Fe New Mexican.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

TIMELY FARM HINTS.


An old stove in the woodshed will
make it a snug place in which to mend
the harness and do odd jobs of car
pentering.
Fowls are said to give the greatest
profits when run in small locks Of fifty
or not more than 100.
A we'll cared for flock Of hens will
pay a bigger dividend than anything
on the farm.
Dig owe the soil in hotbeds and pick
out the worms. If necessary, throw
out all the soil. and after the worms
are destroyed throw the soil back.
Mulching trees brings the roots to
the surface. Don't mulch unless you
expect to keep it up.
The poultry manure is a valuable as
set. The most satisfactory way Of stor.
ing it is in barrels.
Exercise is alike beneficial to man,
beast and fowls. None thrive with.
out it.
The lining Of soils is a very old and
very good agricultural practice.
In unproductive orchards OF but @
single variety top grating part OF the
trees with other varieties is recon-
nended.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

ed him in battle, and each girl thought
that she alone possessed the only one
that had been preserved. Shortly be-
fore the surrender at Appomattox the
hero was SO badly wounded that he
was mustered out of service and after
lying several months in a Washington
hospital went home to limp about, an
interesting character. Women passing
him in the street would eXclaim loud
enough for him to hear. Poor fellow!'
"Noble soldier What a pity" and
such other encomiums as We're pleas
ing to the ear of the man referred to.
The pity was that this noble defend
er of the Union had been so dishonor-
able as to send missiles with which
be had been wounded TO a number of
girls, leaving each to suppose that she
alone had been favored by the receipt
had nearly bereft her of the handsome
Bert. But his conduct only goes to
prove that physical bravery is a very
different quality from moral bravery
and that war heroes are no more to be
trusted by women than any other man.
Another feature of this case is disap
pointing. Bert, by sending so many
bullets, fragments of shells and other
articles used in war to kill persons tt
so many different girls, showed plainly
that something was wanting in his
makeup. For there was great danger
that some of these young ladies would
learn that other young ladies possessed
the only real, true, original bullet tina
had nearly bereft the world, his coun
try and the girl he loved best Of Cap
tain Bert Franklin, and should tn
secret get out there would be a NOR
terrific singing than occurred in tn
Hornets Nest" at Shiloh.
And this leads Us to al inference
pessimistic, ! admit - that physica
bravery may after all be a want o
spureciation OF danger. Was not Cap
stain Tranklin's bravery in battle du'
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
WINTER CARE or CELLARS.
Uniform Temperature and Good Ven-
tiIation Are Positive Requirements.

Uniform Temperature and Good Ven-
tiIation Are Positive Requirements.
\ uniform temperature of As de-
grees. perfect ventilation and good or
der are the three essentials for sue
cess with the cellar in winter. Uni
form temperature and ventilation, of
course, are positive requirements. for
without either the real value Of the
rellar will be lost. Cellars are used
primarily for storage purposes. and
when the temperature rises above so
degrees the root crops and fruit will
shrivel and even start growth. Since
potatoes are stored in the cellar and
losses of potatoes are due to moisture
and high temperature, it is necessary
to maintain a temperature of 40 de-
SreeS or under.
The storage part Of the cellar should
be separated from the section contain
ing the heating plant, SO that little if
any heat will pas. through. This re-
quires a strong, substantial wall, and
the tighter it is built the better will be
the insulation. Then there should be
a ventilator which will admit air from
the outside and which can be opened
or closed at the will of the owner. AS
every cellar should have a good stand
ard thermometer. the temperature can
be watched and regulated. If the
opening is on an unprotected place it
can be covered with several thick
nesses of burlap. This will prevent
direct drafts of wind blowing into the
cellar and prevent %luctuating tempera-
lures. The farm home derives much
good from a first rate cellar.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20

amt on account Of the noise She
makes. but on account Of the sickenin'
bad grammar she uses" And be was
right. for the grammar of scalp lifting
and the whole alphabet of battle. muir
der and sudden death tingles and
screams in the rasping cry. .
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Vanilla Beans.

The vanilla bean is the costliest bean
in the world. 1t f1ourishes in Mexico,
chiefly in Papantla and Misantla. 1t
grows wild and is gathered and mar
keted by the natives. Just as they
come from the forests the beans sell at
$40 per 1000. After the beans are
dried and cured they are worth from
$40 to $11 a pound, according to quail
ity. They are used by druggists and
confectioners and are an important
article Of commerce.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Warning Him.

My dear, l can give you a satisfac-
tory explanation of my delay in get
ting home this evening""
"4ou may have an explanation.
Henry, but l can tell you in advance
that it won't be Observation-Disclosures
Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Miuht Be Worse.

Maiden Aunt Ito little nephew on u
visib-1ou're not getting homesick,
Willie? Little Boy-Oh. no, auntie.
l2s even duller at home. London
Opinion.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
The Hopperdozer.

There are sections where grasshop-
pers are annual pests. When they
come next season try this old device
for getting rid of them. 1t was first
used during the migratory g%rasshopper
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
A Roup Preventive.

n HoUp preventive.
1nere is no cure for roup. but here
is q recipe for prevention: Clean quar-
tiers. which means freedom from insect
pests: clean floor; new earth if the
floor is Of dirt; regular cleaning, not
necessarily daily.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
Sound Advice.

If you are in the habit of being an
innocent b%ystander take treatment for
your innocence or cease bystanding.-
Judge.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-01-20
We cannot live better than in

We cannot live better than in seek
ing to become better nor more agree
ably than by having a clear con
Science.-SocrateS.
Behead a difficulty and have a sign
Of mourning.
Behead again and have Il vegetable
fed to sheep and cattle.
Behead again and have a monkey.
Answer.-Scrape, Grape, rape, ape.
The Candle.
This is the candle that lights you to bed.
He has, as you notice, a very light head!
He knows quite a bit and will show you
the way
To the castle Of dreams in the garden of
play
That lies just beyond the broad country
of day!
Philadelphia Ledger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-28
No Accidents Reported
From Marion County

No accidents were reported from Ma
rion county to the State Industrial Ac.
cident commission for the week ending
yesterday though LII were reported
from other parts OF the state. Two
were fatal
Of the total number reported lO9
were subject to the workmen IS compen-
sation act; l6 were from public utility
corporations; 10 were from other firms
and corporations who have rejected the
provisions of the act.
The following number Of accidents
by industry; Sawmill, 50; logging, Is:
meat packing, 6; construction, l6; light
and power, .; coal company .; transfer
company, ,; paper mill, s; foundry, 81:
flour mill 3; irrigation, .; auto works.
:; iron and steel works, 4; railroad
construction, Il. The following one
each; Soap company grocery, laundry.
sheet metal works, machine shop, mill,
company garage, can company, quarry.
mining, plumbing, farming, trunk and
bag manufacturing, publishing com.
pany, brewery, tank and pipe company,
roofing manufacture, railroad passen.
ger show case manufacture furniture
manufacture, wholesalers, telephone
company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-28
Seattle Club Women
Favor Preparedness

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 2S-That the
United States should be prepared foI
war for the same reason that individ-
uals prepare against burglars, is the
opinion of prominent Washington club
women assembled in Seattle today at
tending the session Of the executive
board of Federated clubs.
Mrs. Il. X. Hanna and Miss Olive
II. Lender, members of the executive
board of the State Federated Women S
clubs, both believe in adequate national
preparedness, and in women knowing
how to handle guns as we'll,
81 don t seek to kill burglars, - So
Mrs, Hanna, "but | want them all to
know that have a we'll oiled gun under
my pillow and that / would use it if
they attacked me. feet somewhat the
same way about national prepared.
ness. "
Miss Lender said that she carried a
tiny automatic ard therefore practices,
we'll as breaches preparedness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-28
LADIES'! LOOK YOUNG,
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Use Crandma's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and No.
body Can Tell. Brush
1t Through Hair

Gray hair, however, handsome, de-
notes advancing age. We all know the
advantages of a youthful appearance.
Your hair is your charm. 1t makes or
mars the face. When it fades, turns
gray and looks dry, wispy and scraggly,
just few applications of Sage Tea and
Sulphur enhances its appearance a hun
dred-fold
Don't stay gray Look youngl
Either prepare the tonic at home or get
from any drug store a 80 cent bottle of
'Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" Thousands of folks recon-
mend this ready-to-use preparation, be-
cause it darkens the hair beautifully
and removes dandruff, stops scalp
itching and falling hair; besides, no
one can possibly tell, as it darkens so
naturally and evenly. You moisten
sponge or soft brush with it, drawing
this through the hair, taking one small
strand at time. By morning the gray
hair disappears; after another applica-
tion or two, its natural color is restored
and it becomes thick, glossy and lus-
trous, and You appear years younger.