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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-03-29

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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-03-29

Stanley Mitchell, and MIR. Titus, on
Tinker's island, March q, to work in the
weir business for J. L. Stanley d Sons,
Manset.
March n. THELMA.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
ICELAND.

Iceland was one of the poorest coun-
tries in the world before the war, but
It has made great wealth during the
past year. Most of the fortunes have
been made by merchants exporting
fish, game. wool and hides to England
Such unprecedented sums have been
deposited in the banks of Reikjavik
that bankers do net know how to in
vest their capital. Iceland has import
ed great quantities of American goods
during the war, but these have come
through other countries. lcelanders
now want direct steamship communi-
cation with the United States to pro-
mote reciprocal trade. Plans have
been made for steamship service be-
tween Reikjavik and Boston, and sail
ings arc expected soon. 1celandic
business interests are anxious for the
appointment Of regular salaried Unit
ed States consul. Great Britain and
France are the only governments at
present represented in Iceland by sal
aried consuls.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
BUILDING A POULTRY HOUSE
Extreme open-Front Structure Fur
nishes Ideal Conditions-Roost-
ing Closet Desirable.

A house with a large area of glass
and no muslin has high moisture
content and low temperature, accom-
panied with rapid changes. An ex-
IRENE open-front house furnishes ideal
conditions, providing the birds are pro-
tected from rain, snow and drafts.
A house, the front Of which contains
some muslin and glass is very eff
cient type. Hollow tile construction
makes a very desirable house, but it is
doubtful whether at the present prices
of tile and mason labor the resulting
Increased cost warrants it's use. A
roosting closet with double walls is
desirable In shed-roof laying houses.
The providing Of ample means Of
properly ventilating shed-roof, paper
covered houses adds greatly in reduc-
ing temperature during spring and
summer. Tongued and grooved boards
for the outside wall when covered
with a layer of building paper are
reasonable in cost and supply in
great measure the nonradiating quail
ties of a double wall.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
FINLAND.

Swedish newspapers report that a
large number Of Finlanders, especially
students, have been crossing the
boundary line between Finland and
Sweden and continuing their journey,
not to America, as might be expected,
but by way of Malmo to Germany.
For months regular current Of
young Finlanders kept moving as
above stated. The exact number is
not known, but it is said to be at least
two thousand. The Russian authori-
ties finally took notice Of this move
ment and declared that all old Finnish
passports should be null and void. Or
ders were also given to have the from
tier city Of Tornea surrounded with
barbed-wire fences. The measures
thus taken by the authorities are sup
posed to put a check on emigration
from Finland. 1t is natural that Ger
many should be far from hostile to
this immigration. for the Finlanders
have been and are still disguised with
their Russian rulers.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Chores and School Credits.

Schoolmen eperywhere are coming
to realize that their duty TO their pu-
Pills does not begin with thu school day
nor end with the school yard. They
have learned that the quality of q
Child's school work and school ceport.
ment depends, in largo measure, up
on the nature Of his home environ
ment; they believe that the child
ought not 20 be handicapped in his de-
volopmeEt and education by the mis-
fortunes or shortcomings Of his pa
rents; and they know that, If the
school is to accomplish its object, it
must. in many instances, supply the
deficiencies and counteract the i'm
proper tendencies Of home training. A
very interesting instance of the tend
ency to extend the influence of the
public school is the policy, now in
force in the schools of Los Angeles, OF
granting school credit for home chores
done under the supervision of teachers
and parents-Thomas ]. Davis, in
Countryside Magazine.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
PULLING POWER or TRACTOR
Prospective Purchaser Should Insist
Upon Knowing Pounds Engine 10
Capable Of Exertinq.

Before buying a tractor it is impor-
tant to know it's pulling power. An
eminent authority says rated drawbar
horsepower is not a satisfactory way
Of stating tractors pulling capacity,
The prospective customer should in
sist upon knowing how many pounds
of drawbar pull an engine is capable
OF exerting, and also the correspond.
ing speed.
Drawbar pull in pounds means moth
Ing unless speed is also given. Also II
you know the normal pulling capacity
OF your tractor in pounds. you can
figure to better advantage on how tc
avoid overlooking it.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
pianities Of Office.

This story-which is perhaps true
and perhaps not-is being told in many
Italian messrooms. On one of his royal
tours, King Victor Emmanuel spent
the night in small country town,
where the people showed themselves
unusually eager in caring for his com.
fort. So when he had gone to bed, he
was surprised to be Weakened by q
servant who wanted to put clean
sheets on his bed. However, he wait.
ed good-naturedly while it was DONE
and wished the servant good night He
had dozed off to sleep, when he was
reused for the second time by a rap on
the door; and the servant reappeared,
asking to change the sheets again. Nat,
urally, the king asked why the change
was made so often. The servant an,
swered reverently, For oneself, one
charges the sheets every week, for an
hon cred friend every day, but for a
king every hour."-Youth's Compan,
lon.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
DENMARK.

The Danish steamer England, bonnd
from Boulogne for Copenhagen, has
been captured in the Cattogat BY tho
Germans and taken into Swinemuende.
The tercentenary of Shakespea re'e
death Is to be celebrated ia Denmark
by many theaters. The Royal theater
at Copenhagen will produce Richard
ILL.,, and the Association of Danish
Writers has arranged various fest1.
walls at Elsinore (Helsingor), the as
sumed scene of the tragedy Of Ham.
let. There is to be an opln-air per-
Torrance of Hamlet in Kronborg
castle, and banquet at Marienlyst,
which is the neighborhood Of Elsinor
City. In the open~air performance
Hamlet will be presented exactly Is in
Shakespeares time.
The Danish steamer Esbjerg, bound
from Bordeaux for Copenhagen with
a cargo Of wine, has been seized bv
German cruiser III tho Cattegat and
taken to Swinemuende. This ia the
first time the Germans have captured
Danish vessel laden with goods
bought in an eneuov country and
bound for Denmark.
The following announcement al
peared among the advertisements in
provincial newspaper: ut is hereby
announced that, whereas l have been
very stability treated by 1ly wife.
Hansine, l may truthfully say that she
is very bad wife, and she knows this
very we'll herself, too. She mist have
forgotten January Z, when we went to
the minister, and whereas she walks
about. playing the fine lady. wish to
say that she is a pig in every respect,
and If she desires any further infor-
nation she only needs to say 81, and
she shall have 1t straight from the
shoulder.-Niels Nielsen"
Part of a parsonage in Upland con-
slsts of several hundred acres of
heath, which under ordinary condi-
tions is almost worthless. Now the
heather is much sought for fodder, the
war having knocked the price OF hay
a1oft. The pastor took advantage of
the circumstances and sold the heather
at the rate Of 81 per carload, the pur-
chaser to do the cutting About Sc, en-
hundred carloads were sold from the
heath.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Definition OF PERFECT SOIL
Sand, Clay, Lime and Organic Matter
Are Named as Necessary lngredi-
ents by Ohio Expert.

Prof. Alfred Vivian, head of the de-
partment of agricultural chemistry OF
Ohio State university, defines a per.
feet soil as zone which contains the
ingredients in perfect proportions;
sand, to enable it to absorb air and
moisture in proper amounts and to
render it warm and friable; clay, to
keep it cool, and prevent a too rapid
teaching or evaporation of water;
lime, to assist in the decay of vege.
table matter, and organic matter to
retain the best amount of moisture
and to furnish material for the vart-
GUS chemical processes continually
going on in good SOILS"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Heavy Second Crop Of Glover.

prepared by tho United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Red clover is commonly seeded with
small grain which is called the nurse
crop. This nurse crop serves two
functions, it keeps the weeds down and
it produces money crop while the
clover is making its first years
growth. Whether it is wise to use a
nurse crop depends on so many things
that it cannot be discussed within the
limits of brief article; it has been
nbundantly shown, however, that if
weeds are kept down by clipping, the
clover will make a better growth when
sown alone than when with q nurse
crop. In dry seasons the nurse crop
of the clover by taking all the mois-
ture and then leaving the young plants
exposed to the heat of a July or Au-
gust sun when in weakened condi-
ton by reason of the lack of mois-
ture. II nurse crop is used care
should be taken not to seed it too
thickly, since the thicker the grain
crop the more certain it is to smother
the clover or to take all the moisture
and leave the soil dry at harvest time.
OF the small grains rye shades the
ground the least and oats the most
and these crops represent both ex-
tremes of desirableness so far as red
clover is concerned. The most fire.
quent causes of the death of young
clover are the drought and heat to
which the plants are subjected upon
the removal Of the grain crop. The
amount OF injury caused will, Of
course, depend on the season.
Injury will also be worse on soils
deficient in humus since these run to-
gether and dry out more than soils
having plenty of organic matter Top
dressing the fields with manure during
late winter is as good preventive of
this danger as can be suggested. The
manure will not only prevent loss of
moisture but will furnish plant food
for the young clover, making stronger
plants, better able to- Withstand
drought. It is also advisable to leave
the grain stubble as long as possible
so as to afford shelter to the young
plants.
If there is good stand Of clover on
field in September and October
there is every reason to expect good
stand in spring, barring, Of course,
most unusual weather conditions. If.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10

however, the soil is deficient In lime
the plant, though appearing fair In
the fall, may lack the vigor to go
through even q reasonably mild win
ter. Two mistakes are often made,
and these should be guarded against.
The young clover should not be pas
tured closely in the fall, nor should it
be allowed to seed. Last fall, owing
to the favorable summer young clover
was found blossoming and seeding in
many fields. This is bad because It
weakens the plants and increases the
number OF clover-seed insects, the late
broods finding these flower heads a
fine place in which to lay eggs which
hatch into larvae, many of which may
live over the next. winter.
Provided there is lime and phos,
phorus enough in the land, second.
year clover should give little trouble
unless attacked by root borers or 9TH
er insects. There are leaf-eating in.
sects that do damage locally and some
fungi have been known to kill whole
fields or to reduce yields, but the In.
sects working on the roots probably
give more trouble than other insects
or than diseases. When a field be-
comes infested with root-eating in.
sects there is nothing to do but plow
it up. The fact that insects and dis
eases of all kinds increase in clover
fields is one of the best reasons why
such a field should not be kept longer
than two years.
The principles Of successful clover
growing may be summarized as fol.
lows:
Give the clover a chance to make 4
healthy plant by adding lime, phos-
phorus and potash to soils that need
them. In some way add vegetable
matter to the soil and keep up the
supply By turning under clover often
enough.
Give the seed fair chance by plao.
ing it in mellow soil and covering Il
from one-half to one inch deep.
If sown with nurse crop, give the
young plants {. chance by not seed.
ing the grain crop too thickly, by top
dressing with manure If practicable,
and by cutting the. stubble as high as
possible.
For further information the reader
Is referred to Farmers Bulletin No.
455 Of the United States department
of agriculture.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
QUIT WASTING. GOOD MANURE
Every Forkful OF Fertilizer Should 30
Returned to Soil-Don't
Throw It Away.

Every forkful of manure should 70
back to the soil. Farmers back East
are paying out at the rate Of $3.50 for
tho sacked condensed plant food equal
to that contained in one ton or manure
and are getting no Misunderstanding
material, either. v.
We are heading for their fix fast I'm.
less we quit wasting the manure, Thu
manure from one cow 10 worth anyvav
$40 =" year, Why throw 1t away? IN
would Hbe just as logical 10 dump TIN
cream into tho creak. gstt W ,3.tt..~s.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Milk Production In United States.

Milk Production In United States.
The production of milk in the Uni.
ted States in 1915 is estimated at about
11,590,000,000 gallons; this figure is
obtained by applying an estimated
yield per COW of 537 gallons, as ,ndi.
Gated by estimates made by crop cor
respondents of the bureau Of crop esti.
mates, to the mean Of the number Of
COWS at the beginning and at the
close of the year. This production is
equivalent to about lis gallons per
capita population of the United States.
In the North Atlantic states the per.
capita production is estimated to be
about II gallons; in the South Allan.
tic states sc gallons; in the South
Central states SO gallons, and In tho
far Western states 131 gallons.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
SWEDEN.

A n-months-old daughter of
Sture Lundgren, an engineer in SIM
rishamn, was peculiarly restless, and
the parents made a careful investiga-
ton to find out what was the matter.
They discovered red speck on her
chest which moved up and down with
the beats of the heart. She was taken
to the hospital and by means of X-rays
the surgeon ascertained that a needle
had penetrated the chest to the heart.
A successful operation was performed
at once and the child was soon we'll
again.
Prof. Yngve Sahlin celebrated his
ninety second birthday anniversary at
the Fornasa parsonage, the home of
his son, Rev. Kristofer Sahlin. A
number Of children and grandchildren
were present. The old gentleman's
mental and physical faculties are still
In a remarkably fine state of preser-
walton. He reads his newspaper with
out glasses, takes long walks in the
open air, shows his fine library to his
friends, and chats about the expert
ences Of his early days, especially his
life at the University of Upsala.
A sheep belonging to a farmer at
Langakra, near Eslof, has established
record for proliticness which it will
be hard to beat. She was herself born
as one Of set Of quintuplets, and four
years in succession she has given birth
to triplets. This spring she bids fair
to keep up her record.
Mrs. Kr1stina Andersen, a native of
Sweden, has celebrated her one hun
dred and third birthday in Id, Nor
way. She has had 10 children and has
a multitude of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Mr.. Gunnar Lind and his wife
studied medicine together at the
karolinska institute in Stockholm.
and both passed their final ,,xamina.
lions last winter. 1t is four years
since they were married.
Nils Person Is a member of the
city council Of Malmo, and now his
wife Is also going to occupy seat in
tho same body. =.
The railways Of Sweden are again
busy transporting disabled soldiers
between Germany and Russia.
=, The Lulea iron works sold 1858
tons Of pig iron In 1916, and the earn.
ings for the year were $4,000.
t. The oldest housekeepers' supply
company in Sweden, namely, that Of
Gottland, has celebrated it's one hun,
drsd and twenty-f1fth anniversary.
Tho minister of agriculture attended
the celebration.
A peat bedding factory is to be aeS.
tehlished 1T Akulla, RolfstorD parish.
One hundred acres Of bog land had
bean pElchaSed.'. ''''. = I. &
~ ass ,assHs T
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
valuable FEED FOR SWINE
Pigs Receiving Rape Pasture in Addi-
ton to Corn Make Big Daily
Average Gains.

The animal husbandry department
Of South Dakota Agricultural college
conducted an interesting experiment
to determine the comparative value of
hogging of corn with and without
rape. 1t was learned that the pigs re-
ceiving rape pasture in addition to
corn made daily average gain of 128
pounds, while those receiving corn
only, gained but LOG pounds.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Far From COMPLIMENTARY.

When any young woman of Spriggs
Corner attempted to coquette with
Elisha Boggs or to draw a compliment
from him she was sure to have uphill
work." my brother Tom has b sore
throat; he's had it for nearly a week."
said q damsel whom Elisha was sol.
EMMY escorting home from the social
evening. IF it hadn't been for that"
she added, with slanting glance from
under her lashes toward Mr.. Boggs
fmpassive features, I'D not have had
to trouble you to see me home, Mr..
Boggs." What we need in this town."
said Mr.. Boggs, is another doctor and
a spryer one. TIE way trifling little
ais linger on under old Doc Jones is
enough to drive folks crazy Fits.
turgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
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Hot Endorsement.


An amusing illustration of a very
excusable misuse of idiom comes from
Calcutta Mrs. Ada Lee tells the
story: THE Lee Memorial Normal
Training school needed a teacher, or
pundit, as such one is called in In.
dia, for mathematics. An ADVERTISE
ment was inserted in the Calcutta
Statesman. There were many appli-
cants, one of whom promised enthusi-
astically, If you will give me the ap.
pointment I shall not Geese to throw
hot water into the institution from the
time enter until leave OF course,
the pundit supposed that his efforts
would have just the opposite effect
from throwing cold water on the en-
terprise. "-World Outlook.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
Water-Suppiyinq Tree,

TIE rain-tree q Colombia measures
about fifty feet high when at maturity,
and about three feet in diameter at
the base. It absorbs an immense guam.
tity of moisture from the atmosphere,
which it concentrates, and subsequent.
ly sends forth from its leaves and
branches in q shower, In some in.
stances so abundantly that the ground
In it's vicinity is converted into quag-
mire. 1t possesses this curious prop
erty in it's greatest degree in the sum-
mer, precisely when the rivers are at
their lowest and water moot scarce.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
GOVERNMENT LANDS
FOR settlement.
200 Miles Northwest Of Duluth on
Canadian Northern Railway.


The Department of Indian Affairs
will sell by public auction at Rainy
River, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday.
the 18th OF May, 1915, many thousands
OF acres OF splendid Farming Lands,
winch have just been relinquished by
the Indians to the Government.
This Is your opportunity to secure
valuable land, worth not less than
$1,000 per acre, at Public Auction.
The land lies in the heart of the
famous Rainy River Valley-"wbere
clover Is weed" Surrounded by
thickly settled townships, schools,
churches t hes and splendid markets at
For further particulars, write Sec
rotary Board At Trade, Rainy River:
~ ~ sspisa sst.s. ll<QIS
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10
sIL0 SAVES MUCH FEED COST
Begin Planning for Place to Store
Green Fodder Necessary for Cat
tie During Winter.

It's none too "oon to begin to plan
on that silo for NEXT fall. II you
have not a alto now you should be
planning to see If you couldn't make
good use of one this year.
A silc or two on every farm last
year would have meant. the saving Of
q lot Of feed that was more or fless~ of
. lopc without tho silo ss.~,"v~ -,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-05-10

For really fine coffee at a mod
crate price, drink Denison's Seminole
Brand, Csc the lb., in sealed cans.
Only one merchant in each town
sells Seminole. II your grocer isn't
the one, write the Denison Coffee Co..
Chicago, for a souvenir and the name
Of your Seminole dealer.
Buy the 3 lib. Canister Can for $500.
ADV.