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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
WORMS WORRY SMALL CHICKS
When Several Establish Themselves in
Throat and Approach Maturity,
They Cause Suffocatjon,

Gapes Is caused by the presence of
cape worms in the throat of the young
chick. Probably the actual injury
caused by the presence of the worm
Is very slight, but the chicks throat
is 80 small that when several worms
have established themselves and ap-
proach maturity they so far fill the
throat of the chick as to cause suffo-
cation.
In oil probability these worms often
exist in the threats of larger chickens,
but because they do not noticeably de-
prive their hosts Of air they reach ma
turity or are dislodged, and their pres.
ence is never detected.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
CULTIvATING PEAS IN CORN
Remove Front and Rear Tooth From
14-Inch Tooth Harrow and Strad-
die Row With Implement.

A good way to plant peas in corn
is to wait until about two or three
weeks before laying by. After cult
waiting the corn, plant a row Of peas
In the center Of the middle. When
the peas come up take a 14-tooth har,
row and remove the front and rear
middle tooth, and possibly raise tho
outside teeth next the corn SO tho
roots will not be injured. Spread tho
harrow out so the middle will be
pretty we'll filled and straddle the pea
row with the implement. One or two
civilizations of the peas will be great
help to them.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
DEN MARK.

Conservative circles in Denmark are
eagerly discussing the question wheth.
er the United States government in ne.
gotiating for the Danish West Indies,
has really seen fit to use coercive
methods, or whether the present Dan.
tsh government told deliberate lie
when it explained the sale Of the
islands as having been forced through
by threats on the part of the American
government. 1t is regarded as q great
humiliation by the intelligent Danish
people that the Danish government
should have been forced by America
not only to negotiate for the sale of
the islands behind the back of the ma.
ton, although the definite promise had
been given at an earlier date that No
new negotiations should be begun
without full publicity, but also to issue
official denials Of negotiations at a
time when these were practically com,
pleted. The general opinion In Den.
mark is strongly inclined to believe
that the declaration made by the Dan.
1sh minister Of foreign affairs is a very
clumsy attempt to save the govern
ment from being swept to it's doom BY
the strong wave Of popular indignation
against both the cabinet and the rigs.
dag. Outside circle of politicians
bound hand and foot to the govern
ment there are few who think that
threats have been used by Secretary
Lansing, and there is rapidly.increas-
Ing demand that the cabinet should
come forward with documentary
proofs of what is generally considered
an insulting accusation against a
friendly foreign government. While
many patriotic men always have on.
posed the sale on patriotic and senti.
mental grounds, even these men real
ize that in the present circumstances,
and especially in view of the fact
that Denmark would be unable to de.
fend the islands, it might be wiser to
sell them to the United States. What
is resented is merely the underhand
methods used by the Danish govern
ment, which for many weeks, has de-
liberately deceived the nation, estab.
lished a censorship which is absolute
ly unconstitutional and has lowered
the reputation of the country In the
eyes Of the world by submitting, II
the official explanation is correct, to
dictation on the part of foreign state.
The stiffening Of the British block
ade regarding American travellers ia
evidenced In the treatment accorded
the Scandinavian-American liner Fred.
erik VIII, which ended its voyage here.
1t left New York on July 20 and reach.
ed kfrkwall on August 4, where it was
thoroughly searched. All mail was
seized. Hans Lagerlof, with American
passports, formerly connected with the
Swedish embassy in America. now In
business in New York. had $4,000 in
gold taken. He was handed re-
ceipt, and will make, a claim through
the American minister IN Stockholm
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
GOOD STORAGE IS NECESSITY
Place for PerishabIe Foods Otter
Lacking and Spectators Are
Given ADVANTAGES.

Farmers lose much every year be
cause their facilities for storing pei
ishable foods are poor. Every farm
home should have q cellar, store.
house and refrigerator 30 the surplu.
foods may be saved till such a time
az they may be consumed. The fact
that producers have inadequate facilt
dss for saving pes4shable product
dves spectators a6valtaesA
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30

8 per cent and the total loss to tho
country from the practice is estimated
at nearly $15,000,OOO a year.
TO obtain satisfactory results from
the feeding Of farm roughages, such
as straw and slower, they must be
combined with some form of concen,
trated feed. At the present time large
quantities Of such feed, in the form
OF cottonseed meal and cake, corn
molasses, peanuts, and beans are ex.
ported for the use of European reetl,
ers. If the straw and stover that hrs
now wasted were employed to feed
more cattle, these concentrates could
be consumed at home. The result
would be a tremendous saving nj
only in the cost Of producing beef bu,
IN the cost of enriching the soil a,
well. In 1914, for example, about l.
100000 tons Of cottonseed meal-haU
the total production-were applied
directly to the soil as fertilizer. Il
this had been fed to cattle instead
three-quarters of the fertilizing value
would have been returned to the soil
as manure. The loss of the othe,
fourth would have been far more thar
counterbalanced by the profit on the
meat produced economically by thu
meal and the necessary roughaaes
Much the same thing is true Of th1
other oil meals.
The value of these meals is far bet,
ter appreciated in Europe than here.
Denmark, for example, feeds annuaL
ly 418 pounds of Oil cake to each OF
her mature cattle, the United States
approximately "a pounds. Further,
more, the European feeder is aware
OF the fact that the high-protein meal,
while more expensive to buy, is more
economical to use. Meal Of this quail.
fty is seldom sold on the domestic
markets because the American farmer
has not yet learned it's value. Cotton
seed and linseed are perhaps the best
known of the oil meals, but there are
others the use Of which as feed could
be profitably extended. Both peanut
and soy bean meal and cake, for in
stance, are In good demand in Eur
ope.
The efficient use Of these and other
feeds discussed in the report is of the
utmost Importance to the American
farmer, 1t is pointed out, because the
day when close calculation in feeding
was not necessary is, in all probable
ity, past. Hereafter it is likely that
success will depend upon ability to put
to the best use all available products.
A greater knowledge of what these
products are and Of the ways in which
they can be fed will result in the
elimination Of enormous waste.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
Rations for Wintering Breeding Cows.

In this connection it is pointed out
also that feeding straw in the winter
will insure under certain circum-
stances the full utilization of sum-
lner grass. In a number of western
states 1t frequently happens that grass
goes to waste because feeders are un-
willing to pay the high prices asked
for steers IN the spring. With an
abundance of straw on hand to lessen
the cost Of wintering, feeders can take
advantage of the lower prices for
stocker cattle in the fall to. secure
on reasonable terms at that time
enough stock to pasture all the grass
the following year.
The production Of corn stover is
.bout twice that of grain straw,
amounting to approximately $780,
900 tons year. A larger percentage
but the waste is nevertheless aston
fishing. For this, poor methods Of
feeding are largely responsible. BY
far the most economical method of
handling corn is by ensiling, but as a
matter of fact only 81 per cent of the
acreage was put In the silo in 1914,
the year m which these investigations
were made. About IL per cent was
cut for greenfield and 81 per cent
allowed to mature for grain. It is in
the last portion Of the acreage that
The greatest waste occurs. Stripping
the leaves from the stalks which are
subsequently burned, removing the
stalk above the top ear only, leaving
the stalks to stand in the field until
the loss of leaves and teaching have
removed much of their fertilizing
value, are al unthrifty methods.
Furthermore, almost per cent of the
stover is burned, as though, instead of
teng a potential source of revenue,
It WINS merely nuisance to be gotten
rid Of AZ a percentage Of stover that
IL tlssn thvswn away Il a. high ~ Z OF
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
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SWEDEN.

The great Swedish athletic games
held In Stockholm July to II were
the greatest athletic event in Europe
since the Olympic games on the same
Held In 1912 and by fur the most i'm.
portant event Of it's kind in which tho
three Scandinavian peoples have ever
taken part. Many hundred. OF the
best-tralned athletes of the three coun.
tries were present to contend for nor.
ors for the respective lands in prac-
tically every branch of sport. Large
contingents Of visitors came from Nor
way and Denmark and on the opening
day, 1t was estimated that about 90.
OOO people We're present. Before the
contests began there were patriotic ad-
dresses, the national hymns were sung,
the flags were saluted, and the large
crowd listened attentively to a state
~ poem written for the occasion by
karlfeldt, one Of the best-known of
present-day Swedish poets. One eve
ming was entirely devoted to concert
on the athletic field inside the OlymIt
II stadium by chorus of 1900 voices.
Love OF home and country was the
dominant note through it all. The
group of athletes marching into the
field presented a magnificent exhibit
ton of perfectly developed and stately
young men. One was struck by their
tall and erect stature and wonderful
precision of action. Several European
athletic records were broken during
those days In Stockholm. In former
years Sweden has had an unquestioned
lead In athletics in Scandinavia, as
was proven by her remarkable record
In the Olympic games four years ago
but the recent contest revealed a de.
cided improvement among Norwegian
and Danish athletes and it was evi-
dent that Sweden will have to look to
her laurels,
Commanders Of the Russian subma
rines which torpedoed the German
steamer Syria In Swedish waters and
attempted to torpedo the German
steamer Elbe in the same region, have
been removed from their posts, accord
ing to an announcement made by the
Russian government in reply to Swed.
ems protest. The Russian note says
the commanders Of the submarines
were mistaken in thinking the boats
were outside Swedish territorial wa
tiers. 1t expresses regret over the in
and assures Sweden that Rus
sia is anxious to avoid any act which
might violate the neutrality Of Sweden.
Miss Maria Lovisa Wall has willed
$4,000 to charitable institutions in
The war department is out with a
that the ministers
with the army should be clad in uni
forms similar to those worn by the of.
ficers. This Is regarded as necessary
for practical reasons as we'll as In tho
interest of discipline.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
Near Home,

Mr.. Flatbush-How'd you enjoy the
sewing meeting at Mrs. Bensonhurst's:
Mrs. Flatbush-Didn't enjoy it at ALL
"How's that?"
"Too much gossip
Il never knew you to dislike gossip"
"Oh, we'll, it was too near home.
You see they've got the maid we used
to have"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30
Sad.

"You look worried, old man."
Il am. I'm afraid all the money
will be worn out before l get any Of
it,"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30

(From the Unued States Department Of
Agriculture)
A vast quantity Of feed available
for cattle Is now either wasted absO-
lutcly or put to some less profitable
use, says recent report which the
department has just published as Part
w Of a comprehensive survey OF the
entire ment situation in the United
States. Failure to utilize the full
value of this materia. has increased
unnecessarily the cost Of producing
meat, has diminished the profits from
cattle feeding, and has discouraged
many farmers from engaging in an in
dustry essential to their permanent
prosperity.
According to the report already
mentioned, the loss in grain, straw,
and corn slower amounts to more than
$1OO,OOO,0O0 annually. Both Of these
products are disposed of most econOm-
iCQlly when fed to cattle in connection
with some form Of concentrated feed.
Straw is especially valuable in carry
ing the breeding herd through the
winter, in wintering stockers, and as
supplementary roughage for fatten-
ing cattle. Slower, too, is an excel
lent feed for wintering cattle, especial
ly mature breeding cows. Neyerthe-
less, in lnnaV sections Of the country
where these products are abundant,
little attempt Is made to take adyan-
tage of their value for these purposes.
OF an annual straw crop Of approxi.
mately 10000, 900 tons, it is estimated
that only two-thirds is put to its best
use-live-steek production. OF the
remainder, little more than one
half is sesd or turned under and the
rest, Is per cent of the total crop,
is burned, Burning is practically an
absolute waste, and although blowing
under does contribute something to
soil fertility, the benefit to the land
is less tlNIa that which would be
derived fom the use Of the straw to
produce manure. "Of all systems of
obtaining permanent soil fertility"
says the report, none is so practical
or as easily available as that of feed
ing live STOCK.
The average value Of all kinds of
straw is placed at about SIS a ton.
In many sections, of course, no such
price can be realized for it, and as a
matter Of fact only about 8 per cent
of the crop actually is sold. The fig
ure mentioned, however, may be TAX
ell as representing the value to the
farmer of straw if he will use it prop
erly in his farming operations as feed
or bedding. In order to illustrate how
this may be done the report gives
three sample rations for wintering
breeding herd of beef cattle on straw
combined with silage, shock corn, and
cottonseed or linseed meal. Anyone
of these rations, it is said, will prove
economical. They are as follows:
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-08-30

Many man who is apparently a
deep thinker merely has new kind
Of pain and is wondering what caused
it.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-20

Methodist Christian, First p,..
Congregational and Swedish %pust
dist churches. At the Congraoa tstno
church Rev. Mcdaniel spoke hama
the brotherhood. Offerings for y'' y
work were taken in these cbn.o,t ns
Besides this offering there arc 'nes
eral subscribers to the wori, sew
and these are being visited br uele
institute head. Tue
The school took possession =,
new property in Chicago ~ sSma
TENDER. It is organized with ,a SsD'
ty to teach many trades. Missionsss..
training is also given in the schaa;y
Starting with five students IN 1oo.
the school has grown so tho. IVY
have graduated since that tims GOV
blind man has been added - q
faculty to teach blind pupils Ie
every way the work is a WORTH ~. "
and is worthy OF the support hue w
extended It. There are 100000 -
groes in Chicago who will he 0s s,r -
the benefit Of this training. eHa
With the acquisition of tho -
property, the school now has an ~.
itorium where sermons are y; na'
each Sunday, and where en+ert,, sa
ments may be given. There = a'
sum Of $12.5OO due on the nrons,.a :
and the school work is to be m.,s
tanned aside from this amount sus
the money collected here and ,ras.
other places will be applied to ths.s
needs. S'0
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-20

ton to safeguard to its citizens that NE o.
self-respecting contentment, that freedom 70
pursue happiness which was guaranteed IN our '1I
constitution must be demonstrated under new
conditions. The election has shown surprls ).
ingly even difference Of opinion on matters o
national policy; this means minority OF prac-
tically equal strength with the party IN power We
While this may occasion rough shedding poltl-
cally for an executive, it must also to Wortny
executive offer both an incentive to rise 70
non-political vision and corrective against
partisan action. But for these salutary saie
guards a continued interest in national affairs,
constant watchfulness and speaking protest
against government action that contradlcts non
est convictions are necessary on the part OF all
intelligent citizens of whatever party atflla,
TONS With a responsible citizenship alert and
active the nation may proceed in security ana
we'll being,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-20
After you are in trouble, one chance. to. be
careful has disappeared forever.-E. W.
Howe.
FALSE MEASURE OF PROSPERITY.

The difficulty Of moving freight, which has
been continuing problem during these two
years past is growing more acute. This is
proved by the action of the American Railway.
association in considering drastic penalties for
railroads which hold cars of other roads beyond
the reasonable time allowed for unloading them.
The penalty Of forty-fve cents a day per car
for using the rolling stock Of other roads has
not deferred the wholesale seizure of foreign
cars now it is proposed to raise the fine to one
dollar and twenty five cents per day, with an
initial penalty of from five dollars to ten dol
lars per car.
Americans who refuse stubbornly to accept
the country's present prosperity for exactly
what it ia precarious condition--should
ponder over the symptoms exhibited by these
very arteries of our trade life, the railroads.
They are overloaded in some cases actually to
the clogging point, and it is only necessary to
inquire to learn that the business with which
they are congested is either war business or is
largely stimulated either directly OF indirectly
thereby It is time for the country to con-
slider how these trade currents are to be kept
flowing after the abnormal pressure has been
removed by peace.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-20
NEW TIMES; OLD ISSUES.

Our greatest need at the present time is a
general and pervasive sense of responsibility for
national procedure and welfare the part Of
our citizens. It is the more needed because
the tendency will be toward laxity of feeling
of responsibility now that the strenuous activ-
ity of election has passed The greatest bane Of
national life in a republic is the reputation of
responsibilities and the affectation of helpless
Indifference because active control of affairs
is delegated to others. But there are certain
RESPONSIBILITIES that cannot be simply avoided
or refused; being among men entails
such responsibilities and being a citizen of a
representative government demands assump-
ton of responsibility for that government. Be-
cause this responsibility is shared, it is not less
sned The intellectual pleasure coming from
reading good literature and delight in the arts
are shared among great numbers of people but
the share of each is according to his capacity
it is not matter of apportionment So it is
with responsibility; duties may be delegated,
but not responsibility.
This nation faces a critical period in its his
tory. Its relatonto world interests is in process
of change; its internal affairs are losing much of
their wonted stability> The ability of the ma
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-20
HOPEFUL VIEW OF THE FUTURE.

+. T.. Schwedtman, OF the NatlOnal ClCy panh
Of New York, takes what may be called the
broad view of the foreign trade situation IN the
United States. The tariff, important as that
u.s. is not the only thing to be considered IN
making plans for the development of our over
seas commerce, and in his address before
group four of the New York State Bankers
association he said the United States had been
tardy in recognizing the fact that cooperation
is the dominant principle of this country. This
is true, of course though farsi GIFTED business
men saw for themselves and pointed out to
others the serious mistake the federal depart
ment of Justice made when it tried to end CO
operation by breaking up corporations formed
to secure for themselves, their employees and
the public the advantages of that economy OF
production which results from effective COM
bination. 49,
Mr. Schwedtman's view is altogether hope
full He says that not only is foreign trade as
Stunning a new meaning to the United States,
but that this country is just entering what his
DRY will call the era Of foreign commerce. He
finds the underlying cause of this development
in the need of an outlet for the increasing flood
of manufactures turned out in excess OF home
needs, and he says that foreign competition will
compel us to keep improving our methods OF
production. Apparently he has little fear that
we shall be swamped by an increase In importa-
tons, for he is quoted as saying that large i'm
ports and exports will tend to reduce the cost
of living by making necessities and luxuries
more abundant. "And YETI he added, "our
per capita foreign trade is but half as large as
Germany's and less than one-third that OF
England
The opportunity for expansion is as obvious
as it is attractive, but it will not do to overlook
the need for a reasonable tariff on imports at a
time when public sentiment in Great Britain is
turning toward protection for home industries.
No more will be possible, if we are to hold our
own in world commerce, to ignore the lesson
taught by the shrewd and practical German
government when it encouraged the great COM
binations in export trade that carried German
manufactures to every country having money
to pay for them.