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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
PLAN FOR BREAKING A HORSE
Animal From Pulling at Hal
ter Is Outlined.

The most successful method Of
breaking a horse from pulling at the
halter is as follows: Secure a new
half-inch rope about Is feet long;
make loop in one end. In tying,
throw Topped end over animal around
the chest or TANKS and run other end
Of rope through the loop, between the
fore legs, through a neck strap or the
nose piece of the halter and tie Sc
curely to a strong manager or other OBJ
ject. When the horse pulls back the
rope runs through the loop and tight
ems up on the body, and after a few
trials the animal soon gives up the
habit of pulling. Tie in this manner
at all times until the animal has been
broken thoroughly of the habit. Then
use good strong halter or neck strap
that will not break under ordinary
strains.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Improved Apparatus Developed by
Members of Staff Of Plant Bureau;
Time Is Lessened.

The test to determine the acidity
of corn, which previously required 16
to IS hours, can be made in less than
one hour by the use of improved ap-
paratus developed by II. J. Besley and
G. n. Baston Of the officer of grain
standardization, bureau of plant indus
try. Under the new method an cleo
trio mechanism, similar to those seen
on soda fountains, is used to mix
finely ground corn and alcohol. Thirty
minutes of mixing it is found will ex-
tract from the corn an amount of acid
reacting substances comparable to the
amount extracted through digestion in
80 per cent alcohol at room temporal
ture for 10 hours.
The methods for making acidity de-
Examinations of corn with this ap-
paratus are described in detail in
Circular 68, Office Of the secretary
recently published by the United
States department of agriculture.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Bobby Was "Fixed" for the JOB

Jimmy had seen a steeple climber in
action, and upon reaching home he i'm
mediately tried to initiate the feats he
had seen. Picking out large tree, he
began to climb up it's rough trunk, but
ere he had gone his height his small
hands loosened their hold upon the
scaly bark and he came to earth amid
a shower of brilliant stars. Manfully
controlling his ready tears, he walked
thoughtfully toward the house, con-
scious Of rapidly growing bump i'm
mediately under his cap. AS he en-
tered and passed the pantry door he
spied his smaller brother busily en-
gagged in transferring the contents of
jam jar into his tiny stomach. AS
Jimmy surveyed his besmeared and
sticky little brother he smiled through
his tears and said: "Gee, whiz! Bet
you cud held onter that tree, Bobby ~
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Birthday Of Byron,

Recently occurred the one hundred
and twenty-ninth anniversary of the
birth of Lord Byron. The poets fam
lily, on the paternal side, traced it's
origin back to the time of William the
Conqueror, and on his mothers side
he was related to the royal family of
Scotland. His father, Capt. John By
ron of the Guards, was so notorious
for his gallantries and recklessness
that he received the nickname of
mad Jack" After squandering the in
heritance of his wife, mad jack de-
serted her, and died a few years after
the birth of George Gordon Noel, who
early became Lord Byron through the
death without issue of his grand,
uncle, the fifth Lord Byron. He con-
tributed some notable works to litera-
ture and introduced a style of roman
tic poetry that was to set the fashion
for many a day.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
W0MAN'S best tRA !.
CHANGE WROUGHT BY INDIE,
PENDENCE AS WAGE GARNER.
She Always Worked, but Until Recent.
Iy the Money All Went Into Fa-
TIERS Pocket as His lie.
gal Right.

It was just little piece of news
paper poetry published on the editorial
page. Doubtless many thousands read
it, for it was well phrased. Probably
most of the men who read it were
pleased, for it was an appeal to mems
chivalry and protection, a confession
of feminine weakness and self-insuf-
iciency.
The burden of the poem was a faint
wall that women were forced to leave
the home where it was alleged they
all wanted to stay, and to become
wage earners. Men were appealed to
to treat the unhappy creatures kindly
and make up to them by politeness
what they had lost when they ceased
to be domestic workers.
1t is a little hard on those brave
pioneer women who made it possible
for the girl Of today to get job, who
forced open the colleges that women
might educate themselves for business
and the professions, to be thanked in
terms like these.
surely they never expected that
When the time came when women
would have their choice, at good pay.
OF the work they should do, that they
would sigh over the necessity of work.
ing.
The trouble with the business girl
VINO thinks she would be better off at
home embroidering doilies, is that she
does not know that work has always
been the portion of women. Long be-
fore there was factory or typewrit-
er or a power-driven machine women
worked for wages. They had to. The
workingman never supported his fam
lily. He was never able to support
them.
The difference between then and
now is that in the old days women did
not collect their own wages. The mon
ey went into fathers pocket. He had
legal right to the services of his wife
and children, and thought he had also
moral right to whatever they earned.
There has never been a time in his
tory when women were as happily sit
uated as now. And the change has
been wrought chiefly by the fact that
women are increasingly becoming in
dependent wage earners. They are in
position now to marry whom they
please, whether the man has money or
not. They can grow and develop to
the very limit Of their capacity. They
are as free as women have never be-
fore been free.
The woman who finds the business
world uncongenial is free to go into
domestic service, unless she is toe
much of snob. But the chances Of
living parasitic life Of sentimental
idleness are as slim now as in the
earliest Victorian times.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
WINTER HINTS OF CHICKENS
Repository Diseases Result From
Drafts-Fowls Should Not Be
Crowded-Use Straw Litter.

Colds, roup and similar repository
diseases largely result from drafts in
the poultry house. It will pay the
poultry keeper, therefore, to make
draft-proof any cracks in the back, side
and roof of the houses.
The fowls should not be crowded in
the house and from two to five square
feet of floor space is needed per bird.
The exact ratio depends upon the breed
and the extent of the yarding. AS a
rule, it will be found advisable to allow
four square feet and floor space for the
lighter breeds such as the Leghorn.
About five or six inches Of straw lit
ter should be placed on the floor. Grain
which is fed in this will mako
the birds exercise continually. Clean
nesting material is needed in the nest
boxes.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Poultry owners who wish to obtain a
satisfactory production of eggs dur
ing the fall and early winter should
arrange to hatch pullets in March or
April. Birds Matched at this time will
be we'll matured in the fall. Further
more, a greater proportion of them
will 60 broody early in the spring,
thus completing the circle necessary
for production in the fall.
Pullets Matched in the spring can
be induced to lay more abundantly IN
the winter if they are properly fed,
housed, and handled. On the average
general farm, very few eggs are Sc
cured at the time when eggs bring
the highest prices. It will pay the poul-
try owner, therefore, to devote a lit
tie trouble to providing his birds with
the most favorable surroundings for
the winter.
The house should be thoroughly
cleaned, disinfected, and made tight
before the cold weather sets in. If the
house has dirt floor, it is we'll to re-
move three or four inches of dirt from
the top and to replace this material
with dry gravel or sand. On cement
or wooden floors four or five inches
Of fresh straw or litter may be thrown
down after the floor has been cleaned.
Ventilation Is Important.
Ventilation is another iropor+on+ 20 ~
tor to consider. The house should be
tight on three sides, but for the fourth
muslin curtains may be used for from
One-third to one half it's extent. In
any case, there should be some ven
tilation in the house, even on the cold
est nights. Fowls will stand consider
able cold air, provided it is dry, and
ventilation will keep the air thorough
ly dry in the house. On the other
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

hand, drafts are likely to cause roup
and other trouble.
Many farmers, in feeding their
birds, overlook the fact that beef scrap
or some similar feed is very essential
during the winter months if a good
supply of eggs is to be obtained. A
convenient method Of feeding beef
scrap is in a mash made of three
parts cornmeal and one part each Of
wheat bran, wheat middlings, and beef
scrap. Skim milk or buttermilk
may be used in place of the beef
scrap,
Feeding Beef Scrap.
In experiments conducted by the de-
partment it was found that for the
first four months pullets fed a ration
containing beef scrap produced, on an
average, 41.5 eggs, while those fed
the same ration without the scrap pro-
duced only 1877. The cost of feeding
the latter birds was % cents higher
for every dozen eggs produced than
in the case Of the pullets fed beef
scrap.
The birds should have plenty to eat,
but they also should always be eager
for each meal. If one-third of the
scratch grain furnished them is fed
in the morning and two-thirds at
night, the birds will take more exer-
else than if they received all the grain
they desire in the morning. Good
Io ~
equal parts by weight of cracked corn,
wheat, and oats, or Of two parts Of
cracked corn and one part each of
wheat and oats.
Other directions for the winter care
of birds are contained in a new pub
LEGATION Of the United States depart
ment Of agriculture, Circular II, Office
Of the Secretary, Winter Egg Produc-
ton.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
.C|AhADA'S BONUS
. TO FARM 1 |: L Al
Offering 100 Acres to Farm
Hands.

Canada today, with the great de-
nand that is made upon it for food
stuffs, finds itself almost in the throea
Of labor famine. A novel means Of
solving the problem has been evolved
by the Canadian Government 1T Ottawa
on Wednesday last, when it was de-
clded to practically bonus every farm
hand going to Canada, by giving him
l6O acres free as homestead, and to
allow the time he would be working out
for, the good wages offered, to count as
residence duties on the homestead.
Western Canada has been a big pro-
Queer Of grain and it is estimated that
there is shortage Of over thirty thou
SAND men, necessary to produce an av-
erage crop in 1917. This shortage has
been caused by so many young men
having left the farms to go to war, and
it is essential to make an unprecedent-
ed offer Of this kind, to fill their places
on the land at once.
It has been required in the past to
do three years duties on homesteads
to get title, but an additional induce
ment has been offered by practically
reducing this term to two years. As
explained by an official Of the Canadi-
an Government, Canada's need for
farm laborers is intense, and excep-
tional inducements are being offered
to get the needed farm workers at
once. A farmland will make his en-
try for one of the 16O-acre farms, sat-
isfy the Government that he is work.
ing for farmer and that time will APP
just the same as if he was actually
living on it.-Advertisement.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Don't Neglect Kidneys
Swamp-Root, Dr.. Kilmer's Prescrip-
ton, Overc0mes Kidney Trouble

It is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to re-
markable degree and do a tremendous
amount Of work in removing the poisons
and waste matter from the system by
filtering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than nature
intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,
such as lame back, annoying bladder
troubles, smarting or burning, brick
dust or sediment, sallow complexion,
rheumatism, maybe weak or irregular
heart action, warns you that your kid
neys require help Immediately to avoid
more serious trouble.
An ideal herbal compound that has had
most remarkable success as a kidney and
bladder remedy is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. There is nothing else like it. f
is DR.. Kilmer's prescription used in pri-
vate practice and it is sure to benefit you.
Get bottle from your druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents 10 DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
NORWAY,

Rev. Karl Void has made himself
known as far as Norwegian newspa-
pers are read throughout the world by
his denunciation of the unnatural way
in which the Norwegians are selecting
| and preparing their food. He calls
Norway the ''sanatorium of Europe,
where, the young people, die like
flies" He claims that there is scarce
~ any other country in the world that
has such large proportion of anemic,
nervous people, and the ravage Of
tuberculosis is something terrible.
New sanatoria are springing up all
over the country, but still there are too
few of them. There are very few
people of twenty years or more who
have sound teeth. What is the rea-
son? It is, in short, undernourish-
ment and unnatural habits of life. The
food is made too artificial, aud medi-
! cines aggravate the case. >Adultera-
ton of foodstuffs IS said to be more
common in Norway thsa anywhere
else in Europe. Our ows American
Wiley will no doubt appreciate the fol-
lowing quotation from Rev. Vold's in
dictment: '"lhe day when the discov-
cry was made that the cOarEer ingredi-
ents of the grain could b. separated
and the finer ones made into flour,
that day has become the greatest curse
to the human race. The Maxim rapid
firing Sin does not by any manner Of
means put an end to SO many young
lives as do fine flour ana white bread.
The grinding of flour takes away that
part Of the grain which is most need
ed by the human body. The Germans
still have their black sjread, and the
Danes use coarse breau. The Norwe
gians want nothing but white bread.
Finally, there is scarcely any country
where coffee destroys SO many people
as in Norway. Coffee is used night
and day. A general awakening is
necessary. Alarm clocks must be rung
from one end Of the country to the 9th.
er. When a person has destroyed his
health by drinking coffee, it will not,
in the name Of all truth, do to say that
God has placed a cross on him. No.
we have sinned, and we must suffer
for our sins. In fact it is no more
sinful to destroy ones health by drink
ing alcohol than by drinking coffee"
+
The city Of Bergen has had hard
time financially since the great fire
which destroyed a part of the city
three years ago. But so successfully
have it's citizens fought against the
great odds that the deficit Of the city
budget for the three years is only
about $135, 5000. The total indebted
ness Of the city is about $10,000,0O0.
A home for small orphan girls will
soon be established near Kristiania.
The institution will be named after the
late Doctor Bernardo, an Englishman
who was noted for his love for chill
dren. The name was suggested by the
pastor of the English church in Kris
! tiania. The home will be under the
| management which is operating the
August Hermann Francke Boys
| home
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
DENMARK.

A number of Danish steamers have
already been sunk by the German SUBJ
marines with a loss of many Danish
lives But the Danish government
will no doubt content itself with q
formal protest, perhaps accompanied
by demand for indemnity. The great
majority of the Danes are in sympathy
with President Wilson's policy toward
Germany, but the military situation
makes it impossible for the country to
openly manifest it's feelings. Every
clear-minded Dane knows that the
country would meet the same fate
as Belgium, If war comes. Ger
many will never tolerate break
ing off Of the diplomatic relations on
the part of Copenhagen. Such step
would lead to war within "a hours. 1t
is true that the Danes never have for
gotten that Germany took Schleswig-
Holstein by force Of arms, and later
prosecuted it's Danish population
with Prussian thoroughness. But Den
marks army and navy are small. They
lack modern equipment.
The Cabinet Zahle, formed on the
policy of the strictest neutrality, has
undoubtedly won a victory over the
opposition, which tried to force a
break with Germany, after the latter
had announced her new campaign
of ruthlessness. During the frst
days of February the position Of
the Danish cabinet seemed dan
gerously weak. 1t was expected
that the country would diScon-
tinue cooperation with Sweden and
Norway and join the allies in order to
liberate Schleswig- Holstein. The
king Of Sweden, who is an ar
dent believer in the blessings Of neu-
trality, fastened to Copenhagen to pre-
vent what he considered disaster for
the Scandinavian countries. King
Gustaf won a diplomatic victory and
the Cabinet Zahl now seems to be
stronger than ever.
President Wilson has signed the bill
appropriating $25,00O,0OO for the pur
chase of the Danish West Indies and
the establishment of government
there.
The middle class, which still re
ceives about the same salaries as be
fore the war, is hardest hit by the ex
tremely high cost Of living. Every
kind of food can be obtained in Den
mark, but the prices have been more
than doubled during the war. TIM
Danish government is trying to force
down prices through more efficient dis
tribution. Many Danish business me1
have made large profits out Of the war
but they are forced to pay a specia
tax OF Is per cent on war prd0ts.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
So Don't Mix Play With Work.

Injury to an employee by falling
down steps down which he was carry
ing a load in the course Of his en-
ployment, because of the act of a pass
ing employee in thrusting a newspaper
against his ribs for the purpose Of
tickling him, is held not to arise out
of his employment within the meaning
Of the workmen's compensation act, in
the California case of Coronado Beach
company VS.. Pillsbury.-Case and Com
ment.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
MANY SHEEP KILLED YEARLY
Estimated That in Thirty-Six Farm
States 100000 Are Killed An
nually by Dogs.

The number Of sheep killed annu-
ally by dogs cannot be stated exactly,
since there are many cases which are
not reported at all.
Judging from the figures in those
counties and states in which reason
ably complete reports are cbtainable
however, it may be said that in the 81
farm states more than 100000 sheea
are killed each year BY dogs
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
TO INCREASE FLOW OF MILK
Cow With chapped or Cracked Teats
Cannot Do Her Best-Carbolated
VaseIine Will Help.

A COW with chapped or cracked teats
II not likely to do her best. Very
often a little carbolated vaseline, or
something that is equally as cheap,
Will correct these things and increase
tbs mtlt.dnW, '-%-' ~:
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
falling HAIR means
DANDRuFF IS active
Save Your Hair! Get rs Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right NoW-Aiso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair
of it's luster, it's strength and it's very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
If not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then tho
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any ime-will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and after
the first application your hair will
take on that life, luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just q
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see lot Of fine, downy hair-new
growing all over the scalp. Adv.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Filling a Want.

"DO you know that fortunes are
made by selling soft drinks at baseball
parks?"
s'I'm not surprised. The fans appre-
ciate and encourage a business like
that. For a nominal sum they not only
get refreshing drink, but the. empty
bottle serves as an ideal missile to
throw at the umpire" ~ x
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21
Its Status,

"Here these two agreed to make a
fight and they've taken it out in writ
ing notes."
II suppose the agreement, then, was
just a scrap of paper"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

The straight and narrow path is all
to the good, but you'll find the biggest
crowd on the great white boulevard.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

A mans deafness has reached the
limit when he can no longer hear q
noise like q skirt.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

MOtor-driven windlasses have been
designed for raising circus-tent poles.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

For disordered liver, take Garfield
Tea, the Herb laxative. All druggists.
Adv
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

One Of the principal ingredients in
a good time is your imagination.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-03-21

The car Of Russia In q timber mees
chant. 5ES = :.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-30
How 1t Feels To Fight
In A British "Tank''

tEiiles' which fill the ground of No
Man Land The deck of the tank
rolis and pitches like a torpedo-boat
III storm. The crew hold nm m
anything within reach to steady orr
selves while we rush down a large
sheil-hole. But we come safely
through without seasickness.
Sundenly the gunnery Officer
gives the order To action His
voice is only just heard above the
noise OF the whirling machinery A
few sighting shots. and we have
ichnd the range. We succeed IN
putting out two machine-gun EN-.
placements. the guns of which have
leen worrying our infantry for some
time. And now the action begins in
earnest. Hun bullets are rebound
ing from our tough sides like hail
from glass roof. while inside tho
tanks the whole crew are at vari-
GUS guns, which break forth in a de-
vaslating fire, under which NOTHING
can live.
And now we are on the parape.