Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 18, 1905, Page 1

Vor. XII.—No, 28 Muslin Underwear Perhaps it seems a little early’ to talk about this line of goods now; but vou known that the earlier you get what you want in these lines, the surer you are of a complete stock to select from or of the most desirable patterns. We have gathered these dainty, new, fresh, clean garments from a number of manufacturer: , they are carefully made. manufactured in the most sanitary condi- tions possible, and this is of much more importance than we oftimes think.- ~ You cannot buy the materials and put them together for the price that we will quote you, and these are already to put on, no worry and. trouble to prepares... Come and see them, examine the materials, the sewing the fine embroider- ies,the laces they are trimmed with, open up each garment and see how full and wide and shapely they are, You will then say they are the biggest underwear bargains ever shown in Grand Rapids. Itasca Mercantile Co. SLA ASL ARLE ALIAALAAL LR EALAA LAL AAS PAL DAL AAS AAS PAL IAL DAL IAS PAS DAS PAS Py g [AL RAL DALIAN RASA ALD ALANS a! Homesteading State Land. Evidently the bill introduced jby Representative Miller for the home- steading of state swamp lands would ihave the effect of hastening the set- Uement and development of northern Minnesota. With such development there would be increased revenue trem taxation and in the long run the financial re- turn reaped by the state would be amply sufficient to demonstrate the wisdom of the policy. The bill provides for the home- steading of state lands from which | the timber has been cut, in tracts of forty acres, no such tract to be: con- tiguous to anoter entered under the same conditions. Entrymen must be }citizens, or persons who have made application for citizenship papers. There is provision against specu- lative entry and, the conditions are that there must be actual residence on the land and the cultivation of at least twenty acres for two years prior to the expiration of the four years that must elapse before a patent is granted. Of great advantage to Itasea county would be the operation of such a law, for the continued prosperity of - } é this section. and the substantiai ———}8 — — = —— < growth of Grand Radpids erend upon rapid’conversion of lands, now unpro- ductive. into farms. f haas a whole lot todo with its value. If it is made just to sell itis pot much use Tae kind we handle is Made for Service, It is the kind that gives. us your friendship and you satisfaction. Everything we sell will do what is required of it.and do it for a good long while. A nd it doesnt cost any more than the other kind at that. I W.J.& H.D. Powers, Grand Rapids Minnesota. 5 95 6 EE EE Ee ee ee ea a Ea DS Two Dotuars a Yraxr FOR GRAN D RAPIDS Asher Buttons of Crookston Will be Here Next Week te Look over the Situation. Asher Button, a brother. of County Supertntendent H. O. Button, will be here next week {rom Crookston where he is proprietor of Button’s Business College, a thriving institution which has an annual enrollment of obout 200 pupils. Mr. Button will visit here for the purpose of looking over the field with a view to establish a business : college. He started his school at Crookston ffour years ago. _ He commenced in asinall way, and in fact conducted a night school orly at the outset. In a short time he was obliged to Open a regular school and his insutu tion now numbers annually about 200 pupils, while 7 teachers are employed. A new $5,000 building has been constructed during the past year and ‘the school is on a fine rooting at the present times. When Mr. Button lett Wadena about 20 years ago he commenced to fit himselt for a position as court stenographer. He studied bookkeep- ingand stenography and for a time taught im a business college. After gomg to Crookston he had practical work as a bookkeeper and also did Stenographic work in law offices and ‘studied law to.some extent, Later he was for six months court reporter fat Crookston. His varied experience ‘in these several lines of work particu- Marly well fit him for teaching in all the business branches. He would be just the man to make a_ business col- lege a success in this village. Mr. Button has made the finding of positions for his graduates one of the strongest f:atures of his school. [Be says he has more positions open hanvhe ea fill fronr his own schicol™ Mr. Button will not close his school at Crookston in case he decides to open a school here, but he will send a competent man to look after the Grand Rapids school, It seems more than probable that he will open a school here, although as yet he has not defimtely decided to do so. Such an institution would be of consider- able benefit to the town, and an op- portunity would be = afforded our young people to acquire a practical knowledge of business methods at a minimum cost, Women and Cards. A New York preacher’ declared re- cently that the majority of the fash- iovable women cf that city were game blers; that they played bridge morn- ing, afternoon and evening for money and for big money at that. The inde- fatigable Mr... Jerome failed to take advantage of the tip thus gratuitously bestowed upon him, but the Illinois state attorney, without the aid of ary preacher, started jagaigst this particular vice as it flourished in his own state and had it not been fur the interference of the supreme court, there might have heea some indictments. But the women of Minois played for prizes instead of money and the court has decreed that in so domg they violated no state statue. If is to be presumed, there- fore, that the crusade wil! be declared off. { Perhaps a crusade against the im- morality of the fashionable custom of playing cards for prizes and for money would be more successful. ‘There is uo danger that the major- ity of American women or-even 4 respectable mivority will ever become addicted to the vice of gambling, but in the smart circle of large cities there is more or less gambling. If the vice was sure to remain a mono- poly of the idle rich, it might be dis- regarded, but, unfortunately, there are many foolish people who think it necessary to ape the maguers and the customs; both good aud bad, of those whom they regard as occupying a { class above them and through their a® crusade a ) & 4 vad % i sis i j ; a . s = A wilderness witha great city with- : Down : in its borders is an anomaty ‘that ¢ 4 A d $5 # |sbould soon be done away with. The a * i é an i. present wilderness should speedily jbe- ——S1 # fe an 1 > come the home of a prosperous agri- } MH Village Lots per month : cultural population. a : : B | 2 } 2 ‘ : Redueed Freight Rates. j 4 We have choice residence lots all over town and we are sell- id You can save money by shipping} } - ne: men Bt such mei mt nDRY any ney Sa ba $ jyour household goods with us to down and $5 per month is certainly easy. Come in 2 c ee 5 ‘i TF 4 4 the matter over. A house and three lots for sale cheap. ng Coe oi wT es ou ! 4 We also have some choice business lots on our lists. Phey # ULUTH VAN TORAGE Co., * are for sale ou easy terms. = Duluth, Minn. z = e 4 : * = A. party of young people of the| #% {village gave a dance last evening at ry REISHUS-R EMER LAND cOMPANY, $ 4 Village hall. A very enjoyable time Ses: 4 : was had by those in attendance. | = SIMMHRSHT CAPSS RRS TER THN ERTS HOT SSS ELAER SHPO H SGT - aN efforts this vice -of gambling met spread. Not the foolish rich alone R BUSINESS COLLEGE { but the foolish ones of all classes are] BX PERIMENTS ae apt lo take it up. A very small percentage of Amer- ican women elect to play the role of the idle society woman, whose only pursuit is pleasure. Their energy de- mands awider and more useful sphere. The average American women is apt to have half a dozen Jrons in the fire at the same time and these are generally schemes:for her own self im provement and the self improvement of her neighbors. Such a woman is nol above attending an afternoon card party or even playing for a prize but the occupation is not absorbing enough to threaten her with enslave- ment. But there are foolish women 4 Crusade against card playing for prizes and money would do these nav harm Anti-Cigarette Laws. The legislature of Arkansas has just passed a law prohibitiug the sale of cigarettes and a similar measure is now before the Minnesota lawmaking body. here is small reason to expect that this latter will ever see daylight, but a few remarks oa the topic and sumptuary legislas tion in general will not be out ef place at this time, . There is po douht that the use of tovacco to excess is harmful and most users go to excess to a greater or less extent. Cigarette smoking, where the smoke is inhaled, which is usually done, is hurtful toany person and particularly injurious to vouths. It has a directly harmful effect npon the brain and nervous system and is probably responsible many physical wrecks as liquor. Tt skould be shunned by every young man, and every old one, too, for that matter. But a prohibitory law will not stop it. There is nothing immoral in smoking a cigarette, nor does the act contain auy element inimical to life, liberty or property of others than the smoker. No man can be prevented by Jaw from injuring himself aud any law that seeks to dou so is an in- fringement of individual liberty. There are men who do not inhale the smoke of cigarettes, but who pre- fere them toa pipe or a cigar. Are these tu be prohibited from chousing the sort of tobacco preperation they As well say that the sale of opium or any other poison shall be absolutely prohibited because some people use it to kill themselves. for as will smoke. Where is natural resentment in the breasts of most men against legisla- tion intended to interfere with their personal liberties and especially against which makes criminal offenses of acts in po way immoral, The re- sult is a constant warfare against them anq the coutempt that comes from constant and general vivlation. No law ought to be on the statute | books that cannot be enforced be- cause contrary to public sentiment. The sale of cigarettes could not be prohibited by law any more than the sale of liquor. As long as men want either of these things they will have | them, law or no law, because thev be- lieve rightly that there is nothing wrong in using them in moderation. The cure of the cigarette evil lays with the individual, especially with parents, educatcrs and the press, The .prohibitory statute simply creates a disrespect for all laws and aggravates the evil it is intended to cure. Colonial Supper. The ladies of the Episcopal Guild will hold a Colomal supper at Odd Fellows Hall on Washington’s birth day, February 22nd, beginning at 6 o’clock p- m.. The following ill of fare will be served, Botled Ham Baked Beans “ Potato Salad Brown Bread . Pickles Doughnuts White Bread Molasses Cake Pumpkin Pie a Coffee “You and the rest of the family are cordially invited. ~ The usual prices vill vail. will prevaul in America as in other countries and | FOR FARMERS. Bulletin No. 44 by Superintendent. McGuire of Grau@ Rapids Exper:- ment Station Discusses Dairy and Stock Raising. That winter dairying pays is by the dairy herd at the exper farm, During the month of ’ the herd consisting of elevea cows produced 245 pounds of butter valued at 28 cents per pound or $68.60 The cows were fed a very ration, mixed timothy aod hay and bran. The quantity f trom 18 pounds of hay to 6 ponads ut bran per day to 20 pounds of hay and 8 pounds of bran in proportion to the size of the cow and the quantity of milk she produced. The cost of the feed forthe month for the the eleven cows was $58 valu- ing hay at $11 per tou and bran at $1" per ton. ‘ It will be seen that the net p for the 11 cows for the month was | 310.90. This is due to the length of time the cows have been in milk, Five of the eleven cows have milking steady for over a year, three were fresh last spring and of the re- maining three, two were fresly in October and one in December. The cows fresh in December prc Guced during the month of January 37 Ibs. of butter with a net profft of % above cost of feed. Of the two fresh in October one produced during January 32 Ibs. of butter with uet profit of $3 and the other a heifer produced 25 pounds with a profit of $2. The other eight cows paid for their feed at the rate of $11 per ton for hay and $19 per ton for bran The hay was grown oo the farm s¢ that these cows milking as long «as they have, have been ja very good market for it. Earilier in the winter while they were fed folder corn and mangles amuch cheaper feed than hay they gave considerable protit above the cost of feed. Our crop of cheap home grown feed was not sufficient to last through the winter as we are feed- ing a number of steers that we did uotexpect to keep, aside from the young stock for the future herd, but shown feed the cows are making a very good profit. Whe cows are fed'twice a day, at 5:30 in the morning and the same in the evening. They are watered once a day, at noon, and turned out fora few hours in the afternoon it the day is pleasant. If not, they are kept in the barn all day. ‘They are watered in the barn. ‘They are giveo a little salt every day. The feeding and milking is done with perfect regularity and by the same persons every day. The aim is to keep the cows com fortable and free from annoyance ‘This has much to do witb the quantity of milk a cow will give as the feed. The miik is separated with a hand separator and the skim milk fed u& the cal pigs and chickens. Yhe cream i butter packed in tive pound jars and sold at the grocery store, so we have no advantage but what any farmer mignt have either in feed, couveni ence, or sale of the butter. Space will not permit taking ur the making of good butter in thts article, but Twill say that good bret. ter can be made on every farm where there is a cow and acburn. Expem sive equipment is not s buf to know how is neccessary, and care and cleanliness. Every farm boy and girl shouid be able to milk a cow well, and every farwer should so have his cows and his stable that his children would finda pleasure instead of a drugery in wilking. While it is the most common work on the farm, it is like ® the most important aud what ever a farm boy or girl may doin later life they will be all the more successful for learning to do wel! the commun work into which they were bora, The vatural condition in north» eastern Minnesota is perhaps more favorable for dairying than in any other section of tbe state. The creamery and cheese factory will come, but first we want the cows ang the skill to rightly care for them. Notice to Modern Samaritaus. All members of the Modern Samari- tans are requested to be present at the next regular meeting on the even ing of February 21, at K. P. ball. Ex-County Treasurer C. C. Miller has accepted a position in ‘I. A. Mg- ' Hughe's grocery store. even vow with the more expensive- churned every third day, the ; | }